UN WP'29 GTR on TYRES

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UN WP.29GTR on TYRES
Informal document No. GRRF-57-25 (57th GRRF, 31
January-4 February 2005, Agenda item 5.9.)

• REPORT ON KICKOFF MEETING
• Paris, December 15, 2004

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AGENDA FOR THE GTR KICKOFF MEETING

• Welcome and introductions
• Recap on previous work for Tyre GTR -gt Tyre Ind.
• New GTR scope and definition-gt Tyre Ind. And then
  all CP
• Work breakdown structure -gt Tyre Ind. proposal
• Objectives
• Responsibilities
• Milestones
• Submitted proposals for consideration by
  contracting parties
• Chairmanship and convenors of sub-groups
• Secretariat
• Date and place for the next meeting -gt end Feb.
  or end Apr.
• Closure

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ATTENDEES

• CPs
• Canada, EC, France, Japan, Netherlands, South
  Africa, UK, USA, India (observer)
• NGOs
• ETRTO, OICA, JATMA, RMA, VDA

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RECAP ON PREVIOUS GTR

• Fall 1997 tyre sector chapter settled in the
  TABD (Trans-Atlantic Business Dialog) -gt
  tested-approved once accepted everywhere
• Focus on ECE 30 and FMVSS 109 -gt GTS2000
• Presented to GRRF based on the 98 Agr. -gt OK to
  start a WG for a GTR with UK chairmanship
• Feb. 2002 -gt submitted a proposal to GRRF
• Oct. 2002 -gt Due to TREAD Act the project was
  stopped

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SUGGESTIONS

• Communication tool to promote GTR to countries
  non-CP of UNECE
• NG to refer to GTS2000 due to the various changes
  occurred mainly to FMVSS
• Priority on sidewall markings harmonization
• Select the best regulatory practice most
  appropriate standard (engineering, physical and
  scientific point-of-view, related to real world
  performance and validated)
• For approval of a world class tyre
• Economical evaluation in case of specific
  requirement (world class vs regional
  requirements)
• Table of recognition with acceptance of test
  methods by Countries (no need for supplementary
  markings)
• Define precisely the tyre type vs vehicle type
  (ref. SR1 vehicle mass and categories
  harmonization of UNECE WP.29)

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INTRODUCTION

• The Tyre Industry, in order to be a global player
  in the global market, currently is required to
  comply with a number of different national or
  even regional requirements that exist across the
  global market and which add cost, leadtime and
  complexity to tyres.

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SCOPE

• The objective of the GTR is to establish
  harmonized requirements for geometric dimensions,
  marking, performance, testing procedures ?and
  selection and fitting? of new pneumatic tyres
  which are primarily designed for use on the road
  ?insert vehicle category?.

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GTR WG STRUCTURE

• Chairman - TBD
• Sponsor France (Mr. Gauvin)
• Secretary Tyre Ind. (ETRTO, JATMA and RMA)
• CP representatives
• NGOs
• ISO (ISO 10191)

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WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE

• Test methods harmonization
• Sidewall markings (type approval markings, size
  designation, TIN, others)
• Implementation guidelines (administrative
  provisions, cop, quality audits, etc.)

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WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE
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TYRE INDUSTRY LEVEL GTR WG

• Test methods harmonization
• Sidewall markings (type approval markings, size
  designation, TIN, others)
• Implementation (administrative provisions, cop,
  quality audits, etc.)

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PRIORITIES(importance/difficulty from 1 lowest
to 5 highest)
Ranking according to some attendees