36. The Chair of the informal group on Mobile Air-Conditioning Test Procedures (MACTP) reported on the work progress made by the group during its meeting held in Geneva on 11 January 2011 (GRPE-61-20). He underlined that the main objectives of MACTP were cost-efficiency, suitability for virtual testing and for incentive schemes to reduce emissions resulting from using mobile air-conditioners (MAC) in real driving conditions. The expert from EC presented GRPE-61-21 proposing a MAC test procedure to be used by multiple laboratories in a pilot phase. He invited all GRPE experts to inform him about their interest in participating in the pilot phase.

37. The GRPE Chair welcomed the information and underlined that further documentation about the informal group’s activities is available on the GRPE website at: www.unece.org/trans/main/wp29/wp29wgs/wp29grpe/mactp02.html. (Alternatively, you can view the Mobile AC Test Procedure page within GlobalAutoRegs.com.) GRPE agreed that the informal group on MACTP should also meet prior to the next session of GRPE in June 2011.