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United Nations Round TableWP.29 Meeting
November 2004
Informal document No. WP.29-134-7 (134th WP.29,
16-19 November 2004, agenda item 10.2.)

• Global Harmonization of Regulations, Codes
  Standards (RCS)for Gaseous Fuels Vehicles
• Prepared by Jeffrey Seisler, representing
• the European Natural Gas Vehicle Association
  (ENGVA)
• the International Association for NGVs (IANGV)
• and
• Randy Dey (Global Cooperation Group), member
  representing
• the International Standards Organisation (ISO) on
  WP.29

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Rationale for the Round Table

• There are natural synergies between NGVs H2Vs
  (and their fuelling infrastructures).
• Global harmonization of RCS is a key factor in
  the introduction of hydrogen and hydrogen
  vehicles (H2Vs) into the market.
• The development of the global natural gas vehicle
  (NGV) industry in the last two decades has
  resulted in a need to harmonize existing RCS
  developed in different countries and by different
  organizations.

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Scope of the Round Table

• Global harmonization of RCS for gaseous fuels
  - which includes natural gas and hydrogen and
  vehicles that use these fuels

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Participants in the Round Table

• High Level Group on natural gas, hydrogen and
  fuel cell activities with participants
  representing
• Members of WP.29, including NGOs such as the
  International Organization of Motor Vehicle
  Manufacturers (OICA), ENGVA/IANGV, the
  International Organization for Standardization
  (ISO), the International Electrotechnical
  Commission (IEC),
• Automotive and Infrastructure companies from
  Europe, Japan and the US
• Global organizations such as the World Business
  Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the
  International Association for Hydrogen Energy
  (IAHE) and the International Energy Agency (IEA).
• Proposed Chairman Mr. Bernard Gauvin

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Goals of the Round Table

• Discuss the harmonization needs based on actual
  experience.
• Present harmonization strategies
• Reach an agreement on a path forward process for
  advancing harmonization of RCS for hydrogen and
  natural gas vehicles.

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Harmonization strategies

• ENGVA/IANGV proposal
• Presented at the 47th session of the GRPE on 16
  January 2004 (see informal doc. No. GRPE-47-2).
• Global Cooperation Group (GCG) process
• Organization, with a broad experience in
  consensus-building, which has been involved in
  the global harmonization of RCS in the field of
  hydrogen and fuel cell technologies since 2002.
• Recently involved in the harmonization of the
  SAEJ2600 and ISO/DIS 17268.

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Conclusions of the Round Table

• To be presented in the form of recommendations to
  WP.29.
• Should include a process for advancing
  harmonization of RCS for hydrogen and natural
  gas vehicles
• Action plan including milestones such as a
  standards gap analysis and identification
  prioritization of harmonization issues.