Working Party on General Safety | Session 124 | 11-14 Oct 2022
Geneva

The 124th GRSG session is scheduled to be held in Geneva from 11 October (9.30 a.m. CET) to 14 October (12.30 p.m.) 2022. The deadline for the submission of official documents to the secretariat is 19 July 2022, twelve weeks prior to the session.

Agenda Item 18. (e)
Proposal for amendments to UN Regulation No. 122 (Heating systems)

41. The expert from the Republic of Korea introduced a presentation (GRSG-124-05) to explain a proposal of amendment to the UN Regulation (GRSG-124-04) to allow the use of a new technology (radiation warmer) as a heating system to maximize the energy efficiency of electric vehicles. The GRSG Chair requested experts to provide comments to the proposal that could, in future, also encompass other propulsion system like hydrogen. GRSG agreed to resume discussion at its March 2023 session and requested the secretariat to distribute GRSG-124-04 with an official symbol. The expert from OICA announced a proposal (GRSG-124-36) concerning hydrogen combustion heaters that was distributed after the session.

Documentation
GRSG-124-04 UN R122: Proposal for amendment (Korea)
GRSG-124-05 Electric Radiant Warmers for Energy Saving and Improved Comfort in EVs (KATECH)
GRSG-124-36 UN R122: Proposal for a new Annex on H2 Combustion Heaters (OICA)