32. The expert from Japan introduced a presentation (GRSP-66-31) on behalf of the task force of EC, to explain five informal documents (GRSP-66-32 to GRSP-66-36) that proposed to transpose GTR No. 20, Phase1 into the framework of the 58 Agreement and therefore amend a number of UN Regulations (e.g. GRSP-66-32 proposed a new series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 94). He added that his administration and EC intend to take the administrative action in accordance with the 98 Agreement through the application of relevant UN Regulations and therefore were initiating this task. He added that these proposals had been reviewed and confirmed at a side meeting of the last session of EVS IWG, and therefore the submission was rather late. However, he clarified that these proposals were the first introduction to GRSP experts, and aimed to gather comments from experts by the dates of the May 2020 session of GRSP. He also stressed the need to receive these comments at the earliest convenience to allow their submission to the November 2020 session of WP.29.

35. The expert from Japan introduced GRSP-66-33 and referred to GRSP-66-31, both on agenda item 15 of paragraph 32 above – proposed was alignment of the UN Regulation to UN GTR No. 20. GRSP agreed to resume discussion on this subject on the basis of a revised document provided by the expert from Japan.

36. The experts from the Netherlands and OICA introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2019/17 which proposed functional safety requirements that focused on other categories of vehicles other than M1. GRSP agreed to defer discussion of this subject to its May 2019 session.

37. The expert from Japan as per agenda items 15 and 16, introduced GRSP-66-34 and GRSP-66-35 (consolidated version) on aligning UN Regulation No. 100 to the provisions of UN GTR No. 20. GRSP agreed to resume discussion on this agenda item at its May 2020 session.

30. The experts from the Netherlands and OICA introduced GRSP-65-33-Rev.1 (superseding ECE/TRANS/WP.297GRSP/2019/3) which proposed functional safety requirements that focused on other categories of vehicles other than M₁. The expert from the United States of America reminded GRSP that harmonization shall be kept when UN GTR No. 20 was transposed into UN Regulation No. 100. GRSP agreed to distribute GRSP-65-33-Rev.1 with an official symbol to the December 2019 session of GRSP, awaiting a proposal of amendments that align UN Regulation No. 100 to UN GTR No. 20.

31. The expert from the Russian Federation introduced GRSP-65-07, proposing further improvement of functional safety requirements. The expert from Japan suggested that this extensive revision of safety requirements should be handed over to the IWG on UN GTR No. 20, Phase 2 to be compared or aligned with their ongoing work on the UN GTR. GRSP agreed with the proposal of Japan and to refer it to IWG UN GTR No. 20, Phase 2 and, to resume discussion at its December 2019 session.