The 1998 agreement on the establishment of global technical rules for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts that can be mounted and/or used on wheeled vehicles is a subsequent agreement. Following its mission to harmonize vehicle regulations, the EEC-UN resolved the main problems (administrative provisions relating to type reception against self-certification and mutual recognition of receptions) that prevented countries not signatories to the 1958 agreement from participating fully in their activities. In recent years, the European Union has decided to replace as many European directives as possible with the 1958 UN regulations and to refer directly to these UN rules in EU legislation. Revision 3 of the 1958 agreement came into force on 14 September 2017. Most countries, even if they do not formally participate in the 1958 agreement, recognize the provisions of the United Nations and reflect the content of UN regulations in their own national requirements, or authorize the importation, registration and use of UN vehicles or both. The two main exceptions are the United States and Canada (excluding lighting requirements); UN regulations are generally not recognized and UN compliant vehicles and equipment are not permitted for importation, sale or use in both regions unless they are considered to be in compliance with regional vehicle safety legislation or restricted non-traffic (e.g. B car show screens). [5] On 24 March 1998, the EU became a contracting party to the agreement. The 1958 agreement currently has 56 parties and 149 UN regulations attached. The most notable non-signature of the 1958 agreement was that of the United States, which had its own federal motor vehicle safety standards and did not recognize UN-type receptions. However, both the United States and Canada are parties to the 1998 agreement. Vehicles and components of the United Nations specification that do not also comply with U.S. rules cannot therefore be imported into the United States without significant modifications.

Canada has its own Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, which roughly resemble the U.S. FMVSS, but Canada also accepts UN-compliant headlights and bumpers. The forthwhile comprehensive economic and trade agreement between Canada and the European Union could prompt Canada to recognize more UN rules as acceptable alternatives to Canadian rules. [9] Canada currently applies 14 of the 17 main EEC standards as authorized alternatives: exceptions for motorcycle controls and displays, motorcycle mirrors and electronic control of the stability of passenger cars. [Citation required] These remaining three groups will be authorized in Canada until the trade agreement is ratified. [Citation required] The 1998 agreement applies in parallel with the 1958 convention. The aim is to further improve the international harmonization process by developing global technical rules (GTR). The main difference is that the parallel agreement does not provide for mutual recognition of authorisations issued on the basis of global technical rules. The 1958 Agreement on Technical Vehicle Harmonization was established by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN-EEC). The agreement provides the legal and administrative framework for the definition of international rules of the United Nations with uniform agreement of 1998, born to create standards of meta-standards called global technical rules, without administrative procedure for receipt by type and, therefore, without the principle of mutual recognition of receptions by type.

The 1998 agreement on the establishment of global technical rules for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts that can be mounted and/or used on wheeled vehicles is a subsequent agreement. Following its mission to harmonize vehicle regulations, the EEC-UN resolved the main problems (administrative provisions relating to type reception against self-certification and mutual recognition of receptions) that prevented countries not signatories to the 1958 agreement from participating fully in their activities. In recent years, the European Union has decided to replace as many European directives as possible with the 1958 UN regulations and to refer directly to these UN rules in EU legislation. Revision 3 of the 1958 agreement came into force on 14 September 2017. Most countries, even if they do not formally participate in the 1958 agreement, recognize the provisions of the United Nations and reflect the content of UN regulations in their own national requirements, or authorize the importation, registration and use of UN vehicles or both. The two main exceptions are the United States and Canada (excluding lighting requirements); UN regulations are generally not recognized and UN compliant vehicles and equipment are not permitted for importation, sale or use in both regions unless they are considered to be in compliance with regional vehicle safety legislation or restricted non-traffic (e.g. B car show screens). [5] On 24 March 1998, the EU became a contracting party to the agreement. The 1958 agreement currently has 56 parties and 149 UN regulations attached. The most notable non-signature of the 1958 agreement was that of the United States, which had its own federal motor vehicle safety standards and did not recognize UN-type receptions. However, both the United States and Canada are parties to the 1998 agreement. Vehicles and components of the United Nations specification that do not also comply with U.S. rules cannot therefore be imported into the United States without significant modifications.

Canada has its own Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, which roughly resemble the U.S. FMVSS, but Canada also accepts UN-compliant headlights and bumpers. The forthwhile comprehensive economic and trade agreement between Canada and the European Union could prompt Canada to recognize more UN rules as acceptable alternatives to Canadian rules. [9] Canada currently applies 14 of the 17 main EEC standards as authorized alternatives: exceptions for motorcycle controls and displays, motorcycle mirrors and electronic control of the stability of passenger cars. [Citation required] These remaining three groups will be authorized in Canada until the trade agreement is ratified. [Citation required] The 1998 agreement applies in parallel with the 1958 convention. The aim is to further improve the international harmonization process by developing global technical rules (GTR). The main difference is that the parallel agreement does not provide for mutual recognition of authorisations issued on the basis of global technical rules. The 1958 Agreement on Technical Vehicle Harmonization was established by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN-EEC). The agreement provides the legal and administrative framework for the definition of international rules of the United Nations with uniform agreement of 1998, born to create standards of meta-standards called global technical rules, without administrative procedure for receipt by type and, therefore, without the principle of mutual recognition of receptions by type.

The 1998 agreement on the establishment of global technical rules for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts that can be mounted and/or used on wheeled vehicles is a subsequent agreement. Following its mission to harmonize vehicle regulations, the EEC-UN resolved the main problems (administrative provisions relating to type reception against self-certification and mutual recognition of receptions) that prevented countries not signatories to the 1958 agreement from participating fully in their activities. In recent years, the European Union has decided to replace as many European directives as possible with the 1958 UN regulations and to refer directly to these UN rules in EU legislation. Revision 3 of the 1958 agreement came into force on 14 September 2017. Most countries, even if they do not formally participate in the 1958 agreement, recognize the provisions of the United Nations and reflect the content of UN regulations in their own national requirements, or authorize the importation, registration and use of UN vehicles or both. The two main exceptions are the United States and Canada (excluding lighting requirements); UN regulations are generally not recognized and UN compliant vehicles and equipment are not permitted for importation, sale or use in both regions unless they are considered to be in compliance with regional vehicle safety legislation or restricted non-traffic (e.g. B car show screens). [5] On 24 March 1998, the EU became a contracting party to the agreement. The 1958 agreement currently has 56 parties and 149 UN regulations attached. The most notable non-signature of the 1958 agreement was that of the United States, which had its own federal motor vehicle safety standards and did not recognize UN-type receptions. However, both the United States and Canada are parties to the 1998 agreement. Vehicles and components of the United Nations specification that do not also comply with U.S. rules cannot therefore be imported into the United States without significant modifications.

Canada has its own Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, which roughly resemble the U.S. FMVSS, but Canada also accepts UN-compliant headlights and bumpers. The forthwhile comprehensive economic and trade agreement between Canada and the European Union could prompt Canada to recognize more UN rules as acceptable alternatives to Canadian rules. [9] Canada currently applies 14 of the 17 main EEC standards as authorized alternatives: exceptions for motorcycle controls and displays, motorcycle mirrors and electronic control of the stability of passenger cars. [Citation required] These remaining three groups will be authorized in Canada until the trade agreement is ratified. [Citation required] The 1998 agreement applies in parallel with the 1958 convention. The aim is to further improve the international harmonization process by developing global technical rules (GTR). The main difference is that the parallel agreement does not provide for mutual recognition of authorisations issued on the basis of global technical rules. The 1958 Agreement on Technical Vehicle Harmonization was established by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN-EEC). The agreement provides the legal and administrative framework for the definition of international rules of the United Nations with uniform agreement of 1998, born to create standards of meta-standards called global technical rules, without administrative procedure for receipt by type and, therefore, without the principle of mutual recognition of receptions by type.

The 1998 agreement on the establishment of global technical rules for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts that can be mounted and/or used on wheeled vehicles is a subsequent agreement. Following its mission to harmonize vehicle regulations, the EEC-UN resolved the main problems (administrative provisions relating to type reception against self-certification and mutual recognition of receptions) that prevented countries not signatories to the 1958 agreement from participating fully in their activities. In recent years, the European Union has decided to replace as many European directives as possible with the 1958 UN regulations and to refer directly to these UN rules in EU legislation. Revision 3 of the 1958 agreement came into force on 14 September 2017. Most countries, even if they do not formally participate in the 1958 agreement, recognize the provisions of the United Nations and reflect the content of UN regulations in their own national requirements, or authorize the importation, registration and use of UN vehicles or both. The two main exceptions are the United States and Canada (excluding lighting requirements); UN regulations are generally not recognized and UN compliant vehicles and equipment are not permitted for importation, sale or use in both regions unless they are considered to be in compliance with regional vehicle safety legislation or restricted non-traffic (e.g. B car show screens). [5] On 24 March 1998, the EU became a contracting party to the agreement. The 1958 agreement currently has 56 parties and 149 UN regulations attached. The most notable non-signature of the 1958 agreement was that of the United States, which had its own federal motor vehicle safety standards and did not recognize UN-type receptions. However, both the United States and Canada are parties to the 1998 agreement. Vehicles and components of the United Nations specification that do not also comply with U.S. rules cannot therefore be imported into the United States without significant modifications.

Canada has its own Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, which roughly resemble the U.S. FMVSS, but Canada also accepts UN-compliant headlights and bumpers. The forthwhile comprehensive economic and trade agreement between Canada and the European Union could prompt Canada to recognize more UN rules as acceptable alternatives to Canadian rules. [9] Canada currently applies 14 of the 17 main EEC standards as authorized alternatives: exceptions for motorcycle controls and displays, motorcycle mirrors and electronic control of the stability of passenger cars. [Citation required] These remaining three groups will be authorized in Canada until the trade agreement is ratified. [Citation required] The 1998 agreement applies in parallel with the 1958 convention. The aim is to further improve the international harmonization process by developing global technical rules (GTR). The main difference is that the parallel agreement does not provide for mutual recognition of authorisations issued on the basis of global technical rules. The 1958 Agreement on Technical Vehicle Harmonization was established by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN-EEC). The agreement provides the legal and administrative framework for the definition of international rules of the United Nations with uniform agreement of 1998, born to create standards of meta-standards called global technical rules, without administrative procedure for receipt by type and, therefore, without the principle of mutual recognition of receptions by type.