This GRPE session, including the IWG meetings, is scheduled to be held in Geneva, Palais des Nations, starting on Monday, 7 January 2019, from 9.30 a.m. until Friday, 11 January 2019, at 5.30 p.m. Interpretation services would be provided from 8 January (2.30 p.m.) to 11 January (12.30 p.m.) 2019. The deadline for the submission of official working documents to this session is 16 October 2018.
The following meetings have been scheduled in conjunction with this session:
| Date | Event | Times |
| Monday, 7 January 2019 | Worldwide harmonized Light vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP) | 9.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. 2.30 p.m. – 5.30 p.m. |
| Heavy Duty Fuel Economy measurement Workshop | 9.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. 2.30 p.m. – 5.30 p.m. | |
| Tuesday, 8 January 2019 | Worldwide harmonized Light vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP) | 9.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. |
| Electric Vehicles and the Environment (EVE) | 2.30 p.m. – 5.30 p.m. | |
| Environmental and Propulsion Performance Requirements of L-category vehicles – OBD2 (OBD2 CG) | 2.30 p.m. – 5.30 p.m. | |
| Particle Measurement Programme (PMP) | 2.30 p.m. – 5.30 p.m. | |
| Wednesday, 9 January 2019 | Environmental and Propulsion Performance Requirements of L-category vehicles (EPPR) | 9.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. 2.30 p.m. – 5.30 p.m. |
| Global Real Driving Emissions (RDE) | 9.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. 2.30 p.m. – 5.30 p.m. | |
| Vehicle Interior Air Quality (VIAQ) | 2.30 p.m. – 5.30 p.m. |
56. The expert from EC with the support of the expert from UK introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2019/5 clarifying the definition of peripheral devices. GRPE adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2019/5 and requested the secretariat to submit it to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their June 2019 sessions as draft Amendment 1 to Mutual Resolution No. 2 (M.R.2).
57. The representative from OICA introduced GRPE-78-17, GRPE-78-18 and GRPE 78 19 proposing a scheme to maintain M.R.2. The Chair acknowledged the potential benefits of maintaining M.R.2 but required more time to find the best way forward. He invited each Contracting Party to consult internally on how to best perform this activity in the future. The representative from EC supported the future work on such activity.