3. GRRF welcomed a presentation (GRRF-72-14) by the expert from Japan on their national enforcement of Advanced Emergency Braking Systems (AEBS). GRRF noted that ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2011/92/Amend.1 and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2011/93/Amend.1 were listed on the agenda of the November 2011 session of WP.29 and its decision that the proposed text in square brackets of paragraph 12.2. be added as a footnote (see report ECE/TRANS/WP.29/1093, para. 39).

4. GRRF noted the preference of WP.29 not to accept the alternative text relating to voluntary approval and to remove the text in square brackets of the alternative text proposed in ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2011/92/Amend.1. The GRRF Chair reported that the work on a revised table of Annex 3 (defining performance requirements for vehicles of categories M2 and N2 ≤ 8 tonnes) would resume with the informal working group on AEBS.

[Deferred to the June session of WP.29.]

See agenda item 4.13.2 above.

Proposal unanimously adopted.

3. The expert from the EC reported on the progress made by the informal group on Advanced Emergency Braking Systems (AEBS). He presented an amendment to the Terms of Reference (AEBS-LDWS-01-07-Rev.3) necessary for completing the second step of work by the Informal Group. GRRF endorsed this amendment as reproduced in Annex II to this report. He reminded the Working Party that ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2011/92/Amend.1 and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2011/93/Amend.1 were listed on the agenda of the November 2012 session of WP.29. He expected that the European Union would be in position to vote at that session.

4. GRRF noted that the informal group resumed its work on technical requirements on AEBS for vehicles of the category N2 below eight tons as well as the category M2. OICA presented their review of the issues associated with applying the technology to these vehicle classes noting the lack of real world experience (AEBS-LDWS-17-02-Rev.1). The expert from the EC reminded GRRF about the tight time line and the necessity to produce an informal document before the next session of GRRF to finish the work on time. GRRF noted the intention of the informal group to convene again in Paris on 7 December 2012 and in Geneva on 18 February 2013.