GRPE to Set Up an Ad-hoc Group on Heavy Duty Vehicle Emission OBD, and Mr. Odaka of NTSEL Elected Chairman

At the 43rd GRPE international meeting held in Geneva from January 15 to 18, members decided that an Ad-hoc Group on heavy duty vehicle emission OBD would be established. Mr. Odaka of Japan's National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory was elected chairman of that Ad-hoc Group. The draft Terms and Reference (see attached Informal Document No.4) proposed by Japan was approved concerning the steering and work schedule of the Ad-hoc Group.
The first Ad-hoc meeting will be convened the day before the next (44th) GRPE meeting in June. From there the Ad-hoc Group is expected to draw up a draft Global Technical Regulation for the above-mentioned OBD in two years, and the draft will be proposed to GRPE in June 2004. In this connection GRPE in January also approved that a preliminary meeting to prepare for the first Ad-hoc session be held in Tokyo on February 22.

Informal Document No.4