Council Decision (EU) 2025/1273 of 20 June 2025 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the 196th session of the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Date: 2025-06-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: UN regional commission, approval, motor vehicle, road safety, safety standard, technical specification, technical standard, vehicle parts








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2025/1273


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            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2025/1273
         
of 20 June 2025
         
on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the 196th session of the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 114, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


By Council Decision 97/836/EC (1), the Union acceded to the Agreement of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) 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 ‘Revised 1958 Agreement’). The Revised 1958 Agreement entered into force on 24 March 1998.












(2)


By Council Decision 2000/125/EC (2), the Union acceded to the Agreement concerning the establishing of global technical regulations for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted and/or be used on wheeled vehicles (the ‘Parallel Agreement’). The Parallel Agreement entered into force on 15 February 2000.












(3)


Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) lays down administrative provisions and technical requirements for type approval and placing on the market of all new vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units. That Regulation incorporates United Nations (‘UN’) regulations adopted under the Revised 1958 Agreement (‘UN regulations’) in the EU type approval system, either as requirements for type approval or as alternatives to Union legislation.












(4)


Pursuant to Article 1 of the Revised 1958 Agreement and Article 6 of the Parallel Agreement, the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) may adopt proposals for modifications to UN regulations, UN global technical regulations (UN GTRs) and UN resolutions, and proposals for new UN regulations, UN GTRs and UN resolutions on the approval of vehicles. Moreover, pursuant to those provisions, WP.29 may adopt proposals for authorisations to develop amendments to UN GTRs or to develop new UN GTRs, and may adopt proposals for the extension of mandates for UN GTRs.












(5)


From 24 to 27 June 2025, during its 196th session, WP.29 may adopt: proposals for modifications to UN regulations numbers 9, 13, 16, 17, 30, 35, 41, 44, 54, 61, 75, 79, 108, 109, 117, 129, 131, 134, 142, 152, 157, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174 and 175; a proposal for a new UN regulation on emergency lane keeping system (ELKS); and a proposal for an amendment to UN GTR number 24.












(6)


In order to reflect experience and technical developments during the type approval process, the requirements for certain aspects or features covered by UN regulations numbers 9, 13, 16, 17, 30, 41, 44, 54, 61, 75, 79, 108, 109, 117, 129, 131, 134, 142, 152, 157, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174 and 175, and by UN GTR number 24 need to be amended or supplemented.












(7)


In order to allow for technological progress and to promote road safety, a new UN regulation on emergency lane keeping system (ELKS) needs to be adopted.












(8)


Those proposals are in line with the Union’s strategic policy orientations concerning the automotive industry, including the Industrial Action Plan for the European automotive sector and the Clean Industrial Deal.












(9)


The UN regulations will be binding on the Union. Together with the UN GTR they will decisively influence the content of Union legislation in the field of vehicle type approval. Therefore, it is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in WP.29 as regards the adoption of those proposals.












(10)


In the light of those benefits, the Union should vote in favour of those proposals,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the 196th session of the UNECE World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations to be held from 24 to 27 June 2025 shall be to vote in favour of the proposals listed in the Annex to this Decision.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Luxembourg, 20 June 2025.


For the Council


The President

A. DOMAŃSKI
            





(1)  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’) (OJ L 346, 17.12.1997, p. 78, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/1997/836/oj).

(2)  Council Decision 2000/125/EC of 31 January 2000 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement concerning the establishing of global technical regulations for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted and/or be used on wheeled vehicles (‘Parallel Agreement’) (OJ L 35, 10.2.2000, p. 12, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2000/125/oj).

(3)  Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009 and repealing Directive 2007/46/EC (OJ L 151, 14.6.2018, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/858/oj).




ANNEX








Regulation No




Agenda item title




Document reference
 (1)





9


Proposal for Supplement 3 to the 08 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 9 (Noise of Three-Wheeled Vehicles)
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/79, para.3, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2025/8


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/67




13


Proposal for a Supplement 7 to the 12 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 13 (Heavy Vehicle Braking)
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/21, para. 118, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2025/16 as amended by informal document GRVA-21-59


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/57




13


Proposal for a Supplement 5 to the 13 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 13 (Heavy Vehicle Braking)
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/21, para. 118, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2025/16 as amended by informal document GRVA-21-59


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/58




13


Proposal for a Supplement 2 to the 14 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 13 (Heavy Vehicle Braking)
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/21, para. 118, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2025/16 as amended by informal document GRVA-21-59


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/59




13


Proposal for a Supplement 1 to the 15 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 13 (Heavy Vehicle Braking)
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/21, para. 118, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2025/16 as amended by informal document GRVA-21-59


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/60




16


Proposal for Supplement 1 to the 10 Series of Amendments of UN Regulation No. 16 (Safety-belts)
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/76, paragraph 8, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2024/6, as amended by annex III to the report ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/76


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/49




17


Proposal for a 12 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 17 (Strength of seats)
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/76, paragraph 17, based on GRSP-76-47-Rev.1


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/46 ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/46/Corr.1




30


Proposal for Supplement 27 to the 02 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 30 (Tyres for Passenger Cars and Their Trailers)
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/79, para.10, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2025/9 as amended by GRBP-81-05-Rev.1 and by the session report


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/68




41


Proposal for a new 06 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 41 (Noise emissions of motorcycles)
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/79, para.6, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2025/5 as amended by GRBP-81-02 and GRBP-81-15, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2025/4 as amended GRBP-81-03, and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2025/7 as amended by GRBP-81-29


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/66




41


Proposal for Supplement 12 to the 04 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 41 (Noise emissions of motorcycles)
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/79, para.5, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2025/6 as amended GRBP-81-30


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/69




41


Proposal for Supplement 4 to the 05 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 41 (Noise emissions of motorcycles)
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/79, paras. 4 and 5, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2025/4 as amended GRBP-81-03 and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2025/7 as amended by GRBP-81-29


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/70




44


Proposal for supplement 19 to the 04 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 44 (Child restraint systems)
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/76, paragraph 18, based on GRSP-76-46


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/50




54


Proposal for Supplement 28 to UN Regulation No. 54 (Tyres for Commercial Vehicles and Their Trailers)
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/79, para.11, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2025/10 as amended by GRBP-81-06-Rev.1


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/71




61


Proposal for Supplement 4 to the original version of UN Regulation No. 61 (External projections of commercial vehicles)
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/108, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2024/22 not amended


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/83




75


Proposal for Supplement 21 to UN Regulation No. 75 (Tyres for Motorcycles/Mopeds)
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/79, para.12, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2025/11 as amended by GRBP-81-07-Rev.1


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/72




79


Proposal for a Supplement 13 to the 03 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 79 (Steering Equipment)
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/21, para. 93, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2025/6 and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2025/7 as amended by informal document GRVA-21-11/Rev.2


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/61




79


Proposal for a Supplement 8 to the 04 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 79 (Steering Equipment)
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/21, para. 94, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2025/21 and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2025/7 as amended by informal document GRVA-21-11/Rev.2


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/62




108


Proposal for Supplement 1 to the 01 series of amendments UN Regulation No. 108 (Retreaded tyres for passenger cars and their trailers)
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/79, para.13, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2025/15 as amended by GRBP-81-11-Rev.1, and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2024/24


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/73




109


Proposal for Supplement 1 to the 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 109 (Retreaded tyres for commercial vehicles and their trailers)
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/79, para. 13, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2025/16 as amended by GRBP-81-12-Rev.1.


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/74




117


Proposal for Supplement 17 to the 02 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 117 (Tyre Rolling Resistance, Rolling Noise and Wet Grip)
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/79, para. 15, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2025/12 as amended GRBP-81-08-Rev.1


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/75




117


Proposal for Supplement 3 to the 04 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 117 (Tyre Rolling Resistance, Rolling Noise and Wet Grip)
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/79, para. 15, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2024/23 as amended by GRBP-80-11 and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2025/13, as amended by GRBP-81-09-Rev.1.


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/76




129


Proposal for supplement 12 to the 03 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 129 (Enhanced child restraint systems)
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/76, paragraph 28, based on GRSP-76-23


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/51




129


Proposal for supplement 3 to the 04 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 129 (Enhanced child restraint systems)
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/76, paragraph 28, based on GRSP-76-24


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/52




131


Proposal for a Supplement 4 to the 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 131 (Advanced Emergency Braking Systems (AEBS))
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/21, para. 105, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2025/8


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/87




131


Proposal for a Supplement 2 to the 02 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 131 (Advanced Emergency Braking Systems (AEBS))
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/21, para. 105, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2025/20


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/88




134


Proposal for supplement 2 to the 02 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 134 (Hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles)
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/76, paragraph 30, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2024/27, as amended by annex IX to the report ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/76


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/53ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/53/Corr.1




142


Proposal for Supplement 2 to the 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 142 (Tyre Installation)
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/79, para. 19, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2025/14 as amended by GRBP-81-10


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/77




152


Proposal for a Supplement 8 to the original version of UN Regulation No. 152 Advanced Emergency Braking Systems (AEBS) for M1 and N1 vehicles
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/21, para. 105, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2025/10


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/89




152


Proposal for a Supplement 7 to the 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 152 Advanced Emergency Braking Systems (AEBS) for M1 and N1 vehicles
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/21, para. 105, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2025/11


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/90




152


Proposal for a Supplement 5 to the 02 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 152 Advanced Emergency Braking Systems (AEBS) for M1 and N1 vehicles
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/21, para. 105, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2025/12


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/91




157


Proposal for a Supplement 6 to the 00 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 157 (ALKS)
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/21, para. 27, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2025/3


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/63




157


Proposal for a Supplement 4 to the 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 157 (ALKS)
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/21, para. 26, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2025/4 and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2025/2 as amended by informal document GRVA-21-07


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/64




170


Proposal for supplement 1 to UN Regulation No. 170 (Child restraint systems for safer transport of children in buses and coaches)
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/76, paragraph 35, based on GRSP-76-03-Rev.2


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/54




171


Proposal for a Supplement 2 to the 00 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 171 (DCAS)
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/21, para. 86, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2025/5 as amended by informal document GRVA-21-16/Rev.1


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/65




172


Proposal for Supplement 1 to UN Regulation No. 172 (Snow performance of retreaded tyres and classification as traction tyre)
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/79, para. 20, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2025/17 as amended by GRBP-81-27-Rev.2


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/78




173


Proposal for a 01 Series of Amendments to UN Regulation No. 173
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/76, paragraph 11, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2024/23, as amended by GRSP-76-32-Rev.1


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/47




173


Proposal for Supplement 1 to the Original Series of Amendments of UN Regulation No. 173
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/76, paragraph 13, based on GRSP-76-45


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/55




174


Proposal for a 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 174
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/76, paragraph 15, based on GRSP-76-27, as amended by GRSP-76- 41-Rev.1


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/48




175


Proposal for a new 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. [175] (ACPE)
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/21, para. 98, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2025/17 as amended by informal document GRVA-21-33


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/56




New regulation


Proposal for a new UN Regulation on Emergency Lane Keeping System (ELKS)
ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/21, para. 90, based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2025/9 as amended by GRVA-21-08/Rev.1


ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2025/79






(1)  All documents referred to in the table are available at: (WP.29) World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (196th session) | UNECE




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