Uvod
Agreement concerning the Adoption of Harmonized
Technical United Nations Regulations for Wheeled Vehicles,
Equipment and Parts which can be Fitted and/or be Used on
Wheeled Vehicles and the Conditions for Reciprocal
Recognition of Approvals Granted on the Basis of these
United Nations Regulations1
Revision 3
(Including the amendments which entered into force on 14 September 2017)
UNITED NATIONS
Preamble
THE CONTRACTING PARTIES,
HAVING DECIDED to amend the Agreement Concerning the Adoption of Uniform Conditions of Approval and Reciprocal Recognition of Approval for Motor Vehicle Equipment and Parts, done at Geneva on 20 March 1958, as amended on 16 October 1995, and
DESIRING to reduce technical barriers to international trade by defining harmonized technical UN Regulations that it will suffice for certain wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts to fulfil in order to be used in their countries or regions,
RECOGNIZING the importance of safety, environmental protection, energy efficiency and anti-theft performance of wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts, which can be fitted and/or be used on wheeled vehicles for the development of regulations that are technically and economically feasible and adapted to technical progress,
DESIRING to apply these UN Regulations whenever possible in their countries or regions,
DESIRING to facilitate the acceptance in their countries of the vehicles, equipment and parts, where approved according to these UN Regulations by the approval authorities of another Contracting Party,
DESIRING to establish an International Whole Vehicle Type Approval scheme (IWVTA) within the framework of the Agreement to increase the advantages of individual UN Regulations annexed to the Agreement and so create opportunities to simplify implementation by Contracting Parties and the wider adoption of mutual recognition of type approvals for whole vehicles, and,
DESIRING to increase the number of Contracting Parties to the Agreement by improving its functioning and reliability, and thus ensure that it remains the key international framework for the harmonization of technical regulations in the automotive sector,
1 Former titles of the Agreement: Agreement concerning the Adoption of Uniform Conditions of Approval and Reciprocal Recognition of Approval for Motor Vehicle Equipment and Parts, done at Geneva on 20 March 1958 (original version); Agreement concerning the Adoption of Uniform Technical Prescriptions for Wheeled Vehicles, Equipment and Parts which can be Fitted and/or be Used on Wheeled Vehicles and the Conditions for Reciprocal Recognition of Approvals Granted on the Basis of these Prescriptions, done at Geneva on 5 October 1995 (Revision 2). HAVE AGREED as follows: