73. The secretariat introduced the latest update of the status of the 1958 Agreement, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/343/Rev.27 that contained information up to 17 May 2019. The secretary of the World Forum recalled the new layout of the document for the June and November 2019 sessions, in which only Part II and Annexes II and III will be updated, while Part I and Annex I will be available via the “343 app” (https://apps.unece.org/WP29_application/). He reminded contracting parties that changes and new information on national Type Approval Authorities should be introduced by the national Single Points of Contact (SPOC) via the “343 app”. Notifications received in paper will no longer be followed up by the secretariat, as previously agreed by WP.29.

74. The representative of the Russian Federation informed WP.29 that the Approval Authority of the Russian Federation had moved offices and that the new address was in the “343 app”.

75. WP.29 noted that contracting parties should notify the secretariat about any amendments needed to the status document via the newly established online database only.