84. The representative of France presented considerations on virtual testing, recalling the recent provisions adopted by WP.29. He proposed that provisions be derived from the approach included in UN Regulations Nos. 131 and 152 and inserted in R.E.3. Several delegations expressed interest in these activities, others provided comments and noted the importance to address the challenges of virtual testing. The representative of UK noted the existing provisions in Schedule 8 of the 1958 Agreement and inquired about the interaction of those with future provisions in R.E.3. The secretariat noted that the most appropriate test tool repository including virtual testing should be M.R.1 instead of R.E.3 to consider both 1958 and 1998 Agreements. Interested parties were invited to take this into consideration by March 2026 session of WP.29. WP.29 agreed to resume consideration of this agenda item. The representative of the Russian Federation proposed mandatory physical testing to verify the virtual model, as well as mandatory inclusion of verification materials in the official approval file, including the DETA database.

84. The representative of France presented considerations on virtual testing, recalling the recent provisions adopted by WP.29. He proposed that provisions be derived from the approach included in UN Regulations Nos. 131 and 152 and inserted in R.E.3. Several delegations expressed interest in these activities, others provided comments and noted the importance to address the challenges of virtual testing. The representative of UK noted the existing provisions in Schedule 8 of the 1958 Agreement and inquired about the interaction of those with future provisions in R.E.3. The secretariat noted that the most appropriate test tool repository including virtual testing should be M.R.1 instead of R.E.3 to consider both 1958 and 1998 Agreements. Interested parties were invited to take this into consideration by March 2026 session of WP.29. WP.29 agreed to resume consideration of this agenda item. The representative of the Russian Federation proposed mandatory physical testing to verify the virtual model, as well as mandatory inclusion of verification materials in the official approval file, including the DETA database.