16. GRSG noted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2023/2, tabled by the expert from the Russian Federation. The expert from Japan did not support the proposal because of lack of consistency with the principle of mutual recognition of type approvals of the 1958 Agreement. For similar reasons, the proposal also did not receive the support of the experts from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, United Kingdom and EC. Finally, GRSG did not support the proposal. On suggestion of the GRSG Chair, it was agreed to resume consideration on a possible new proposal tabled by the expert from the Russian Federation and to remove this item from the agenda of the October 2023 session of GRSG.

18. The expert from the Russian Federation informed GRSG that his delegation had received several comments to his proposal (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2023/2), and that experts from his country were working on a revision. He also clarified that his country had published a new standard that already reproduces the revised proposal he intended to submit. GRSG agreed to resume discussion on this subject at its April 2024 session.

25. The expert from the Russian Federation introduced GRSG-127-36 as a revised version of his earlier proposal (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2023/2). He added that the proposal included the definitions “escape hatch” and “emergency exit”, and revised testing provisions in the annex 5 of the UN Regulation. The expert from Japan expressed a study reservation to the proposal. Finally GRSG agreed to resume discussion on the proposal at its October 2024 session and requested the secretariat to distribute GRSG-127-36 with an official number at that session.

37. The expert from the Russian Federation introduced the draft proposal for Supplement 11 to the 02 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 66 (GRSP-119-32), and the background of its development.

38. GRSG considered the proposal for amendments to UN Regulation No. 66 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2020/22) and, upon technical discussion and comments from experts from Belgium, Japan, Italy, the European Commission and OICA, decided to reconsider the proposal at its April 2021 session, on the basis of an updated draft.

39. The expert from the Russian Federation invited experts to deliver their comments to the proposal for amendments to UN Regulation No. 66 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2020/22) to sergey.maslennikov@nami.ru.

61. The expert from the Russian Federation introduced document GRSG-121-36, which contains responses of the Russian Federation to the comments from OICA to the updated proposal of the Russian Federation for an amendment to UN Regulation No. 66 (GRSG-121-31).

62. The expert from the Russian Federation introduced a proposal for amendments to UN Regulation No. 66 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2020/22 as amended by GRSG-121-31), which aims to clarify the verifications after the performance of the strength test.

63. GRSG considered the proposal for amendments to UN Regulation No. 66 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2021/22 as amended by GRSG-121-31). Upon technical discussion, comments, and support expressed for the proposal from the Russian Federation that aimed to enhance the safety of buses, by the experts from Belgium, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, the Netherlands, the European Commission and OICA, GRSG decided to revisit the proposal based on a revised version, pending consultations among experts, at its October 2021 session.

64. The expert from the Russian Federation thanked experts for expressing their positions and invited interested parties to deliver their comments to the proposal for amendments to UN Regulation No. 66 (GRSG-121-31) to s.maslennikov@autorc.ru.