47. The representative of EUROMOT introduced GRPE-89-08, GRPE-89-09, GRPE-89-10, GRPE-89-11 and GRPE-89-12. The representative of the UK highlighted the importance of the proposal to provide a harmonized route for the topic of hydrogen use in non-road mobile machinery. He was looking forward to considering a formal proposal at forthcoming sessions of GRPE.

48. The representative of France supported the initiative and offered to provide some comments to the proposal to improve some references to ISO standards and other type of administrative provisions.

49. The representative of the European Commission supported the proposal from EUROMOT.

54. The representative of EUROMOT introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2024/16, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2024/17, GRPE-90-13 and GRPE-90-14 to propose amending the 05 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 96 and amending the 02 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 120 to permit the use of hydrogen (H2) in internal combustion engines to be installed in agricultural and forestry tractors and in non-road mobile machinery. The representatives of France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, the UK and of the EC supported the proposals. The representative of the Netherlands also encouraged to develop similar proposals for dual-fuel engines.

55. GRPE adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2024/16 and requested the secretariat to submit it to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their June 2024 sessions as draft new supplement to the 05 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 96 (Uniform provisions concerning the approval of engines to be installed in agricultural and forestry tractors and in nonroad mobile machinery with regard to the emissions of pollutants by the engine).

56. GRPE adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2024/17, as amended by GRPE-90-13 as reflected in Annex XI and requested the secretariat to submit it to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their June 2024 sessions as draft new supplement to the 02 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 120 (Uniform provisions concerning the approval of internal combustion engines to be installed in agricultural and forestry tractors and in non-road mobile machinery, with regard to the measurement of the net power, net torque and specific fuel consumption).