The group considered doc. REC-14-07, which is the review by the German delegation (see above pt. 6) of REC-14-04. There was some discussion on the Transitional Provisions. The GRPE secretariat will be asked for advice regarding the minimum time between versions 00 and 01 to apply. There was some discussion on the application of the REC 01 version or 00 version in the Contracting Parties (CPs) in the European Union under the 1958 Agreement.

Martinez said that in his view the European Council will have to make a decision on the use of REC in the EU and its Member States but noted that there is some (legal) uncertainty around this. Baarbé asked for Commission guidance document on the applicability of the future REC Regulation in Europe and its Member States. He said that therefore he will probably write a letter to the EC’s Mr Jean in his position of REC chairman on how the future REC should be implemented in Europe, and how retrofit schemes may relate to low emission zones and taxation of road use. For the CPs outside the EU this seems clearer as the general applicability rules for UN Regulations will count. He stressed the need of better guidance from the EU Commission (cf. guidance on fiscal incentives). Öhlund said that REC is for vehicles in use and that here the national subsidiarity rules are to be applied.

The final working document will be uploaded as REC-14-15 for further commenting in due time for it to become an informal document for the next session of GRPE in June 2013.