Working Party on Pollution and Energy | Session 80 | 14-17 Jan 2020
Geneva

Session proper starting on Wednesday, 15 January from 2.30 PM. The deadline for the submission of official working documents is 21 October 2019.

Agenda Item 3. (b)
UN Global Technical Regulations Nos. 15 (Worldwide harmonized Light vehicles Test Procedures (WLTP)) and 19 (Evaporative emission test procedure for the Worldwide harmonized Light vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP EVAP))

26. The representative from EC, drafting coordinator for WLTP activities, introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2020/7, as amended by GRPE-80-34, as draft Amendment 3 to UN GTR No. 19, together with its technical report (GRPE-80-35). He detailed most of the amendments in the proposal are a consequence of the transposition process and the inclusion of UN GTR No. 19 into the new UN Regulation on WLTP.

27. GRPE adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2020/7 and GRPE-80-34 as amended by Addendum 3 to this report. GRPE also adopted the technical report (GRPE-80-35) as reproduced in Annex IX. GRPE requested the secretariat to submit Addendum 3 and Annex IX to WP.29 and Executive Committee of the 1998 Agreement (AC.3) for consideration and vote at their June 2020 sessions as draft Amendment 3 to UN GTR No. 19.

28. The representative from EC drafting coordinator for WLTP activities, introduced GRPE-80-40 introducing the status of the development of draft Amendment 6 to UN GTR No. 15. The new elements expected in the next amendment to UN GTR No. 15 were briefly introduced with updated provisions and new annexes deriving from the latest activities of the IWG on WLTP. GRPE acknowledged the progress made and showed appreciation for the work done and still pending.

29. GRPE noted the request for a meeting room for one day and a half during the GRPE week in June 2020.