163. The representative of Australia informed AC.3 that the ad-hoc group, now upgraded as IWG on safety of Children Left in Vehicles (IWG CLIV), convened virtually two weeks ago to elaborate the ToR. He added that the IWG, chaired by Australia, co-chaired by the Republic of South Korea and China would develop draft regulatory text proposals for a model regulation regarding the safety of children left in vehicles. As the issue is of global concern, the representative of the United States of America suggested that the work developed by the IWG should be Agreement neutral, gathering information and statistics as a first stage and then eventually establish a UN GTR. He expressed support from his country on this activity. The representative of Canada echoed the statement of the United States of America and added that guidelines and principles currently used worldwide should be considered as a first step.

164. The representative of the Republic of Korea further added that ToR would be elaborated as a starting point aiming at gathering information to create guidelines that would be eventually transposed into a UN GTR as a second step. The representative of China stated that children left in vehicles is a concern in his country and supported the activity. AC.3 agreed to resume discussion on this subject on the basis of the outcome of discussion of GRSP May 2024 session.