2023年3月7日，慶祝聯合國世界車輛法規(guī)協(xié)調論壇（UN/WP.29）成立70周年、聯合國《1958年協(xié)定書》簽署65周年活動在瑞士日內瓦舉辦。來自聯合國歐洲經濟委員會（UNECE）成員國、WP.29下轄協(xié)定書締約方、非政府組織的約150位代表出席紀念活動。工業(yè)和信息化部裝備工業(yè)一司汽車發(fā)展處陳春梅調研員及中國汽車技術研究中心有限公司中國汽車標準化研究院（以下簡稱標準院）、中國汽車標準國際化中心（日內瓦）的代表參共計6人加活動。

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本次紀念活動總結了過去70年間WP.29在促進全球道路交通安全、環(huán)境保護和貿易進步方面作出的卓越貢獻，進一步強調了《1958年協(xié)定書》的重要作用。聯合國道路安全特使為本活動致以賀信，UNECE秘書處、可持續(xù)運輸司司長發(fā)表講話，出席WP.29第一屆全體會議和《1958年協(xié)定書》創(chuàng)始締約方及WP.29前主席、前秘書、行業(yè)和非政府組織發(fā)表感言。

WP.29是聯合國框架下永久性工作組,是國際上唯一的全球汽車法規(guī)協(xié)調平臺。目前，WP.29共有63個協(xié)約方，下轄共3個協(xié)定書（《1958年協(xié)定書》、《1998年協(xié)定書》、《1997年協(xié)定書》），在協(xié)定書框架下共有168項聯合國法規(guī)（原ECE法規(guī)），23項全球技術法規(guī)（GTR）。中國自1996年參加WP.29活動，自2000年作為WP.29締約方正式參與其框架下全球汽車法規(guī)協(xié)調工作，近年來作為WP.29下屬自動駕駛與網聯車輛工作組（GRVA）副主席以及電動汽車安全(EVS)等5個非正式工作組副主席和聯合主席，在其工作規(guī)劃及國際法規(guī)制修訂工作中作出了實質性貢獻。標準院受工信部委托承擔WP.29中國工作委員會（C-WP.29）秘書處職能，未來將持續(xù)為政府與行業(yè)參與WP.29活動做好支撐與服務，提升我國汽車標準國際化水平，推動全球汽車產業(yè)健康可持續(xù)發(fā)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.