21. The representative of Canada, on behalf of the Chair of GRE, reported on the results of the seventy-first session of GRE (for details, see the report of the session ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/71).

22. The representative of Canada, on behalf of the Chair of GRE, informed WP.29 about the deliberations of GRE and its Special Interest Group (SIG) on the simplification of UN Regulations and the reduction of amendments, in particular, by preparing a horizontal reference document which would contain a set of common provisions for those UN Regulations. These activities will be pursued in the framework of the recently established IWG (see ECE/TRANS/WP.29/1106, para. 40).

23. Finally, The representative of Canada, on behalf of the Chair of GRE, reported that GRE had identified the need to amend the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3) to include new categories of vehicles such as agricultural trailers and towed machinery.