48. The Chair of GRPE (Netherlands) reported to WP.29 on the results achieved by GRPE during its eighty-seventh session (for more details see the report of the session ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/87).

49. GRPE endorsed proposals for a new UN Regulation on Global Real Driving Emissions (Global RDE), a new 08 Series of Amendments to UN Regulation No. 83 (Emissions of M1 and N1 vehicles), new supplements to UN Regulations Nos. 24 (Visible pollutants, measurement of power of C.I. engines (Diesel smoke)), 49 (Emissions of compression ignition and positive ignition (LPG and CNG) engines), 83 (Emissions of M1 and N1 vehicles), 85 (Measurement of the net power and the 30 min. power) and 101 (CO2 emission/fuel consumption).

50. GRPE adopted a proposal for a new UN GTR on Laboratory Measurement of Brake Emissions for Light-Duty Vehicles together with its final status report.

51. GRPE approved the terms of reference for the IWG on A-LCA and agreed to revise terms of references and rules of procedure for the IWG on EPPR.

52. GRPE agreed to create a task force Fitness of GRPE Regulations and GTRs for ADS, with a kick off meeting expected to take place before the next session of GRPE.

37. The World Forum approved the report of the Chair of GRPE at its eighty-seventh session (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/87).

39. The representative from the EC introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2023/3. This document is submitted by the experts of Japan and the European Commission. The text contains changes introduced into European legislation (Euro 6e) since the adoption of the previous version of the draft UN Regulation on RDE prepared by GRPE at its eighty-first session (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/81/Add.2 and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2020/120). The representative from OICA introduced GRPE-87-08 and GRPE-87-09. The representative from Japan supported ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2023/3 and GRPE-87-08. The representative from the European Commission had some objections to some elements included in GRPE-87-08 and sought further clarification to make sure over-regulation is not included in the proposal, as might be the case where requiring not to perform RDE trips in reverse gear.

40. The representative from OICA highlighted absolute legal clarity was needed, as stakeholders in other fora had made statement about attempts to make vehicles fail RDE tests, legally compliant but driven in unrealistic conditions.

41. The representative from the European Commission did not support GRPE-87-09, requesting to try and avoid repeat the sub-optimal situation that led to last resort decision in other GRPE legislation and confirmed the European Commission had no mandate to agree on the inclusion of 2 levels in UN Regulation on Global RDE. The representative from Italy understood the intention of the OICA’s proposal, and was open to OICA’s proposal in the spirit of harmonization that is operational.

45. GRPE adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2023/3 as amended by GRPE-87-49, as reflected in Addendum 2, and requested the secretariat to submit it to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their June 2023 sessions as draft new UN Regulation No. [XXX] on Global RDE.