25. The Secretary of WP.29 introduced the list of Working Parties, Informal Working Groups and Chairs (WP.29-187-01) and invited delegations to communicate any changes. An updated version is reproduced in Annex X of the session report. He introduced a revision of the draft calendar of meetings for 2022 (WP.29-186-02/Rev.2 not available) and informed WP.29 about the still existing possibility to host the meetings, scheduled for the second half of 2022, in a hybrid format due to the ongoing COVID-19 travel restrictions in some countries. He introduced the draft calendar of meetings of the World Forum for 2023 (WP.29-187-02), scheduled as in person meetings as currently there was no budget available for hybrid meetings. He presented the revised Programme of Work (PoW), reflecting the current activities of WP.29 and its subsidiary working groups. (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2022/1/Rev.1).

26. The representatives of the People’s Republic of China expressed concern with the dates of the January 2023 session of GRVA due to national holidays and asked that these dates be readjusted to enable their full participation at this event.

27. WP.29 expressed its preference to organize hybrid meetings in the future, as the situation related to COVID-19 is still not stable in all areas globally. WP.29 valued the hybrid format as it allowed for easier participation of delegations from more remote areas.