117. The representative of the United States of America informed AC.3 that the IWG for Electric Vehicles Safety (EVS) last met in Japan (beginning of March 2016). He explained that the IWG had progressed to finalize within the given mandate the Phase 1 of the UN GTR. He concluded that a proposal of UN GTR in this sense would be submitted for discussion at the December 2016 session of GRSP.