Regulation 16.08 Consolidated to Supplement 2 Safety belts, ISOFIX and i-Size（Part 6）
- CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION
The conformity of production procedures shall comply with those set out in the Agreement, Schedule 1 (E/ECE/TRANS/505/Rev.3), with the following requirements:
9.1. Every vehicle type or safety-belt or restraint system approved under this Regulation shall be so manufactured as to conform to the type approved by meeting the requirements set forth in paragraphs 6.,7. and 8. above.
9.2. The minimum requirements for conformity of production control procedures set forth in Annex 14 to this Regulation shall be complied with.
9.3. The Type Approval Authority which has granted type approval may at any time verify the conformity control methods applied in each production facility. The normal frequency of these verifications shall be twice a year.
- PENALTIES FOR NON-CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION
10.1. The approval granted in respect of a vehicle or a type of belt or restraint system may be withdrawn if the requirement laid down in paragraph 9.1. above is not complied with, or if the safety-belt(s) or restraint system(s) selected have failed to pass the checks prescribed in paragraph 9.2. above.
10.2. If a Contracting Party to the Agreement applying this Regulation withdraws an approval it has previously granted, it shall forthwith so notify the other Contracting Parties applying this Regulation by means of a communication form conforming to the model in Annex 1A or Annex 1B to this Regulation (as appropriate).
- MODIFICATIONS AND EXTENSION OF APPROVAL OF THE VEHICLE TYPE OR SAFETY-BELT OR RESTRAINT SYSTEM TYPE
11.1. Every modification of the vehicle type or the belt or restraint system or both which affects its technical performance and/or documentation as required in this Regulation shall be notified to the Type Approval Authority which approved the vehicle type or safety-belt or restraint system type. The Authority may then either: [R1608s1-5]
11.1.1. Consider that the modifications made are unlikely to have an appreciable adverse effect and that in any case the vehicle or safety-belt or restraint system still complies with the requirements; or
11.1.2. Require a further test report from the Technical Service responsible for conducting the tests.
11.2. Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 11.1. above, a variant of the vehicle whose mass in the running order is less than that of the vehicle subjected to the approval test shall not be regarded as a modification of the vehicle type.
11.3. Confirmation or refusal of approval, specifying the alterations, shall be communicated by the procedure specified in paragraph 5.2.3. or 5.3.3. of this Regulation to the Parties to the Agreement applying this Regulation.
11.4. The Type Approval Authority issuing the extension of approval shall assign a series number for such an
extension and inform thereof the other parties to the 1958 Agreement applying this Regulation by means of a communication form conforming to the model in Annex 1A or 1B to this Regulation.
- PRODUCTION DEFINITIVELY DISCONTINUED
If the holder of the approval completely ceases to manufacture a device approved in accordance with this Regulation, he shall so inform the Type Approval Authority which granted the approval. Upon receiving the relevant communication that authority shall inform thereof the other Parties to the 1958 Agreement applying this Regulation by means of a communication form conforming to the model in Annex 1A or 1B to this Regulation.
- INSTRUCTIONS
In the case of safety-belt type supplied separately from vehicle, the packaging and installation instructions shall clearly state the vehicle type(s) for which it is intended.
- NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF TECHNICAL SERVICES RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING APPROVAL TESTS, AND OF TYPE APPROVAL AUTHORITIES
The Contracting Parties to the 1958 Agreement applying this Regulation shall communicate to the United Nations Secretariat the names and addresses of the Technical Services responsible for conducting approval tests and of the Type Approval Authorities which grant approval and to which forms certifying approval or refusal or extension or withdrawal of approval, issued in other countries, are to be sent.
- TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
15.1. Approvals of vehicle type
15.1.1. As from the official date of entry into force of Supplement 15 to the 04 series of amendments, no Contracting Party applying this Regulation shall refuse to grant approvals under this Regulation as modified by Supplement 15 to the 04 series of amendments.
15.1.2. As from 2 years after the entry into force of Supplement 15 to the 04 series of amendments to this Regulation, Contracting Parties applying this Regulation shall grant approvals only if the requirements of this Regulation, as amended by Supplement 15 to the 04 series of amendments are satisfied.
15.1.3. As from 7 years after the entry into force of Supplement 15 to the 04 series of amendments to this Regulation, Contracting Parties applying this Regulation may refuse to recognize approvals which were not granted in accordance with Supplement 15 to the 04 series of amendments to this Regulation in accordance with Supplement 15 to the 04 series of amendments to this Regulation. However, existing approvals of the vehicle categories other than M1 and which are not affected by Supplement 15 to the 04 series of amendments to this Regulation shall remain valid and Contracting Parties applying this Regulation
shall continue to accept them.
15.1.3.1. However, as from 1 October 2000, for vehicles of categories M1 and N1, Contracting Parties applying this Regulation may refuse to recognize approvals which were not granted in accordance with Supplement 8 to Regulation 16.08 Consolidated to Supplement 2 (Revision 10 Amendment 2) Safety-belts, ISOFIX and i-Size the 04 series of amendments to this Regulation, if the information requirements of paragraph 8.3.5. and
Annex 17 are not met.
15.2. Installation of safety-belts and safety-belt reminder
These transitional provisions only apply to the installation of safety-belts and safety-belt reminders on vehicles and do not change the mark of the safety-belt.
15.2.1. As from the official date of entry into force of Supplement 12 to the 04 series of amendments, no Contracting Party applying this Regulation shall refuse to grant approvals under this Regulation as modified by Supplement 12 to the 04 series of amendments.
15.2.2. Upon expiration of a period of 36 months following the official date of entry into force referred to in paragraph 15.2.1. above, the Contracting Parties applying this Regulation shall grant approval only if the vehicle type satisfies the requirements of this Regulation as amended by the Supplement 12 to the 04 series of amendments.
15.2.3. Upon the expiration of a period of 60 months following the official date of entry into force referred to in paragraph 15.2.1. above, the Contracting Parties applying this Regulation may refuse to recognize approvals not granted in accordance with Supplement 12 to the 04 series of amendments to this Regulation.
15.2.4. As from the official date of entry into force of Supplement 14 to the 04 series of amendments, no Contracting Party applying this Regulation shall refuse to grant approvals under this Regulation as modified by Supplement 14 to the 04 series of amendments.
15.2.5. As from the official date of entry into force of Supplement 16 to the 04 series of amendments, no Contracting Party applying this Regulation shall refuse to grant approvals under this Regulation as modified by Supplement 16 to the 04 series of amendments.
15.2.6. Upon expiration of a period of 36 months following the official date of entry into force referred to in paragraph 15.2.4. above, the Contracting Parties applying this Regulation shall grant approval only if the vehicle type satisfies the requirements of this Regulation as amended by the Supplement 14 to the 04 series of amendments.
15.2.7. Upon the expiration of a period of 60 months following the official date of entry into force referred to in paragraph 15.2.4 above, the Contracting Parties applying this Regulation may refuse to recognize approvals not granted in accordance with Supplement 14 to the 04 series of amendments to this Regulation.
15.2.8. After 16 July 2006, the Contracting Parties applying this Regulation shall grant approval only if the vehicle type satisfies the requirements of this Regulation as amended by the Supplement 16 to the 04 series of amendments.
15.2.9. After 16 July 2008, the Contracting Parties applying this Regulation may refuse to recognize approvals to vehicles of category N1 not granted in accordance with Supplement 16 to the 04 series of amendments to this Regulation.
15.2.10. As from the official date of entry into force of the 05 series of amendments, no Contracting Party applying this Regulation shall refuse to grant approvals under this Regulation as amended by the 05 series of amendments.
15.2.11. As from 18 months after the date of entry into force, Contracting Party applying this Regulation shall grant approvals only if the vehicle type to be approved meets the requirements of this Regulation as amended by the 05 series of amendments.
15.2.12. As from 72 months after the date of entry into force of the 05 series of amendments to this Regulation, approvals to this Regulation shall cease to be valid, except in the case of vehicle types which comply with
the requirements of this Regulation as amended by the 05 series of amendments.
15.2.13. Notwithstanding paragraph 15.2.12., approvals of the vehicle categories other than M1 to the preceding
series of amendments to this Regulation which are not affected by the 05 series of amendments related to the requirements concerning the fitting of safety-belt reminders shall remain valid and Contracting Parties applying this Regulation shall continue to accept them.
15.2.14. Notwithstanding paragraph 15.2.12., approvals of the vehicle categories other than N2 and N3 to the
preceding series of amendments to this Regulation which are not affected by the 05 series of amendments related to minimum requirements for safety-belts and retractors in Annex 16 shall remain valid and Contracting Parties applying this Regulation shall continue to accept them.
15.2.15. Even after the date of entry into force of the 05 series of amendments, approvals of the components and separate technical units to the preceding series of amendments to this Regulation shall remain valid and Contracting Parties applying this Regulation shall continue to accept them and shall not refuse to grant extensions of approval to the 04 series of amendments to this Regulation.
15.2.16. Notwithstanding the transitional provisions above, Contracting Parties whose application of this Regulation comes into force after the date of entry into force of the 05 series of amendments are not obliged to accept approvals which were granted in accordance with any of the preceding series of amendments to this Regulation.
15.3. As from the official date of entry into force of the 06 series of amendments, no Contracting Party applying this Regulation shall refuse to grant approvals under this Regulation as amended by the 06 series of amendments.
15.3.1. As from 24 months after the date of entry into force of the 06 series of amendments, Contracting Parties applying this Regulation shall grant approvals only if the requirements of this Regulation, as amended by the 06 series of amendments, are satisfied.
15.3.2. As from 36 months after the date of entry into force of the 06 series of amendments, Contracting Parties applying this Regulation may refuse to recognize approvals which were not granted in accordance with the 06 series of amendments to this Regulation.
15.3.3. Even after the date of entry into force of the 06 series of amendments, approvals of the components and separate technical units to the preceding series of amendments to this Regulation shall remain valid and Contracting Parties applying this Regulation shall continue to accept them, and Contracting Parties may continue to grant extensions of approvals to the 05 series of amendments.
15.3.4. Notwithstanding paragraphs 15.3.1. and 15.3.2., approvals of the vehicle categories to the preceding series of amendments to this Regulation which are not affected by the 06 series of amendments shall remain valid and Contracting Parties applying this Regulation shall continue to accept them.
15.3.5. As long as there are no requirements concerning the compulsory fitting of safety belts for folding seats in their national requirements at the time of acceding to this Regulation, Contracting Parties may continue to allow this non-fitment for the purpose of national approval and in this case these bus categories cannot be type approved under this Regulation.
15.3.6. No Contracting Parties applying this Regulation shall refuse to grant approvals of a component under a preceding series of amendments to this Regulation if the safety-belts are intended to be installed in vehicles which are approved before the respective series of amendment.
15.3.7. As from the official date of entry into force of Supplement 5 to the 06 series of amendments, no Contracting Party applying this Regulation shall refuse to grant type approvals under this Regulation as amended by Supplement 5 to the 06 series of amendments.
15.3.8. Until 12 months after the date of entry into force of the Supplement 5 to the 06 series of amendments to this Regulation, Contracting Parties applying this Regulation can continue to grant type approvals to the 06 series of amendments to this Regulation without taking into account the provisions of Supplement 5 to the
06 series of amendments.
15.4. As from the official date of entry into force of the 07 series of amendments, no Contracting Party applying this Regulation shall refuse to grant or refuse to accept type approvals under this UN Regulation as amended by the 07 series of amendments. Contracting Parties shall continue to grant extensions of approvals to the preceding series of amendment.
15.4.1. As from 1 September 2019, Contracting Parties applying this Regulation shall not be obliged to accept type approvals to the preceding series of amendments that were first issued on or after 1 September 2019.
15.4.2. A safety-belt reminder is not compulsory on removable rear seats and on any seat in a row in which there is a suspension seat, for the purpose of granting type-approval to the 07 series of amendment, until 1 September 2022. These exemptions shall remain applicable in the case of extensions of approvals first granted before 1 September 2022.
15.4.3. Until 1 September 2021, Contracting Parties applying this Regulation shall accept type approvals to the preceding series of amendments that were first issued before 1 September 2019.
15.4.4. As from 1 September 2021, Contracting Parties applying this Regulation shall not be obliged to accept type approvals issued to the preceding series of amendments to this Regulation.
15.4.5. Notwithstanding paragraph 15.4.4., Contracting Parties applying the Regulation shall continue to accept UN type approvals of safety-belts and restraint systems to the preceding series of amendments to the Regulation.
15.4.6. Notwithstanding paragraph 15.4.4, Contracting Parties applying the Regulation shall continue to accept
type approvals to the preceding series of amendments to the Regulation, for vehicles which are not affected by the changes introduced by the 07 series of amendments
15.5. As from the official date of entry into force of the 08 series of amendments, no Contracting Party applying this Regulation shall refuse to grant or refuse to accept type approvals under this Regulation as amended by the 08 series of amendments.
15.5.1. As from 1 September 2020, Contracting Parties applying this Regulation shall not be obliged to accept type approvals to the preceding series of amendments that were first issued on or after 1 September 2020.
15.5.2. Until 1 September 2022, Contracting Parties applying this Regulation shall accept type approvals to the preceding series of amendments that were first issued before 1 September 2020.
15.5.3. As from 1 September 2022, Contracting Parties applying this Regulation shall not be obliged to accept type approvals issued to the preceding series of amendments to this Regulation.
15.5.4. Notwithstanding paragraph 15.5.3., Contracting Parties applying this Regulation shall continue to accept type approvals of safety-belts and restraint systems to the preceding series of amendments to the UN Regulation.
15.5.5. Notwithstanding paragraph 15.5.3., Contracting Parties applying this Regulation shall continue to accept type approvals to the preceding series of amendments to this Regulation, for vehicles which are not affected by the changes introduced by the 08 series of amendments.
15.5.6. Notwithstanding paragraphs 15.5.1. and 15.5.3., Contracting Parties applying this Regulation shall continue to accept exemptions according to paragraph 15.4.2 if the vehicle was first approved to the 07 or the 08 series of amendments to this Regulation before 1 September 2022. These exemptions shall remain applicable in the case of extensions of approvals first granted before 1 September 2022.[R16.08s2-6]
15.5.7. Contracting Parties applying this Regulation shall not refuse to grant type approvals according to any preceding series of amendments to this Regulation or extensions thereof.
