| Author (Corporate) | European Commission |
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| Series Title | COM |
| Series Details | (2012) 613 final (23.10.12) |
| Publication Date | 23/10/2012 |
| Content Type | Policy-making |
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At international level, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) develops harmonised requirements, intended to remove technical barriers to the trade in motor vehicles between the Contracting Parties to the Revised 1958 Agreement and to ensure that such vehicles offer a high level of safety and environmental protection. By Council Decision 97/836/EC of 27 November 1997 the Union acceded to the Agreement of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the adoption of uniform technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted to and/or be used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these prescriptions. The meetings of UNECE WP29, the World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations, are held three times per year in March, June and November. In each meeting session new amendments to existing UNECE Regulations or Global Technical Regulations are adopted in order to allow for technical progress. Prior to each WP29 meeting these amendments were adopted by one of the six working groups (GRs) that are active under WP29. This Council Decision defines the Union's position in the voting of the amendments, supplements and corrigenda submitted for vote in the November 2012 WP29 meeting that takes place on 13 to 16 November 2012. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2012:0613:FIN:EN:PDF |
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| Subject Categories | Internal Markets, Politics and International Relations |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
