DETA considers it necessary that, once DETA is opperational, the system gets an official legal status under the umbrella of WP.29. Such a legal status could be a committee with members, an elected chairperson and an elected secretary. A first draft for the Terms of Reference for such a committee is given in document DETA-12-06 while the first draft for the Rules of Procedures is reflected in DETA-12-07. The secretary will request the informal group on the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval (IWVTA) to create a official legal status for DETA in the next version of the 1958 Agreement.

Netherlands (Technical Secretary of DETA Informal Group) asked comments on creating a legal basis for DETA and the mandatory application of the system. DETA Informal Group will submit a proposal to WP.29 at its November, 2011 Session on this issue.

EC pointed out that the order of discussion should be reversed. First, WP.29 should approve the proposal of DETA Informal Group, and then WP.29 should request IWVTA Informal Group to consider necessary revisions of the 1958 Agreement on this issue.

Netherlands replied that DETA Informal Group wanted to give related information to IWVTA Informal Group in advance of getting approval of WP.29.

The Chairman stated that information was welcome on every occasion and confirmed that the decision would be made by WP.29.