Subject: Update on WP.6 Activities after the 35th Session
From: "ECE-Regulatory" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 11:54:23 +0300

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Dear WP.6 experts,

We would like to share a brief update following the 
<https://unece.org/info/Trade/WP.6-Meetings/events/402716> 35th Session of 
the Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies 
(WP.6), held on 9–10 September 2025.

Key outcomes and changes:

*	The structure of WP.6 has been streamlined: from four official subgroups 
(MARS, GRM, ToS-GRS and START), we now have two (RAMS and ToS-GRS). All 
“initiatives” are marked as completed, with the exception of the Education 
on Standardization Initiative.
*	Sessions will now be held on a biennial basis. Our next official session 
will therefore take place in 2027. The Programme of Work now covers a 
two-year period, and relevant updates have been introduced to the Working 
Procedures.
*	Three deliverables presented for approval were adopted: 
<https://unece.org/trade/documents/2025/09/working-documents/improving-artificial-intelligence-standards-equitable-0> 
Gender & AI Standards, 
<https://unece.org/trade/documents/2025/06/session-documents/common-regulatory-arrangement-products-transportation-and> 
Hydrogen CRA, and 
<https://unece.org/trade/documents/2025/06/working-documents/guidelines-building-integrated-risk-management-framework> 
IRM+SW.

Further details (including explanations of the acronyms) are available in 
the one-page flyer: 
<https://unece.org/sites/default/files/2025-09/WP6_Update_v2.pdf> Update of 
WP.6 Activities – September 2025.

CRA-AI Declaration:
The WP.6 Bureau has endorsed a significant change to the 
<https://unece.org/trade/wp6/embedded-ai-declaration> CRA-AI Declaration. 
Regulatory agencies may now sign the declaration on their own behalf, 
without requiring an engagement from the entire government. This makes it 
easier for individual agencies, such as market surveillance authorities, to 
demonstrate their commitment. We strongly encourage experts to explore 
whether their organization could consider signing the declaration.

 <https://unece.org/trade/publications/gender-action-plan-model-blueprint-ecetrade492> 
Gender action plan model blueprint
The project in Albania, Benin and Georgia on mainstreaming gender throughout 
the quality infrastructure has developed, in close collaboration with the 
ToS-GRS, has developed a step-by-step guide to assist agencies to integrate 
gender into their internal processes and their outputs. Though this is 
catered for QI bodies, it could be used by nearly any government agency. A 
news story on this is 
<https://unece.org/media/trade/wp.6%20meetings/press/407867> available on 
the website; please feel free to circulate this.

Upcoming meetings (13:00–15:00 Geneva time):

*	 <https://unece.org/trade/wp6/education-standardization/14Nov2025-meeting> 
14 November – Education Initiative
*	 <https://unece.org/trade/wp6/grm/18Nov2025-meeting> 18 November – 
RAMS-GRM
*	 <https://unece.org/trade/wp6/tos-grs/19Nov2025-meeting> 19 November – 
ToS-GRS

Agendas and connection details will be shared on each event’s webpage. 
Please already save these dates in your calendar.

As always, thank you for your continued engagement and support. Should you 
have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the secretariat.
Best regards,

Lance Thompson
Head of Regulatory Cooperation Unit / Secretary WP.6
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Email:  <mailto:[email-masked]> [email-masked]
WhatsApp: +41 (0) 76 691 0820
 <https://unece.org/trade/wp6>
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