97. The representative of the Russian Federation, Co-Chair of the IWG on PTI, presented ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/49 as amended by WP.29-171-20, proposing amendments to the 1997 Agreement and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/50, with a draft Resolution with requirements for testing equipment, skills and training for inspectors and supervision of test centres.

98. Concerning the proposed amendments to the 1997 Agreement, WP.29 agreed that the secretariat would prepare a consolidated document with all relevant amendments and that the consolidated document in order to resume consideration by the World Forum at the 172nd session in June 2017. The Co-Chair consulted WP.29 whether a Contracting Party would volunteer to submit these amendments to the United Nations Secretary General. The representative of the Russian Federation responded positively, envisaging that a group of several Contracting Parties could submit this amendment proposal.

99. The World Forum adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/50, a draft Resolution with requirements for testing equipment, skills and training for inspectors and supervision of test centres.

92. The representative of the Russian Federation, Co-Chair of the IWG on PTI, presented WP.29-170-19 introducing the informal documents that the IWG on PTI had prepared: WP.29-170-14 and WP.29-170-15 which propose amendments to the 1997 Agreement and a draft Resolution with requirements for testing equipment, skills and training for inspectors and supervision of test centres. He announced that the draft proposals on provisions for the inspection of gas-fuelled vehicles would be presented at the next session of WP.29.

93. WP.29 agreed to resume consideration of these proposals and requested the secretariat to issue WP.29-170-14 and WP.29-170-15 with official symbols at the next session.