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. |
1. The Working Party on Pollution and Energy (GRPE) held its seventy-eighth session from 8 to 11 January 2019, with Mr. A. Rijnders (Netherlands) as Chair. Experts from the following countries participated in the work following Rule 1(a) of the Rules of Procedure of the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) (TRANS/WP.29/690, as amended): Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). Experts from the European Commission (EC) also participated. Experts from the following non-governmental organizations (NGOs) took part in the session: Association for Emissions Control by Catalyst (AECC), International Motor Vehicle Inspection Committee (CITA), European Association of Automobile Suppliers (CLEPA/MEMA/JAPIA), European Garage Equipment Association (EGEA), European Association of Internal Combustion Engine Manufacturers (EUROMOT), International Motorcycle Manufacturers Association (IMMA), International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA) and Liquid Gas Europe.