16. The expert from EC informed GRSG that he would prepare amendments to UN Regulation No. 34 on rear impact tests, as a consequence of the revised General Safety Regulation (GSR) in the European Union that would protect drivers, passengers, pedestrians and cyclists. The approach would be two-step: (a) broaden the scope to include other categories of vehicles and (b) include new provisions for the post-crash performances of electric vehicles. He questioned if Part II of the UN Regulation on the approval of vehicles, so as to prevent fire risks in a collision, was the responsibility of GRSG or the Working Party on Passive Safety (GRSP).

17. GRSG welcomed the two-step approach from the expert of EC. In the second step, GRSG agreed to insert new provisions for electric vehicle safety based on the existing requirements stipulated in UN Regulations Nos. 94 and 95 and to include appropriate transitional provisions.