The 72nd EPPR session (March 2026) adopted the revised agenda and previous meeting report without changes. The 02 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 40, transposing UN-GTR No. 2 to Euro 3 emission level (GRPE/2025/22 as amended by GRPE-93-26), was adopted for submission to WP.29/AC.1 in March 2026 and subsequently adopted by WP.29 at its 198th session. The IWG-EPPR Terms of Reference were extended for two years until 2027. IMMA offered to prepare a draft 03 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 40 for Euro 4, tentatively expected by early June. The group agreed to reconvene around that time. The group reviewed information exchanges on maximum power determination, battery electric vehicle range determination standardization, and deterioration factors in GTR 23 on durability. Next meetings are scheduled for June, July, and September 2026, with the 76th session in October 2026 coinciding with GRPE.

The agenda includes transposition of UN-GTR 2 into UN R40, with discussions on Euro 4 level amendments, maximum power determination for two-wheelers, battery electric vehicle range standardization using SAE J2982 procedures, and deterioration factors in GTR 23.

Proposal for a 03 series of amendments, modifying para. 5.4.1.4 (Table 5) to change emission limits for Classes 1, 2, and 3, amending para. 5.4.2.2 to establish CO measurement requirements at idle, adding para. 5.4.4.3 to establish requirements for O₂ content and lambda measurement at high idle with specified calculation methods, modifying para. 12 to change transitional provision references from 02 to 03 series, and inserting comprehensive new technical requirements throughout Annexes 1 through 7 and their Appendices 1 through 12 concerning vehicle propulsion unit families, test procedures for Type I, Type II and Type VII tests, exhaust dilution systems, driving cycles, gearshift procedures, reference fuels, chassis dynamometer specifications, and related emissions testing methodologies applicable to vehicles of category L₃, L₄ and L₅.