18. The Secretary presented the programme of work with a strategic introduction on the main priorities of the WP.29 work, which are related to vehicle automation and environmental protection. The Secretary stated that the areas of work of the six GRs were of equal importance. He introduced Real Driving Emissions (RDE) as a new area of work under the Working Party on Pollution and Energy. The priorities would include further development in implementing the 1958, 1997 and 1998 agreements, the main horizontal activities and the main topics addressed by the subsidiary bodies of WP.29 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2018/1/Rev.1).

19. WP.29 adopted the revised programme of work for 2018 based on document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2018/1/Rev.1.

20. The World Forum took note of the list of Working Parties and Chairs (informal document WP.29-175-01) and the draft 2019 calendar for WP.29 and its subsidiary bodies (informal document WP.29-175-02). WP.29 took note of the request of OICA to change the dates of the eighty-seventh session of the Working Party on Brakes and Running Gear. The secretariat agreed to check the availability of rooms for other dates.

21. The 2019 calendar and the list of Working Parties, Informal Working Groups (IWG) and Chairs are reproduced in annexes I and II to the session report.