GRBP-78-13
RD-ASEP: Proposal for Terms of Reference of the Informal Working Group on Real Driving-Additional Sound Emission Provisions

Proposal to update the terms of reference for the Informal Working Group on Real Driving-Additional Sound Emission Provisions (RD-ASEP) covering vehicles of categories M1, N1, and L3, with primary objectives to develop amendments from monitoring data, modify current regulations to mandate revised RD-ASEP, update Annex 9, delete Annex 7, and develop consistency between UN R51 and UN R138, chaired by Germany with OICA as Secretary for M/N categories and IMMA for L category, with working documents for motorcycles by January/February 2025, for M1 and N1 vehicles by end of 2025 for GRBP discussion in January/February 2026.

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GRBP | Session 78 | 30 Aug-1 Sep 2023

7. The expert of the Informal Working Group on Additional Sound Emission Provisions (IWG RD-ASEP) presented their status report (GRBP-78-14) and the updated Terms of Reference (GRBP-78-13). GRBP agreed to rename IWG to the Informal Working Group on Real Driving – Additional Sound Emission Provisions (IWG RD – ASEP) and adopted its Terms of Reference, as contained in annex II to the session report.