88. The expert from OICA update GRSG on the status of exchanges between Contracting Parties and OICA members on the extension of the scope of UN Regulation No. 125 and partitioning systems (GRSG-121-23). He recalled discussions that took place concerning this matter at the 118th and 119th sessions of GRSG. OICA recommend GRSG to postpone consideration on a proposal for amendments to expend the extension of scope of the Regulation until the "European Forum” (former Type Approval Authorities Meeting) released their conclusions on ISO 27956:2009 interpretations, and also asked EU Members States at GRSG whether there are national laws/incentives that require the driver/worker to be protected from a load.

89. The expert from the European Commission stated that a document would be tabled at the next session of GRSG with a proposal to extend the scope of UN Regulation No. 125 to N1 category vehicles.

90. GRSG decided to resume discussions on the proposal for amendments to UN Regulation No. 125 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2021/13), related to extending the scope of the Regulation to include additional categories of vehicles, at its October 2021 session, and invited experts from EU Members States that participate in GRSG to contact OICA concerning the questions contained in document GRSG-121-23.

54. The expert from the European Commission recalled discussions by GRSG experts under the agenda item 11 at the 118th session of GRSG (see: ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/98), which resulted in the deferral of consideration of the proposal for Supplement 2 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No. 125 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2020/11) and of document GRSG-118-26 amending the official proposal, to the current session of GRSG. The objective of the proposal was to extend the scope of the UN Regulation No. 125 to allow for the possibility to apply field of vision prescriptions to N1 category vehicles.

55. The expert of OICA introduced the updated proposal for Supplement 2 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No. 125 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2020/31 (based on ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2020/11 as amended by GRSG-118-26)), and document GRSG-119-23 amending the proposal.

56. Following detailed technical discussions, including further comments from experts from Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the European Commission and OICA, GRSG decided to defer considerations related to amendments to UN Regulation No. 125, based on a revised text of ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2020/31 and incorporating GRSG-119-23, to its April 2021 session.