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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.
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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, and |
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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.
