Includes a short summary of the “informal document” for an optional annex on low temperature.

Draft proposal to align the Regulation with the latest regional requirements (e.g., Euro 7) as submitted to GRPE (Informal document GRPE-92-09e).

Proposal with EC and Japan input.

Document from the Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP.15) concerning the use of LNG fuels under discussion within the WP.29 GFV informal working group.

Proposal to establish an informal working group to consider the development of UN Regulations and Global Technical Regulations with regard to environmental and propulsion performance requirements (EPPR) for L-category vehicles (powered cycles, mopeds, motorcycles, tricycles and quadricycles).

Press release describing the European Commission’s program to promote automotive industry competitiveness, including through regulatory policies.

In a letter to Mssrs. Gauvin and Ramos, the European Commission, pursuant to concerns raised in its Technical Committee Motor Vehicles, raises issues with two paragraphs that are reproduced in a number of GRE proposals set for consideration at the November WP.29. The EU, therefore, cannot vote to adopt the proposals until these concerns have been addressed (i.e., for the March 2014 session).

Status report on the introduction and application of the 14 current UN Global Technical Regulations into European Union directives.

This note outlines the next steps of WLTP IWG for the development of EV regulations, as supported by the European Commission, and indicates some areas of possible collaboration with the Electric Vehicles and the Environment IWG.

EC note welcoming the 4/5ths majority proposal by Australia, Japan, Malaysia and the Russian Federation as providing a good basis for EU internal discussions to determine an EU position on the voting threshold issue.

Proposal to clarify that type approval under the International Whole Vehicle Type Approval System does not invalidate the obligation to meet additional regional or national requirements that may apply.

Discussion paper concerning the transposition of GTR 15 into a UN Regulation. The paper raises two possible routes: 1) a UN Regulation identical to EU legislation but that would not be not applied (in its entirety as a distinct rule) outside the EU; 2) a “hierarchical” UN Regulation that combines all elements of all emissions thresholds at their most stringent level with lower levels of approval corresponding to regional/national requirements. The EC proposes option 2 as this would allow for a global rule where Contracting Parties could certify systems to standards outside their markets (e.g., Japan could issue approvals to EU standards and vice versa) under the UN Regulation.

Comments received from OICA, CLEPA/MEMA/JAPIA, and Transport Canada with “trilateral group” (EU/USA/Japan) responses.

Draft text as approved by GRSP for anticipated adoption during the November 2017 WP.29 session.