56. The representative of Germany reported on the progress of the DETA Informal Working Group on behalf of the Chair of the Group. He reported that the Group had convened on 4 November 2015 and discussed the different attributes and data formats for the database, taking into account Regulation No. 0 and IWVTA specifications of the Declaration of Conformance (DoC). He added that the discussion on rights and obligations of users had started. He reminded the World Forum that there was a testing version available, for which the Secretary of the Group would be available to provide login information. The next meeting of the Group would take place on 2 March 2016 in Paris.

57. The secretariat informed WP.29 that there were no specific relevant precedent cases for gaining extra regular budget and that the official budgetary procedures have to be followed. He added that, given the preference of WP.29 to opt for funding by the regular budget, the initiative should be taken by the Contracting Parties to request additional regular budget for the hosting and operation of DETA at UNECE.