Proposal to create a new Informal Working Group on harmonized technical regulatory frameworks for Electric Vehicles (EV) / Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles (HFCV) retrofit systems.

Proposal by Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the European Commission to revise requirements on thermal propagation and the approval of electric powered vehicles.

Proposal from Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom and the European Commission to introduce the term and definition of “common space”, provisions for ensuring the confidentiality of intellectual property, and to note exemptions for existing approvals with regard to the provision “to allow egress” in the approval Communication form.