29 June 2009
* ECE Regulations Adopted at WP.29 on its 148th Session
For a list of the ECE Regulations adopted at the 148th session of WP.29 on 23-26 June 2009, please click here.
26 June 2009
* July 2009 Update of Automotive Regulations Information
Automotive Regulations Information is scheduled to be updated on Wednesday, 1 July 2009.
For information on added and revised regulations, please click here.
25 June 2009
* 18th Asia Expert Meeting to Be Held in the Philippines
The Expert Meeting on interior safety regulations (ECE R14, R16, R17 and R25) and tyre regulations (ECE R30 and R54), organized by Philippines’ Department of Transport and Communications (DOTC) and Land Transportation Office (LTO), will be held in Manila, Philippines for two days on 15-16 July 2009. JASIC is also scheduled to send experts on each theme who will give presentations at the meeting.
Please click here for the attendance registration form.
Please click here for the program of the meeting.
18 June 2009
* 17th Asia Expert Meeting Held in the Philippines
The Expert Meeting on the 1958 Agreement, organized by DOTC and LTO, was held in Manila, Philippines for two days on 4-5 June 2009. The Meeting was attended by about 60 participants from government ministries/departments related to transportation, automobile manufacturers associations, etc. JASIC sent experts on each theme and gave presentations. The participants deepened their understanding on discussed themes through the Q & A session, etc.
Please see Harmonization Trends in Asia for details.
10 June 2009
* 4th JASIC-CATARC Forum Held in China
The 4th JASIC-CATARC Forum, organized by China Automotive Technology & Research Center, was held in Beijing, China on 25 May 2009 and was attended by 45 participants from Japan and China. Please click here for details.
5 June 2009
* 14th JASIC Asia Government/Industry Meeting to Be Held in Vietnam--First Notice
Date: 25-27 November 2009 (3 days)
Venue: Hanoi, Vietnam
Co-organizers: Vietnam’s Vietnam Register (VR) and JASIC
Scheduled participants: Representatives of government offices in Asian countries/territories involved in vehicle regulation and certification, and people from the automotive industry involved in manufacturing of vehicles and vehicle parts
This Meeting will be the second meeting in the Fifth Series, whose theme is "Developing infrastructure in each country to realize mutual recognition of Whole Vehicle Type Approvals under UNECE framework with the regulations annexed to the 1958 Agreement". Scheduled for this Meeting are reporting of activities of each country/territory for harmonization of regulations, discussion on the future establishment of vehicle certification system based on the United Nations’ 1958 Agreement in each country/territory, and others.
We look forward to active participation from Asian countries/territories.
31 July 2008
* The Year 2008 Edition of Automobile Type Approval Handbook for Japanese Certification ("Blue Book") Published
We have published the year 2008 edition of Blue Book, which contains Japanese regulations that have been issued or amended by the end of March 2008.
Click here for more details on the Automobile Type Approval Handbook for Japanese Certification.
We look forward to receiving your order.
With the increasing demand for international harmonization, collecting information on overseas regulations, especially ECE regulations, has become more and more important. The Automotive Regulations Information Web Service will provide you with the latest updates on such regulations as they are created, amended, or revised:
Introduction to the United Nations European Headquarters (Geneva)
In this volume, we would like to share with you access, shopping and meal information on the United Nations European Headquarters, which is closely related to the activities of JASIC. Some of you might want to complain that information on the conference hall is missing. We will reserve it for a later volume.
