13. GRSP agreed with the conclusions of paragraph 11, in reference to ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2023/29 which complements the proposal on safety-belt anchorages and removes derogations for two-point safety-belts on buses and coaches.

14. The expert from the Netherlands introduced a presentation (GRSP-74-07) for a proposal (GRSP-74-06) that defines the judgement phase of the dynamic safety-belt component test on the sled. The experts from France and the Republic of Korea asked for a time reservation on the proposal. The expert from Spain stated her intention to participate if a task force on this subject was established. Finally, the expert from the Netherlands announced that he would email interested experts, through the secretariat, to participate in this effort.

15. The expert from the Netherlands informed GRSP about the start of activities of interested experts on restructuring UN Regulation No. 16. The first meeting of the Group was scheduled for 9 and 10 January 2024 in Brussels. He added that this activity aimed solely at splitting the UN Regulation and not at introducing new provisions. He concluded that IWG on International Whole Vehicle Type Approval (IWVTA) had been informed, and that objection had not been raised on this activity (see paragraph 42 of the session report).

16. The expert from the Republic of Korea introduced GRSP-74-14, prepared by the Safety-Belt Reminder (SBR) ad hoc group to address SBR related issues in UN Regulation No. 16. He announced that the ad hoc group would convene on 22 January 2024 to revise GRSP-74-14 and submit an official proposal for the May 2024 session of GRSP.

17. The expert from Germany introduced GRSP-74-31 to clarify how to conduct the buckle-opening test in paragraph 7.8. of the UN Regulation. He added that he aimed to collect comments from GRSP experts on his proposal and to introduce a revised version at the May 2024 session of GRSP. GRSP also noted that if a new replacement proposal was not received by the secretariat, GRSP-74-31 should be confirmed for submission as an official document before the deadline.

18. The expert from Japan introduced GRSP-74-24-Rev.5 amending ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2023/32 to prevent the negative effects of slack from the buckle of the safety belt on vehicle occupants. GRSP adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2023/32 as amended by annex IV of the session report. However, since the work on splitting the UN Regulation was on hold, the secretariat was requested to submit the proposal as the draft 10 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 16 to the next appropriate WP.29 and AC.1 sessions, indicated by the group of experts on restructuring the UN Regulation.