9. The expert from the EC presented informal document GRSP-78-19-Rev.1 and gave an overview of the work of the Informal Working Group (IWG) on Electric Vehicle Safety (IWG-EVS). She introduced the latest draft of the proposal for an amendment to UN GTR No. 20 (informal document GRSP-78-04) and discussed the changes to be expected in the final proposal that would be submitted for adoption as a working document to the June 2026 session of GRSP. She indicated that it was not expected that Phase 2 of IWG-EVS would need to be extended beyond its current expiry date of March 2026 and announced the intention of Contracting Parties to submit to the March 2026 session of AC.3 a request for authorisation to start working on a series of pending issues in a Phase 3 of IWG-EVS (informal document GRSP-78-18-Rev.2).