1958 Agreement concerning the Adoption of Uniform Technical Prescriptions for Wheeled Vehicles

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The 1958 Agreement concerning the Adoption of Uniform Technical Prescriptions for Wheeled Vehicles is a United Nations treaty that establishes harmonized international standards for vehicle safety, environmental performance, and related technical regulations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations treaty
international treaty
vehicle regulation framework
administeredBy UNECE Inland Transport Committee
World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations
adoptedBy United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
adoptedUnder United Nations
alsoKnownAs 1958 Agreement concerning the Adoption of Uniform Technical Prescriptions for Wheeled Vehicles
surface form: 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
appliesTo Contracting Parties that have acceded to the Agreement
basedOn principle of harmonized technical regulations
category road transport regulation
contains World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations
surface form: UN Regulations for vehicles and vehicle equipment
enteredIntoForce 1968
establishes mutual recognition of type approvals among Contracting Parties
system of type approval for vehicles and equipment
feature reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of UN Regulations
geographicalScope global
initiallyOpenTo UNECE member States
language English
French
Russian
laterOpenTo all United Nations member States
legalForm multilateral agreement
objective improvement of road safety
reduction of environmental impact of road vehicles
purpose establishment of uniform environmental performance standards for vehicles
establishment of uniform vehicle safety standards
facilitation of international trade in motor vehicles and parts
harmonization of technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles
regulates braking performance of vehicles
crashworthiness of vehicles
installation of safety belts and restraint systems
occupant protection in vehicles
tyre performance and marking
vehicle emissions of pollutants
vehicle environmental performance requirements
vehicle lighting and light-signalling devices
vehicle noise emissions
vehicle safety requirements
relatedTo Global Technical Regulations under the 1998 Agreement
surface form: 1998 Agreement on Global Technical Regulations for Wheeled Vehicles

World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations
surface form: World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29)
scope vehicle equipment
vehicle parts
wheeled vehicles
shortName 1958 Agreement
1958 Agreement
surface form: UN 1958 Agreement
subjectMatter technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts
updatedBy various amendments adopted by Contracting Parties
yearAdopted 1958

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World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations legalBasis 1958 Agreement concerning the Adoption of Uniform Technical Prescriptions for Wheeled Vehicles
United Nations Regulations under the 1958 Agreement basedOn 1958 Agreement concerning the Adoption of Uniform Technical Prescriptions for Wheeled Vehicles
this entity surface form: Agreement concerning the Adoption of Uniform Technical Prescriptions for Wheeled Vehicles, Equipment and Parts (1958 Agreement)
United Nations Regulations under the 1958 Agreement shortName 1958 Agreement concerning the Adoption of Uniform Technical Prescriptions for Wheeled Vehicles
this entity surface form: UN/ECE 1958 Agreement Regulations
United Nations Regulations under the 1958 Agreement contains 1958 Agreement concerning the Adoption of Uniform Technical Prescriptions for Wheeled Vehicles
this entity surface form: UN Regulation No. 16 on safety-belts
United Nations Regulations under the 1958 Agreement contains 1958 Agreement concerning the Adoption of Uniform Technical Prescriptions for Wheeled Vehicles
this entity surface form: UN Regulation No. 95 on lateral collision protection
United Nations Regulations under the 1958 Agreement contains 1958 Agreement concerning the Adoption of Uniform Technical Prescriptions for Wheeled Vehicles
this entity surface form: UN Regulation No. 117 on tyre rolling sound emissions and adhesion
1958 Agreement concerning the Adoption of Uniform Technical Prescriptions for Wheeled Vehicles alsoKnownAs 1958 Agreement concerning the Adoption of Uniform Technical Prescriptions for Wheeled Vehicles
this entity surface form: 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
1997 Agreement on Periodical Technical Inspections relatedTo 1958 Agreement concerning the Adoption of Uniform Technical Prescriptions for Wheeled Vehicles