EU research drive to reduce air pollution from traffic

Publication date: 10 December 2003

Today the EU signed an agreement with the USA, Japan and China to address air pollution from transport. Signed during a conference in Milan, the accord will allow for joint research on emissions and vehicle testing, and it foresees the creation of a common scientific platform to measure and benchmark air pollution from traffic.

The joint effort will offer scientific support for the forthcoming international emission requirements for transport, and a basis for the drafting of a forthcoming Commission directive on emission standards for passenger cars and Light-Duty Vehicles (EURO V).

For more information: Commission press release IP/03/1701

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