Proposed scope, objectives, rules and procedures for the Task Force for the Review and Update of the Certification Corridors (TF-RUCC) developed for the new Flex-GTR lower legform test tool to be introducted through phase 2 amendments to GTR 9 on Pedestrian Safety.

Agenda for the first regular session of the RUCC Task Force (following the kickoff session held in November 2011).

Japan’s fourth update of the Worldwide Light Vehicle Test Cycle (WLTC) and gear shift tables.

Japan presentation on its analysis of WLTC gear shift points.

Status report of the development of a harmonized drive cycle for the proposed GTR on light vehicle emissions.

Proposals for the further development of the light-duty vehicle test cycle.

Introductory proposals to further discussions on the use of weighting factors for various categories of light-duty vehicles.

Review of best and worst case scenarios for testing vehicles according to weight, tire selection, and aerodynamic component configurations.

Notifications concerning the establishment of UN Global Technical Regulations and the status of their application among the Contracting Parties to the 1998 Global Agreement.

Agenda for the 20th session of the Intelligent Transport Systems informal working group, including design prinicples for advanced driver assist systems (ADAS).

Draft report from the Intelligent Transport Systems informal group session of March 2011.

Document proposing regulations for inclusion in the pending regulation on International Whole Vehicle Type Approvals and providing guidance to the Working Parties in their respective reviews of this work.

Presentation on the status of work on the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval regulation.

Japanese experts have identified some items of concern in GTR No.2 on WMTC.

Japanese perspectives on selected regulations (NU R4, 34, 46, and 79) within the context of adoption of the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval system/regulation.

Notification that the Government of Japan is considering the details of the test procedures of the Worldwide Harmonized Heavy-duty Vehicle Emissions Certification Procedures (GTR No. 4) in order to decide whether to transpose the provisions into its national regulations.

Japan transposed the Non-Road Transient Cycle (NRTC) of the GTR on Non-Road Mobile Machinery Emissions (GTR No. 11) into its regulations as a new emissions test mode for specialty diesel vehicles on 18 March 2010, but decided not to introduce provisions for crankcase emissions on 28 October 2010.

Notification that the Government of Japan has been considering threshold values for the Global Technical Regulation on On-Board Diagnostic Systems (GTR No. 5) necessary to its adoption into its national regulations.

Notification that the Government of Japan began applying the Global Technical Regulation on Pedestrian Safety (GTR No. 9) through the application of Amendment 1 to the GTR on 1 June 2011.

Proposal for establishing two informal working groups addressing the safety and environmental requirements for electric vehicles to enhance regulatory cooperation including developing global technical regulations in the framework of the 1998 Agreement.