Air pollution: emissions from motor vehicles, Auto-oil programme (amend. Directive 70/220/EEC)

The Commission accepts the joint position. It welcomes the fact that the Council took its decision unanimously, taking account of the principal amendments by Parliament while maintaining the coherence of the initial proposal. It calls on the two institutions to: - conclude rapidly the legislative procedures so as to give the operators concerned enough time to prepare for implementation of the measures; - act swiftly on the measures proposed for light commercial vehicles, bringing such measures into line with decisions regarding private automobiles. �