191. The representative of the United States of America introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/85 currently no UN GTR addresses the in-vehicle battery durability for classes of heavy-duty vehicles.

192. He added that the forthcoming UN GTR would follow the overall framework of UN GTR No. 22, with necessary modifications made in consideration of the unique circumstances of electrified heavy-duty vehicles. He concluded by detailing the ambitious timeline with a potential proposal consideration by GRPE in June 2024.

193. AC.3 adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2023/85 and requested the secretariat to issue it as AC.3 document for the next session of AC.3.

74. The Co-Chair of the IWG on EVE introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2023/8. The representative from OICA highlighted the need to deep dive into the testing procedure and praised the progress made so far. The Co-Chair of the IWG on EVE congratulated the productive work from the IWG on this matter, especially the constructive collaboration between the members from OICA and the representatives from the European Commission from JRC to deliver on the procedure in a timely matter.

75. GRPE adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2023/8 and requested the secretariat to submit them to WP.29 and AC.3 for consideration and vote at their June 2023 sessions as request for authorization to develop a new UN GTR on in-vehicle battery durability for electrified heavy-duty vehicles.

Request to re-insert in Listing Number 11 – United States of America Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation programmes for Light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards.

147. Submitted for consideration and vote, the request made by the United States of America to maintain Listing No. 11 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2029/142) in the Compendium of Candidates for another period of five years was adopted on 15 November 2022 by consensus vote of the following Contracting Parties present and voting: Australia, Canada, China, European Union (representing Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden), India, Japan, Norway, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, South Africa, Tunisia, Türkiye, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America.

Request to maintain in the Compendium of Candidates Listing Number 12 – United States of America Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation Programmes for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles.

148. Submitted for consideration and vote, the request made by the United States of America to maintain Listing No. 12 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2022/143) in the Compendium of Candidates for another period of five years was adopted on 15 November 2022 by consensus vote of the following Contracting Parties present and voting: Australia, Canada, China, European Union (representing Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden), India, Japan, Norway, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, South Africa, Tunisia, Türkiye, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America.

Request to maintain in the Compendium of Candidates Listing Number 13 – United States of America Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, Program for Revisions and Additions to the Motor Vehicle Fuel Economy Label – New Fuel Economy and Environment Labels for a New Generation of Vehicles.

149. Submitted for consideration and vote, the request made by the United States of America to maintain Listing No. 13 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/57) in the Compendium of Candidates for another period of five years was adopted on 21 June 2017 by consensus vote of the following Contracting Parties present and voting: Australia, Canada, China, European Union (representing Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden), India, Japan, Norway, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, South Africa, Tunisia, Türkiye, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America.

141. Re-submitted for consideration and vote, the request (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2021/155/Rev.1) of United States of America to list in the Compendium of Candidates for UN GTRs, the United States of America’s Durability Driving Enforcement Procedure for two-wheeled vehicles, was adopted on 9 March 2022 by consensus vote of Australia, Canada, China, European Union (representing Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden), India, Japan, Malaysia, Norway, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, South Africa, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America.

128. Submitted for consideration and vote, the request (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2021/155) of Japan to list in the Compendium of Candidates for UN GTRs, the United States of America’s Durability Driving Enforcement Procedure for two-wheeled vehicles, was passed on 24 November 2021 by consensus vote of Australia, Canada, China, the European Union (representing Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden), India, Japan, Malaysia, Norway, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America.

129. The representative from Tunisia abstained from voting.

128. Submitted for consideration and vote, the request (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2021/155) of Japan to list in the Compendium of Candidates for UN GTRs, the United States of America’s Durability Driving Enforcement Procedure for two-wheeled vehicles, was passed on 24 November 2021 by consensus vote of Australia, Canada, China, the European Union (representing Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden), India, Japan, Malaysia, Norway, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America.

129. The representative from Tunisia abstained from voting.

Request to add the US durability enforcement procedures to the Compendium of Candidates for GTR under the 1998 Agreement.

Request for additional data and information in the event of a future, similar, proposal under the 1998 Agreement, which would require ensuring compatibility with other enforcement systems.

15. The experts from France and EC introduced an updated proposal for the new definition of “radial tyre” (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2021/9). The same definition was also proposed for UN Regulations Nos. 54, 75, 106, 108 and 109 ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRBP/2021/10. The experts from Canada and the United States of America raised a number of questions on the proposal (GRBP-74-07) and pointed out that they had started consultations with the authors. GRBP invited the stakeholders, in liaison with ETRTO, to continue discussions and agreed to come back to the proposal at the next session.