85. The secretariat presented the consolidated document (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/1074/Rev.8) on the status of the Agreement including the status of the UN Rules annexed to the Agreement, the list of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement and of their Administrative Departments. No new Contracting Parties have acceded to the agreement since the 171st session of WP.29, nor has the secretariat received new notification on PTI authorities or certificates. The Contracting Parties were reminded to notify the secretariat of any relevant update.

86. The representative of the Russian Federation Co-Chair of the IWG on Periodical Technical Inspection (PTI) updated the World Forum on the work of the group. He reported to the World Forum on the seventh meeting of the IWG on PTI was held on 14 June 2017 in Moscow, the Russian Federation (WP.29-172-22). The group reviewed the proposal for a new Rule No. 3 on Periodical Technical Inspections of motor vehicles using Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and/or Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in their propulsion system (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/93). CITA proposed to modify the document to refer to the recently approved UN Regulation No. 143 and to remove the reference of 300 ppm to assess gas leakages.

87. The Co-Chair of the IWG on Periodical Technical Inspection further reported that the group studied the draft provisions for inspection of hybrid and electric vehicles (HEV). The group decided to add to the draft definitions of the acronyms and HEV components according to UN Regulation No. 100 and provisions for use of On Board Diagnostics (OBD) for inspection. Due to lack of exact information and data the group did not find the solution on periodicity of inspection of the vehicle in question and requests guidance of the World Forum on that subject. Informal Document WP.29-172-19 incorporating the draft Rule on Periodical Technical Inspections of hybrid and electric vehicles is submitted for review to this 172nd session of the World Forum (para. 100).

88. The representative of the Russian Federation, Co-Chair of the IWG on PTI, reminded the World Forum that the groups mandate would expire at the end of 2017. He proposed that the World Forum submit a request to the Inland Transport Committee for the establishment of a Working Party on PTI. He informed the World Forum that the IWG on PTI would meet once more during 2017and that the exact date has not been set yet.

89. The representative of Finland supported the proposal of the representative of the Russian Federation for establishing a Working Party on PTI, having in mind the very important safety and environmental performance implications of the work of the IWG on PTI on road vehicles, and urged delegates present to consider the proposal.

90. In the context of the proposal for establishing a Working Party, the Chair of the World Forum reminded delegates of the limited resources of WP.29, underlining nevertheless that the tabled proposal on new Rules could be examined in an official way by the competent GRs.

91. The secretariat informed the World Forum of the possibility to convene the IWG on PTI within the scope of WP.29 sessions, on Thursday afternoons if the IWG on ITS/AD can complete its session during Thursday mornings. The Chair of the World Forum requested that the Chairs of the relevant IWG coordinate on this matter with the secretariat.

92. The representative of the Netherlands expressed his concern whether the envisaged timeframe of one afternoon would be sufficient for discussions taking into account past experience of the IWG on PTI, and therefore as such may also result in an inefficient use of time resources taking into account its potential impact on the time available for IWG on ITS/AD.

93. The Co-Chair of the World Forum expressed his support for the proposal allocate Thursday afternoons during World Forum sessions for meetings of the IWG on PTI until a systematic long term solution for the work of the group is reached.

94. The Chair of the World Forum invited the stakeholders to further explore the proposed solutions in discussions with the secretariat.