10. AC.2 met on 22 June 2026. It was chaired by Mr. Erario.

11. The WP.29 Secretary reported that:

1. AC.2 welcomed Mr. A. Epstein, newly appointed Chief of Section and WP.29 Secretary and thanked the WP.29 secretariat for providing high-quality services to WP.29 and its GRs from January 2025 to June 2026 in the absence of a Section Chief.
2. AC.2 noted three remaining vacancies in the WP.29 secretariat, including P3 servicing GRSP and the 1998 Agreement, and provisional working arrangements to perform the tasks of the vacant posts. AC.2 believed that, given the importance of the 1998 Agreement, a permanent solution should be found for its servicing.
3. AC.2 reviewed the list of Working Parties, Informal Working Groups and Chairs (WP.29-199-01) and suggested several corrections that would be reflected in a revised informal document and in an annex to the WP.29 report.
4. AC.2 invited its IWG on Chairmanships to update their earlier proposals on global representation of the officers of WP.29 and its subsidiary GRs and to submit them for consideration to the November 2026 session of AC.2.
5. AC.2 noted arguments of the secretariat why the November 2026 session of WP.29 should be held in Geneva, rather than in Santiago de Chile as planned, in particular in view of the need to properly organize and conduct the elections of the WP.29 officers. AC.2 concurred with these arguments and agreed to recommend to WP.29 to postpone to 2027 the WP.29 meeting in Santiago de Chile and to decide on its dates at the next WP.29 session in November 2026. AC.2 encouraged WP.29 delegates to join the Santiago de Chile planning committee.
6. AC.2 reviewed a draft calendar of meetings for 2027 (WP.29-199-03) and requested the secretariat to explore the possibility of finding alternative weeks for the meetings of GRVA in September and of GRSG in October. AC.2 noted the invitations of China to host the June 2027 session of GRVA and of Japan to host the March 2028 session of WP.29.
7. AC.2 noted the inception report of the new IWG on Prioritization under the leadership of WP.29 Vice-Chair, Mr. T. Naono (Japan) (WP.29-199-12), and decided to submit it to WP.29 for information and consideration of other stakeholders.
8. In accordance with Rule 1(d) of the WP.29 Rules of Procedure (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/690/Rev.2), AC.2 approved the participation of the China Society of Automotive Engineers (CSAE) in GRVA meetings in 2026-2028. AC.2 considered the application of the Intelligent New Energy Vehicle All Domains Safety Association (IADS). Before taking a definitive decision, AC.2 agreed that IADS should attend 2-3 sessions of GRVA on a provisional basis upon invitation of the GRVA Chair. AC.2 also considered the application of Quiet Communities to participate in GRBP sessions and invited this Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) to participate first in GRBP task forces or informal working groups, in particular in the Task Force on Vehicle Sound (TF VS).
9. AC.2 recommended that AC.4 should not convene.