In accordance with the decision of the UNECE Inland Transport Committee to review its programme of work every two years, the next review being 2018, the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) is requested to review and adopt its programme of work for 2018–2019 as well as the relevant parameters allowing for its biennial evaluation.

Proposal, pursuant to discussions among the Contracting Parties to the various WP.29 agreements, to facilitate contributions to Forum activities from participants, such as observers, that do not have ECOSOC consultative status. The proposal would permit direct application to the Forum (WP.29/AC.2) for authorization to participate in a consultative capacity.

Joint EU/Japan/US proposal for the program of work, segmented into

• Existing GTRs – High priority
• Existing GTRs – Low priority
• Existing GTRs – No activities identified for PoW, and
• New priorities
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Situation as of 8 March 2017.

USA request Listing No. 12 in the Compendium of Candidate Global Technical Regulations be extended for another five years. Listing No. 12 concerns “US Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Programmes for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles”.

Request to re-insert in the Compendium of Candidate global technical regulations United States of America Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation programmes for Light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards (listing No. 11).

Draft proposal attempting to prioritize work on Global Technical Regulations.

OICA recommendation that event data recorders, automatic emergency braking systems, and lane-keeping assistance systems be considered for harmonization under the 1998 Agreement.

Table to establish the quorum and vote on the US request to extend Listing Number 13 (United States of America Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, Program for Revisions and Additions to the Motor Vehicle Fuel Economy Label: New Fuel Economy and Environment Labels for a New Generation of Vehicles) for another five years in the Compendium of Candidates.

Request to maintain in the Compendium of Candidates Listing Number 13 –United States of America Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, Program for Revisions and Additions to the Motor Vehicle Fuel Economy Label – New Fuel Economy and Environment Labels for a New Generation of Vehicles.