庆祝UN/WP.29成立70周年、联合国《1958年协定书》签署65周年活动在瑞士日内瓦举办

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本次纪念活动总结了过去70年间WP.29在促进全球道路交通安全、环境保护和贸易进步方面作出的卓越贡献，进一步强调了《1958年协定书》的重要作用。联合国道路安全特使为本活动致贺信，UNECE秘书处、可持续运输司司长发表讲话，出席WP.29第一届全体会议和《1958年协定书》创始缔约方及WP.29前主席、前秘书、行业和非政府组织发表感言。

WP.29是联合国框架下永久性工作组,是国际上唯一的全球汽车法规协调平台。目前，WP.29共有63个协约方，下辖共3个协定书（《1958年协定书》、《1998年协定书》、《1997年协定书》），在协定书框架下共有168项联合国法规（原ECE法规），23项全球技术法规（GTR）。中国自1996年参加WP.29活动，自2000年作为WP.29缔约方正式参与其框架下全球汽车法规协调工作，近年来作为WP.29下属自动驾驶与网联车辆工作组（GRVA）副主席以及电动汽车安全(EVS)等5个非正式工作组副主席和联合主席，在其工作规划及国际法规制修订工作中作出了实质性贡献。标准院受工信部委托承担WP.29中国工作委员会（C-WP.29）秘书处职能，未来将持续为政府与行业参与WP.29活动做好支撑与服务，提升我国汽车标准国际化水平，推动全球汽车产业健康可持续发展。

Activities celebrating the 70th anniversary of UN/WP.29 and the 65th anniversary of establishment of the UN 1958 Agreement were held in Geneva, Switzerland

On 7 March 2023, activities celebrating the 70th anniversary of UN World Forum for the harmonization of vehicle regulations (WP.29) and the 65th anniversary of establishment of the UN 1958 Agreement were held in Geneva, Switzerland. 150 representatives from the member states of UNECE, Contracting Parties to WP.29 agreement, and NGOs attended the event. The 6-people Chinese delegation including Chen Chunmei, Consultant of the Automotive Development Division of the First Department of Equipment Industry, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the P.R.C., and representatives of China Automotive Standardization Research Institute of China Automotive Technology and Research Center Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as CASRI) and China Automobile Standards Internationalization Center (Geneva) participated in the event.

The event made recognition of the remarkable contribution made by WP.29 to global road safety, environmental protection and trade growth over the past 70 years, and further highlighted the important role of the 1958 Agreement. The UN Special Envoy for Road Safety sent a congratulatory letter to the event, and Executive Secretary and the Director of Sustainable Transport Division of UNECE also made the speech. The Contracting Parties which attended the first WP.29 session, the founding parties to the 1958 Agreement, the former chairs and former secretary, and representatives from the industries and NGOs made addresses on the event as well .

WP.29 is a permanent working group under the framework of the UN, which is the only global vehicle regulation harmonization platform in the world. There are 63 Contracting Parties in WP.29. WP.29 manages 3 agreements (i.e. 1958 Agreement、1998 Agreement and 1997 Agreement) which attach 168 UN Regulations( formerly know as ECE Regulations) and 23 Global Technical Regulations(GTR). China has participated in the WP.29 activities since 1996, and officially participated in the harmonization of world vehicle regulations under the WP.29 framework as a Contracting Party since 2000. In recent years, China serving as the Vice Chair of WP.29/GRVA and the Vice Chairs and co-chairs of five informal working groups including EVS has made substantial contributions to the work planning and the formulation and revision of international regulations. Entrusted by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the P.R.C., CASRI serves as the secretariat of C-WP.29 and in the future will continue to provide support and services for the government and the industry to participate in WP.29 activities, improve the internationalization level of China automotive standards, and promote the healthy and sustainable development of the global automotive industry.

中国汽车技术研究中心有限公司中国汽车标准化研究院