5. Having reported that all GRPE proposals submitted to the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) in 2012 were adopted, the secretariat informed GRPE about items discussed in the last two sessions of the World Forum (held in June and in November 2012) (GRPE-65-24).

6. The secretariat recalled that, following a request from the Transport Division, the World Forum recommended that comments on the issue of the carcinogenicity of diesel exhaust emissions should be provided by GRPE and requested to include the topic on the GRPE agenda for the current session.

7. Underlining the progress made by the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval (IWVTA) group (and its subgroups) on the revision to the 1958 Agreement and the development of UN Regulation No. 0, WP.29 agreed that the first UN Regulations to be included in IWVTA should be those not needing any amendments (or requiring only minor modifications), while those needing major amendments should be dealt with in a second step.

8. The secretariat stated that WP.29 requested GRPE to consider the latest version (and eventual amendments) of the draft UN Regulation on recyclability in January 2013.

9. The secretariat reported that WP.29 agreed to consider, at its March 2013 session, the request of the Chair of GRPE to conclude the activities of the Environmentally Friendly Vehicles (EFV) informal working group and the EFV task force group.

10. The secretariat recalled the WP.29 endorsement of the proposal for setting up, under GRPE and with a mandate up to November 2016, an informal working group on Environmental and Propulsion Performance Requirements (EPPR) for L-category vehicles. WP.29 also expressed the intention to confirm the approval of the mandate at its March 2013 session, following the consideration of its terms of reference and rules of procedures by GRPE during the current session.

11. The secretariat reported that WP.29 requested GRPE to consider the updated terms of reference of the informal working group on Electric Vehicles and the Environment (EVE).

12. Finally, the secretariat illustrated the WP.29 decision, in June 2012, to refer comments on design/control principles of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) to harmonize minimum guidelines to its subsidiary bodies, including GRPE, for detailed consideration at their next sessions. A final review of the revised document is expected at its June 2013 session.