16. GRE noted that no concrete proposal was available to simplify and clarify the transitional provisions of UN Regulation No. 48 and agreed to resume consideration of this subject at its October 2012 session. The expert from the European Commission introduced GRE-67-31 as a basis for further discussion on this subject.

16. The expert from GTB introduced GRE-68-09 proposing a new approach to simplify the current transitional provisions. Therefore he proposed to evaluate the possibility to create consolidated version of 03, 04, 05 and 06 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 48 and to continue amendments only on the latest series of amendments to ensure simplifications of type approvals procedure according to UN Regulation No. 48. Some GRE experts supported in principle the proposal and agreed to resume discussion at its April 2013 session.