39. In compliance with Rule 37 of the Rules of Procedure (TRANS/WP.29/700 and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/700/Amend.1), GRBP called for the election of officers. The representatives of the Contracting Parties, present and voting, elected unanimously Mr. Serge Ficheux (France) as Chair and Mr. Andrei Bocharov (Russian Federation) as Vice-Chair for the sessions of GRBP scheduled for the year 2020.