21. The expert from Japan introduced GRSP-71-04 on facilitating the administration of the two-stage requirements introduced in the 03 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 127. GRSP adopted GRSP-71-04, as reproduced in annex II to the session report. The secretariat was requested to submit the proposal as draft Supplement 1 to the 03 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 127 (Pedestrian safety) for consideration and vote at the November 2022 sessions of WP.29 and AC.1.

22. The expert from Germany introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2022/24, on new provisions to cope with the Adjustable Ride Height Suspension System (ARHSS). GRSP also considered GRSP-71-15-Rev.3 amending ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2022/24. GRSP adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2022/4 as amended by annex II (GRSP-71-15-Rev.3) to the report. The secretariat was requested to submit the proposal as the draft 04 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 127 (Pedestrian Safety) for consideration and vote at the November 2022 sessions of WP.29 and AC.1. Moreover, GRSP agreed that the GRSP Chair would seek guidance at the WP.29 June 2022 session, highlighting the May 2022 session of GRSP, concerning the interpretation of the acceptance of type approvals to the preceding series of amendments (singular or plural) to be mentioned in transitional provisions of UN Regulations in general. In the meantime, GRSP agreed that the expert of Japan (Ambassador of IWVTA to GRSP) would inform the meeting of IWVTA IWG about this issue prior to the June 2022 session of WP.29.

23. The experts from France and OICA presented GRSP-71-20-Rev.1, a proposal of amendment (GRSP-71-16-Rev.1) to clarify the definitions of the cowl monitoring and windscreen areas, as well as of the jerk area. However, the experts from Germany and the Netherlands suggested establishing an ad hoc group to solve other issues with the proposal. GRSP agreed to establish an ad hoc group to develop an amendment based on GRSP-71-16-Rev.1 that would be submitted as official document to the December 2022 session of GRSP. GRSP also noted that the experts from France (Ms. A. Garo: contact) and OICA (Ms. I. Dausse: contact) would be nominated as focal points of the ad hoc group.