148. The representative of the United States of America informed AC.3 that GSRP had agreed to accept Injury Assessment Reference Values (IARVs) to move Phase 2 forward and to incorporate the flexible pedestrian legform impactor (FlexPLI) and the new improved bumper test proposed by the Task Force on Bumper Test Area. Concerning the new headform test, he suggested that further analysis would be needed, therefore, the proposed change cannot be accepted by the United States of America at this time.

149. The representative of the Republic of Korea informed AC.3 about the progress of work of the Task Force (TF) to incorporate provisions for active deployable systems in the bonnet area. He added that the first meeting was held on 7 and 8 February in Paris, with more than 35 participants including the representatives of five contracting parties or through the web-meeting system. He clarified that in this meeting the TF concentrated and agreed on fundamental issues and shared the existing and relevant protocols: (i) scope of discussion and (ii) decided the short name of the TF as Deployable Pedestrian Protection System (DPPS). Moreover, he added that the TF discussed which items should be included in the agenda of work and agreed to resume discussion on this topic at its second meeting that would be held on 28 and 29 March in Paris. He finally concluded that as Chair of the TF, that his country would like to kindly ask active participation and positive support of all interested contracting parties and stakeholders.