95. The representative of the United States of America informed AC.3 about the progress made by the IWG in developing the outline of the UN GTR along with a draft UN GTR submitted by Canada, Japan and the United States of America. He announced that the IWG would provide a status report at the June 2014 session of AC.3 based on the results of the fifth meeting of the IWG scheduled to be held in May 2014 in Washington, D.C.

96. The representative of EU underlined the importance of a quick outcome of the IWG activities. He urged delegates to overcome the disagreements that still remain on developing the draft UN GTR, especially the issue of whether to draft the UN GTR in one or two phases. He recommended considering this subject prior to the May 2014 meeting of the IWG. AC.3 welcomed this recommendation. The representative of OICA also supported these statements and added that the suggestion for a two-phase approach was linked to the urgency of completing harmonized requirements in a first phase, based on available knowledge, while future research results could be considered in a second phase.

97. AC.3 noted that an extension of the mandate of the IWG could be needed given the current schedule of development of the UN GTR. AC.3 expected to further discuss this topic at the June 2014 session.