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GENERAL

TRANS/WP.29/GRB/1999/1

2 December 1998

Original: ENGLISH

ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE

INLAND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE

Working Party on the Construction of Vehicles

Working Party on Noise ( GRB )

(22 to 25 February 1999)

PROVISIONAL ANNOTATED AGENDA FOR THE THIRTIETH SESSION 1/ 2/

to be held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva

starting at 14.30 h on Monday, 22 February 1999

and concluding at 12.30 h on Thursday, 25 February 1999

1/	As part of the secretariat's efforts to reduce expenditure, all official documents distributed prior to the session by mail will not be available in the conference room for distribution to session participants. Delegates are kindly requested to bring their copies of documents to the meeting.

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Note:	This document is distributed to the Experts on Noise only.

GE.98-

Agenda

item	Documents

1.	TYRE-ROAD NOISE LIMITATION

1.1.	Regulation No. 30 (Pneumatic tyres)

GRB agreed to examine	TRANS/WP.29/ GRB/27,

a revised proposal, concerning	paras. 3 and 4

provisions limiting tyre-road noise,	TRANS/WP.29/GRB/R.140/Rev.1

taking into account the result from	TRANS/WP.29/GRB/R.144

discussion held during the last	and Add.1

session. GRB might also wish to	TRANS/WP.29/GRB/1998/3

consider arguments by ETRTO for	TRANS/WP.29/GRB/1998/8

regulating tyre-road noise by a

separate new Regulation and to

examine a proposal by the

Russian Federation.

1.2.	Regulation No. 54 (Pneumatic tyres

for commercial vehicles)

Idem 1.1.	TRANS/WP.29/GRB/27,

paras. 5-20

TRANS/WP.29/ GRB/R.141/Rev.1

TRANS/WP.29/ GRB /R.144

and Add.1

TRANS/WP.29/GRB /1998/3

TRANS/WP.29/GRB /1998/9

2.	AMENDMENTS TO REGULATION No. 51

(Noise of M and N categories of

vehicles)

GRB agreed to consider further	TRANS/WP.29/ GRB/27,

developments of investigations	paras. 21-27

to improve the noise measurement

method. Contributions from Germany

and ISO are expected.

3.	AMENDMENTS TO REGULATION No. 59

(Replacement silencing systems)

GRB agreed to consider the	TRANS/WP.29/GRB/27,

proposal by Poland for	para. 28

incorporating into Regulation	TRANS/WP.29/GRB/1998/10

No. 59 a reference to

Regulation No. 103.

Agenda

item	Documents

4.	AMENDMENTS TO REGULATION No. 63

(Noise of mopeds)

GRB agreed to consider	TRANS/WP.29/GRB/27,

the proposal by Belarus to	paras. 29-31

amend Regulation No. 63	TRANS/WP.29/GRB/1998/11

5.	AMENDMENTS TO REGULATION No. 41

(Noise of motor cycles)

GRB agreed to consider in detail	TRANS/WP.29/ GRB/27,

the proposal by IMMA to align	paras. 36 and 37

Regulation No. 41 with the	TRANS/WP.29/GRB/1998/14

corresponding EC Directive 97/24/EC

6.	EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ON NATIONAL

AND INTERNATIONAL REQUIREMENTS ON

NOISE LEVELS

The experts might have an exchange	TRANS/WP.29/ GRB/27,

of views on noise control legislation	paras. 34 and 35

in their countries and on its

development, including the provisions

for noise control of vehicles in use.

Delegations are invited to submit

brief statements (if applicable) and,

if necessary, to supplement this

information orally.

7.	OTHER BUSINESS

7.1.	Traffic noise modelling

The Meeting of Experts might wish	TRANS/WP.29/ GRB/27,

to resume the consideration of this	para. 41

item in view of the potentials for

reducing road traffic noise nuisance.

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