Air pollution: measures to be taken against emissions from motor vehicles (amend. Directive 70/220/EEC)

Mr TAMINO (Greens, I), standing in for the rapporteur, Mrs von Blottnitz (Greens, D), who had been detained in Germany, stated that the text would be acceptable if the amendments were adopted in the vote to be held in Parliament. He strongly supported Amendment No 2, which did away with the extension periods applying to certain categories of vehicle. For Commissioner Bangemann Amendments Nos 1 and 3 should not pose any problems. However, Amendment No 2 could block the implementation of the directive if the Council were to refuse to become party to it. Because of this the Commissioner called on Parliament to allow him to adopt a flexible approach to this amendment.