(a) Whether the Government has decided to sign agreement on Global Technical Regulations for Motor Vehicles;
(b) if so, the details of the proposal;
(c) whether signing of the agreement will benefit export of vehicles and reduce cost of development and production; and
(d) if so, the details in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING, ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI K.H. MUNIYAPPA)
(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. The Government of India has decided to sign the 1998 Agreement on Global Technical
Regulations (GTR) for Motor Vehicles, administered by WP-29–World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations,
a body of the Economic Commission of Europe of the United Nations (UN-ECE). The 1998 Agreement is a forum for
establishment of Global Technical Regulation for wheeled Motor Vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted
and/ or used on wheeled vehicles. The objective of 1998 Agreement is to codify the international best practices in
safety, emission regulations, energy sources and theft prevention equipments into global regulations without any
binding obligations for reciprocal recognition of certification by signatory countries.
(c) & (d): The Global Technical Regulations are formed by harmonization of existing regulations of contracting parties
as well as by establishment of new regulations with the consensus of all contracting parties. Hence, the design
specifications of the vehicles would largely meet the specifications of the contracting parties.