43. The representative of the United States of America on behalf of the Chair of GRSP informed WP.29 about the results achieved by his group during its seventy-second session (for details see the session report ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/72), which took place in hybrid on December 5-9, 2022.

44. GRSP agreed to transform the ad-hoc group on Equitable Protection of Occupants into an Informal Working Group, on the same subject, and adopted the Terms of Reference of the IWG. Therefore, GRSP Chair agreed to seek endorsement of WP.29 and AC.3 at their March 2023 sessions to the establishment of the IWG. The World Forum endorsed the decision of GRSP pending adoption of the Terms of Reference (ToR) of the IWG (through the adoption of the report of the seventy-second session of GRSP), and parallel endorsement of the Executive Committee of the 1998 Agreement (AC.3) (see para. 129).

45. GRSP recommended the proposal for Amendment 1 to UN GTR No. 13 on Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Vehicles at the June 2023 session of AC.3. The representative of Japan welcomed the decision of GRSP, looking forward the consensus of vote of AC.3 for the establishment of the Amendment into the Global Registry.

46. The Chair of GRSP asked WP.29 to postpone to the June session of the World Forum the outcome of results of its Task Force on Autonomous Vehicle Regulatory Screening. The World Forum endorsed the request of GRSP Chair.

47. The World Forum noted that Mr. M. Koubek (United States of America) as Chair and Mr. H.G. Kim (Republic of Korea) as Vice-Chair for the sessions of GRSP scheduled in the year 2023.