160. The representative of the United States of America informed AC.3 that the draft Phase 2 of the UN GTR was ready for a final review at the December 2022 session of GRSP. He explained that the intention was to send a draft proposal to the AC.3 March 2023 session for a first review and finally for voting at the June 2023 session of AC.3. Therefore, since the deadline of the mandate of IWG was on December 2022, he sought consent for additional six months period in case the draft amendment to the UN GTR was sent back for further review by the IWG.

161. AC.3 endorsed the extension of the mandate of the IWG until June 2023.