30. The Chair of GRRF recalled the authorization to develop an amendment to GTR No. 16 (see ECE/TRANS/WP29/AC.3/42) and the sponsorship of the Russian Federation for this activity. The expert from the Russian Federation reported on the work done by the group of interested experts dealing with this amendment, introducing the draft amendment 1 to GTR No.16 in ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/2 as well as the report contained in ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2016/3. He explained that GRRF-81-02 contained additional information to show the amendments to the existing text of the GTR as well as the origin of the amended text. GRRF adopted both official documents above (and removed the square brackets in paras. 14 and 20 of ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRRF/2016/3). GRRF requested the secretariat to submit them to WP.29 and AC.3 for consideration and vote at their June 2016 sessions.

30. The Chair of GRRF recalled the establishment of GTR No. 16 (Tyres) in the Global Registry, the authorization to develop an amendment to GTR No. 16 (see ECE/TRANS/WP29/AC.3/42) and the sponsorship of the Russian Federation for this activity. The expert from ETRTO reported (GRRF-80-04, GRRF-80-05) and presented the status of the work done by the group of interested experts dealing with this amendment (GRRF-80-20, GRRF-80-21 and GRRF-80-22). GRRF explored the possible wording to be used to allow Contracting Parties to transpose at their wish some of the optional tests in the GTRs and therefore reviewed the precedent case of GTR No. 7. GRRF experts agreed to send written comments to the group of interested experts and to have a webex meeting in October, so that a formal proposal can be submitted for consideration at the February 2016 session of GRRF.