16. Following to the decision of AC.3 to establish two informal working group on electric vehicles (see ECE/TRANS/WP.29/1095, para. 133), GRSP considered the first status report of the informal working group on electric safety (GRSP-51-20-Rev.1) and its terms of reference (GRSP-51-19-Rev.1) prepared by the expert from the United States of America. He clarified that the two informal working groups would have a different schedule and for the time being, they would report separately on the work progress to the Executive Committee of the 1998 Agreement (AC.3). GRSP endorsed the first status report of the informal working group, adopted its terms of references (GRSP-51-19-Rev.1) as reproduced in Annex II to this report and agreed to seek consent from AC.3 at its June 2012 session.

Mr. Narusawa of Japan presented the report of the 1rst EVS meeting held April 23-25, 2012 in Washington DC, USA (see documents GRSP-51-20 and EVS-01-07).

There were approximately 50 people in attendance at the first meeting where over a dozen presentations from Contracting Parties and industry were made.

The group also discussed draft Terms of Reference.