31. The Chair of the IWG on EPPR presented a status report (GRPE-73-20) on the activities of the group. He presented ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2016/13 on a draft new GTR on the measurement procedure for two- or three-wheeled motor vehicles with regard to on-board diagnostics. He explained the main issues addressed by the group on the applicability, scope and requirements of the draft new GTR (GRPE-73-21). He introduced GRPE-73-16 on modifications to ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2016/13 and he referred to GRPE-73-17 as a consolidated version of both documents. He introduced the technical report on the development of the draft new GTR (GRPE-73-18-Rev.1). He announced that the next priority of the IWG on EPPR would be to initiate the work on amendments to GTR No. 2.

32. GRPE adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2016/13 as amended by Annex VI of this report and requested the secretariat to submit it to WP.29 and the Executive Committee of the 1998 Agreement (AC.3) for consideration and vote at their November 2016 sessions as a draft new GTR on the measurement procedure for two- or three-wheeled motor vehicles with regard to on-board diagnostics. GRPE also adopted the technical report (GRPE-73-18-Rev.1) as reproduced in Annex VII of this report and requested the secretariat to submit it to WP.29 and AC.3 for consideration and vote at their November 2016 sessions. GRPE noted the intention of the IWG on EPPR to submit a proposal on amendments to GTR No. 2 in the year 2017. GRPE acknowledged the progress made by the group and noted the request for a meeting room for one day during the GRPE week in January 2017.