Schedule of informal group side sessions during the GRPE 65th session.

Suggested changes to the proposal to amend Annex 4 (market fuel quality) of the Consolidated Resolution RE3

Final Terms of Reference for the informal working group on the environmental performance of electric vehicles.

UNECE “Background note” compiling information from its Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution working groups, Inland Transport Committee (especially WP.29), and the European Environment Agency (EEA).

On the first of August 2012, an amendment to Sweden’s national type-approval legislation introducing the possibility for approval of retrofit emission control systems entered into force in Sweden.

Working draft for a series of amendments that would align UN R83 with the Euro 6 approval requirements based on the amending Regulation (EC) No 459/2012 and Regulation (EC) No 630/2012. Proposal to be revised and transformed into a formal submission for the June 2013 GRPE session.

Modifications to UN Regulation No. 101 resulting from the transposition of the Euro 6 legislation into UN Regulation No. 83. Proposal to be revised and transformed into a formal submission for the June 2013 GRPE session.

Modifications to UN Regulation No. 103 resulting from the transposition of the Euro 6 legislation into UN Regulation No. 83. Proposal to be revised and transformed into a formal submission for the June 2013 GRPE session.

Proposal to amend the current draft of the proposed regulation on the recyclability of motor vehicles.

Proposal for a new Regulation on recyclability of motor vehicles based upon the original submission from OICA plus amendments proposed by the European Commission.

Working document in support of the effort to facilitate uniformity in the use of terms, acronyms and other specialized language in regulations.

Japanese Ministry of the Environment presentation on emissions policy objectives for motorcycles, heavy-duty vehicles, and NRMM.

Informal working group on Environmental and Propulsion Performance Requirements (EPPR) for L-category vehicles: background information, terms of
reference and rules of procedure.

Update on particle measurement program activities.

Report on the development of Amendment 3 to global technical regulation (gtr) No. 2: measurement procedure for two-wheeled motorcycles equipped with positive or compression ignition engine with regard to the emission of gaseous pollutants, CO2 emissions and fuel consumption.

Draft new Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of Retrofit Emission Control Devices (REC) for heavy duty vehicles, agricultural and forestry tractors and non-road mobile machinery equipped with compression-ignition engines. GRPE has requested a formal draft for June 2013.

Report of the ‘ambassador’ delegated by the IWVTA informal group to coordinate work with the GRPE on establishing the international whole vehicle type approval system.

Discussion paper outlining concerns over particulates originating from tire erosion and suggesting a need for global regulatory provisions to limit such environmental risks.

Russian comments on the scope and objectives of the proposal to establish a new regulation on vehicle recyclability.

Presentation on the alignment of UN regulations with Euro 6 emissions requirements.

Review of GRPE-related discussions from the World Forum/WP.29 sessions.

MS Excel spreadsheet presentation of the latest project planning schedule for the WLTP GTR.

Presentation arguing for a “basic rule” to ensure a consistent framework for engine retrofit regulations.

Text as prepared by the informal HDDF Task Force within the GFV informal working group in order to enable the type approval of new EURO V heavy duty dual-fuel engines and vehicles

Presentation responding to comments of the Russian Federation regarding the proposed recyclability regulation.

Draft as of 27 January 2013 of the GTR intended to establish a worldwide harmonized methodology to measure emissions, fuel or energy consumption, and electric range of light-duty vehicles under different conditions in a manner representative of real world vehicle operation.

Proposal by the European Commission to align the provisions of UN Regulation No. 96 with the 8-mode cycle of European Directive 2010/26/EU and the 2012 amendment of European Directive 97/68/EC.

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.