7. The expert from the Republic of Korea introduced the Status Report (GRSP-61-12) of the Task Force of Deployable Pedestrian Protection Systems (TF-DPPS). He explained that the basis of discussion within the TF were New Car Assessment Programme (NCAP) test protocols and that the TF had requested guidance from GRSP on its mandate about three issues: (i) development of a test procedure amending the current text of the UN Regulation No. 129 and UN GTR No. 9, (ii) possible inclusion of numerical simulation and (iii) upgrade the TF to an IWG. The expert from Japan underlined that the mandate of the TF was limited to clarify test procedures and not to define new requirements (e.g. the trigger time of bonnet deployment). He advised that the establishment of an IWG would be needed if the intention were to develop new requirements. The expert from OICA endorsed the statement from Japan and argued that NCAP was applying test procedures established within the regulatory framework of WP.29 and that the two domains should not be mixed by the TF. Moreover, he recommended the TF to carefully think about using a numerical simulation as a requirement in a UN regulation as this would be the first time such development is being used in a UN Regulation or UN GTR. GRSP requested the TF to take into account the above-mentioned statements into consideration while develop its recommendations. Finally, all the experts from Contracting Parties were encouraged to participate in the TF activities.