65. The representative of Australia introduced (GRVA-24-05/Rev.2) a proposal for the 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 178 (ELKS) aimed to clarify some of the existing text, and include reference to the lane markings of the 01 series of UN Regulation No. 130. He mentioned that the proposal built on the outcome of Australia New Car Assessment Program and included requirements for an additional use case, such as roads without lane marking. The representative of Germany mentioned that Euro NCAP would introduce similar requirements that could be tested in five to seven laboratories, where the characteristics of the road edges are well known. He noted that introducing these requirements into a regulatory framework would be more complex, as regulations must account for the full variety of real-world road edges. The representative of OICA confirmed that the corresponding Euro NCAP test protocol was not yet fully developed and that it was therefore too early to adopt it into regulation. The representative of Japan supported the objective of improving the ELKS requirements but noted that research was still ongoing. He stated that it would be acceptable to wait for the results before making regulatory changes. He also suggested examining the applicable speed range of ELKS operation. GRVA discussed whether the amendments would constitute a new series of amendments and would require transitional provisions. GRVA agreed to resume consideration of this item at its next session on the basis of an official document that the representative of Australia agreed to prepare.

52. During the consultations, the expert from Australia presented the proposal for the 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 178 (ELKS), contained in ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2026/20 and supplemented by GRVA-25-55/Rev.1. The experts from the European Commission and Germany proposed updating the reference to UN Regulation No. 10 (EMC) to the 06 series of amendments to that Regulation, as reflected in GRVA-25-54.

53. GRVA adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2026/20, as amended by GRVA-25-54 and GRVA-25-55/Rev.1, and requested the secretariat to submit it to WP.29 and AC.1 as a proposal for the 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 178 (ELKS) for consideration and vote at their November 2026 sessions, subject to final confirmation, mainly for transitional provisions review, at the September 2026 GRVA session.

58. GRVA recalled the purpose of document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRVA/2026/20, as amended, and its submission to WP.29 in November 2026, subject to confirmation by GRVA at the present session. GRVA reviewed the advance copy of the corresponding document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2026/195. Following discussion and verification, GRVA agreed to remove the square brackets contained in the document and to replace “2028” with “2030” in paragraph 14.1.2., and requested the secretariat to update the document accordingly.