Draft agenda for the June 2012 session of the Working Party on Pollution and Energy.

Revised submission by the Chair of the informal group on Gaseous Fuelled Vehicles (GFV) to redefine the class of bi-fuel vehicles to permit the simultaneous use of gas and petrol in gas mode in UN Regulation No. 83. This document replaces GRPE/2012/6.

Revised submission by the Chair of the informal group on Gaseous Fuelled Vehicles (GFV) to redefine the class of bi-fuel vehicles to permit the simultaneous use of gas and petrol in gas mode in UN Regulation No. 115. This document succeeds Informal document GRPE-63-06-Rev.1 and replaces GRPE/2012/7.

Revised submission (succeeding informal document GRPE-63-08 and replacing GRPE/2012/8) from OICA to add transitional provisions to the 01 series of amendments to UN R101, to solve a discrepancy between the 06 series of amendments to UN R83 and the 01 series of amendments to UN R101.

Submission from the European Commission and Italy to add transitional provisions in Regulation No. 96 to take into consideration the technical impossibility to install engines compliant with Stages IIIB and IV into some category T vehicles.

Corrections to paragraph cross-references within GTR No.4 which were identified during transposition of the GTR into UN Regulation 49.

Revised submission from the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers proposing to incorporate the content of Regulation (EU) 566/2011 into the 06 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 83, succeeding informal document GRPE-63-16 and replacing GRPE/2012/11.

Submission from the European Commission and OICA to amend the provisions of UN GTR No. 5 to clarify concerns identified during the preparation of legislation implementing the Euro VI emission levels (i.e. Regulation (EC) 595/2009), including a revision of the disablement conditions proposed in 2011.

This document proposes amending GTR No. 5 to clarify a number of concerns identified by the EC during the preparation of legislation implementing the Euro VI emission levels (i.e. Regulation (EC) 595/2009) and includes a revision of the disablement conditions proposed in 2011 for OBD systems.

Revised submission by the Chair of the informal group on Gaseous Fuelled Vehicles–Heavy Duty Dual Fuel Task Force to introduce complementary specifications to the 06 series of amendments of UN R49. The appendixes 3, 4, 5 and 6 are not yet finalized. This document replaces GRPE/2012/13.

Schedule of informal group meetings to be held in Geneva at the time of the June GRPE sessions.

Revised schedule of informal group meetings to be held at the time of the Working Party on Pollution and Energy June 2012 session.

Second revised version of the schedule for the various informal group meetings to be held during the week of the June 2012 GRPE session.

Invitation and draft agenda stakeholder consultation workshop – study on the revisions and amendments of international L-category vehicle requirements in the area of environmental and propulsion performance

Proposal to align UN R96 with European Directive 97/68/EC as amended in 2012 and to align table of 8 mode cycle with 2010/26/EU.

Letter from the Retrofit Emissions Control Devices (REC) informal group to solicit input regarding the proposed two-stage implementation of stringency levels in the new REC regulation under development.

Corrections to align the unit of each factor in the equations 8-2, 8-4, 8-6, and 8-10 in paragraph 8 and to Annex 13, paragraph 1, Figure A13-1 where, in the upper figure for “gear use during acceleration phases”, the acceleration gear 1 incorrectly starts from zero.

Submission prepared by the Chair of the informal group on Gaseous Fuelled Vehicles (GFV) to correct a measurement error contained in documents GRPE/2012/6 (concerning UN R83) and GRPE/2012/7 (concerning UN R115) when weighing method and G25 reference fuel are used.

Summary report (identical to document HDH-10-03) on the assessment of the hardware-in-the-loop simulation (HILS) methodology for heavy-duty hybrid emissions proposed by Japan.

IWVTA informal group presentation on the status of their work to establish a global vehicle type-approval system and explanation of the proposed approach towards confirming the various regulations to be included in this whole vehicle approval system.

Introduction to the EC intentions regarding L-category vehicles (powered cycles, mopeds, motorcycles, tricycles and quadricycles) in preparation for the stakeholder workshop scheduled for June 8, 2012.

Presentation prepared for the stakeholder consultation workshop scheduled for 8 June 2012 reviewing the aims of the EC’s International environmental and propulsion performance requirements (IEPPR) of L-category vehicles initiative.

Draft proposal for the terms of reference (aims, organization, and procedures) of a WP.29 informal working group for the revision and amendment of international L-Category vehicle requirements in the area of environmental and propulsion performance.

Introduction to the research program developed to support the European Commission’s “Revision and Amendments of International L-category Vehicle Approval in the Area of Environmental Performance and Propulsion Requirements” (IEPPR) initiative.

Progress report on the effort to introduce heavy-duty hybrid emissions and related performance requirements into GTR No. 4.

Presentation on the status of work on the introduction of provisions for heavy-duty hybrid vehicle emissions and power consumption testing into GTR No. 4

Supplements 1 and 2 to the 06 series of amendments (Revision 4) to UN Regulation No. 83 include provisions to amend Annex 4; however Annex 4 does not exist, having been superseded by Annex 4a. The UNECE Secretariat proposes to delete the references to Annex 4 in the two supplements.

Gaseous-fueled vehicles informal group review of the proposals developed by the Heavy-Duty Dual-Fuel Task Force to introduce related provisions into UN Regulations Nos. 49 and 85.

Corrections to the document GRPE/2012/13/Rev.1 that proposes to introduce complementary specifications to the 06 series of amendments of UN R49 towards type-approving heavy-duty dual-fuel vehicles.

Document GRPE/2012/13/Rev.1 proposes to introduce complementary specifications to the 06 series of amendments of UN R49 towards the type-approval of heavy-duty dual-fuel vehicles.

Consolidated proposal for an amendment to Regulation No. 49 towards the type-approval of heavy-duty dual-fuel vehicles, incorporating:
- Working document GRPE/2012/13/Rev.1.
- Informal document GRPE-64-18 completing the working document
- Informal document GRPE-64-17 correcting the working document

This document is a revised version of informal document GRPE-62-17 intended to introduce provisions for heavy-duty dual-fuel vehicles into UN Regulation No. 85 in accordance with those proposed in the GFV proposal to amend Regulation R49.

Submission prepared by the Chair of the informal group on Gaseous Fuelled Vehicles (GFV) to correct measurement errors contained in documents GRPE/2012/6 (concerning UN R83) and GRPE/2012/7 (concerning UN R115) when weighing method and G20/G25 reference fuels are used.

Draft project schedule and roadmap for the European Commission plan to revise and amend its international L-category vehicle approval system with regard to environmental and propulsion performance requirements.

Progress report of the MACTP informal group on the efforts to establish uniform international and European test procedures for mobile air-conditioning efficiency.

Presentation on the status of GFV activities, including for heavy-duty dual-fuel vehicles, bi-fuel gas vehicles, liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicles, and support to the European Commission concerning THC/CH4 (methane).

Brief presentation on enhancements to the European Union non-road mobile machinery emissions regulation and a proposal to upgrade UN Regulation No. 96 accordingly.

United Kingdom recommendations for the draft terms of reference for the proposed informal working group on revision and amendments to international L-category vehicle requirements in the area of environmental and propulsion performance.

Roadmap projecting submission of the draft global technical regulation to WP.29 in March 2014.

Progress report on the effort to establish uniform test procedures for light vehicle emissions and fuel consumption.

The lastest one-page promotional notice concerning the fifth international conference on environmentally friendly vehicles, to be held during 10-12 September 2012 in Baltimore (USA).

Draft summary of the 10th session of the informal subgroup on the Development of Test Procedures (DTP) of the informal group on the Worldwide Light Vehicle Emissions and Fuel-Efficiency Test Procedures (WLTP).

The text adopted by GRPE at its sixty-fourth session (see para. 35 of the session report) to amend UN Regulation No. 49 in order to extend Euro VI pollutant emission requirements to dual-fuel heavy duty engines and vehicles.