60. The World Forum agreed to consider this subject in detail at its next session on the basis of a first proposal for amendments to the Agreement.

57. The representative of France, chairing the informal group on IWVTA, reported on the good work progress made by the group since the November 2011 session of WP.29. Referring to WP.29-156-21, he informed WP.29 that IWVTA had agreed on Annexes 2, 3 and 4, while consideration of Annex 1 was still ongoing. WP.29 noted that two subgroups would start drafting the revision to the 1958 Agreement (chaired by the European Commission) and the text of UN Regulation No. 0 (chaired by Japan). He stressed the need to clarify by June 2012 the incorporation into the Agreement of new provisions for the application by Contracting Parties of former versions of UN Regulations and to add in the Agreement a new administrative disposition (see ECE/TRANS/WP.29/1093, para. 50).

58. The representative of Japan, vice-chairing the informal group on IWVTA, introduced WP.29-156-22 proposing the candidate items for technical regulations applicable to IWVTA as well as a guideline for the subsidiary Working Parties (GR) to review the technical regulations applicable to IWVTA. He added the need to nominate IWVTA ambassadors to explain the guideline at the forthcoming sessions of each GR, to assist the GR and monitor the work progress made. He announced that his country was prepared to take over the position of IWVTA ambassador to GRSP. The World Forum welcomed that initiative and invited all delegates to consider the possibility of such roles in one of the other GRs. The World Forum noted that IWVTA would meet again in Paris on 22 June 2012 and its two drafting subgroups on 20 and 21 June 2012, respectively.

59. The representative of Japan presented his country’s position on the review of some technical regulations mentioned in Annex 1 of document WP.29-156-25.

37. The secretariat informed GRSG about the work progress of the WP.29 informal group on International Whole Vehicle Type Approval (IWVTA). GRSG acknowledged the leading role of Japan and the EC on this subject. Referring to WP.29-156-21, GRSG noted the following comments:

• (a) item 55 on “Advance warning triangle” should be listed under the responsibility of the Working Party on Lighting and Light-Signalling (GRE);
• (b) the purpose of item 41 (Engine and power-train system) should be clarified with more detailed information.

38. GRSG agreed to insert on its agenda a new item on IWVTA to discuss in detail future proposals on this subject. The expert from Japan volunteered to prepare concrete proposals on UN Regulation Nos. 34 (Fuel tanks) and 46 (Indirect vision devices) for consideration at the next GRSG session in October 2012. GRSG welcomed the IWVTA concept and the commitment of Mr. O. Fontaine (OICA) ensuring the task of the “IWVTA Ambassador” to GRSG.