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The Second Asia Expert Meeting was held on
15 July 2005 in Jakarta, Indonesia, attended by 96 participants
representing government agencies, universities, automotive
industries, JASIC, and other private institutions.
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The meeting was officially opened by Director
General of Land Communications-MOC, who also delivered keynote
address. The other keynote address was delivered by Director
General of Transportation Equipment Industry and Information
Communication Technology.
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The meeting participants were briefed in
detail by JASIC Executive Director about the outline and background
of Global Harmonization, UN/ECE/WP29 organization and its
activities, procedure to participate in WP 29, 1958 Agreement,
1997 Agreement, 1998 Agreement and how to reach the MRA (Mutual
Recognition of Approval) under 1958 Agreement.
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By harmonizing the Technical Regulations
and MRA under 1958 Agreement (Tested One, Accepted everywhere),
some advantages will be gained by Administration (Government)
such as efficient process of examination, Manufacturers such
as efficient inventory management and Vehicle Users such as
wider choice of imported vehicles.
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1958 Agreement consist of 2 important elements,
technical requirement (procedures for establishing uniform
prescriptions regarding new motor vehicles and motor vehicle
equipment) and MRA/Mutual Recognition of Approval (reciprocal
acceptance of approvals issued under Regulations).
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There are several elements to be considered
in the Accession to 1958 Agreement namely:
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Technical Regulation |
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ECE Regulations |
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Structure of regulations system |
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Reflection of domestic situation to ECE
regulation |
b. |
Type Approval System |
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Existence of approval authority |
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Maintenance of certification document
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Management system of regulation |
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Test Institution |
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Deeper understanding of 1958 Agreement,
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d. |
Socialization |
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Reciprocal recognition under 1958 Agreement
is only for vehicle systems, parts and equipments, not for
the entire vehicle.
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Contracting party may not be necessary (voluntary)
to have own test facility.
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Government of Indonesia will participate
initially as an observer in WP 29 with a possibility to become
a contracting party after consultation with all stakeholders.
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Currently, Indonesia has a Vehicle Type Approval
System consist of several test method adopted from Japanese
TRIAS for Safety items and refer to UN/ECE Regulations for
Emission.
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To prepare the Accession to 1958 Agreement,
an Automotive Product Working Group has been established.
The WG consists of representatives from MOC, MOI, MOE, BSN
(National Standardization Agency) and representatives from
Industry.
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Prior to the accession to UN/ECE 1958 Agreement,
it is necessary to consider utilization of MRA Schemes of
APLAC/ILAC (Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation/International
Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation) for establishing a basis
of mutual acceptance of test and inspection report.
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Although Indonesia is not a contracting party
of 1958 Agreement, adoption of ECE regulations is taken place
in several items of auto parts such as seatbelt and emission.