5. The secretariat introduced GRPE-79-03 and reported on relevant items discussed during the 177th session of the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29). He referred to ECE/TRANS/WP.29/1145 for further details.

6. The Chair presented GRPE-79-04-Rev.2 detailing priority topics for GRPE activities, as prepared by the Chair and the secretariat. The Chair highlighted the need to develop this GRPE priorities document to fulfil the political demand as stipulated in the Inland Transport Committee (ITC) Strategy adopted during the last ITC session in February 2019. WP.29 also expressed their wish to identify work priorities in the GRs to potentially allocate adequate resources to fulfil the objectives set by each GR. He also underlined that the priorities should be aligned with the SDGs, developed under the 2030 Agenda.

7. GRPE supported the proposal and found this approach highly relevant in the rapidly evolving context and digitalization of vehicles. Some Contracting Parties (CPs) wanted more clarity on the potential future topics under the UN vehicle agreements (1958, 1997 or 1998 Agreement) will be developed under. The secretariat highlighted this document is aimed at being a bottom-up from GRPE stakeholders that would then be discussed and coordinated during AC.2 sessions of WP.29.

8. GRPE agreed to support the Chair to request IWG on Periodic Technical Inspection (PTI) (WP.29) to come and present on on-going and longer-term activities at forthcoming sessions of GRPE, to foster closer collaboration on lifetime compliance.

9. GRPE agreed to rename agenda item 13 into “Priority topics for GRPE activities” where this issue will be covered regularly in future GRPE sessions (see para. 66).

10. GRPE edited GRPE-79-04-Rev.2 during the session and based on comments received from CPs not attending. GRPE agreed to submit the amended document to the next session of GRPE in January 2020 as an informal document (GRPE-80-04). The Chair proposed to present this document during the March 2020 session of WP.29 once GRPE had agreed on the content of the document.