99. The representative of Australia introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2010/81 proposing the development of a gtr on pole side impact and the establishment of an informal group to develop the gtr. AC.3 agreed to develop the gtr and to establish the informal group. The representative of Australia informed AC.3 about his intention to have a first meeting of the informal group in September–October 2010 which would include the preparation of its terms of reference and time schedule for consideration by GRSP at its December 2010 session.

AC.3 also agreed that the initial tasks of the informal group should be to (i) confirm the safety need for a gtr in light of the increasing prevalence of the electronic stability control in the vehicle fleet and (ii) simultaneously assess potential candidate crash test standards to be addressed by the proposed gtr. AC.3 agreed that the development of the gtr and the study on the benefits of such a gtr would be made in parallel.

Moreover, the representative of Australia invited the interested Contracting Parties to nominate experts for the informal group and to send him comments to the task list in informal document No. GRSP-47-28 by 9 July 2010 at the latest. The secretariat was requested to prepare a corresponding AC.3 document and to transmit it to GRSP for consideration.