39. The GRSG Vice-Chair informed the World Forum about the results made by GRSG during its ninety-ninth session (for more details see the report of the session ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/78).

40. He reported that GRSG had proposed to set up, subject to the consent of the World Forum, an informal group, chaired by Germany, to amend Regulation No. 43 with regard to plastic glazing. He added that the expert from OICA had volunteered to provide secretariat services for this group. The informal group should conclude its tasks by April 2013. The World Forum gave its consent, subject to the approval, at its March 2011 session, of the terms of reference and rules of procedure of the informal group, which would be annexed to the report of GRSG.

41. He reported that GRSG had been informed about the GRE request to take on the responsibility of Regulations Nos. 60 and 121. GRSG was of the opinion that they should remain under its responsibility because these Regulations were transversal and that GRSG was already dealing with tell-tales for motorcycles and the field of vision of the driver. He mentioned that GRSG had agreed that a procedure should be set up to ensure good cooperation between the different WP.29 Working Parties. The World Forum confirmed that a decision on this issue would be taken at its March 2011 session (see para. 35 above).

42. WP.29 noted that GRSG had agreed with the proposal for draft Rule No. 2 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2009/135) as well as with the proposal for guidelines on establishing requirements for high-priority warning signals by the co-Chairs of the ITS informal group (WP.29-150-22).

43. The Vice-Chair informed WP.29 about the opinion of GRSG that there was no urgency to adopt the proposal (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2009/123 and its Corrigenda 1 to 4, superseded by ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2010/145) for the revision of the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3). The World Forum recalled its decision to continue consideration of this matter under agenda item 8.7 (see paras. 36 and 91 of this report).

44. The World Forum noted that Mr. Erario (Italy) had been re-elected as GRSG Chair and Mr. Matolcsy (Hungary) as GRSG Vice-Chair for the 2011 sessions.

91. The secretariat introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2010/145 superseding ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2009/123 and Corr.1 to 4. The World Forum noted that the current text of R.E.3 was obsolete and expressed its general support to replace it by the new revised text. It was also noted that the resolution would be amended whenever needed. The World Forum was reminded that its subsidiary bodies should send their comments to the proposal for their consideration, and possible adoption, at its March 2011 session. The WP.29 representatives were invited to send their comments to the secretariat by 15 December 2010 at latest.

36. GRB welcomed the revised proposal of the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3) and noted that a revised document would be published as ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2010/145. GRB experts were in principle in favour of the revised proposal, but agreed to have a detailed review, at its next session in February 2011, of the provision on noise emissions (chapter H) and on the methods and instruments for measuring noise inside motor vehicles (chapter AL). WP.29 might consider adding the guidelines on measures increasing the audibility of hybrid and electric vehicles (see para. 31 above) as an annex to the R.E.3, if appropriate.

54. Recalling the discussion at its previous GRPE session on an updated version of the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3), the secretariat informed GRPE that a revised proposal ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2011/42 has been prepared, superseding ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2009/123 and Corr.1 to 4. GRPE noted that a definition for non-road mobile machinery has been inserted, as proposed by the Working Party on General Safety provisions (GRSG).

48. GRSP considered ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2010/145 (superseding ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2009/123, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2009/123/Corr.1, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2009/123/Corr.2, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2009/123/Corr.3, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2009/123/Corr.4) with GRSP-48-29. The proposed amendments are reproduced in Annex V to this report. The secretariat was requested to submit the proposal to WP.29 and AC.1, for consideration and vote at their March 2011 sessions as draft amendments of GRSP to ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2010/145.