Air pollution: measures to be taken against emission of gaseous pollutants from internal combustion engines

Agreement having been reached on 11 November 1997, the Directive will be adopted on 15 December in Strasbourg. To meet parliament's concerns with regard to the committee procedure, and since thes issue had not been considered by the IGC, the commission was asked to undertake to bring forward the date on which its proposal to amend the current committee procedure system would be submitted (that proposal is called for by the end of 1998 in a declaration annexed to the treaty of Amsterdam). In the meantime, this question has been discussed by the president and the Commission president. As Mr Santer has, by letter, confirmed the Commission's intention of submitting the committee proposal at the start of June 1998, the Committee was in position to register agreement of this item of legislation on 11 november 1997. �