19. The World Forum noted the revised programme of work and documentation (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2014/1/Rev.2). The secretariat presented the confirmed calendar of sessions for the year 2015 (based on WP.29-164-01-Rev.1). The World Forum agreed with the calendar as reproduced in Annex II to the session report. The World Forum noted WP.29‑164‑02 on the chairmanships of WP.29 and its subsidiary bodies as well as WP.29‑164‑11 on the current organization of the secretariat servicing WP.29.

19. The World Forum noted the revised programme of work and documentation (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2014/1/Rev.2). The secretariat presented the confirmed calendar of sessions for the year 2015 (based on WP.29-164-01-Rev.1). The World Forum agreed with the calendar as reproduced in Annex II to the session report. The World Forum noted WP.29‑164‑02 on the chairmanships of WP.29 and its subsidiary bodies as well as WP.29‑164‑11 on the current organization of the secretariat servicing WP.29.

The European Commission informed AC.3 that this proposal is not ready for voting. A new document is being prepared with a vote on the amended proposal envisioned for the June 2015 session of the World Forum.

66. On item 4.9.1 (Regulation No. 49), WP.29 noted that GRPE was expected to review ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2014/74 together with WP.29-164-03 and to revert back to WP.29 and AC.1 at their March or June 2015 sessions with a revised document.

The United States abstains due to the inability to quantify the benefits in terms of lives saved as required by US statutes caused by a current lack of resources to devote to the effort. All other Contracting Parties present vote in favor. The EU expresses its disappointment and stresses its belief that the effectiveness of the 1998 Agreement requires urgent attention.

The United States abstains due to the inability to quantify the benefits in terms of lives saved as required by US statutes caused by a current lack of resources to devote to the effort. All other Contracting Parties present vote in favor. The EU expresses its disappointment and stresses its belief that the effectiveness of the 1998 Agreement requires urgent attention.

33. On behalf of GRRF, [the GRRF chair] recommended the establishment of the draft global technical regulation (gtr) on tyres into the Global Registry, on the basis of ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2013/63, as amended by ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2014/83 and WP.29‑164-04. He also recommended amending the final report on Phase I on the development of the gtr (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2013/122) as indicated in WP.29-164-04. He announced that France had indicated that it would not sponsor Phase II of the gtr.

105. Submitted for consideration and vote, the proposed draft UN GTR on tyres (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2013/63, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2014/83, WP.29-164-04) was established in the UN Global Registry on 13 November 2014 by consensus vote of the following Contracting Parties present and voting: Australia, Canada, China, European Union (voting for Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom), India, Japan, Norway, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, South Africa and Turkey.

106. The technical report (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2013/122, WP.29-164-04) and the adopted proposal for the development of the UN GTR (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/AC.3/15) would be appended to the established UN GTR.

107. The United States of America voted to abstain on the UN GTR on tyres. The representative of the United States of America thanked France as sponsor, the United Kingdom for the chairmanship, and the tyre industry for the time and energy involved in the effort. He stated that the UN GTR offers a set of safety requirements that, in its entirety, no single country or region currently has and that, when implemented would truly increase vehicle safety worldwide. He further indicated that the United States of America abstained as it is not in a position to implement the UN GTR within a year due to resource constraints (according to the rules of the 1998 Agreement).

108. The representative of EU expressed his gratitude to the parties for their hard work to finalize the draft GTR on tyres and welcomed the positive vote by the Contracting Parties. He regretted that there had been one abstention and pointed out that the need for efficiency of the 1998 Agreement was more than urgent. The representative of ETRTO echoed a similar statement.

100. The representative of the United Kingdom, Chair of the IWG on the UN GTR on Tyres, informed AC.3 that five questions were still unresolved. He confirmed that two Contracting Parties were still in the process of reviewing the text of the draft UN GTR. Referring to the final report on the development of the UN GTR (WP.29-160-09), he stated that, in the case of disagreement at the September 2013 session of GRRF, an optional test procedure should be included in addition to the two optional modules.

101. The representative of EU stated that a really long list of controversial provisions had been solved by March 2013 and, due to the five remaining unresolved questions, the UN GTR could not be adopted during the current session. He urged the Contracting Parties to make an effort to solve the pending issues at the September 2013 session of GRRF, thus allowing for voting on the draft UN GTR at the November 2013 session of AC.3.

102. The secretariat was requested to distribute WP.29-160-09 with an official symbol for consideration at the November 2013 session of AC.3.

92. The representative of the United Kingdom, Chair of the IWG on the Tyre GTR, informed AC.3 that the draft proposal ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2013/63 was not recommended for vote at this session because GRRF at its September 2013 session had not resolved the pending issues. He expressed his disappointment that it had not been possible to resolve these detailed points but remained optimistic that the GRRF session in February 2014 would finalise the GTR. He therefore, proposed to extend the mandate of IWG until June 2014. The representative of the United States of America clarified that some necessary research in his country had not be concluded on time and therefore supported the proposal to extend the mandate. AC.3 gave its consent for the extension of the mandate.

[US government shutdown delayed research on the proposed wet grip test procedures necessary before the United States can commit to the new GTR. As a result, US position should only be ready in time for discussion and finalization of draft GTR within GRRF in February 2014. This time-line suggests a vote on the GTR at the June 2014 WP.29 session.]</

73. The World Forum noted WP.29-164-05 and removed ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2014/76 from the agenda.

61. Agenda item 4.7.1, Regulation No. 34, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2014/65, paragraph 17.10, correct to read:

127. The representative of Canada presented ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2014/88, proposing an extension to the mandate of EVE. The representative of EU introduced WP.29-164-07 expressing concerns on the drafted mandate in ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2014/88.

56. The World Forum recognized that the Contracting Parties would need more time to review the above proposals and agreed to resume consideration of this subject at its next session in March 2015. The representatives of Germany and the United Kingdom noted the need for a finalized text prior to submitting to their national authorities for approval and so the World Forum agreed that adoption of the revised agreement would be delayed accordingly. The secretariat was also requested to circulate WP.29-164-23 as a separate official document.

47. WP.29 noted the revised text of draft Revision 3 to the 1958 Agreement (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2014/53) reflecting the discussion of the March 2014 session. The World Forum requested the secretariat to reintroduce the provisions of the equal authenticity of English, French and Russian languages which existed in the first unamended text of the Agreement. WP.29 decided to freeze the draft revision and requested the Contracting Parties to clarify their political and legal views on this draft revision. WP.29 agreed to resume consideration of the revision of the Agreement at its November 2014 session, awaiting the appropriate political and legal guidance.

49. The representative of Japan gave an overview of the discussions of the IWG on IWVTA. He referred to ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/40 and recalled the discussion of WP.29 at its previous session on the voting majority threshold. He introduced WP.29-165-04 superseding ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/41 aimed at amending Article 3 on special provisions. Noting that some critical comments had been received, he added that the IWG would resume discussions on this issue and report back to the June 2015 session of WP.29.

50. The representative of EU informed WP.29 that the EU Member States continue consultation on voting majority threshold and announced to provide more detailed information on a common position in the next sessions of WP.29. He raised concerns about the late submission of the amendments to Article 3 on special provisions and stressed the importance of freezing the text for the adoption process of the third Revision of the 1958 Agreement.

51. The World Forum agreed to defer discussion on this subject to its forthcoming session in June 2015. The secretariat was, thus, requested to circulate WP.29-165-04 with an official symbol.

52. The representative of the Netherlands proposed a clarification to Article 12 to avoid different interpretations of the provisions on the obligations of Contracting Party to accept type approvals in the case they intend to cease the application of a Regulation. WP.29 endorsed the proposal. The representative of the Russian Federation reiterated the position of his Government expressed in WP.29-164-09 to object to the provisions on the delegation of voting rights. WP.29 agreed to remove Article 9 from the appendix of draft Revision 3. -The secretariat proposed to amend the definition of “a version of a UN Regulation” in WP.29-164-10 tabled under agenda item 4.2.2 and to replace the word “any” by “all” in the last sentence. Following the discussion, WP.29 preferred to delete the word “any”. The amendments agreed upon by WP.29 are reproduced in Annex III to WP.29-164 session report.

56. The World Forum recognized that the Contracting Parties would need more time to review the above proposals and agreed to resume consideration of this subject at its next session in March 2015. The representatives of Germany and the United Kingdom noted the need for a finalized text prior to submitting to their national authorities for approval and so the World Forum agreed that adoption of the revised agreement would be delayed accordingly. The secretariat was also requested to circulate WP.29-164-23 as a separate official document.

47. WP.29 noted the revised text of draft Revision 3 to the 1958 Agreement (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2014/53) reflecting the discussion of the March 2014 session. The World Forum requested the secretariat to reintroduce the provisions of the equal authenticity of English, French and Russian languages which existed in the first unamended text of the Agreement. WP.29 decided to freeze the draft revision and requested the Contracting Parties to clarify their political and legal views on this draft revision. WP.29 agreed to resume consideration of the revision of the Agreement at its November 2014 session, awaiting the appropriate political and legal guidance.

47. WP.29 noted that WP.29-164-10 was discussed under agenda item 4.4 (see para. 52 below). WP.29 referred the document to IWVTA for further consideration.

52. The representative of the Netherlands proposed a clarification to Article 12 to avoid different interpretations of the provisions on the obligations of Contracting Party to accept type approvals in the case they intend to cease the application of a Regulation. WP.29 endorsed the proposal. The representative of the Russian Federation reiterated the position of his Government expressed in WP.29-164-09 to object to the provisions on the delegation of voting rights. WP.29 agreed to remove Article 9 from the appendix of draft Revision 3. -The secretariat proposed to amend the definition of “a version of a UN Regulation” in WP.29-164-10 tabled under agenda item 4.2.2 and to replace the word “any” by “all” in the last sentence. Following the discussion, WP.29 preferred to delete the word “any”. The amendments agreed upon by WP.29 are reproduced in Annex III to WP.29-164 session report.

56. The World Forum recognized that the Contracting Parties would need more time to review the above proposals and agreed to resume consideration of this subject at its next session in March 2015. The representatives of Germany and the United Kingdom noted the need for a finalized text prior to submitting to their national authorities for approval and so the World Forum agreed that adoption of the revised agreement would be delayed accordingly. The secretariat was also requested to circulate WP.29-164-23 as a separate official document.

44. The secretariat reminded the World Forum that during its last session in March, WP.29 had requested the secretariat to update the document on the revised guidelines on amendments to UN Regulations following discussions in the Subgroup on Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement. The secretariat noted that it was currently discussing a possible simplification of symbols for documents with the Document Managements Services of UNOG with the goals of (i) replacing double-symbols by single symbols as of entry into force of Revision 3, (ii) indicating versions by an index-number attached to the original symbol, and (iii) introducing a modular concept for UN Regulation No. 0 which would show the applicable vehicle category already in the symbol. The WP.29 secretariat added that texts of Revisions include all previous amendments and corrections of a series of amendments approved by AC.1. The WP.29 secretariat informed WP.29 that previous versions would be made available electronically on the UNECE website at the request of Contracting Parties. The WP.29 Secretary also informed WP.29 that he had requested clarification by OLA on the legal status of documents and OLA had clarified that only the authentic texts that have been voted on by AC.1 were legally binding texts. Therefore from the date of entry into force of documents on 15 June 2015, the documents would bear a disclaimer with the symbols of the authentic texts on their front page. He reminded the World Forum to use static references to standards instead of dynamic ones in regulations.

19. The World Forum noted the revised programme of work and documentation (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2014/1/Rev.2). The secretariat presented the confirmed calendar of sessions for the year 2015 (based on WP.29-164-01-Rev.1). The World Forum agreed with the calendar as reproduced in Annex II to the session report. The World Forum noted WP.29‑164‑02 on the chairmanships of WP.29 and its subsidiary bodies as well as WP.29‑164‑11 on the current organization of the secretariat servicing WP.29.

93. WP.29 decided to consider this subject under agenda item 21.

93. WP.29 decided to consider this subject under agenda item 21.

133. The representative of the Republic Korea recalled the discussion on this item at the previous session of AC.3. He introduced WP.29-164-12-Rev.2 proposing ToR and Rules of Procedure for the IWG on Vehicle Indoor Air Quality (VIAQ). AC.3 endorsed the proposed action plan to, in a first stage, collect information, review existing standards and develop recommendations. AC.3 noted the several aspects linked to VIAQ including safety matters. AC.3 agreed to refer this informal document to GRPE and to delete at this stage this subject of the AC.3 agenda. It was agreed that the Chair of GRPE would regularly report back to WP.29 and AC.3.

14. WP.29/AC.2 considered WP.29-164-13 on national requirements not covered by the scope of a UN Regulation and endorsed the position of Japan.

71(bis). The representative of OICA supported the adoption of the new draft UN Regulation on hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles as submitted to WP.29 and AC.1. He pointed out that this draft also contains post-crash requirements, because it fully transposes UN GTR No. 13 into the 1958 Agreement framework. He added that the normal procedure would have been to insert these provisions in the relevant UN Regulations on frontal and lateral collision, such as UN Regulations Nos. 94 or 95, similar to the approach used for UN Regulation No. 100 (Safety of battery electric vehicles). Therefore, he suggested that GRSP should revise, in a further step, the UN Regulation focusing on safety requirements for the construction and use of HFCV vehicles, while the post-crash requirements would be transferred to the relevant post-crash Regulations under the 1958 Agreement. WP.29 endorsed this approach.

54. On behalf of Australia, Japan, Malaysia and the Russian Federation, the representative of Japan introduced WP.29-164-14 justifying the need to raise the voting majority threshold from the two-third to a four-fifths majority. The representative of EU presented a declaration (WP.29-164-30) by the European Commission Services on behalf of the EU member States and announced the intention to establish a coordinated position by March 2015.

55. The representative of India stated that his country was thankful to Japan for representing its views in IWVTA on the revision of 1958 Agreement. India was already a Contracting Party to 1998 Agreement. He noted that some of the suggestions were under consideration with respect to the 1958 Agreement. Ideally, India would prefer a consensus vote. Additionally, some suggestions have not reached consensus such as proxy voting, choice for accepting or not accepting higher version of UN Regulation, mechanism of validation of test agencies, dispute resolution mechanism, flexibility to apply a UN Regulation to a sub-set of vehicle categories, Contracting Party’s right to declare which versions it would accept, etc. He further stated that India appreciated that several countries had shown interest in developing the Indian market. This had improved the indigenous manufacturing industry in India, but India was carefully analysing the advantages that the 1958 Agreement would bring. He added that apart from being a large consumer market, India was also a significant producer of automobiles. India had established testing facilities in the country and was planning other advanced testing centres in near future. India also aspired to participate in other markets in future. India would like to actively participate in all WP.29 sessions and remained committed to better safety, emission and energy solutions, thus accepting regulations which were relevant for the country. India would, therefore, convey its decision on the 1958 Agreement after a detailed study of the final draft document before the March 2015 session of WP.29.

56. The World Forum recognized that the Contracting Parties would need more time to review the above proposals and agreed to resume consideration of this subject at its next session in March 2015. The representatives of Germany and the United Kingdom noted the need for a finalized text prior to submitting to their national authorities for approval and so the World Forum agreed that adoption of the revised agreement would be delayed accordingly. The secretariat was also requested to circulate WP.29-164-23 as a separate official document.

128. The representative of Canada stated that EVE had taken note of the content of WP.29-164-17 and that WP.29-164-15 included the corresponding amendments. The representative of EU agreed with the draft proposal as amended WP.29-164-15. AC.3 adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2014/88 as amended by WP.29-164-15 and requested the secretariat to prepare the corresponding AC.3 document.

Mr. Michael Olechiw, Chair of the informal working group, welcomed participants to the meeting. The meeting was well attended, with over 20 participants from contracting parties, other WP.29 working groups, and industry organizations. In addition to Mr. Olechiw, Ms. Marchington (acting Secretary), Mr. Narusawa (Co-Chair), and Ms. Chunmei (Co-Chair, participated by phone) were present at the meeting.

Mr. Olechiw outlined the objective for the 12th EVE meeting, which was to build on discussion during the 11th EVE meeting and continue initiating work on Part A of the new EVE mandate. The goals of the meeting were to: 1) outline concepts for each topic area of the new EVE mandate, 2) finalize proposed changes to the new EVE mandate text if needed (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2014/88), ahead of the WP.29 November meeting, and 3) finalize the approach for Part A of the new EVE mandate outlined in the ‘path forward’ document (EVE-11-03e-Rev1).

The agenda for the meeting (EVE-12-02e-Rev1) was reviewed and accepted by all participants.

Speaking to agenda item 2, Ms. Marchington reviewed document EVE-11-13e. The EVE group was reminded of the two goals of the EVE-11 meeting, which were to discuss comments received on the path forward document (EVE-11-03e) and, if possible, confirm leads for topic areas of the new EVE mandate. The meeting was successful in that all EVE-11-03e comments received were presented and discussion of those comments was to be continued during the EVE-12 meeting. Also, for each topic area of the new EVE mandate, a party/organization volunteered to lead discussion during the EVE-12 meeting.

Ms. Marchington reviewed the status of the EVE-11 action items. Of the 18 action items, 17 were directly related to the EVE-12 meeting and therefore would be completed once the meeting had occurred. The remaining action item is ongoing and depended on the outcome of the EVE-12 meeting:

ACTION 1 (EVE-11 Action 17, ongoing): The EVE Secretary will complete minor revisions (if needed) to ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2014/88 after the EVE-12 meeting, prior to the November 2014 WP.29 meeting.

To summarize the discussion of agenda items 4-8, Mr. Olechiw presented document EVE-12-11e, which presents the five topics under consideration for the new EVE mandate, major discussion points, and three options: maintain in the EVE mandate, modify in the EVE mandate, or remove from the EVE mandate. For each topic, the group discussed the options and decided on the preferable outcome (highlighted in red text in the document). The outcome of this discussion is summarized as follows:

• The topic of ‘vehicle range and energy consumption testing’ should be removed from consideration in Part A or B of the new EVE mandate because it is understood that this issue will be addressed by the WLTP informal working group in future work.
• The topics of ‘method of stating energy consumption’ (China lead) and ‘battery recycling or recyclability’ (no lead) should be addressed under Part A of the new EVE mandate, and thus be considered for further research and information-sharing only, and not considered for GTR development under Part B.
• The topics of ‘battery performance and durability’ (USA and Canada lead) and ‘power determination of EVs’ (Germany and Korea lead) will be addressed in both Part A and Part B of the new EVE mandate.

Based on the above discussion, the EVE group considered the European Commission’s proposed changes (EVE-11-09e) to the new EVE mandate (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2014/88). In preparation for the November 2014 WP.29 session and anticipated approval of ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2014/88, a new EVE-12 informal document (EVE-12-12e) was drafted. The EVE group agreed in principle to the changes presented in EVE-12-12e, but were requested to provide any further comments to the EVE Secretariat November 4, 2014. The intention of the EVE Secretariat was then to submit EVE-12-12e to the November WP.29 session as an informal document that would amend (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2014/88).

ACTION 4: The EVE group will provide feedback to the EVE Secretariat on EVE-12-12e by November 4, 2014.

ACTION 5: The EVE Secretariat will submit EVE-12-12e as an informal document for consideration by WP.29 with ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2014/88.

Following on the above, the group initiated discussion on the path forward document (EVE-11-03e-Rev1). However, due to a lack of time, it was decided that this document, along with the European Commission’s comments (EVE-11-10e) would be further discussed at the next meeting. The EVE Secretary agreed to edit the document to incorporate the changes to the new EVE mandate outlined in EVE-12-12e.

ACTION 6: The EVE Secretariat will edit document EVE-11-03e-Rev1 to incorporate the changes to the new EVE mandate outlined in EVE-12-12e and add this issue to the next EVE meeting agenda.

80. WP.29 noted that the next meeting of the Enforcement Working Group would be held during the afternoon session of WP.29 on 13 November 2014.

118. AC.3 agreed to consider WP.29-164-17 together with item 19.5. The Chair of GRPE provided a status report of the IWG on WLTP, stating that the work on Phase 1B was on schedule. He announced that the next IWG meeting would be held in India. AC.3 agreed to reconsider this agenda item at its March 2015 session.

128. The representative of Canada stated that EVE had taken note of the content of WP.29-164-17 and that WP.29-164-15 included the corresponding amendments. The representative of EU agreed with the draft proposal as amended WP.29-164-15. AC.3 adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2014/88 as amended by WP.29-164-15 and requested the secretariat to prepare the corresponding AC.3 document.

42. [The GRE chair] informed WP.29 about the deliberations of GRE and its newly established IWG “Simplification of the Lighting and Light-Signalling Regulations” (IWG SLR) to streamline UN Regulations under GRE’s responsibility. GRE adopted the ToR and Rules of Procedure for SLR, which would be submitted to WP.29 for approval. WP.29 gave its consent to establish the IWG. For the purposes of simplification and in line with the ideas of SLR, the expert from IEC proposed to separate data sheets for various light sources from Annex 1 to UN Regulations Nos. 37, 99 and 128 and to place them in a repository document administered by WP.29 (WP.29-164-18). WP.29 endorsed the proposed approach.

92. Due to time constraints, this item was deferred to the WP.29 March 2015 session.

77. The World Forum noted WP.29-158-04, containing the actions taken by WP.29 for making vehicles safer in the framework of the UN Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety (2011-2020). WP.29 expected to receive an updated version of this document at each November session during the full length of the decade. Finally, WP.29 requested the secretariat to reproduce WP.29-158-04 in Annex IV to this report and to transmit it to ITC.

104. AC.3 noted the information, as of 4 November 2014, on the status of the Agreement (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/1073/Rev.11), the status of the priorities (based on WP.29-164-20 as reproduced in Annex IV to this report) of the Agreement and items on which the exchange of views should continue. AC.3 also noted that assistance may be obtained from the secretariat (Mr. E. Gianotti) concerning the obligations of Contracting Parties on the transposition process. Updated information on the status of the priorities is reproduced in Annex IV to the WP.29-164 session report.

49. The representative of Japan, Vice-Chair of the IWG on IWVTA, reported on the work progress made during the meetings held in Paris on the development of draft UN Regulation No. 0 (WP.29-164-21), explaining that the IWG had agreed to submit a second draft to WP.29 for consideration. He gave a presentation on the remaining issues (WP.29-164-22) and sought the advice of WP.29 on: (i) a definition of vehicle type, (ii) the establishment of a Declaration of Conformance (DoC) and (iii) a common procedure for replacement spare parts to be fitted on vehicles covered by an IWVTA.

50. The World Forum underlined the crucial need to develop a harmonized definition for a type of vehicle. WP.29 agreed to re-activate the informal group on the electronic Database for the Exchange of Type Approval documentation (DETA) to develop a harmonized DoC process. WP.29 also agreed to defer to its next session, the decision on how to handle the procedure for replacement spare parts intended to be fitted on vehicles covered by an IWVTA. In this respect, delegates were invited to present their preference on the two options listed in item 5-2 of WP.29-164-22. WP.29 noted the GRE was considering the best possible solution for IWVTA to solve the problem with the installation of DRL (see para. 42 above).

49. The representative of Japan, Vice-Chair of the IWG on IWVTA, reported on the work progress made during the meetings held in Paris on the development of draft UN Regulation No. 0 (WP.29-164-21), explaining that the IWG had agreed to submit a second draft to WP.29 for consideration. He gave a presentation on the remaining issues (WP.29-164-22) and sought the advice of WP.29 on: (i) a definition of vehicle type, (ii) the establishment of a Declaration of Conformance (DoC) and (iii) a common procedure for replacement spare parts to be fitted on vehicles covered by an IWVTA.

50. The World Forum underlined the crucial need to develop a harmonized definition for a type of vehicle. WP.29 agreed to re-activate the informal group on the electronic Database for the Exchange of Type Approval documentation (DETA) to develop a harmonized DoC process. WP.29 also agreed to defer to its next session, the decision on how to handle the procedure for replacement spare parts intended to be fitted on vehicles covered by an IWVTA. In this respect, delegates were invited to present their preference on the two options listed in item 5-2 of WP.29-164-22. WP.29 noted the GRE was considering the best possible solution for IWVTA to solve the problem with the installation of DRL (see para. 42 above).

49. The representative of Japan, Vice-Chair of the IWG on IWVTA, reported on the work progress made during the meetings held in Paris on the development of draft UN Regulation No. 0 (WP.29-164-21), explaining that the IWG had agreed to submit a second draft to WP.29 for consideration. He gave a presentation on the remaining issues (WP.29-164-22) and sought the advice of WP.29 on: (i) a definition of vehicle type, (ii) the establishment of a Declaration of Conformance (DoC) and (iii) a common procedure for replacement spare parts to be fitted on vehicles covered by an IWVTA.

50. The World Forum underlined the crucial need to develop a harmonized definition for a type of vehicle. WP.29 agreed to re-activate the informal group on the electronic Database for the Exchange of Type Approval documentation (DETA) to develop a harmonized DoC process. WP.29 also agreed to defer to its next session, the decision on how to handle the procedure for replacement spare parts intended to be fitted on vehicles covered by an IWVTA. In this respect, delegates were invited to present their preference on the two options listed in item 5-2 of WP.29-164-22. WP.29 noted the GRE was considering the best possible solution for IWVTA to solve the problem with the installation of DRL (see para. 42 above).

53. The representative of OICA introduced WP.29-164-23 proposing to clarify in Article 3 of draft Revision 3, the special provisions within the UN Regulations with respect to the principles of the mutual recognition. The representative of Australia supported the proposal. WP.29 noted some comments and agreed to resume consideration of this matter at its next session, awaiting the feedback of IWVTA. WP.29 noted a concern expressed by the European Commission services on the late availability of the document and agreed to resume consideration pending the discussion of the document.

56. The World Forum recognized that the Contracting Parties would need more time to review the above proposals and agreed to resume consideration of this subject at its next session in March 2015. The representatives of Germany and the United Kingdom noted the need for a finalized text prior to submitting to their national authorities for approval and so the World Forum agreed that adoption of the revised agreement would be delayed accordingly. The secretariat was also requested to circulate WP.29-164-23 as a separate official document.

47. WP.29 noted the revised text of draft Revision 3 to the 1958 Agreement (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2014/53) reflecting the discussion of the March 2014 session. The World Forum requested the secretariat to reintroduce the provisions of the equal authenticity of English, French and Russian languages which existed in the first unamended text of the Agreement. WP.29 decided to freeze the draft revision and requested the Contracting Parties to clarify their political and legal views on this draft revision. WP.29 agreed to resume consideration of the revision of the Agreement at its November 2014 session, awaiting the appropriate political and legal guidance.

49. The representative of Japan gave an overview of the discussions of the IWG on IWVTA. He referred to ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/40 and recalled the discussion of WP.29 at its previous session on the voting majority threshold. He introduced WP.29-165-04 superseding ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/41 aimed at amending Article 3 on special provisions. Noting that some critical comments had been received, he added that the IWG would resume discussions on this issue and report back to the June 2015 session of WP.29.

50. The representative of EU informed WP.29 that the EU Member States continue consultation on voting majority threshold and announced to provide more detailed information on a common position in the next sessions of WP.29. He raised concerns about the late submission of the amendments to Article 3 on special provisions and stressed the importance of freezing the text for the adoption process of the third Revision of the 1958 Agreement.

51. The World Forum agreed to defer discussion on this subject to its forthcoming session in June 2015. The secretariat was, thus, requested to circulate WP.29-165-04 with an official symbol.

94. WP.29 decided to consider this subject under agenda item 18.9.

121. Referring to the decision taken by WP.29 under agenda item 8.9 (see para. 94 above), AC.3 considered the proposal of authorization to develop an amendment to the UN GTR (WP.29-164-25) and the draft ToR of the IWG (WP.29-164-24). AC.3 endorsed, in principle, the proposal of authorization and the establishment of the IWG as proposed by the representative of Korea. The secretariat was requested to distribute WP.29-164-25 with an official symbol for consideration at the March 2015 session. AC.3 agreed to resume consideration of a revised version of the ToR prepared by the IWG and then endorsed by GRSG at its May 2015 session.

115. The representative of the Republic of Korea reported that the new IWG on Panoramic Sunroof Glazing (PSG) expected to convene on 4 May 2015 in conjunction with the forthcoming GRSG session. He announced the Group’s intention to finalize the Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedures. He confirmed that the Republic of Korea would chair the informal working group and act as a technical sponsor. He invited all interested delegates to participate in the informal meeting. AC.3 endorsed the request for authorization to develop an amendment to UN GTR No. 6 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/42).

94. WP.29 decided to consider this subject under agenda item 18.9.

121. Referring to the decision taken by WP.29 under agenda item 8.9 (see para. 94 above), AC.3 considered the proposal of authorization to develop an amendment to the UN GTR (WP.29-164-25) and the draft ToR of the IWG (WP.29-164-24). AC.3 endorsed, in principle, the proposal of authorization and the establishment of the IWG as proposed by the representative of Korea. The secretariat was requested to distribute WP.29-164-25 with an official symbol for consideration at the March 2015 session. AC.3 agreed to resume consideration of a revised version of the ToR prepared by the IWG and then endorsed by GRSG at its May 2015 session.

115. The representative of the Republic of Korea reported that the new IWG on Panoramic Sunroof Glazing (PSG) expected to convene on 4 May 2015 in conjunction with the forthcoming GRSG session. He announced the Group’s intention to finalize the Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedures. He confirmed that the Republic of Korea would chair the informal working group and act as a technical sponsor. He invited all interested delegates to participate in the informal meeting. AC.3 endorsed the request for authorization to develop an amendment to UN GTR No. 6 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2015/42).

46. The secretariat presented WP.29-164-26 and indicated that following the discussions at WP.29 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/1108, para. 39), the WP.29 Secretary proposed listing best practices on the use of private standards in UN Regulations, UN Rules and UN GTRs managed by WP.29. He recalled the different manners used by the GRs to reference standards (incorporation by reference, partial or full reproduction). He reported on the ISO cooperation with GRSG to access and review two standards during the 107th GRSG session. He outlined the methods of cooperation between GRs with standards developing organizations and how information is received about the content of standards, as well as answering questions raised by the experts. He concluded that these best practices could be extended to all GRs, if needed. The Chairs of GRPE and GRRF announced that they would bring this document to the attention of both GRs.

23. WP.29 noted WP.29-164-27 on the activities of UNECE and the Working Party on Brakes and Running Gear (GRRF) on autonomous vehicles and the request for guidance on the future direction. The Co-Chair of ITS announced that his group could provide recommendations at its forthcoming meetings. The Chair of GRRF stressed the need for feedback before the February 2015 session of GRRF to allow further work progress. WP.29 invited GRRF to follow the recommendations provided by the IWG on ITS, awaiting further instructions by WP.29 at its March or June 2015 sessions. WP.29 agreed to consider both ITS and autonomous vehicles under one agenda item “Intelligent Transport Systems and automated vehicles” at its March 2015 session.

43. The experts from Japan and Sweden presented GRRF-78-14 amending UN Regulation No. 79 aimed at (i) starting a discussion on the removal of the speed limitation for the Automatically Commanded Steering Function, (ii) introducing safety functions such as warnings and (iii) introducing On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) requirements permitting to verify the correct operational status of Electronic Systems assisting the steering. A number of GRRF experts considered some of those requirements to be design-restrictive. The Chair noted that the proposal was beyond the usual mandate of GRRF and he announced his intention to seek the guidance of WP.29 at its November 2014 session.

44. GRRF requested the secretariat to keep GRRF-78-14 as a reference document on the agenda, inform the IWG on ITS about this proposal and distribute GRRF-78-05 with an official symbol for consideration at the next GRRF session.

21. The representatives of Japan and the United Kingdom, co-chairing the informal working group (IWG) on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), gave a status report on the group’s activities. They reported that the IWG convened on Tuesday, 11 November 2014 from 9.00 to 10.00 a.m. and that this rescheduling on Tuesdays had been welcomed as it allowed the IWG to efficiently report to WP.29. The main purpose of the IWG was to prepare the Terms of Reference (ToR) for future work (the draft ToR is in WP.29-164-28). The Chair of WP.29 underlined the strategic importance of this work, due to major technological developments, and the necessity to prepare flexible and swift actions. He added that IWG could convene prior to the WP.29 sessions, so that the World Forum could incorporate the IWG propositions and recommendations as soon as possible in its programme of work. IWG would have the freedom to adapt its venue according to the needs. WP.29 endorsed WP.29-164-28 subject to further amendments, permitting the IWG to immediately start its work, especially on the high priority issue of definitions of the various levels of automation at a first meeting by the end of this year. WP.29 agreed to formally adopt the ToR at its March 2015 session on the basis of a final proposal to be submitted.

56. The World Forum recognized that the Contracting Parties would need more time to review the above proposals and agreed to resume consideration of this subject at its next session in March 2015. The representatives of Germany and the United Kingdom noted the need for a finalized text prior to submitting to their national authorities for approval and so the World Forum agreed that adoption of the revised agreement would be delayed accordingly. The secretariat was also requested to circulate WP.29-164-23 as a separate official document.

85. The representative of OICA presented WP.29-164-31. He stressed the importance of the principle of mutual recognition of type approval of the 1958 Agreement. Therefore, he raised his concern on covering vehicle systems and communication standards in different classes, which would prevent by definition the mutual recognition of type approvals not covering the same classes. He suggested limiting the scope of the Regulation to in-vehicle components and excluding communication technology classes specific to each region at this stage. The representative of CLEPA supported the position of OICA.

78. The representative of OICA presented WP.29-163-12, reporting on difficulties faced by the IWG on AECS in the process of developing new provisions and wondered whether communication network protocols could be regulated under the 1958 Agreement. How this issue may be resolved may become a basis for future vehicle connectivity regulatory work and, therefore, needs to be carefully addressed. He concluded his intervention by asking WP.29 representatives to review these issues at the November 2014 session to prepare guidance for the future work of the IWG. The representative of the Russian Federation agreed that this subject was a new challenge and proposed to continue consideration of these issues within the IWG. The representative of ITU recalled the recently agreed collaboration between WP.29 and ITU for addressing these types of issues. He also recalled the scope of activities of his organization, producing recommendations on satellite, navigation and communication that can be implemented in regulations and proposed to strengthen the collaboration on this matter. WP.29 agreed to follow up on this issue and requested the secretariat to keep this item on the agenda of its November 2014 session.

16. WP.29/AC.2 noted the outcome of the UNECE Special session on Air Pollution and Transport (Geneva 2 July 2014). The secretariat indicated that the summary report had been reproduced in Annex III of ECE/EB.AIR/WG5/112, available at: www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/env/documents/2014/AIR/WGSR/ece.eb.air.wg.5.112.edited.ae.pdf