Arrangements for informal group meetings to be held at the time of the June 2013 session of the Working Party on Pollution and Energy.

Materials and adhesives used in the construction of vehicle interiors can emit volatile organic compounds(VOCs), aldehydes, or other substances that are harmful to human body. Korea, Japan, and China have legislation related to this subject and ISO 12219-1:2012 concerns the measurement of volatile organic compounds in cabin interiors. Many vehicle manufacturers have also addressed this issue. Therefore, Korea proposes that WP.29 undertake an effort to establish worldwide uniform standards to ensure healthy vehicle interior air quality (VIAQ).

Proposal to amend document GRPE/2013/11 by expanding upon the tire selection process to focus on rolling resistance.

Text prepared by the Chair of the Task Force on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) vehicles (on the basis of document GRSG/2013/7) to introduce type approval provisions for vehicles equipped with LNG propulsion systems. The proposal has been prepared as a new consolidated version (Revision 3) of UN Regulation No. 110.

Proposal for an amendment to the new UN Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of Retrofit Emission Control devices for heavy duty vehicles

Flow charts explaining the annexes of the draft REC Regulation version 00 (for incorporation into the draft document GRPE/2013/6)

Updated schedule of meetings to be held during the week of the June 2013 GRPE session, including room locations.

UNECE “background note” providing information on developments in air pollution, the results of recent studies on the harmful effects of diesel exhausts, policy developments in the reduction of pollutant emissions to address health and environmental concerns.

Proposal for the mandate and objectives of the Informal Working Group on Environmental and Propulsion Performance Requirements for L-category vehicles (EPPR) submitted for GRPE approval.

Request for a mandate to amend UN GTR No. 2 and to develop new UN GTRs and UN Regulations in the area of Environmental and Propulsion Performance Requirements (EPPR) for light vehicles

Update on the status of work to incorporate UN Regulations under the purview of the GRPE into the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system.

Proposal to align the 06 series of amendments to UN R83 with the full EU requirements for “social needs” vehicles. In the 06 series of amendments, emission compliance for social needs vehicles is based on M limits only, while in the EU, these vehicles can comply with N1 class 3 limits.

Proposed amendments to document GRPE/2013/9 regarding daylight running lamps and hydrogen balance in internal combustion versus fuel-cell vehicles.

Text from the Informal Group on Gaseous Fuelled Vehicles in order to comply with a request by the GRSG. Amendments proposed by the LNG Task Force on incorporating LNG systems into Regulation 110 were approved by the 104th session of the GRSG (GRSG/2013/7). The German delegate, recognizing that potential methane release — venting from ‘boil off’ — is an environmental issue suggested that the issue of holding time for LNG and its venting be brought forward to the GRPE.

Text prepared by the Euro VI Expert Working Group of the European Commission to revise the 06 series of amendments to UN R49 in order to address situations that were not covered by the latest series of amendments and to clarify the text.

Proposal from the GFV Informal Group. FC_mean, as defined in paragraphs 6.1.2.4.3.2. (LPG) and 6.2.2.4.3.2. (CNG) of UN Regulation No. 115, is the mean value of the fuel consumptions of all the parent (test) vehicles, whereas the calculation of the gas ratio has to be made individually for each parent vehicle.

Therefore, FC_mean has to be replaced by FC_norm as defined in UN R101.

This correction would align UN R115 with the corresponding provisions set out in UN R83

Document GRPE/2013/11 presents the EC proposal to integrate Euro 6 provisions into UN R83. This presentation covers the work that went into this proposal and its implications for UN R101 and R103.

Information provided to GRPE at the request of GRSG to explain the nature of LNG container venting as a safety precaution responding to LNG boil-off effects on pressure levels.

REC informal group proposal for an amendment to document GRPE/2013/6 (the proposal for a new UN Regulation on retrofit emissions controls devices) to address permissible NO₂ levels.

Proposal to extend the mandate of the Informal Working Group on the Particle Measurement Programme.

Progress report of the informal group on environmental and propulsion performance requirements (EPPR) for L-category vehicles to the Working Party on Pollution and Energy (GRPE).

Proposed revisions to the table of priorities for integrating GRPE-related UN Regulations into the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system (document GRPE-65-19).

The purpose of this proposal is to modify the content of document GRPE/2013/11 (proposal for the 07 series of amendments to Regulation No. 83 by the European Commission) in order to avoid misinterpretation for practical application and implementation of the regulation.

Status report on the work of the WLTP subgroup on Development of the Test Procedure, including an update on the GTR drafting process.

Proposal to introduce an amendment to documents GRPE/2013/8 and GRPE-66-10 that would permit the manufacturer to request a temporary disablement of OBD monitors at low ambient temperature in the same manner as permitted at high ambient temperatures (above 35°C).

This proposal would add requirements for the labeling of plastic and rubber components and for reporting on the use of lead, mercury, cadmium and hexavalent chromium in the vehicle.

Document GRPE/2013/7 was prepared to modify the 05 series of amendments of UN R49 (Euro V) in order to extend the pollutant emission requirements to dual-fuel heavy duty engines and vehicles. Per agreement with GRPE, this document proposes amendments to the 05 series based on the latest GFV work.

Revised proposal to introduce an amendment to documents GRPE/2013/8 and GRPE-66-10 that would permit the manufacturer to request a temporary disablement of OBD monitors at low ambient temperature in the same manner as permitted at high ambient temperatures (above 35°C).

Proposal for amendments to document
GRPE-66-37 by the Russian Federation.