(For more information on the global role of WP.29 and its organization, see WP.29 publication “How it works – How to join it” at: www.unece.org/trans/main/wp29/wp29wgs/wp29gen/wp29pub.htmlor on the WP.29 homepage: www.unece.org/trans/main/welcwp29.htm) Among the first signatories of the 1958 agreement were Italy (28 March), the Netherlands (30 March), Germany (19 June), France (26 June), Hungary (30 June), Sweden and Belgium. Originally, the Agreement only allowed for the participation of UNECE member countries, but in 1995 the Agreement was revised to allow for the participation of non-EEC-EEC members. The UNECE Transport Division carries out the day-to-day management of the activities of WP.29 and its subsidiary bodies. . . . . . . .