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PA COUNTRIES OF MAJOR MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURING AGREE ON PROCESS FOR DEVELOPING FUTURE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
Release Date: 03/20/98
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FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1998
COUNTRIES OF MAJOR MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURING AGREE ON PROCESS FOR DEVELOPING FUTURE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced today that the United States, Japan and the European Community reached accord on March 12, 1998 on an agreement that would provide a global means of developing and harmonizing regulations regarding the performance and design of motor vehicles. The agreement establishes a process to decrease environmental pollution, increase energy
efficiency, improve safety and improve anti-theft performance of vehicles and related components and equipment through globally uniform governmental technical regulations. The Agreement on Global Technical Regulations ensures that regulatory activities will be carried out in an open manner and objectively consider best available technology, related public benefits and cost effectiveness. The agreement is being established under the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Europe and administered by its Working Party on the Construction of Vehicles. It has been under development for 18 months. The draft agreement is being made available by the U.N. Working Party Secretariat for final review, comments and negotiations by all interested governments. Written comments will be accepted by the Secretariat through April 30, 1998. In addition, all participating governments can make further comments up to and during the June 23 meeting in Geneva. The intent is to complete a final text and open the Agreement for signature by different governments by June 25, 1998. The agreement may be electronically accessed at:
http://www.itu.ch/itudoc/un/editrans/wp29.html. The E-mail address is JERIE.ECE@UNOG.CH. The phone number is 011-41-22-91-72422 (ask for Jerie).
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