16. GRSP resumed discussion on the proposal (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2020/4) that had been tabled by the experts from Japan and the European Commission on behalf of the Task Force to amend the requirements concerning post-crash electrical safety in the event of frontal collision, which aimed to transpose GTR No. 20, Phase 1 into the framework of the 1958 Agreement (see ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/66, paragraph 32). The expert from Japan introduced GRSP-67-20-Rev.1 amending the definition of REESS. At the same time, the expert from OICA introduced GRSP-67-27 to amend transitional provisions.

17. GRSP adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2020/4, as amended by Annex VI to the session report. The secretariat was requested to submit the proposal as the draft 04 series of amendment to UN Regulation No. 94, for consideration and vote at the November 2020 sessions of WP.29 and AC.1. Finally, GRSP also agreed to start discussion on similar amendments for UN Regulations Nos. 12 (Steering mechanism) and 135 (Pole side impact (PSI)) on the basis of proposals to be tabled by the experts of the Netherlands and other concerned parties.

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.