55. The representative of the United States of America, Chair of GRSP, informed WP.29 about the results achieved by his group from its sixty-third session (for details see the session report ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/63).

56. On behalf of the Chair of GRSP, the representative of the United States informed WP.29 and AC.3 that GRSP encouraged the experts from the contracting parties to both agreements to participate in the activities of the IWG to develop provisions for Deployable Pedestrian Protection Systems (IWG-DPPS), which would be implemented in UN GTR No. 9.

57. The representative of the United States informed WP.29 and AC.3 that the United States of America plans to withdraw as Chair from the IWG on harmonization of side-impact dummies as soon as a solution would be found at GRSP.