1. The Working Party on Pollution and Energy (GRPE) held its eighty-third session from 1 to 4 June 2021, with André Rijnders (Netherlands) as Chair and Duncan Kay (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) as Vice-Chair. Experts from the following countries participated in the work following Rule 1(a) of the Rules of Procedure of the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) (TRANS/WP.29/690, as amended): Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK), United States of America and Viet Nam. Experts from the European Commission (EC) also participated. Experts from the following non-governmental organizations (NGOs) took part in the session: American Automotive Policy Council (AAPC), Association for Emissions Control by Catalyst (AECC), European Association of Automobile Suppliers (CLEPA/MEMA/JAPIA), European Association of Internal Combustion Engine Manufacturers (EUROMOT), European Garage Equipment Association (EGEA), European Tyres and Rubber Manufacturers Association (ETRMA), Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), International Association for Natural Gas Vehicles (NGV Global), International Motorcycle Manufacturers Association (IMMA), International Motor Vehicle Inspection Committee (CITA), International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA), International Road Transport Union (IRU), and Liquid Gas Europe.

2. Mr. Rijnders, Chair of GRPE, opened the meeting, held as hybrid session, with all participants attending virtually because of the sanitary situation, and welcomed the participants. The Chair of the Informal Working Group (IWG) on Particle Measurement Programme (PMP) requested to remove ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2021/17 from the agenda as the IWG on PMP could not finalize the proposal in time for a consideration by GRPE. The Chair of the IWG on Electric Vehicles and the Environment (EVE) requested to remove ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2021/18 from the agenda as the IWG on EVE could not finalize the proposal in time for a consideration by GRPE.

3. GRPE acknowledged both requests by the IWGs on PMP and EVE and adopted the provisional agenda of the eighty-third session (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2021/9), as updated and consolidated in GRPE-83-03-Rev.4, and GRPE-83-02-Rev.1 as a tentative running order. GRPE took note of GRPE-83-01 on the organization of GRPE Informal Working Group (IWG) meetings held during the weeks prior to this meeting.

GRPE-83-01 | Informal meetings to be held in conjunction with the GRPE June 2021 session The schedule of meetings can also be found on the <a href="https://wiki.unece.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=917779" target="_blank">GRPE calendar</a>.

GRPE-83-02/Rev.1 | Running order of the June 2021 GRPE session

GRPE-83-03/Rev.4 | Updated provisional agenda for the June 2021 GRPE session Agenda updated to include the latest informal submissions.

GRPE/2021/18 | UN GTR: Proposal for in-vehicle battery durability for electrified vehicles Text prepared by IWG on EVE based on GRPE-82-27.

GRPE/2021/9 | GRPE: Annotated provisional agenda for the 83rd (June 2021) session

GRPE/2022/17 | Proposal for new Consolidated Resolution concerning Exhaust Ultra-Fine Particle Number Measurement For Heavy Duty Engines Text prepared by IWG PMP for a new Consolidated Resolution concerning the test procedure for the measurement of ultra-fine particle emissions from Heavy Duty engines.

4. The informal documents distributed before and during the GRPE session are listed in Annex I of the session report. Annex II lists the informal meetings held in conjunction with this GRPE session. Annex III lists IWGs of GRPE, task forces and subgroups, giving details on their Chairs, Secretaries and the end of their mandates. The secretariat called GRPE to make sure not to breach copyrights when submitting documents to be uploaded on UNECE website submissions.

5. The secretariat introduced GRPE-83-05, announcing that the next GRPE session would tentatively take place on 12 November 2021 as a complimentary session and the next full session was expected to take place from 11 to 14 January 2022 and recalling the corresponding deadlines (20 August and 19 October 2021 respectively) for the submission of official documents.

GRPE-83-05 | General information relevant to the June 2021 and January 2022 GRPE sessions The January 2022 GRPE session is tentatively scheduled for 11-14 January. The deadline for formal submissions is 19 0ctober 2021.

6. The secretariat introduced GRPE-83-04 and reported on relevant items discussed during the 183rd sessions of the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29). He referred to ECE/TRANS/WP.29/1157 for further details.

GRPE-83-04 | WP.29 session highlights relevant to GRPE

7. The representative from OICA introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2021/10 and GRPE-83-15 extending the acceptable reference fuels and road load determination methodologies and clarifying crankcase pressure measurement and four-wheel drive vehicles tests in the 05, 06 and 07 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 83. The representative from the UK requested further details on the road load determination proposal. The representative from OICA explained it would reduce testing burden to be able to use road load determination approaches used for UN GTR No. 15 and UN Regulation No. 154. The representative from Spain raised concerns about formulation in ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2021/10 and GRPE-83-15 which were corrected during the session, as reflected in Annexes IV, V and VI to the session report.

8. GRPE requested the secretariat to submit Annexes IV, V and VI to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their November 2021 sessions as draft Supplement 15, 17 and 14 to the 05, 06 and 07 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 83 respectively.

GRPE-83-15 | UN R83: Proposal for amendment to supplement 05,06 and 07 series of amendments Proposes • a technically neutral description for the measurement of crankcase pressure in Type III Test. • the option to test a four-wheel vehicle without being forced to use an artificially created two-wheel drive mode.

GRPE/2021/10 | UN R83: Proposal for Supplement to 05,06 and 07 series of amendments Proposal aims at permitting the use of the latest reference fuels for evaporative emissions approval of vehicles

9. The representative from OICA introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2021/11 proposing a shortened test procedure for Pure Electric Vehicles (PEVs) as well as an update of the CoP test procedure in order to align UN Regulation No. 101 with proceedings and procedures described in UN Regulation No. 154. It also proposed an option for manufacturers to determine road load values for Pure Electric Vehicles according to the requirements of UN Regulation No. 83. Some minor editorial corrections had been proposed during the session, as reflected in Annex VII to the session report.

10. GRPE requested the secretariat to submit Annex VII to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their November 2021 sessions as draft Supplement 11 to the 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 101.

GRPE/2021/11 | UN R101: Proposal for Supplement to 01 series of amendments Introduces a shortened test procedure for PEVs as well as an update of the COP test procedure in order to align with proceeding and procedures described in UN R154.

11. The representative from OICA introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2021/12 as a proposal for amendment to UN Regulation No. 154. GRPE welcomed the proposal and agreed with the content of the proposal, following an edit during the session. The Chair proposed other related informal documents, also proposing amendments to UN Regulation No. 154, to be introduced to GRPE.

12. The representative of the European Commission (EC) introduced GRPE-83-07 and GRPE-83-08, and the representatives from OICA introduced GRPE-83-12, GRPE-83-13, GRPE-83-18 and GRPE-83-19 proposing amendments to the original and 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 154.

13. The Chair proposed to take all proposals to amend UN Regulation No. 154 together and proposed different options (GRPE-83-33) also considering the extra GRPE session in November 2021. GRPE agreed to have preparatory meetings with all interested parties and to attempt preparing working documents to be considered during the November 2021 session of GRPE.

GRPE-83-07 | UN R154: Proposal for a Supplement Proposal to address use of the phrase “if PN measurement is required” throughout the regulation given that PN measurement in both Level 1A and Level 1B is now required.

GRPE-83-08 | UN R154: Proposal for a Supplement to the 01 series of amendments Proposal to modify provisions of the 01 series pursuant to consideration of the proposal to address the use of the phrase "if PN measurement is required" in the original text of the regulation.

GRPE-83-12 | UN R154: Proposal for a new supplement to the original version and 01 series of amendments This document aims to: • harmonize the KCO2 family concept from UN GTR15 Amendment 6 with this Regulation. • harmonize the correction of CO2 results against target speed in Level 1A with Level 1B and the most stringent Level 2. • delete correction criterion c as it is no longer needed. • propose a clarification and specification in the ATCT family criteria.

GRPE-83-13 | UN R154: proposal for amendment to original series of amendments This document aims to clarify OBD monitoring requirements for combustion-ignition engines with regard to Level 1A and Level 1B. The modifications to the current text of the Regulation are marked in bold for new or strikethrough for deleted characters.

GRPE-83-18 | UN R154: proposal for amendment to original and 01 series of amendments

GRPE-83-19 | UN R154: Proposal for a new supplement to original version and 01 series of amendments Aims to improve the clarity of the requirements regarding inclusion of vehicles in a road load family on the basis of the n/v ratios.

GRPE-83-33 | Summary of options for amendments to UN R154

GRPE/2021/12 | UN R154: Proposal for Supplement to the original version and 01 series of amendments Consolidates the existing text of the Regulation with that of the reference document adopted by GRPE 82nd session

14. Given time constraints, the Chair proposed to receive GRPE-83-16 under agenda item 16 if time allows.

GRPE-83-16 | UN R83: Proposal for introduction of Special Purpose Vehicles as defined in RE3 Definition and exemptions for special purpose vehicles are necessary. Possible amendments have been shown for • New definitions in R.E.3 and • Requirementemissiontothegreatestextent, • ExemptionsfordriverinducementsystemandCOP/in-serviceconformity.

15. The representative from OICA introduced GRPE-83-17 amending UN GTR No. 15 with respect to peak power in NOVC-HEVs. Considering other forthcoming amendments to UN GTR No. 15 expected soon, GRPE agreed to postpone consideration of this document to forthcoming sessions of GRPE.

GRPE-83-17 | UN GTR15: Proposal for amendment

16. The representative from the EC, Chair of the IWG on RDE, introduced updated terms of reference and rules of procedure for the IWG on RDE (GRPE-83-31 as revised during the session) detailing expected activities in the months and years to come. The representative from the US supported the updated approach and highlighted opportunities for alignment. GRPE endorsed the updated document and encouraged the IWG on the ambitious harmonization activities.

17. Consequently, the Chair of the IWG on RDE introduced a revised authorization to develop a new UN GTR on RDE (GRPE-83-32 amended during the session as reflected in Annex VIII to the session report). She detailed that the expected UN GTR would go directly into a more comprehensive phase 2, with wider engagement from all parties. The representative from the USA commended the GRPE process and he added that the USA were working on a rule making that was expecting to use the outcomes from the IWG on RDE and the draft phase 2 UN GTR.

18. GRPE requested the secretariat to submit Annex VIII to WP.29 and AC.3 for consideration and vote at their November 2021 sessions as draft revised authorization to develop a new UN GTR on RDE.

GRPE-83-31 | IWG RDE (Real Driving Emissions) : Phase 2 Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedure

GRPE-83-32 | Real driving Emissions: Revised request for authorization to develop a GTR Proposal by the USA, European Union, Japan and the Republic of Korea to request revision of the authorization to develop a future proof global technical regulation of Real Driving Emissions based on Phase 2 work by the RDE informal working group.

19. The representative from OICA introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2021/13 and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2021/14 proposing to amend the 05 and 06 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 49 respectively correcting and improving some provisions with respect to humidity and hydrocarbons measurements. GRPE further modified ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2021/13 and ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2021/14 during the session as reflected in Annexes IX and X of the session report respectively.

20. The representative from the Netherlands raised two questions on referencing ISO standards in UN texts and some clarifications about the use of helium in flame ionization detectors (FID).

21. The secretariat described the existing collaboration with the ISO secretariat and clarified how ISO standards might be referenced in UN documents. The representative from OICA further explained that helium is now difficult and expensive to acquire as the main reason to request for an alternative option to measure hydrocarbons. The representative from the EC supported this proposal.

22. GRPE requested the secretariat to submit Annexes IX and X to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their November 2021 sessions as draft Supplement 11 and 7 to the 05 and 06 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 49 respectively.

GRPE/2021/13 | UN R49: Proposal for Supplement to 05 series of amendments Proposes to allow the use of nitrogen as batch gas for FID fuel gas and introduces the requirements for humidity sensors.

GRPE/2021/14 | UN R49: Proposal for Supplement to 06 series of amendments Proposal to correct and clarify the text and to introduce linearity requirements for humidity sensors to address humidity content measurement for the calculation of the specific exhaust emission.

23. The representative from the UK introduced GRPE-83-22 introducing updated communication forms to be filled for type approval authorities. The representative from OICA required some time to assess the impact of such requests on the test procedure and administrative process, and requested GRPE to consider this document as a working document at the January 2022 session of GRPE.

24. GRPE agreed to consider this proposal from the UK at forthcoming sessions of GRPE.

GRPE-83-22 | UN R49: Proposal for a Supplement to 07 series of amendment

25. GRPE did not receive any new proposals for discussion under this agenda item.

26. GRPE did not receive any new proposals for discussion under this agenda item.

27. The representative from OICA introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2021/15, exempting modern vehicle from opacity tests. The representative from EC highlighted the need to update the reference K value used, with particulate filter removal remaining undetected due to high this reference value. The representatives from Switzerland and from CITA agreed that the existing 0.5 reference value was no longer adequate and that a much lower value would be desirable. The representative from EC suggested a reference K value of around 0.05 could be a good compromise to improve the failure/tampering detection levels.

28. GRPE agreed to keep discussing a more appropriate K value during forthcoming GRPE sessions, and invited participants to submit proposals on this matter.

29. GRPE adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2021/15 and requested the secretariat to submit it to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their November 2021 sessions as draft Supplement 7 to the 03 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 24 (Visible pollutants, measurement of power of C.I. engines (Diesel smoke)).

GRPE/2021/15 | UN R24: Proposal for amendment to 03 series of amendments Amends the Scope to better clarify its applicability.

30. The representative from the Russian Federation introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2021/16 to clarify provisions in UN Regulation No. 133. The representative from the Netherlands proposed an alternative wording to simplify the proposal, as reflected in Annex XI of the session report. The representative from the Russian Federation thanked and supported the alternate proposal from the Netherlands.

31. GRPE adopted Annex XI and requested the secretariat to submit it to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their November 2021 sessions as draft Supplement 1 to UN Regulation No. 133 (Recyclability of motor vehicles).

GRPE/2021/16 | UN R133: Proposal for Supplement Proposal to align provisions in paragraph 7 and Annex 6.

32. GRPE did not receive any new proposals for discussion under this agenda item.

33. GRPE did not receive any new proposals for discussion under this agenda item.

34. The representative from the EC, Chair of the IWG on PMP, introduced GRPE-83-21 giving a status report of the activities of the IWG on PMP. He explained the reasons for requesting to remove ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2021/17 from the agenda. He detailed such request was due to diverging views on the possibility of sampling directly from raw exhaust, requiring additional tests to be performed over the 2021 summer.

GRPE/2022/17 | Proposal for new Consolidated Resolution concerning Exhaust Ultra-Fine Particle Number Measurement For Heavy Duty Engines Text prepared by IWG PMP for a new Consolidated Resolution concerning the test procedure for the measurement of ultra-fine particle emissions from Heavy Duty engines.

35. The representatives from Japan, the UK and the EC introduced GRPE-83-11 as a request for authorization to develop a new UN GTR No. [XX] on brake PM and PN emissions. The representative from the US asked, given the ambitious timeline, if a PM/PN measurement procedure was already close to finalization. The representative from EC, leading the activities on non-exhaust emissions, clarified that rig test procedure was well advanced and added some issues such as regenerative braking, extreme brake events, were still being considered by the group.

36. GRPE requested the secretariat to submit GRPE-83-11, as reproduced in Annex XII to WP.29 and AC.3 for consideration and vote at their November 2021 sessions as request for authorization to develop a new UN GTR No. [XX] on brake PM and PN emissions.

GRPE-83-11 | UN GTR: Request for authorisation to develop regulation on brake PM and PN emissions of all types of LDV's brake systems

37. The Chair of the IWG on PMP introduced GRPE-83-20 as updated terms of reference and rules of procedure for the IWG on PMP, detailing all the expected activities until June 2023. The Chair requested for information about expected completion for ultra-fine particulate under 23nm measurement procedure for light duty vehicles on the road. The Chair of the IWG on PMP informed this procedure was expected to be completed by June 2022.

38. He finally announced that, after more than 15 years as Chair of the IWG on PMP, other activities would prevent him for carrying on being a Chair of the IWG on PMP. The IWG on PMP nominated Barouch Giechaskiel, from the European Commission Joint Research Centre, as a new Chair of the IWG on PMP.

39. GRPE endorsed GRPE-83-20 and recognized the great work and achievements from Giorgio Martini as outgoing Chair of the IWG on PMP and congratulated Barouch Giechaskiel as the new Chair for the IWG on PMP.

GRPE-83-20 | IWG PMP : Updated Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedure

40. GRPE did not receive any new proposals for discussion under this agenda item.

41. The Chair of the IWG on EPPR invited GRPE to review the latest draft for Amendment 5 to UN GTR No. 2, enlarging the scope to include more vehicle types (higher-powered three-wheeled vehicles) and accepting more fuel types to be included in the test procedure. He added the document was expected to be submitted to GRPE consideration at forthcoming sessions of GRPE.

42. He also invited GRPE to review the first draft of the new UN GTR on Durability that was expected to be submit for GRPE consideration at forthcoming sessions of GRPE.

GRPE-83-10 | UN GTR: Proposal for measurement procedure for two- or three-wheeled vehicles equipped with a combustion engine with regard to durability of pollution-control devices

GRPE-83-26/Rev.1 | UN GTR2: Proposal for Amendment 5 Proposal to expand the scope to include more vehicle types (higher-powered three-wheeled vehicles) and to introduce additional fuel types to be included in the test procedure.

43. The Chair of IWG on EPPR presented a status report (GRPE-83-28). He announced he would retire at the end of August 2021, and consequently the IWG on EPPR was looking for a new Chair which had not been identified. He further invited all potential interested parties to contact him for any potential application.

44. GRPE recognized the added value of the Chair of the IWG on EPPR over the years and commended the outstanding achievements of the IWG on EPPR under his leadership, and wished him all the best for his retirement.

GRPE-83-28 | IWG EPPR : Status report

45. The Chair of the IWG on EVE detailed the reasons ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2021/18 had been withdrawn from the agenda and invited GRPE to review the latest draft of the UN GTR on In-vehicle Battery Durability (GRPE-83-09).

GRPE-83-09 | EV battery durability: Proposal for amendments to the draft GTR Updates to the draft text submitted by the EVE informal group.

GRPE/2021/18 | UN GTR: Proposal for in-vehicle battery durability for electrified vehicles Text prepared by IWG on EVE based on GRPE-82-27.

46. The Chair of IWG on EVE presented the status report introducing the latest activities of the group (GRPE-83-29). He detailed the latest activities with respect to in-vehicle battery durability as reflected in the latest draft of the UN GTR (see para ‎45).

47. The representative from OICA supported the extensive efforts done to finalize the draft UN GTR and agreed to leave some provisions still open (such Part A and B family definitions) even though some common agreements had been reached in recent meetings.

48. Given the importance and urgency to deliver on this new UN GTR, the Chair proposed GRPE to hold an additional GRPE session in the fall of 2021 so that the draft UN GTR could be considered and voted upon during the March 2022 session of WP.29. Following some interactions with the secretariat, the dates of 12 or 22 November 2021 afternoon were proposed.

49. The representatives from Canada, France, South Africa, Sweden, UK, USA and EC supported the proposal for an additional GRPE session and opted for the 12 November 2021.

50. The Chair of the IWG on EVE introduced draft updated terms of reference and rules of procedure for the IWG on EVE (GRPE-83-30) and announced GRPE a final version would be presented to GRPE at the additional November 2021 session.

GRPE-83-29 | IWG EVE : Status report

GRPE-83-30 | IWG EVE : Updated Terms of Reference

51. The representative from OICA introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2021/19 amending M.R.2. to align it with the latest definitions used in the latest amendments to UN GTR No. 15.

52. GRPE adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2021/19 and requested the secretariat to submit it to WP.29, AC.1 and AC.3 for consideration and vote at their November 2021 sessions as a proposal for an amendment to Mutual Resolution No. 2 (M.R.2).

53. The GRPE ambassador to the IWG on IWVTA introduced GRPE-83-06 on the feedback from the IWG on IWVTA after the ambassador requested removal of UN Regulation No.154 and forthcoming UN Regulation No. [XXX] on RDE from the list of candidates for IWVTA Phase 2, as requested by GRPE during its last session in January 2021 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/82, para. 59). He emphasized the IWG on IWVTA did not understand the reasons for the request and asked GRPE to re-confirm their request for removal.

54. The representative from OICA introduced GRPE-83-14 also calling GRPE to include UN Regulation No. 154 into the candidate list as a useful tool for OICA to reduce the administrative burden into some regions where IWVTA is expected to be used more broadly.

55. The representative from Japan also considered there was a benefit in including UN Regulation No. 154 and forthcoming UN Regulation No. [XXX] on RDE in IWVTA and requested to include it.

56. The representative from the EU stated they no longer had reservations not to include UN Regulation No. 154 from the list of candidates for IWVTA Phase 2, to benefit countries and regions where IWVTA would reduce the administrative burden.

57. GRPE agreed to keep UN Regulation No.154 and forthcoming UN Regulation No. [XXX] on RDE in the list of candidates for IWVTA Phase 2 and requested the GRPE ambassador to the IWG on IWVTA to communicate this updated information To the IWG on IWVTA during their next meeting in June 2021.

GRPE-83-06 | Update from the GRPE ambassador to IWVTA

GRPE-83-14 | UN R0: Discussion on the inclusion of R 154 and R-RDE

58. The Chair of IWG on Vehicles Interior Air Quality (VIAQ) presented a status report on the ongoing activities of the group (GRPE-83-23). He informed GRPE about the latest progress and the items agreed during the last IWG meetings.

59. GRPE acknowledged the good progress made by IWG on VIAQ and the robust approach with which they are developing their activities.

GRPE-83-23 | MR3: IWG VIAQ (Vehicle Interior Air Quality) Status Report

60. The representative from the Netherlands, co-chair of the IWG on Periodic Technical Inspection (PTI), introduced GRPE-83-24 introducing a new PTI particle test for Diesel Particulate Filters (DPFs) in the Netherlands from 1 July 2022. The representative from Norway asked if such test would also be appropriate for heavy-duty vehicles. The co-chair of the IWG on PTI clarified that the test procedure would also be appropriate for heavy duty vehicles, but that a different limit value would need to be determined. He added that, to date, the issue of DPF removal for trucks was much more limited than for light duty vehicles.

61. The representative from Spain asked whether the limit value was determined at low or high idle. The co-chair of IWG on PTI replied that the limit value was determined at low idle, but high idle values were expected to be at similar levels. He directed to the background report detailing the procedure that was available on the New Periodic Technical Inspection (NPTI) website.

62. The representative from CITA underlined a similar program was on-going with 500 vehicles (among which 50 heavy duty vehicles) to be finalized in Jan 2023. The representative from the EC said the EC was closely looking at the issue and asked GRPE to keep this topic on the agenda for the January 2022 session of GRPE for further updates. The Chair suggested such a test could be included into the Rule 1 to the 1997 Agreement as an optional procedure.

63. GRPE agreed to keep this topic on the agenda for forthcoming sessions of GRPE, and to reflect where such procedures could be inserted.

64. The Secretary from GRVA introduced GRPE-83-27 on an introduction to RxSWIN to inform GRPE about application to UN Regulation No. 156 into other UN Regulations. The Chair thanked the secretariat for introducing the topic to GRPE and proposed GRPE to reflect on potential applications in GRPE-related legal texts.

GRPE-83-27 | RxSWIN : Short introduction to RX Software Identification Number

65. The representative from the Netherlands introduced GRPE-83-25 introducing an excerpt from the Dutch contribution to future regulatory process in Europe and how life compliance was a shared responsibility between car manufacturers, owners and legislators. The representative from OICA stated that On-Board Monitoring was not technically feasible today, as that remained a vision for the future.

GRPE-83-25 | Netherlands position on the approach on future emission standards with focus on lifetime compliance

66. The Vice-Chair introduced GRPE-83-34 as notes from the “low- and zero-tailpipe emissions Heavy duty vehicles and associated regulatory needs” workshop held by GRPE during the GRPE week.

67. The representative from OICA thanked the secretariat for organizing the workshop and clarified there are on-going discussions at OICA on amending UN Regulation No. 49 to include hydrogen as a fuel for internal combustion engines.

68. The representative from the US, chair of the IWG on EVE, agreed considering heavy duty in the activities related to in-vehicle battery durability would be highly relevant.

GRPE-83-34 | GRPE Low- Zero-tailpipe emissions Heavy Duty Vehicles workshop

69. The Chair introduced GRPE-83-35 as revised list of priorities to be shared with WP.29. The representative from the EC called for prior consultation within GRPE before including new element in the priority list.

70. The representative from Japan stated that carbon neutrality was now a crucial issue in the country and required the issue of life cycle analysis to be considered by GRPE as candidate to be included in the priority list, as was already the case in the GRPE emission items list (GRPE-80-04-Rev.1). the Chair agreed to consider this at the next session of GRPE in November 2021.

GRPE-80-04/Rev.3 | GRPE priority emission items list

GRPE-83-35 | Updated listing of GRPE priorities

71. Given GRPE agreed to hold an additional session in November 2021, and according to Rule 37 of Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedure of the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations and its subsidiary bodies, GRPE agreed to postpone the election of officers to the November 2021 session of GRPE.

72. As the time allowed for the meeting had expired, the Chair proposed to receive the presentation from the expert from OICA on GRPE-83-16 during the January 2022 session of GRPE. GRPE agreed to this proposal.

GRPE-83-16 | UN R83: Proposal for introduction of Special Purpose Vehicles as defined in RE3 Definition and exemptions for special purpose vehicles are necessary. Possible amendments have been shown for • New definitions in R.E.3 and • Requirementemissiontothegreatestextent, • ExemptionsfordriverinducementsystemandCOP/in-serviceconformity.