The Chair reminded the background for the establishment of this informal group (IG) as per documents AEBS/LDW-01-02 and AEBS/LDW-01-04. He provided also an update on the EU Regulation on the General Safety of Motor Vehicles (GSR), which mandates in the EU the installation of AEBS and LDWS to vehicles of categories M, M, Nand N as from 1 November 2013 for new types and 1 November 2015 for existing types. The procedure under the GSR for exempting some vehicles or classes of vehicles from this installation requirement was explained, as well as the link between the implementing measures on AEBS and LDWS to be adopted by the Commission under the GSR and the future UNECE Regulations on AEBS and LDWS to be developed by the GRRF informal group.