The Chair recalled the background as follows:
2-step approach :

• • 1st step :
  • - N2 > 8 t
  • - M2 with non-hydraulic braking system
  • - M3 with non-hydraulic braking system
  • - N3 with non-hydraulic braking system

• • 2nd step:
  • More stringent criteria for the vehicles specified in step 1, + introduction of criteria for the following vehicle types and classes:
    • - N2≤8 t with hydraulic braking system
    • - M2 with hydraulic braking system
    • - M3 with hydraulic braking system

1st step and 2nd step for vehicles covered by step 1 finalized – expected to be adopted at
November 2012 session of WP29.

2nd step for vehicle types with no criteria in step 1 needs to be developed now – deadline for
decision: November 2013 session of WP29, i.e. 3 years in advance of the 2016 deadline.

The Chair concluded that this group will have to work fast and some additional meetings are
expected to be decided for the following months.

5. The expert from the United Kingdom, Chair of the informal working group on UN GTR No. 7 Phase 2, informed GRSP (GRSP-52-18) about the ongoing activities of the group. He added that the last meeting of the group was held in Geneva on 10-11 December 2012, prior to the GRSP session. He confirmed that the development of injury criteria was of critical importance and that they would be discussed at the next informal group meeting in February 2013. He added that the development of a proposal for a certification procedure of the dummy was in progress and that extensive study funded by the EC identified areas of dummy performance, particularly regarding reproducibility, that required further investigation. The expert from Japan, secretary of the informal working group, complemented the presentation of the expert from the United Kingdom introducing the last status report of the informal working group (GRSP-52-23). He also confirmed the goal of the group to submit a proposal for consideration at the December 2013 session of GRSP.

6. Referring to the discussion held during the November 2012 session of the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/1099, para. 76), GRSP noted that a Mutual Resolution concerning the description and performance of test tools and devices had been adopted (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2012/124 and WP.29-158-19) and reproduced as ECE/TRANS/WP.29/1101. GRSP, also noted that as part of the proposal of the UN GTR, a specific addenda for the inclusion of the Biofidelic Rear Impact Dummy (BioRID II) in this Resolution would be prepared by the informal working group.

13. The expert from the United States, Chair of the informal working group on Electric Vehicle Safety (EVS) introduced the report of the second meeting of the group held on October 23-25, 2012 in Bonn, Germany. He explained that the informal working group had begun considering a first proposal of a UN GTR drafted by the expert from OICA consisting of:

(a) provisions for protection of electrical shock for in-use and post-crash, and
(b) provisions to ensure safety performance of the Rechargeable Energy Storage System (REESS).

14. He clarified that the proposal would take over the provisions devised by the REESS group and recently adopted into UN Regulation No. 100. He concluded that, although the proposal would need improvement, it would form a good basis for future discussions.

15. GRSP noted that the next meeting of the informal working group was scheduled on 16-18 April 2013 in Tokyo, Japan.

51. GRSP noted the decision of WP.29 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/1099, para. 69) to refer a proposal of amendments to UN Rule No. 2 to its subsidiary body (including GRSP), this would reduce differences with the corresponding EU directives (WP.29-158-21 now available as official document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2013/32). GRSP requested its experts to provide comments on this proposal by its May 2013 session.

52. GRSP noted the request of WP.29 to its subsidiary bodies to provide comments by June 2013 on a proposal for design/control principles of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (WP.29-157-06). It was also noted that the expert from OICA provided first draft comments (GRSP-52-02) on the proposal. GRSP agreed to resume discussion on this subject at its May 2013 on the basis of a consolidated proposal of amendments provided by the expert from OICA. GRSP requested its experts to send comments concerning GRSP-52-02 to the expert from OICA by 25 January 2013.

53. The expert from the United States, informed GRSP about the second meeting of the informal working group on QRTV held in Berlin on 5-7 December 2012. He explained that the group started to develop the UN GTR on the basis of the recommendation of the UN guidelines for alert sound contained in the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3) and on the recommendation of the previous informal working group. He informed GRSP about the intention of NHTSA to publish in January 2013 the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that is to be considered at the next meeting of the informal working group.

55. The expert from Japan, GRSP ambassador on IWVTA, introduced GRSP-52-10 showing a list of priority of discussion of candidate UN Regulations to be included in the IWVTA. GRSP requested its experts to provide detailed comments by its May 2013 session.

56. The Secretary reported on the highlights of the 157th and 158th sessions of WP.29 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/1097 and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/1099).