18. The Secretary presented the programme of work with a strategic introduction on the main priorities of the WP.29 work, which are related to vehicle automation and environmental protection. The Secretary stated that the areas of work of the six GRs were of equal importance. He introduced Real Driving Emissions (RDE) as a new area of work under the Working Party on Pollution and Energy. The priorities would include further development in implementing the 1958, 1997 and 1998 agreements, the main horizontal activities and the main topics addressed by the subsidiary bodies of WP.29 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2018/1/Rev.1).

19. WP.29 adopted the revised programme of work for 2018 based on document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2018/1/Rev.1.