34. The Chair of the informal group on Gaseous-Fuelled Vehicles (GFV) reported on the work progress made by the group at its recent meetings, held in Brussels on 10 May 2011 and in Geneva on 7 June 2011 (GRPE-62-20). He announced the intention of the informal group to submit to GRPE, for consideration at its next session, a concrete proposal for amendments to Regulations Nos. 83 and 115 to insert new provisions for bi-fuel vehicles with mixed operation of direct injection engines. Referring to the consent of GRPE at its previous session on the way to address HDDF engines fuelled with liquid natural gas (LNG), he suggested setting up, under GFV, a new Task Force on LNG to prepare an amendment to Regulation No. 110. GRPE endorsed that approach.

35. The expert from OICA chairing the task force on heavy duty dual fuel (HDDF) gave a detailed status report (GRPE-62-21). He reported on the terminology of HDDF engines and the progress made on the new provisions for the upcoming emission levels EURO V and VI. He informed GRPE about the new tasks to collect existing and proposed definitions related to GFV (GRPE-62-17). He added that all expected amendments to Regulations were on time except those to Regulation No. 115. GRPE welcomed the initiative to collect definitions of vehicles and engines even in a broader sense and noted some comments.

36. GRPE noted that the current mandate of the informal group on GFV was limited to the end of 2011. The Chair of GRPE expressed his intention to seek the consent of WP.29 to change the mandate of this group to a permanent one or to extend it for another 2.5-year period until the sixty-eighth session of GRPE in June 2014.

37. GRPE noted that the informal group’s intention to meet again in Brussels on 27 September 2011. GRPE agreed that the GFV group should also meet prior to the next session of GRPE in January 2012.