VIAQ IWG Transmitted by the Chair and Secretary

VIAQ IWG Transmitted by the Chair and Secretary of VIAQ Vehicle Interior Air Quality Informal Working Group Informal document VIAQ-11 -03 Progress Report of the VIAQ (Vehicle Interior Air Quality) Informal Working Group GENEVA, January 10 th 2018 Chair: Andrey KOZLOV, Russian Federation Co-Chair: Jongsoon LIM, The Republic of Korea Secretary: Mark POLSTER, Ford 1 p

VIAQ IWG Background Vehicle Interior Air Quality Informal Working Group l VIAQ Background, To. R and Mandate Ø WP. 29 Mandate(ECE/TRANS/WP. 29/1112, para 133) • AC. 3 endorsed the proposed action plan to, in a first stage, collect information, review existing standards and develop recommendations. • End of mandate : November 2017 Ø GRPE Adoption(ECE/TRANS/WP. 29/GRPE/70) • GRPE adopted the proposals for terms of reference to the IWG on VIAQ. Ø Review of VIAQ Terms of Reference • The scope of the work is to develop a recommendation (R. E. 3, S. R. 1, or a new Mutual Resolution) to harmonize test procedures of interior air emissions emitted/generated from interior materials. 2 p

VIAQ IWG Progress Vehicle Interior Air Quality Informal Working Group During 173 rd WP. 29 session in Geneva (1417 November 2017) Proposal for a new Mutual Resolution (M. R. 3) for of the 1958 and the 1998 Agreements concerning Vehicle Interior Air Quality (VIAQ) is adopted (ECE/TRANS/WP. 29/2017/136) 3 p

VIAQ IWG Second Stage Vehicle Interior Air Quality Informal Working Group l VIAQ To. R and Mandate for the Second Stage ü At the 75 th GRPE session, the Chair of the IWG on Vehicles Interior Air Quality requested an extension of the mandate of the IWG on VIAQ until November 2020 to expand the work to consider not only emissions generated by interior materials but also gases from other sources that enter into the vehicle cabin. He introduced a first draft of the updated terms of reference and rules of procedure (GRPE-75 -14) for this second stage of the work and expressed the group’s intention to submit a final version at the next GRPE session in January 2018. For this second stage of the work, he noted that the Russian Federation would chair the IWG, together with Korea as Vice-Chair and OICA for the Secretary. He explained that the endorsement by GRPE at this session of the extension of the mandate of the IWG on VIAQ would allow the group to continue working without any interruption between the end of the current mandate and the next GRPE session in January 2018. He invited all Contracting Parties to be involved in the new stage of work (ECE/TRANS/WP. 29/GRPE/75, para. 47). ü At the 172 nd WP. 29 session, WP. 29 endorsed the extension of the mandate of the IWG on VIAQ until November 2020 to extend the work to consider not only emissions generated by interior materials, but also gases from other sources that enter into the vehicle cabin. WP. 29 noted that a first draft of the updated terms of reference and rules of procedure was submitted by the IWG on VIAQ at the June 2017 GRPE session (GRPE-75 -14) and that a final version is expected to be considered by GRPE at its January 2018 session (ECE/TRANS/WP. 29/1131, para 44). 4 p

VIAQ IWG Meetings since the last GRPE sessions Ø 10 th VIAQ IWG Meeting • Geneva, Switzerland, November 10 th 2017 • One day Ø 11 th VIAQ IWG Meeting • Geneva, Switzerland, January 11 th 2018 • Half a day 5 p VIAQ IWG Vehicle Interior Air Quality Informal Working Group

VIAQ IWG To. R for the Second Stage Vehicle Interior Air Quality Informal Working Group l Objective ü The VIAQ informal working group will have an open structure which will enable the exchange of information and experiences on relevant regulations, policy measures and harmonization efforts. ü This proposal expands on the issues of the vehicle interior air quality, addressing exhaust gases entering into vehicle cabin air, to develop a test procedure in a recommendation by including Part 3 in the Mutual Resolution No. 3. 6 p

VIAQ IWG To. R for the Second Stage Vehicle Interior Air Quality Informal Working Group l Terms of reference ü Identify and collect the information and research data on interior air quality and its relevance for vehicles, taking into account the activities being carried out by various governments, and non-governmental organizations. ü Identify and understand the current regulatory requirements with respect to vehicle interior air quality in different markets. ü Identify, review and assess existing test procedures suitable for the measurement of harmful substance into the vehicle cabin (including test modes, sample collection methods and analysis methods, etc. ) ü Develop provisions and test procedures in a recommendation by including Part 3 in the Mutual Resolution No. 3. 7 p

VIAQ IWG To. R for the Second Stage Vehicle Interior Air Quality Informal Working Group l Timeline 2018 2019 2020 182 81 80 79 78 Informal document 11 12 13 14 • Half of working items almost closed • Make a drafting grup 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 VIAQ Madate VIAQ 76 GRPE 77 WP. 29 181 180 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 • Develop provisions and harmonized test procedures. • VIAQ recommendation (a new part of M. R. 3) Ø January 2020: Submit the draft document to GRPE Ø June 2020: Adoption of the draft document by GRPE 8 p Ø November 2020: Adoption of the draft document by WP. 29

VIAQ IWG To. R for the Second Stage Vehicle Interior Air Quality Informal Working Group l Scope and work items 1. Interior air emissions emitted from interior materials • Continue to work, review, and assess the harmonized test procedures • Update the interior emissions sections for the Mutual Resolution 2. Exhaust gases entering into vehicle cabin air • Collect the information and research data on relevant and similar issues, and understand the current regulatory requirements with respect to vehicle interior air quality in different markets • Review, assess and develop new test procedures suitable for the measurement methods of exhaust gases entering into the vehicle cabin (including test modes, sample collection methods and analysis methods, etc. ) • Discuss the potential of harmful substances in the vehicle interior air with toxicologists (e. g. WHO). • Develop a draft for test procedures in a recommendation. 9 p

VIAQ IWG Working Items Vehicle Interior Air Quality Informal Working Group 1. Vehicle Category 7. HVAC Modes 2. Test Vehicle age/millage 8. Test Procedure 3. Substances to be Measured 9. Measurement Methods 4. Meteorological Conditions 10. Sampling Points 5. Test Conditions 11. Sampling Method 6. Test Modes 12. Test Protocol 10 p

VIAQ IWG Next VIAQ IWG Meeting Ø Vehicle Interior Air Quality Informal Working Group 12 th VIAQ IWG Meeting (TBD) • Paris, France, 28 -29 March 2018 • 1 full day and 1/2 day Ø 13 th VIAQ IWG Meeting (TBD) • Geneva, Switzerland, June 2018, during 77 th GRPE session • Half a day Ø 14 th VIAQ IWG Meeting (TBD) • Moscow, Russia, October/November 2018 • 2 days 11 p