153. The representative of the United States of America, on behalf of the Co-Chair of the IWG on the UN GTR No. 13 – Phase 2, informed AC.3 about the progress of the group. He reported that the second meeting of the IWG was held in Torrance, United States of America, from 5 to 7 February 2018, and that discussions focused on material compatibility, fuelling receptacle, long-term stress rupture of hydrogen storage systems, and on updating the existing test procedure in the UN GTR. He concluded that the ToR of the IWG had been submitted to the current session of AC.3 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2018/75) for endorsement, and announced that the date of the next meetings of the IWG were scheduled to be held from 24 to 26 June 2018, in Seoul, Republic of Korea, followed by a meeting in October 2018 in Europe.

154. AC.3 endorsed ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2018/75, that would be appended to the UN GTR in accordance with the provisions of the 1998 Agreement.