Air pollution: measures to be taken against emission of gaseous pollutants from diesel engines (amend. Directive 88/77/EEC)

The Committee on the Environment has adopted the report of Mrs. C. JACKSON REJECTING THE Commission proposal on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Directive 88/77/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the measures to be taken against the emmission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from diesel engines for use in vehicles. The Committee unanimously followed the rapporteur, who rejected the proposal and is very reluctant to agree to a relaxation of the limits for these types of vehicles. The Committee adopted amendments asking for the limit values for particulate emissions to be introduced from 1997 instead of 1999, as proposed by the Commission. �