115. Recognizing the value of the status document of the 1998 Agreement (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/1073/Rev.6), the representative of EU stated that more information should be provided. He introduced WP.29-159-08, in which the EU reported on the details of the transposition of UN GTRs Nos. 2 and 8 into EU law. He suggested that the Contracting Parties to the Agreement should provide such kinds of information, which could help other Parties in the process of transposing the UN GTRs. He would provide, for the June 2013 session, a similar report covering the transposition of other UN GTR. Finally, he indicated that the Annex to WP.29-159-08 contained an example of the reports to be provided to the secretariat in accordance to Article 7 of the 1958 Agreement.

116. The representative of the Russian Federation introduced WP.29-159-07 containing the notification of the status report on the transposition of UN GTRs into the Russian law. He explained AC.3 that the first priority in his country was to transpose the UN GTR through UN Regulations annexed to the 1958 Agreement and, only in the case of the absence of UN Regulations, UN GTRs would be applied directly. He announced that this system would also be applied by the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation.

117. The Chair reminded the Contracting Parties of their obligation to send to the secretariat, the mandatory reports on the transposition process through their Permanent Missions in Geneva via the “1998 AGREEMENT-MISSIONS List” electronic system. If assistance is needed, they may contact the secretariat (Mr. F. Guichard).

118. The notifications sent by CPs and by the secretariat are available on the Forum website here, while the status of the 1998 Agreement (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/1073/Rev.6) is available on the Forum website here.