Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the accession of the Union to Regulation No 29 of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to the protection of the occupants of the cab of a commercial vehicle
Date: 2011-07-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: approval, commercial vehicle, motor vehicle industry, protective equipment, technical rule, vehicle parts

EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 18.7.2011 
COM(2011) 442 final 

2011/0191 (NLE) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on the accession of the Union to Regulation No 29 of the United Nations Economic 
Commission for Europe on uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with 
regard to the protection of the occupants of the cab of a commercial vehicle 

(Text with EEA relevance) 

 
 
  
 
2011/0191 (NLE) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on the accession of the Union to Regulation No 29 of the United Nations Economic 
Commission for Europe on uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with 
regard to the protection of the occupants of the cab of a commercial vehicle 

(Text with EEA relevance) 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 

Having regard to Council Decision 97/836/EC of 27 November 1997 with a view to accession 
by the European Community 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 
(Revised  1958  Agreement)1,  and  in  particular  Article  3(3)  and  the  second  indent  of  Article 
4(2) thereof,  

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament2,  

Whereas: 

(1) 

 The standardised requirements of Regulation No 29 of the United Nations Economic 
Commission  for  Europe  (UNECE)  on  the  approval  of  vehicles  with  regard  to  the 
protection of the occupants of the cab of a commercial vehicle3 are intended to remove 
technical barriers to the trade in motor vehicles between the Contracting parties to the 
Revised  1958  Agreement  and  to  ensure  a  high  level  of  safety  and  protection  for 
vehicle occupants. 

(2) 

At  the  date  of  its  accession  to  the  Revised  1958  Agreement,  the  EU  acceded  to  a 
limited  number  of  UNECE  Regulations  listed  in  Annex  II  to  Decision  97/836/EC; 
UNECE Regulation No 29 was not included in that list. 

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2 
3 

OJ L 346, 17.12.1997, p.78. 
OJ (…) (not yet published). 
OJ L 304, 20.11.2010, p. 21. 

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(3) 

In light of subsequent amendments and of Article 6.4 of Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 
on the general safety of motor vehicles4 which prescribes for the Union to take account 
of  UNECE  Regulation  No  29,  the  European  Commission  considers  that  UNECE 
Regulation No 29 should now become part of the EU type-approval system for motor 
vehicles, 

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: 

Article 1 

UNECE  Regulation  No  29  on  uniform  provisions  concerning  the  approval  of  vehicles  with 
regard  to  the  protection  of  the  occupants  of  the  cab  of  a  commercial  vehicle  is  hereby 
approved. 

Article 2 

UNECE  Regulation  No  29  on  uniform  provisions  concerning  the  approval  of  vehicles  with 
regard to the protection of the occupants of the cab of a commercial vehicle shall become part 
of the EU type-approval system for motor vehicles. 

Article 3 

This  Decision  shall  be  notified  by  the  Commission  to  the  Secretary–General  of  the  United 
Nations. 

Done at Brussels,  

For the Council 
(…) 
The President 

4 

Regulation  (EC)  No  661/2009  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  13  July  2009 
concerning  type-approval  requirements  for  the  general  safety  of  motor  vehicles,  their  trailers  and 
systems, components and separate technical units intended therefore, OJ L 200, 31.7.2009, p. 1. 

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