The 70th GRPE session is scheduled to be held in Geneva, starting on Monday, 12 January 2015, from 2.30 p.m. until Friday, 16 January 2015, at 12.30 p.m., subject to the confirmation by the secretariat (to be confirmed via the eventual publication of document GRPE-70-01). Interpretation would be provided from 13 January to 16 January 2015.
7. The expert from EC introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2015/2 proposing clarifications of the existing transitional provisions in Regulation No. 83. The expert from OICA introduced an alternative proposal (GRPE-70-16-Rev.1). GRPE adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2015/2.
8. GRPE adopted with a scrutiny reservation the proposal contained in GRPE‑70‑16‑Rev.1 and amending ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2015/2.
9. The expert from OICA presented (GRPE-70-14) the proposals ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2015/4 and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2015/5 amending the On-Board Diagnosis (OBD) requirements in Regulation No. 83. He also presented GRPE-70-04 and GRPE-70-05 introducing editorial corrections in both proposals. GRPE adopted these proposals as amended by Annex IV to the GRPE-70 session report.
10. GRPE reviewed a proposal tabled by the expert from OICA, updating the reference fuels in the 06 series of amendments to Regulation No. 83. GRPE adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2015/6.
11. The expert from the Netherlands introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2015/8 proposing the deletion of the “vehicle designed to fulfil specific social needs” definition. GRPE adopted this proposal.
12. GRPE requested the secretariat to submit ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2015/4 as amended by Annex IV to the GRPE-70 session report and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2015/6 to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their June 2015 session as draft Supplement 5 to 06 series of amendments to Regulation No. 83.
13. GRPE requested the secretariat to submit ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2015/2 as amended by Annex VII to the GRPE-70 session report, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2015/5 as amended by Annex IV to the GRPE-70 session report and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2015/8 to WP.29 and AC.1, for consideration at their June 2015 sessions as draft Supplement 1 to 07 series of amendments to Regulation No. 83.
14. GRPE considered a proposal by OICA aimed at introducing transitional provisions to the prescriptions of Supplement 4 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No. 101, to ensure consistency with those of Regulation No. 83. GRPE adopted this proposal ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2015/7 and requested the secretariat to submit it to WP.29 and AC.1, for consideration and vote at their June 2015 sessions, as draft Supplement 5 to 01 series of amendments to Regulation No. 101.