71. The representatives of India and the United States of America introduced a summary report of the WP.29 work on Environmentally Friendly Vehicles between 2003 and 2012 (WP.29-158-17) and briefly illustrated the process followed by the EFV Task Force Group for its preparation (WP.29-158-16).

72. The World Forum requested the secretariat to distribute WP.29-158-17 with an official symbol at the March 2013 session for consideration and possible adoption. The Chair of GRPE suggested discontinuing the activities of the EFV informal working group and the EFV Task Force Group. The World Forum agreed to consider this suggestion at its March 2013 session.

51. The Chair of the EFV informal group recalled that a summary report of the WP.29 work on Environmentally Friendly Vehicles between 2003 and 2012 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2013/33) was introduced as an informal document (WP.29-158-17) at the last WP.29 session, in November 2013, and that it will be distributed at the March 2013 WP.29 session for consideration and possible adoption. Having clarified that this report was also accompanied by a document describing the process followed by the EFV task force group for its preparation (WP.29-158-16), he briefly reported on the success of the fifth EFV Conference, held in Baltimore (Maryland, USA) on 10-12 September 2012.

52. GRPE congratulated the EFV informal working group and task force group for their work and agreed that the adoption of the summary report by WP.29 shall conclude the EFV activities. EFV will not appear as an agenda item in the future.