World Trade Organisation (WTO) Notifications

WTO Notifications are below as advised by Dti (DBERR) relating to automotive sector in date order. USA G/TBT/N/USA/441 14 January 2009 Description of content: Proposes amendments to the State of California’s motor vehicle test procedures for exhaust emissions, evaporative emissions, and refuelling emissions, and new requirements for certification of aftermarket conversion systems for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. USA G/TBT/N/USA/301/Add.1 8 December 2008 Action: Final rule; correction Title: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards: Occupant Crash Protection; Correction Summary: This document corrects Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, Occupant Crash Protection, with respect to specifying a test tolerance for a procedure used to test air bag suppression systems and low risk deployment systems. UGANDA G/TBT/N/UGA/37 8 December 2008 Description of content: This Uganda Standard specifies the safety related performance characteristics of used motor vehicles and their inspection and tests for roadworthiness. UGANDA G/TBT/N/UGA/35 8 December 2008 Description of content: This Uganda standard specifies requirements for metallic registration number plates that are intended for use on motor vehicles (including motorcycles and tricycles) and trailers. UGANDA G/TBT/N/UGA/34 8 December 2008 Description of content: This standard specifies requirements for the type of blank intended for use in the production of the embossed registration plates that are covered by US 775-2.

SOUTH AFRICA G/TBT/N/ZAF/92 17 December 2008 Description of content: This proposed specification covers the requirements for motor vehicle models of category M1, not previously registered or licensed in South Africa, and motor vehicle models assembled from new bodies and used parts from earlier designs of motor vehicle models, designed or adapted for operation on a public road. SOUTH AFRICA G/TBT/N/ZAF/91 17 December 2008 Description of content: This proposed specification covers the requirements for motor vehicle models of category N1, not previously registered or licensed in South Africa, and motor vehicle models assembled from new bodies and used parts from earlier designs of motor vehicle models, designed or adapted for operation on a public road. THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU G/TBT/N/TPKM/66 8 December 2008 Description of content: Having recognized the global concern to cut the CO2 emission and the energy saving issues, the proposed amendments regulate the new vehicle fuel economy standards (mentioned in Articles 4, 4-1, 4-2). Besides, tailpipe exhaust emission standards shall be met during the fuel economy test, and motorcycle fuel economy testing procedure has adopted the same tailpipe exhaust emission testing schemes (mentioned in Articles 5, 6). In Article 11-1, the transference of vehicle certificate has been regulated to meet applicants’ need. USA G/TBT/N/USA/431 25 November 2008 Description of content: The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA), sets forth several requirements for all terrain vehicles (ATVs). The CPSIA requires the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to publish in the Federal Register as a mandatory consumer product safety standard the American National Standard for Four Wheel All-Terrain Vehicles Equipment Configuration, and Performance Requirements developed by the Specialty Vehicle Institute of America (American National Standard ANSI/SVIA 1-2007). This document satisfies that requirement and reviews other provisions of the CPSIA that apply to ATVs.

CANADA G/TBT/N/CAN/55/Add.1 12 November 2008 Addendum The following communication, dated 6 November 2008, has been received from the delegation of Canada.Technical Standards Document No. 301, Fuel System Integrity — Revision 1 Notice is hereby given, pursuant to section 12 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act and sections 16 and 17 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations, that the Department of Transport has revised Technical Standards Document (TSD) No. 301, Fuel System Integrity, which specifies requirements for the integrity of motor vehicle fuel systems. This revision harmonizes the value of the unsecured mass at each designated seating position that is given in S7.1.6(c) of the TSD with that of the United States, which is to say, the amount now reads "54 kg" Subsection 301(4), which specified the value of 55 kg, has been abrogated as part of the amendment to introduce TSD No. 110 and TSD No. 120 that was published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, on September 17, 2008, and notified under G/TBT/N/CAN/186/Add.3. This revision also replicates the regulatory text of two Final Rules that were issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation and published in the Federal Register. Revision 1 of TSD No. 301 is effective as of 18 October 2008 and will become enforceable six months thereafter (18 April 2009). Vehicles manufactured during the six-month interim period may conform to the requirements of either Revision 0 or Revision 1. The full text of this addendum can be downloaded from: http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partI/2008/20081018/html/notice-e.html#d104 (English) USA G/TBT/N/USA/426 27 October 2008 Description of content: Proposes new exhaust emission standards for new LSI engines ≤ 1.0 L. KENYA G/TBT/N/KEN/129 30 October 2008 Description of content: Traffic (Amendment) rules by the Minister for giving Limits of Dimensions, Axle Load and Masses for Road Vehicles

USA G/TBT/N/USA/423 3 October 2008 Description of content: Federal Transit Administration proposes changes to the Bus Testing Regulation to incorporate tests for brake performance and emissions into FTA's Bus Testing program. USA G/TBT/N/USA/217/Add.1 1 October 2008 Addendum The following communication, dated 24 September 2008, has been received from the United States.Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation ACTION: Final rule. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Electronic Stability Control Systems; Controls and Displays Summary: On 6 April 2007 NHTSA published a final rule establishing a new Federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS # 126) requiring light vehicles to be equipped with electronic stability control systems. This document amends the final rule. The final rule was established as part of a comprehensive plan for reducing the serious risk of rollover crashes and the risk of death and serious injury in those crashes. This document responds to several petitions for reconsideration of the final rule. After carefully considering the issues raised, the agency is granting some aspects of the petitions, and denying some aspects. This document also fulfills the obligations of the United States with respect to initiating rulemaking in order to comply with the global technical regulation (GTR) for ESC, adopted on 26 June 2008. CHINA G/TBT/N/CHN/479 1 October 2008 Description of content: This standard specifies the product classifications, technical requirements, test methods, inspection rules and relevant requirements of marking, package, store and transport of ribbed belt for automobiles. CHINA G/TBT/N/CHN/472 1 October 2008 Description of content: This standard specifies the tolerances of harmful substances in automobile coatings, test methods, inspection rules, package, label, safety and protection of application.

THAILAND G/TBT/N/THA/271 19 September 2008 Description of content: TIS 721-2551 (2008) applies as a mandatory standard and replaces the previous TIS 721-2539 (1996). This standard covers Safety-belts for automobiles with at least three wheels used for the carriage of adult passengers (driver or passenger). CANADA G/TBT/N/CAN/252 22 September 2008 Description of content This proposed amendment to standard 202 (Head Restraints) of Schedule IV of the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (MVSR), hereafter referred to as the Canadian safety standard, would update the requirements for head restraints of passenger cars and three-wheeled vehicles and every truck, bus or multi-purpose passenger vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 4 536 kg or less. This proposed amendment would provide vehicle occupants improved protection from neck injuries in the event of a collision. In addition to providing improved occupant protection, this regulatory update is necessary to minimize the burden to manufacturers caused by misaligned North American regulations. This proposed amendment is a first step towards the expected international harmonization of requirements for head restraints. This proposed amendment would harmonize the requirements in the Canadian safety standard with the corresponding safety standard 202, Title 49, Part 571 of the United States Code of Federal Regulations. Work is currently well underway to develop similar international safety requirements for head restraints and when this work is completed it is expected that the world regulatory requirements for head restraints would be aligned. CANADA G/TBT/N/CAN/186/Add.3 25 September 2008 Addendum The following communication, dated 18 September 2008, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Canada.Regulations Amending the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (Introduction of Technical Standards Documents Nos. 110 and 120) and Motor Vehicle Tire Safety Regulations, 1995 The proposed amendment notified in G/TBT/N/CAN/186 (dated 13 December 2006) was adopted 17 September 2008 as the Regulations Amending the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (Introduction of Technical Standards Documents Nos. 110 and 120) and Motor Vehicle Tire Safety Regulations, 1995). This amendment comes into effect on 17 September 2008, the date of its publication in the Canada Gazette, Part II, with the following two exceptions. Compliance with the

provisions of Canadian safety standard 110 is not mandatory before September 1, 2009; however, manufacturers must then continue to comply with the standard as it read on the day before the day on which this version of the section come into force. Similarly, the requirement in Canadian safety standard 120 for the label information to be in both English and in French does not come into effect before September 1, 2009. Early compliance with these provisions is permitted. The full text of the adopted measure can be downloaded from the Internet addresses indicated below: http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partII/2008/20080917/html/sor258-e.html (English) Technical Standards Documents No. 110 and No. 120 may be viewed at the following Web site addresses: http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/mvstm_tsd/tsd/1100rev0_e.pdf (English) USA G/TBT/N/USA/416 18 September 2008 Description of content: NHTSA is proposing to remove the sunset of a requirement in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, Occupant Crash Protection, that a vehicle's lap belt must be lockable to tightly secure a child restraint system. USA G/TBT/N/USA/415 18 September 2008 Description of content: The State of Florida is proposing to adopt the California Motor Vehicle Emissions Standards. The new rule will implement emission standards for new passenger cars, light-duty trucks, and medium-duty vehicles and will establish low emission vehicle standards and greenhouse gas standards. NEW ZEALAND G/TBT/N/NZL/48 18 September 2008 Description of content: Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Equipment (Immobilisers) Amendment [2008] (the amendment Rule) amends Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Equipment 2004 (the Rule), which sets safety and maintenance requirements for equipment fitted to motor vehicles. The objective of the amendment Rule is to make immobilisers mandatory for the following light passenger vehicles, as they enter into service for the first time in New Zealand:

- passenger cars (Class MA); - forward control passenger vehicles (Class MB); and - off-road passenger vehicles (Class MC).

An immobiliser is an electronic device that interrupts the power supply to the vehicle’s engine unless the correct electrical signal is provided to the device.

Under the amended Rule, a light passenger vehicle, which was not first registered outside New Zealand more than eight years before its entry into service in New Zealand, is required to be fitted with an immobiliser device in order to be certified for entry into service. The amendment applies to vehicles entering New Zealand from the date the amendment Rule comes into force.

A vehicle inspector or inspecting organisation is not allowed to certify a vehicle covered by the Rule if it is not fitted with an immobiliser, or if the inspector or inspecting organisation believes the immobiliser is not in working order. Those vehicles are, therefore, not able to be registered for use on New Zealand roads unless they comply with the Rule.

The Rule allows for compliance either by proving that the vehicle was manufactured to an approved immobiliser standard and the vehicle’s security system has not been modified, or by proving by other means that an immobiliser is fitted.

The amendment Rule does not apply to:

- motor sport vehicles; - scratch-built vehicles; - special interest vehicles as defined in Land Transport Rule: Frontal Impact 2001; - vehicles first registered outside New Zealand more than eight years before their entry into service in New Zealand; or - vehicles re-entering service in New Zealand. USA G/TBT/N/USA/414 9 September 2008 Description of content: The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources is proposing amendments to its Low Emission Vehicle (LEV) regulations to incorporate by reference three changes to California’s LEV Program: (1) revisions to the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) program to reflect technology readiness and simplify specific program requirements; (2) a new environmental performance labeling program to require labels that score smog and global warming emissions from new motor vehicles; and (3) amendments to strengthen the Emission Warranty Information Reporting and Recall requirements. USA G/TBT/N/USA/170/Add.1 9 September 2008 Action:: Final rule; delay of effective date Delays the effective date of an amendment that reorganizes and improves the structure and clarity of the Federal motor vehicle safety standard on lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment, from 1 September 2008 to 1 December 2009.

JAPAN G/TBT/N/JPN/200/Rev.1 8 September 2008 Description of content: Extending the scope of application of regulations on accelerated running noise for improving the Vehicle and Motorcycle noise problem. CHINA G/TBT/N/CHN/453 17 September 2008 Description of content: This standard specifies the characteristics, test methods, inspection and sticking rules of retro-reflective markings for trucks and trailers. CHINA G/TBT/N/CHN/452 17 September 2008 Description of content: This standard specifies the photometric characteristics, test methods and inspection rules of daytime running lamps for motor vehicles. CHINA G/TBT/N/CHN/451 17 September 2008 Description of content: This standard specifies the photometric characteristics, test methods and inspection rules of front and rear position lamps, end-outline marker lamps and stop lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers. CHINA G/TBT/N/CHN/450 17 September 2008 Description of content: This standard specifies the photometric characteristics, test methods and inspection rules of direction indicators for motor vehicles and their trailers. CHINA G/TBT/N/CHN/449 17 September 2008 Description of content: This standard specifies the technical requirements, test methods and inspection rules of rear fog lamp for power-driven vehicles and their trailers. EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES G/TBT/N/EEC/211 1 September 2008 Description of content: This draft Commission Regulation concerns the updating of the technical provisions required for the purposes of EC vehicle type-approval.

CANADA G/TBT/N/CAN/250 28 August 2008 Description of content: This proposal would amend the Canadian requirements for Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN) in section 115 of Schedule IV of the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (MVSR). This amendment is needed to ensure that each vehicle sold in Canada will have a unique identification number. The current identification system has a usable span of 30 years, within which each vehicle produced has a unique 17-digit VIN. This proposal will allow the 17-digit VIN to continue to be unique for each vehicle produced within a 60-year period of time. It is proposed that this amendment would apply to vehicles built on or after October 27, 2008, having a model year of 2010 or 2011, and to vehicles having a later model year. Those vehicles having a model year of 2009 or less and those vehicles having a model year of 2010 or 2011, if they are built before October 27, 2008, would be required to comply with the existing VIN system. CANADA G/TBT/N/CAN/249 28 August 2008 Description of content: The proposed amendment to Schedule IV of the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (MVSR) would clarify and update the requirements of four Canadian safety standards regarding occupant protection, namely standards 203 (Driver Impact Protection), 204 (Steering Column Rearward Displacement), 212 (Windshield Mounting) and 219 (Windshield Zone Intrusion). In addition, this amendment will further align these Canadian requirements with those of the United States. SINGAPORE G/TBT/N/SGP/5 15 August 2008 Description of content: All motor vehicles covered must be registered and labelled to provide information on their levels of fuel consumption and CO2 emissions if they are to be supplied in Singapore. In order to register, the motor vehicles covered must be tested to the following test method, which would be used to determine their fuel consumption and CO2 emissions under urban, extra-urban and combined driving conditions:

Motor Vehicle Type Applicable Test Method

Motor Vehicle All Test method stipulated in UN ECE Regulation 101 (Revision 2 with amendment 1) for measuring fuel consumption and CO2 emission

A copy of the UN ECE Regulation is available at:

www.unece.org/trans/main/wp29/wp29regs101-120.html

INDIA G/TBT/N/IND/35 15 August 2008 Description of content: Vide this draft amendment (Amendment) Rules, 2008, certain clauses have been inserted in the Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989. These clauses prescribe a number of requirements including the emission standards with respect to gasoline/CNG/LPG and diesel vehicles covered by the Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989 and its subsequent amendments. Full text of the draft can be seen at following URL: http://morth.nic.in/writereaddata/sublinkimages/GE522774676141.pdf CANADA G/TBT/N/CAN/224/Add.1 15 August 2008 Addendum The following communication, dated 6 August 2008, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Canada Regulations Amending the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (Low-speed Vehicles) The proposed amendment notified in G/TBT/N/CAN/224 (dated 11 January 2008) was adopted 6 August 2008 as the Regulations Amending the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (Low-speed Vehicles). These Regulations, except subsections 3(2) to (5), come into force on 6 August 2008, the day on which they are published in the Canada Gazette, Part II. Subsections 3(2) to (5) come into force on 7 August 2009, one year after the day on which these Regulations are published in the Canada Gazette, Part II. The full text of the adopted measure can be downloaded from the Internet addresses indicated below:

http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partII/2008/20080806/html/sor229-e.html (English) http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partII/2008/20080806/html/sor229-f.html (French) http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partII/2008/20080806/pdf/g2-14216.pdf

(SOR/2008-229)

USA G/TBT/N/USA/140/Add.3 12 August 2008 Action: Final Rule This final rule amends a provision in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 213 that specifies that child restraints manufactured on or after 1 August 2008 are tested by NHTSA with the Hybrid III version of the 6-year-old child dummy. As a result of this final rule, FMVSS No. 213 will permit, at the manufacturer's option, the use of either the Hybrid II or Hybrid III 6-year-old dummy in compliance tests of child restraints manufactured on or before 1 August 2010. Child restraints manufactured on or after 1 August 2010 will be tested with the Hybrid III 6-year-old child test dummy.

JAPAN G/TBT/N/JPN/264 12 August 2008 Description of content: Amendments to the relevant regulations concerning lamps, rear marking plates for heavy and long vehicles, etc. in order to harmonize them with Nos. 6, 7, 23, 38, 48, 70, 77, 91, 104, 119 and 123 of regulations based on "UN/ECE 1958 Agreement", amendments to handling of motor vehicles with two wheels, etc.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY G/TBT/N/EEC/206 1 August 2008 Description of content: The proposal introduces new mandatory requirements on advanced safety features. In particular, the proposal requires mandatory fitting of Electronic Stability Control Systems on all vehicles; Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems on passenger cars; Advanced Emergency Braking Systems and Lane Departure Warning Systems on heavy-duty vehicles. The proposal also sets more stringent noise emission limit values for tyres than those set out in existing legislation and introduces new requirements on wet grip and rolling resistance.

CHINA G/TBT/N/CHN/415 15 July 2008 Description of content: This standard specifies the safety requirements and test methods for belt-drive wheeled tractors.

USA G/TBT/N/USA/144/Add.1 24 July 2008 Action: Withdrawal of rulemaking In response to a petition for rulemaking, in 2005 the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposed to amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 111, "Rearview Mirrors'' to require straight trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of between 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) and 11,793 kilograms (26,000 pounds) to be equipped with a system capable of providing drivers with a view of objects directly behind the vehicle. More refined data generated since the 2005 NPRM shows that the sub-population of mid-sized trucks accounts for only four of the estimated 183 fatalities per year due to back-over accidents. In addition, the recently signed Cameron Gulbranson Kids Transportation Safety Act of 2007 \1\ (K.T. Safety Act of 2007) requires NHTSA to revise the Federal standard for rearward visibility, specifically to reduce backing crashes involving children and disabled people. Considering these developments, the agency believes it more appropriate to address backing safety of straight trucks as part of the comprehensive effort to address backing safety generally, and that solutions should be formulated after the completion and review of ongoing research and data gathering on backing safety. This rulemaking is therefore withdrawn.

KYRGYZ REPUBLIC G/TBT/N/KGZ/10 23 July 2008 Description of content: Action of the present technical rules extends to all carried out within the limits of the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic processes on operation, storage, transportation, realization and recycling of vehicles and their components and establishes minimal requirements on the safety of ground vehicles. OMAN G/TBT/N/OMN/36 11 July 2008 Description of content: A Final draft Omani/Gulf Technical regulation No. GSO 34/2007. This technical regulation is concerned with 6 V and 12 V lead-acid batteries, used primarily as a power source for starting, lighting auxiliary equipment and ignition current of internal combustion engine used in vehicles. These batteries are commonly called “Starter Batteries” or “SLI (Starting, Lighting and Ignition) Batteries”. It covers both the standard batteries, the maintenance free (MF) batteries and the low maintenance free (LMF) batteries. It is not applicable to batteries for other purposes such as the starting of railcar internal combustion engines or the lighting of omnibuses. USA G/TBT/N/USA/405 10 July 2008 Description of content: Proposes to rescind Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 219, Windshield zone intrusion. USA G/TBT/N/USA/359 22 January 2008 Description of content: Requires a bittering agent be added to certain engine coolants and antifreeze to render it unpalatable. USA G/TBT/N/USA/334 11 January 2008 Description of content: Requires all antifreeze containing at least 10 percent ethylene glycol to contain, and be labelled with, a bittering agent. USA G/TBT/N/USA/331 11 January 2008 Description of content: NHTSA proposes to amend the platform lift standards to revise the lighting requirements for lift controls; the location, performance requirements, and test specifications for threshold warning signals; the specifications for the wheelchair

test device; the wheelchair retention device and inner roll stop tests; and the lighting requirements for public use lifts. USA G/TBT/N/USA/140/Add.1 29 January 2008 Description of content: This supplement to NHTSA's notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) of 31 August 2005 proposes to: (a) Expand the applicability of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 213, Child restraint systems, to restraints recommended for children up to 80 pounds, and (b) require booster seats and other restraints to meet performance criteria when tested with a crash test dummy representative of a 10-year-old child. In Part 1 of this SNPRM, NHTSA is proposing a test procedure for positioning the 10-year-old child dummy in a child restraint, to reduce variation due to chin-to-lower neck contact that was exhibited by the dummy in sled tests conducted subsequent to the NPRM. Comments are also requested in Part 1 on some other changes or clarifications to the NPRM, proposed in response to the public comments. In Part 2 of this SNPRM, we likewise propose to add a seating procedure for positioning the Hybrid III 6-year-old dummy in a child restraint for FMVSS No. 213 compliance testing. Concerns about the variability in HIC measurements obtained by that test dummy have led NHTSA to postpone mandatory use of the dummy in agency compliance tests. The seating procedure will address this variability issue and facilitate the full use of the dummy as a compliance instrument. CANADA G/TBT/N/CAN/224 11 January 2008 Description of content: The proposed Regulations Amending the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (Low-speed Vehicles) [the proposed Regulations] would amend the definition for the low-speed vehicles (LSV) class and introduce marking requirements to better identify vehicles of this class. LSV are small four-wheeled electric vehicles that attain a maximum speed of 40 km/h in a distance of 1.6 km and are designed for use in controlled areas. The proposed Regulations would better define LSV and would increase other road users' awareness of them. The proposed Regulations would update the definition of the LSV to clarify the original reason for establishing the LSV class, which was to allow the use of such vehicles for short trips, such as shopping, social and recreational purposes, in limited, planned and controlled environments. In addition to amending this definition, the proposed Regulations would add a requirement for a slow-moving vehicle emblem to be permanently marked on LSV, in order to harmonize with provincial/territorial requirements.

European Union G/TBT/N/EEC/172 20 December 2007 Description of content: The proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council aims at including hydrogen powered vehicles in the European Community Whole Vehicle Type-Approval (WVTA) system. The regulation establishes the requirements for the type approval of vehicles with regard to hydrogen propulsion, and for the type-approval of hydrogen components and hydrogen systems. It also establishes requirements for the installation of such components and systems. USA G/TBT/N/USA/320 10 December 2007 Description of content: Updates school bus construction standards based on changes in national industry standards. USA G/TBT/N/USA/317 10 December 2007 Description of content: NHTSA is proposing several upgrades to the school bus passenger crash protection requirements. Australia G/TBT/N/AUS/60 10 December 2007 Description of content: Revised version of ADR (ADR81/02). THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA G/TBT/N/CHN/45/Rev.1 4 December 2007 Description of content: This standard (Amendment II ) specifies the authorized maximum total mass of mobilized crane, concrete pumping vehicle, and fire fighting vehicle. THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA G/TBT/N/CHN/324 30 November 2007 Description of content: This standard lists the general hazards and stipulates the basic safety requirements and their verification, as well as the content of instruction of the trackless tyred mining truck for underground mines.

THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA G/TBT/N/CHN/322 30 November 2007 Description of content: This standard (Amendment II ) specifies the authorized maximum total mass of mobilized crane, concrete pumping vehicle, and fire fighting vehicle. THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA G/TBT/N/CHN/319 30 November 2007

Description of content: This standard specifies auto V belts sorts, materials, technical requirements, sample, test methods, mark, label, package, storage and the rule of transportation. This standard applies to V belt of the auxiliary equipments for driven automobile’s gas engine (such as fan, generator, water pump, power steering pump, compressor, etc.). Canada G/TBT/N/CAN/144/Add.2 26 November 2007 Description of content: This revision updates the regulatory requirements governing hydraulic brake hose, brake hose assemblies, and end fittings; vacuum brake hose, brake hose assemblies, and end fittings; and air brake hose, brake hose assemblies, and end fittings. It also adds requirements governing plastic air brake tubing, brake tubing assemblies, and end fittings. South Africa G/TBT/N/ZAF/71 21 November 2007 Description of content: This proposed specification covers the requirements for motor vehicle models of category M1, not previously registered or licensed in South Africa, and motor vehicle models assembled from new bodies and used parts from earlier designs of motor vehicle models, designed or adapted for operation on a public road. South Africa G/TBT/N/ZAF/72 21 November 2007 Description of content: This proposed specification covers the requirements for motor vehicle models of category N1, not previously registered or licensed in South Africa, and motor vehicle models assembled from new bodies and used parts from earlier designs of motor vehicle models, designed or adapted for operation on a public road.

USA G/TBT/N/USA/314 20 November 2007 Description of content: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to update motor vehicle refrigerant recovery and recycling equipment standards. Under Clean Air Act Section 609, motor vehicle air-conditioning (MVAC) refrigerant handling equipment must be certified by the Administrator or an independent organization approved by the Administrator and, at a minimum, must be as stringent as the standards of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) in effect as of the date of the enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. In 1997, EPA promulgated regulations that required the use of SAE Standard J2210, HFC-134a Recycling Equipment for Mobile Air Conditioning Systems for certification of MVAC refrigerant handling equipment. SAE has replaced Standard J2210 with J2788, Recovery/Recycle and Recovery/Recycle/Recharging Equipment for HFC-134a Refrigerant. To avoid confusion, EPA is updating its reference to include the new SAE standards. This action reflects a change in industry standard practice. This action proposes to revise the EPA addresses to send equipment certification forms. Japan G/TBT/N/JPN/228 20 November 2007 Description of content: Amendments to the relevant regulations concerning safety-belts and safety-belt reminder and pneumatic tyres for motor cycles and mopeds in order to harmonize them with No. 16 and 75 of regulations based on "UN/ECE 1958 Agreement". THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA G/TBT/N/CHN/295 14 November 2007 Description of content: This standard specifies pollutants emission limits and measurement methods for small spark ignition engines (net power ≤19 kW) of non-road mobile machinery, stage I and stage II. THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA G/TBT/N/CHN/297 14 November 2007 Description of content: This standard specifies general requirements, indication error, and test specifications for speed meters assembled on vehicles, applies to speed meters for motor vehicles of categories M and N. Japan G/TBT/N/JPN/226 5 November 2007 Description of content: Regulations of vehicles emission based on the 8th Central Environment Council's Recommendation will be established etc.

Republic of Korea G/TBT/N//KOR/161 24 October 2007

Description of content:

The following amendments will be made in KMVSS:

The control switch of a pusher axle shall be installed outside the driver's cabin to prevent evading overload-checking (date of entry into force : 6 months after adoption);

Divide the form of children protection signs in detail and harmonize them with those specified in accordance with the Road Transportation Act (date of entry into force : 6 months after adoption);

New provisions for enhancing the driver's field of view of a bus with driver's protection wall;

New provisions for ISOFIX and mandatory installation in passenger vehicles (date of entry into force : 2 years after adoption in newly developed, 4 years after adoption in older motor vehicles already on the road);

New provisions for AFLS (Adaptive Front Lightning System);

Brake lamp shall be activated when the auxiliary brake system such as retarder comes into operation;

New provisions for installing puddle lamp;

Add a bulb type(W21W) currently used in Europe for reversing lamp;

For buses to transport children, a rear view mirror or other device shall be installed at the entrance to recognize children who get off the bus;

Mandatory installation of fire extinguishers in trucks with GVW over 3 tons (date of entry into force : 6 months after adoption);

Adjustment of the shape and size of the rear reflective sheet for low-bed trailer due to limited space;

Permit 19 m length for full trailer and articulated bus;

Special provisions for module trailers.

USA G/TBT/N/USA/301 2 October 2007 Description of content: NHTSA is proposing to amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, Occupant Crash Protection, to update the child restraint

systems (CRSs) listed in Appendix A of the standard. The CRSs in Appendix A are used by NHTSA to test advanced air bag suppression or low risk deployment systems, to ensure that the air bag systems pose no reasonable safety risk to infants and small children in the real world. The amendments proposed would replace some CRSs listed in Appendix A with CRSs that are more representative of the CRS fleet currently on the market. The agency proposes to delete six existing CRSs and to add five new CRSs. As the appendix has not been revised since 2003, NHTSA also seeks comment on whether seven other CRSs in the appendix should be replaced with CRSs with essentially the same features but more recently produced. New Zealand G/TBT/N/NZL/39 5 October 2007 Description of content: New Zealand Ministry of Transport is revising the Vehicle Exhaust Emissions 2006 Rule, for introduction on 1 January 2008, which will require all new and used vehicles imported into the country for on road registration to meet certain minimum emission standards. The proposed minimum emission standards are internationally recognised and accepted in the motor manufacturing industry. The draft rule proposes introducing progressively tighter standards in subsequent years. USA G/TBT/N/USA/303 8 October 2007 Description of content: NHTSA is proposing to amend the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) to provide that an identifier is not required if the horn control is placed in the middle of the steering wheel. If the horn control is placed elsewhere in the motor vehicle, the control would be required to be identified by the specified horn symbol in a colour that stands out clearly against the background. Canada G/TBT/N/CAN/204 29 June 2007 Description of content: This proposed amendment pertains to restraint systems for disabled persons, which are part of the Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Cushions Safety Regulations (RSSR). The RSSR regulate the safety performance of various restraint systems for children, including restraint systems for disabled persons.

The Canadian Regulations require a seat belt webbing width of 46 mm for restraint systems for the disabled when they are designed to be used by persons with a weight greater than 22 kg (48 lb). These same provisions stipulate that when restraint systems are designed for persons with a weight of 22 kg (48 lb) or less, a minimum seat belt width of 38 mm is permitted. In comparison, the United States has always required a seat belt webbing width at a minimum of 38 mm for all its restraint systems for disabled persons, and has recorded no safety issues with the width of these seat belts. This difference has prevented the distribution of restraint systems for disabled persons weighing more than 22 kg (48 lb) into Canada.

Based on the U.S. experience, it is expected that allowing for a minimum seat belt webbing width of 38 mm will offer the Canadian motoring public a safe means of transportation. As there are no Canadian manufacturers of these products, nor products available in Canada with the wider seat belt webbing, disabled persons do not have access to a safe and compliant means of travel. Because such products are available in the United States, the Government believes that it is urgent to harmonize its requirements on this matter in order to enable trade between the two markets and give Canadians access to products that are safe, yet not available on the Canadian market. It is expected that an amendment would provide much needed mobility options to the disabled community. Kyrgyz Republic G/TBT/N/KGZ/3 19 June 2007 Description of content: To approve the Programme for developing 7 priority technical regulations: 1. Vehicle safety; 2. Transport processes; 3. Food safety; 4. Building and construction safety; 5. Construction materials safety; 6. Module approach to conformity assessment procedures; 7. Electromagnetic compatibility USA G/TBT/N/USA/279 18 June 2007 Description of content: NHTSA is having a public meeting to bring together a roundtable of State and local government policymakers, school bus and seat manufacturers, pupil transportation associations, and public interest groups to discuss the issue of seat belts on large school buses. The discussion on how best to provide safety during a crash, by compartmentalization or through the use of seat belts, has been ongoing for many years. This public meeting is an opportunity for an exchange among interested parties, as well as the public, on the safety, policy and economic issues related to the use of seat belts on school buses. The date, time, location, and framework for this public meeting are announced in this notice.

Thailand G/TBT/N/THA/235 18 June 2007 Description of content: The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed to withdraw TIS 1295-2541 (1998) and replace it with TIS 2315-2549 (2006) as a mandatory standard. The standard covers safety requirements related to the limitation of emission of gaseous pollutants and applies to heavy motor vehicle equipped with compression ignition engines except for:

1. Passenger cars with not more than 9 seats and with gross mass not exceeding 3,500 kg.;

2. Motor vehicles certified to the latest effective standard for light-duty diesel engine vehicles – safety requirements – emission from engine;

3. Motor vehicles using natural gas (NG) or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). The standard also specifies requirements, marking and labelling, engine installation, engine family, sampling, criteria for conformity and testing. Republic of Korea G/TBT/N/KOR/143 13 June 2007 Description of content:

- The scope of carpets subject to the safety criteria is limited to those of which area is equal to or larger than 1m2. Cushions and pads are deleted from the category of textile products which include underwear, baby’s clothing, bed clothes. Terms are modified to clarify the scope of "chemical products for domestic use".

- Marking intervals of manufacture’s name under the category of soft polyvinyl chloride hoses is adjusted. The criteria for safety glass for road vehicles, high-visibility warning jackets and swimming goggles are supplemented by referring to the relevant KS.

- Cups and containers for infant formula, which are subject to the Food Sanitation Act, will be deleted from the category of plastic kitchen ware and utensils. Classifications of toy balloons are limited to five colours.

- Redundant tests of durability and strength of attached parts of baby carriers are deleted. The scope of mattress size is extended and the classification of mattress is more clarified by including ‘palm mattress’ and ‘natural fiber mattress’.

- The safety criteria for crayons and oil pastels, watercolors, markers, pencil case and clays among the category of stationery are revised as follows:

• The oral toxicity test criteria for crayons and oil pastels will be changed to use the Toxicity Test Methods for Pharmaceuticals under the Korea Food and Drug Administration;

• Criteria on heavy metal contents of watercolors are strengthened up to the level of criteria on mouth-contact products for children;

• The scope of markers and test requirements of formaldehyde are clarified. Warning statement related to safety caps will be attached on the product;

• Paper material is added to the category of pencil case;

Criteria on heavy metal contents of clays are strengthened up to the level of criteria on mouth-contact products of children. Restriction of using phthalates is added. Republic of Korea G/TBT/N/KOR/141 13 June 2007 Description of content:

Requirements for internal pressure test of domestic pressure pots and pressure rice cookers as well as the projection separating test for safety helmets of vehicles are clarified.

The requirement of positioning a stopper on baby carriages is relinquished in line with Japan and European standards. Terms of labelling and warning statements of baby cots are unified. New Zealand G/TBT/N/NZL/34 7 June 2007 Description of content: The proposed regulations will require all vehicles under 3.5 tonnes (excluding motorcycles) to display a fuel economy label at the point of sale. The scheme comprises 5 major components and will:

I. Be mandatory at the point of sale for new and used vehicles weighing less than 3.5 tonnes offered for sale by registered motor traders (except for online sales, see point (v) below). The scheme will apply at point of sale only, so that the obligation rests with the motor vehicle trader. The scheme is therefore not an import restriction.

II. Use a dedicated label that displays a star-rating of the vehicle’s fuel economy to

enable comparison across the fleet.

III. Require the display of additional information such as per annum fuel costs to help the consumer.

IV. Be based on the fuel economy information which is collected by the New Zealand

government and displayed on Land Transport New Zealand’s Fuelsaver website (www.fuelsaver.govt.nz). Fuel economy information is currently collected at the time of importation for:

- new vehicles manufactured from January 2005 and imported after

February 2005, and for - vehicles previously registered in Japan, manufactured from January

2000 and imported after February 2005. -

The Fuelsaver website displays fuel economy information for specific vehicles based on the information collected at the time of importation. There are a number of vehicles (such as pre-2000 vehicles or one-off imports) for which fuel economy information is not collected, and therefore not available on the Fuelsaver website. A label will not be required for these vehicles. The label itself will be configured according to the Fuelsaver data.

V. Apply to all vehicles offered for sale on vehicle trading websites, including private

sales (where information is available on the Fuelsaver website www.fuelsaver.govt.nz).

A detailed explanation of the scheme’s scope is available at the website: http://www.eeca.govt.nz/transport/vehicle-fuel-economy/index.htm Islamic Republic of Pakistan G/TBT/N/PAK/21 6 June 2007 Description of content:

This Standard specifies the requirements for Three Wheeler Auto Vehicles (Auto-Rickshaw)

(i) Requirements, Marking, Labeling, Sampling and criteria for conformity.

(ii) Covers only three wheeler Auto Rickshaw with a kerb mass of leas than or equal 680 kg, a max. designed speed exceeding 40 km per hour (25.m.p.h) and cylinder capacity up to 175cc.

(iii) Covers safety requirements and limitation of emission of gaseous pollutants

Slovenia G/TBT/N/SVN/55 1 June 2007 Description of content: Bitumen and bituminous binders - Polymer modified bitumen for road construction - Requirements - Rules for implementation of SIST EN 14023 (6 pages, in Slovenian).. This national standard defines national requirements which supplement the European standard and which are not in conflict with the requirements in the European standard. The national standard contains clearly-defined criteria for the essential characteristics of materials with regard to climate conditions in our country. Japan G/TBT/N/JPN/201 29 May 2007 Description of content: Introduce Particulate Matter (PM) testing using opacimeter into the inspection and the type approval of diesel-fuelled vehicles. Japan G/TBT/N/JPN/200 29 May 2007 Description of content: Extending the scope of application of regulations on running noise such as the accelerated running noise for improving the Vehicle and Motorcycle noise problem. United Arab Emirates G/TBT/N/ARE/6 22 May 2007 Description of content:

This UAE draft Technical Regulation applies to:

1.1. Part I. Specific components of motor vehicles using compressed natural gas (CNG) in their propulsion system; 1.2. Part II. Vehicles with regard to the installation of specific components, for the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) for propulsion, of an approved type. United Arab Emirates G/TBT/N/ARE/7 22 May 2007 Description of content:

This Regulation applies to: 1.1.Part II: Specific CNG retrofit systems to be installed in motor vehicles for the use of CNG in the propulsion system.

1.2. This Regulation applies when the retrofit systems manufacturer keeps the initial characteristics of the whole system, for the specific vehicle family for which the approval has been granted.

1.3. This Regulation does not apply to the procedures, checks and inspections aimed at verifying the correct installation of the retrofit systems on vehicles, since this matter relies on the competence of the Contracting Party of Country where the vehicle is registered.

1.4. This Regulation applies to retrofit systems intended to be fitted on vehicles of categories M and N.

The requirements for the different categories (M1, N1 or others) are defined in paragraphs 2 to 7. The modified vehicle shall still conform to all the provisions of the Regulation for which the type approval had been initially granted. 1.5. Safety requirements of this Regulation apply to all vehicles approved United Arab Emirates G/TBT/N/ARE/9 21 May 2007 This guideline applies to the equipment, testing and operation of motor vehicles that are fitted out in such a way that operation with Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) is possible. Compliance with this guideline means compliance with the Road Traffic Licensing Regulations. USA G/TBT/N/USA/270 16 May 2007 Description of content: As part of the Commission's systematic review of all current FTC rules and guides, the Commission requests public comment on the overall costs, benefits, necessity, and regulatory and economic impact of the FTC's Guide Concerning Fuel Economy Advertising for New Automobiles. The Commission is also seeking comments on whether the Guide should be amended in light of recent amendments to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) fuel economy labelling rules for new automobiles. The People’s Republic of China G/TBT/N/CHN/262 7 May 2007 Description of content: This standard specifies the safety requirements for construction of single-deck buses of class I, class II and class III of categories M2 and M3, except sleeper buses, school buses and special buses.

The People’s Republic of China G/TBT/N/CHN/261 7 May 2007 Description of content: This standard specifies the technical requirements, test methods and inspection rules of prescription for installation of the external lighting and light-signalling devices for motor vehicles and their trailers. The People’s Republic of China G/TBT/N/CHN/260 7 May 2007 Description of content: This standard specifies the technical requirements, test methods and inspection rules of the headlamp cleaner for vehicles. The People’s Republic of China G/TBT/N/CHN/259 7 May 2007 Description of content: This standard specifies the photometric characteristics, test methods and inspection rules of headlamps equipped with gas - discharge light sources for motor vehicle. The People’s Republic of China G/TBT/N/CHN/258 Description of content: 7 May 2007 This standard specifies the photometric characteristics, test methods and inspection rules of reversing lamps for power-driven vehicles and their trailers The People’s Republic of China G/TBT/N/CHN/257 7 May 2007 Description of content: This standard specifies the photometric characteristics, test methods and inspection rules of Motor vehicle headlamps equipped with filament lamps and sealed beam headlamps. The People’s Republic of China G/TBT/N/CHN/256 7 May 2007 Description of content: This standard specifies the photometric characteristics, test methods and inspection rules of motor vehicle front fog lamps equipped with filament lamps.

The People’s Republic of China G/TBT/N/CHN/255 7 May 2007 Description of content: This standard specifies the limits and measurement methods of stage III and IV for exhaust pollutants from gasoline engines and heavy-duty vehicles (GVM>3500kg), and also specifies the requirements and test methods of OBD system of stage III. The People’s Republic of China G/TBT/N/CHN/253 7 May 2007 Description of content: This standard specifies the limits of fuel consumption for light duty commercial vehicles. USA G/TBT/N/USA/266 3 May 2007 Description of content: In a rule published 8 November 2002, EPA promulgated new emission standards for recreational vehicles beginning in model year 2006. This included a newly regulated class of non-road vehicles/engines commonly referred to as all-terrain vehicles. In that rulemaking, a temporary provision was included allowing manufacturers to certify all-terrain vehicles over a steady-state, engine-based, duty cycle for exhaust emissions prior to the 2009 model year in lieu of the transient, chassis-based, Federal Test Procedure which was effective for 2006 and later model years. In this rulemaking we are proposing to extend the availability of this temporary provision, in some cases, up to an additional six model years, after which the chassis-based Federal Test Procedure would become the only available test cycle. More specifically, manufacturers would have to certify exhaust emission engine families representing not less than 50 percent of their U.S. - directed production on the Federal Test Procedure in model year 2014 and 100 percent in 2015. Manufacturers with only one "all-terrain vehicle exhaust emission engine" engine family would not be required to use the Federal Test Procedure until the 2015 model year. For those manufacturers who have not yet done so, this will allow additional time to certify to the previously promulgated Federal Test Procedure-based emission standards using either contract facilities or by obtaining in-house capability. USA G/TBT/N/USA/265 1 May 2007 Description of content: EPA is proposing to amend the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Surface Coating of Automobiles and Light-Duty Trucks (Automobiles and Light-Duty Trucks NESHAP) to clarify the interaction between the Automobiles and Light-Duty Trucks NESHAP and the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Surface Coating of Plastic Parts and Products (Plastic Parts NESHAP), to clarify the

meaning of certain regulatory provisions, and to correct certain errors identified in the regulatory text. EPA is also proposing to amend the Plastic Parts NESHAP to clarify that screen printing is not subject to that rule. USA G/TBT/N/USA/245 15 March 2007 Description of content: Upgrades the rules for Colorado minimum standards governing school transportation vehicles. The amendments will improve the safety of the students riding school buses and the mechanical efficiency of school buses. They are designed to meet or exceed changing needs of operation, the national recommended minimum standards, new federal safety and emission standards and utilize state-of-the-art industry advances. USA G/TBT/N/USA/246 20 March 2007Description of content: The purpose of this request for comments is to acquire new and updated information regarding vehicle manufacturers' future product plans to aid in implementing the President's plan for reforming and increasing corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for passenger cars and further increasing the already reformed light truck standards. Under this plan, the President set a goal of reducing the annual gasoline use in 2017 by up to 8.5 billion gallons. More specifically, we are seeking information related to fuel economy improvements for MY 2007-2017 passenger cars and MY 2010-2017 light trucks. The agency is seeking information in anticipation of obtaining statutory authority to reform the passenger car CAFE program and to set standards under that structure for MY 2010-2017 passenger cars. The agency is also seeking this information in anticipation of setting standards for MY 2012-2017 light trucks. This information will help the agency in assessing, in greater detail, the potential levels of future standards under a reformed structure, and the impact of those standards on gasoline consumption, manufacturers, consumers, the economy, and motor vehicle safety. Australia G/TBT/N/AUS/54 19 March 2007 Description of content: The Australian Government is examining the case for regulating Underrun Protection (UP) on heavy vehicles through the Australian Design Rules (ADRs). It is proposed that an ADR be developed that adopts the international standard UNECE R 93 for front UP for rigid and articulated heavy vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) greater than 7.5 tonnes.

Canada G/TBT/N/CAN/198 12 March 2007 Description of content: This amendment proposes to harmonize the requirements of the Canadian safety standard for theft protection and rollaway prevention with that of the United States. The proposal is required as the United States has recently published Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 114 which specifies vehicle performance requirements, intended to reduce the incidences of crashes resulting from theft and the accidental rollaway of motor vehicles. These modifications result from technical advances in vehicle design with a corresponding update of terminology to include modern technology. These modifications are not intended to impose any new substantive requirements on vehicle manufacturers. The current Canadian safety standard requires vehicles to be fitted with a conventional key and to be equipped with a steering lock when a transmission override option is installed. Recent revisions to the U.S. safety standard have updated requirements, eliminated the need to use a conventional key, and eliminated the need to install a steering lock. Consequently, to harmonize the Canadian and U.S. safety standards, this proposal introduces a new definition for the term "key"; provides additional key removal and transmission override options; and, harmonizes the steering lock requirements and test procedures with regards to vehicle motion.

This amendment also proposes to add a new compliance option for immobilization systems [Part IV of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) Regulation No. 116] and to clarify current test requirements of the Canadian safety standard by removing performance tests concerning environmental durability. If Canada does not harmonize with the recently published U.S. amendments and does not update the immobilization requirements, the sale of some vehicles could be prevented in Canada and there could be increases in manufacturing costs. Harmonizing with the United States and updating immobilization requirements is not expected to have any effect on vehicle safety. Japan G/TBT/N/JPN/196 19 March 2007 Description of content: Under the Law Concerning the Rational use of Energy, the products listed in point 4 above will be added to the "Designated machinery and equipment", and the methods of measuring the performance of the products with regard to the amount of energy consumption defined as numerical values (the energy consumption efficiency), as well as the standards for judgement by manufacturers or importers, will be amended. Products covered Passenger vehicles with a capacity of 10 passengers or less and passenger vehicles with a capacity of 11 passengers or more (gross vehicle weight of 3.5 tons or less), that are fuelled with gasoline or diesel oil, and freight vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 3.5 tons or less, that are fuelled with gasoline or diesel oil.

The Separate Customs Territory Of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen And Matsu G/TBT/N/TPKM/45 16 February 2007 Description of content: The Ministry of the Interior has proposed to enforce the anti-theft parts marking requirements to improve public order and reduce vehicle theft. The regulation covers small passenger vehicles, small passenger-cargo dual-purpose vehicles, small cargo vehicles and ultra-heavy motorcycles. It requires the marking of identification numbers (VIN) by domestic manufacturers, dealers or importers on specific designated major components. Finland G/TBT/N/FIN/16 19 January 2007 Description of content: The directions present quality requirements for road marking products, road markings and road marking works. The directions include the maximum allowed content of arsenic in road marking glass beads. USA G/TBT/N/USA/236 24 January 2007 Description of content: The Consumer Product Safety Commission is proposing to amend 16 CFR part 1211, Safety Standard for Automatic Residential Garage Door Operators, to reflect changes made by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. in its standard UL 325. USA G/TBT/N/USA/238 29 January 2007 Description of content: In 2001, EPA finalized a new, major program for highway heavy-duty engines. That program, the Clean Diesel Trucks and Buses program, will result in the introduction of advanced emissions control systems such as catalyzed diesel particulate filters (DPF) and catalysts capable of reducing harmful nitrogen oxide (NOX) emissions. This proposal would require that these advanced emissions control systems be monitored for malfunctions via an onboard diagnostic system (OBD), similar to those systems that have been required on passenger cars since the mid-1990s. This proposal would require manufacturers to install OBD systems that monitor the functioning of emission control components and alert the vehicle operator to any detected need for emission related repair. This proposal would also require that manufacturers make available to the service and repair industry information necessary to perform repair and maintenance service on OBD systems and other emission related engine components

and revise certain existing OBD requirements for diesel engines used in heavy-duty vehicles under 14,000 pounds. Malaysia G/TBT/N/MYS/7 5 February 2007 Description of content: Pneumatic tyres under sub-rule (1) of Rules 30 and 46 shall conform with the following specification: (a) MS 1394 Specification for New Pneumatic Tyres for Highway Vehicles other than

Passenger Cars or UN ECE Regulation 54 for Pneumatic Tyres (Commercial Vehicle) and UN ECE Regulation 75 for Pneumatic Tyres (Moped and Motorcycles) or Federal Motor Vehicles Safety Specification (FMVSS) Standard No.119 New Pneumatic Tyres for highway Vehicles other than Passenger Cars;

(b) MS 149 Specification for New Pneumatic Passenger Car Tyres or UN ECE

Regulation 30 for Pneumatic Tyres (Passenger Vehicles) or Federal Motor Vehicles Safety Specifications (FMVSS) Standard No. 109 New Pneumatic Tyres for Passenger Cars; or

(c) MS 224 Retreaded Pneumatic Rubber Tyres for Passenger Car and Commercial Vehicle - Specification for or UN ECE Regulation 108 for Retreaded Pneumatic Tyres (Motor Vehicle) and UN ECE Regulation 109 for Retreaded Pneumatic Tyres (Commercial Vehicle).

Kenya G/TBT/N/KEN/24 17 January 2006 Description of content: Specifies requirements and methods of test for unleaded motor petrol. This is the second revision of the standard that was first passed in 1998. It covers both Premium and Regular unleaded motor petrol. It also specifies maximum lead and sulphur levels. In addition, use of oxygenates is strictly prohibited. Slovenia G/TBT/N/SVN/42 16 January 2006 Description of content: The Rules regulate non-harmonised part of vehicle conformity assessment and align more consistently the requirements to the requirements of valid framework directives as lastly amended and correct some minor mistakes in the text. Otherwise in the Article 3 the right to approve some exemptions from requirements for special purpose vehicles is given to the individual approval authority, under conditions that the safety requirements are fulfilled on alternative way. The rules change the procedure of granting the status of historical vehicle to the vehicles, produced before 25 years so that this status can be granted by technical organizations, appointed and supervised by the individual approval authority. The proposals for these rules implement also the inspectoral supervision of carrying out the procedures of the rules.

Kenya G/TBT/N/KEN/100 19 January 2007 Description of content: Specifies the contents, packaging and marking of an accident action pack for motorists. Republic of Armenia G/TBT/N/ARM/48 9 January 2007 Description of content: The norms for indices of “the kinematic viscosity” of Table 2 of this technical regulation have been strengthened and “the appearance” has been complied with ISO 4925-2005 indices. Republic of Armenia G/TBT/N/ARM/49 9 January 2007 Description of content: A number of changes have been made in the decision including the indices and norms of diesel fuel intended for automobiles. Canada G/TBT/N/CAN/187 20 December 2006 Description of content: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to section 12 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act and sections 16 and 17 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations, that the Department of Transport has revised Technical Standards Document (TSD) No. 500, Low-Speed Vehicles, which specifies general requirements for slow-moving vehicles. TSD No. 500, Low-Speed Vehicles, reproduces U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 500 of the same title and is incorporated by reference in section 500 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations. Republic of Albania G/TBT/N/ALB/6 14 December 2006 Description of content: This draft Decree of Council of Ministers provides the regulation for the import and trade of the automotive fuels, unleaded petrol and diesel, requirements and test methods. The main aim of this regulation is to reduce the air pollution in urban areas. Among the factors that are related to the quality and standards of the automotive, fuels take a particular space. This Draft Decree aims at particular transposition with the Directive 98/70/EC. The complete transposition intends to be achieved in 2015.

Canada G/TBT/N/CAN/185 13 December 2006 Description of content: Section 206 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (MVSR), "Door Locks and Door Retention Components," specifies the requirements governing door latches, locks and hinges of passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles (MPV), enclosed motorcycles, three-wheeled vehicles, trucks and buses. Currently, section 206 mirrors the content of the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 206 by means of a technical standards document (TSD). The amendment to section 206 proposed by the Department of Transport (the Department) has two purposes. The first is to incorporate by reference the requirements of the new global technical regulation (gtr) on door locks and door retention components—ECE/TRANS/180/Add.1 (gtr 1)—as an alternative set of requirements to those of TSD 206. The second is to amend TSD 206 to align it with future regulations of NHTSA's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) of December 15, 2004, which will come into effect when the Final Rule for FMVSS 206 is published. This proposed amendment to section 206 would reduce the risk of a potential inadvertent door opening and subsequent occupant ejection by improving the requirements for sliding, cargo and rear-hinged side doors. In addition, the proposal would extend the application of section 206 to buses with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 4 536 kg or less, including 12 and 15 passenger vans. Finally, gtr 1 would offer an alternative dynamic inertial test procedure to the current inertial calculation, which would be more representative of real-world conditions. Canada G/TBT/N/CAN/186 13 December 2006 Description of content: This amendment proposes to introduce two new technical standards documents (TSDs) that would reproduce U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 110, "Tire Selection and Rims for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of 4,536 Kilograms (10,000 Pounds) or Less," and Standard No. 120, "Tire Selection and Rims for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of More Than 4,536 Kilograms (10,000 Pounds)." The TSDs would be incorporated by reference in sections 110 and 120, the existing content of which would be revoked, and the headings of the sections would be changed to correspond to the names of the respective TSDs. At present, the provisions governing the selection of motor vehicle tires and rims are specified entirely within the body of the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (MVSR). In addition to incorporating TSDs 110 and 120 by reference in sections 110 and 120, this proposal would amend section 101, "Location and Identification of Controls and Displays," of Schedule IV to the MVSR in order to add two tire pressure monitoring system tell-tales and an indicator. A number of other related changes to the MVSR and the Motor Vehicle Tire Safety Regulations, 1995, would also be made.

Indonesia G/TBT/N/IDN/14 24 November 2006 Description of content: This draft Decree states that all Tempered Safety Glass and Laminated Safety Glass of Vehicle produced within the country or imported, distributed and marketed in the country shall fulfil SNI requirements. The producers and or importers therefore shall have Product Certificate for using SNI Marking and shall comply with the requirements of SNI. The product certificate on SNI marking shall be issued by a Product Certification Body which has been accredited by National Accreditation Body of Indonesia namely Komite Akreditasi Nasional (KAN) through :

i. Testing of the conformity of quality of cement product against SNI requirements (Pengujian kesesuaian mutu semen sesuai dengan ketentuan dalam SNI);

ii. Audit on the application of QMS SNI 19-9001-2001/ISO 9001-2000 ot its revision; and (Audit penerapan sistem manajemen mutu SNI 19-9001-2001/ISO 9001-2000 atau revisinya; dan)

iii. Testing of the conformity of the quality and audit of QMS periodically

The testing and audit of QMS can be subcontracted to testing laboratories and QMS certification bodies within Indonesia which have been accredited by KAN or accredited by accreditation body which has signed Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) with KAN.

Directorate General for Agricultural and Chemical Industry, Ministry of Industry is the institution that is responsible for the implementation of this decree and shall provide with technical guidance of the decree, which cover procedure of Product Certification and SNI Marking.

Safety Glass of Vehicle which are distributed in domestic market that originated domestically and imported shall meet requirements these SNI 15-0048-2005 Tempered Safety Glass of Vehicle and SNI 15-1326-2005 Laminated Safety Glass of Vehicle. These standards specify for scope, term and definition, type, quality requirements, sampling, testing method, testing acceptance, marking requirement and packaging (these standards available in Indonesian language).

Hong Kong China G/TBT/N/HKG/28 24 November 2006 Description of content:

(a) To amend the current accuracy requirement of speedometer on motor vehicles in the Road Traffic (Construction and Maintenance of Vehicles) Regulations (Cap 374 sub leg. A). The accepted standards will be those of ECE Regulations 39 or their equivalents. Suppliers of speedometer or motor vehicles will need to demonstrate compliance with the requirements on vehicles registered starting mid 2007.

(b) To add a requirement on provision of a speed display device facing toward the passengers on the public light bus to the Road Traffic (Construction and Maintenance of Vehicles) Regulations (Cap 374 sub leg. A). The performance requirements are enclosed. Suppliers of speed display device or vehicles will need to demonstrate compliance with the requirements on vehicles registered starting mid 2007. Canada G/TBT/N/CAN/183 29 November 2006 Description of content: The Department of Transport (the Department) proposes to amend Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (CMVSS) 210, 210.1, 210.2 and 213.4, which are part of the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (MVSR). This amendment proposes to improve safety for children riding in most convertibles and open-body type vehicles by clarifying the requirement for tether anchorages; align the requirement for the total number of user-ready tether anchorage systems (URTA) with those of the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) by requiring that multi-purpose passenger vehicles (MPVs) with five forward-facing designated seating positions (DSPs) be equipped with three URTA; align several other requirements with those of the NHTSA Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 225, Child Restraint Anchorage Systems; amend CMVSS 210 to clarify the requirements for the installation of seat belt anchorages in buses with seat belt assemblies; harmonize the definition and the labelling requirements for built-in booster cushions with those for add-on booster cushions; and clarify several MVSR issues raised by the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations (SJC). The People’s Republic of China G/TBT/N/CHN/221 4 September 2006 Description of content: This standard modifies adopt IEC 60839–10–1:1995 Alarm systems Part 10: Alarm systems for road vehicles- Section 1: Passenger

cars. It specifies the technical requirements and test methods for VSAS. The standard is the basis for design, production and acceptance of VSAS. State of Qatar G/TBT/N/QAT/11 31 May 2006 Description of content: Mainly the above standards deal with the vehicle identification number (VIN) of motor vehicles, tread wear, traction and temperature resistance grading of tires, and methods of testing. USA G/TBT/N/USA/183 3 April 2006 Description of content: EPA is proposing to make minor amendments to the existing Tier 2 motor vehicle regulations (65 FR 6698, 10 February 2000, hereinafter referred to as the Tier 2 rule). These proposed minor amendments are consistent with our intention, under the original Tier 2 rule, to provide interim compliance flexibilities for clean diesels in the passenger car market. While the automotive industry has made rapid advancements in light-duty diesel emissions control technologies and will, as a result, be able to produce diesel vehicles that can comply with the primary regulatory requirements of the Tier 2 program, diesel vehicles still face some very limited technological challenges in meeting the full suite of Tier 2 requirements. This action would provide two voluntary, interim alternative compliance options for a very limited set of standards for oxides of nitrogen (NOX), including only high altitude and high speed/high acceleration conditions. These temporary alternative compliance options are designed to be environmentally neutral, as manufacturers choosing them would then be required to meet more stringent standards in other aspects of the Tier 2 program. The alternative compliance options would last for only three model years, during which time advancements in diesel emissions control technologies would be further developed. In the "Rules and Regulations" section of this Federal Register, we are making these technical amendments as a direct final rule without prior proposal because we view these technical amendments as non-controversial revisions and anticipate no adverse comment. We have explained our reasons for these technical amendments in the preamble to the direct final rule. If we receive no adverse comment, we would not take further action on this proposed rule. If we receive adverse comment, we would withdraw the portions of the direct final rule receiving such comment and those portions would not take effect. We would address all public comments in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. We would not institute a second comment period on this action. Any parties interested in commenting must do so at this time. The associated “direct final rule” full text is available online at URLs:

http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.

gov/2006/06-2979.htm

http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/06-2979.pdf USA G/TBT/N/USA/217 29 September 2006 Description of content: As part of a comprehensive plan for reducing the serious risk of rollover crashes and the risk of death and serious injury in those crashes, this document proposes to establish a new Federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) No. 126 to require electronic stability control (ESC) systems on passenger cars, multipurpose vehicles, trucks and buses with a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 Kg (10,000 pounds) or less. ESC systems use automatic computer-controlled braking of individual wheels to assist the driver in maintaining control in critical driving situations in which the vehicle is beginning to lose directional stability at the rear wheels (spin out) or directional control at the front wheels (plow out). Based on our own crash data studies, NHTSA estimates that the installation of ESC will reduce single-vehicle crashes of passenger cars by 34 percent and single vehicle crashes of sport utility vehicles (SUVs) by 59 percent, with a much greater reduction of rollover crashes.

Preventing single-vehicle loss-of-control crashes is the most effective way to reduce deaths resulting from rollover crashes. This is because most loss of control crashes culminate in the vehicle leaving the roadway, which dramatically increases the probability of a rollover. NHTSA estimates that ESC has the potential to prevent 71 percent of passenger car rollovers and 84 percent of SUV rollovers in single-vehicle crashes.

NHTSA estimates that ESC would save 5,300 to 10,300 lives and prevent 168,000 to 252,000 injuries in all types of crashes annually if all light vehicles on the road were equipped with ESC systems. ESC systems would substantially reduce (by 4,200 to 5,400) of the more than 10,000 deaths each year on American roads resulting from rollover crashes.

About 29 percent of model year (MY) 2006 light vehicles sold in the U.S. were equipped with ESC, and manufacturers intend to increase the number of ESC installations in light vehicles to 71 percent by MY 2011. This rule would require a 100 percent installation rate for ESC by MY 2012 (with exceptions for some vehicles manufactured in stages or by small volume manufacturers). Of the overall projected annual 5,300 to 10,300 highway deaths and 168,000 to 252,000 injuries prevented, we would attribute 1,536 to 2,211 prevented fatalities (including 1,161 to 1,445 involving rollover) to this proposed rulemaking, in addition to the prevention of 50,594 to 69,630 injuries. The People’s Republic of China

G/TBT/N/CHN/226 16 November 2006 Description of content: This standard stipulates the test procedures and durability requirements of emission control systems for heavy duty vehicles to comply with the phase II and III emission standards. The People’s Republic of China G/TBT/N/CHN/230 16 November 2006 Description of content: This standard specifies the type badge, requirements, test methods, inspection rules, sign, package, transportation and conservation.