Air pollution: scheme to monitor the average emissions of carbon dioxide CO₂ from new passenger cars

The common position is very close to that of the Commission and the European Parliament. The original proposal has been improved in technical terms and the requirement to determine the number of alternatively powered vehicles registered in each Member State is a beneficial addition to the original proposal. In addition, many of the proposals made by the Parliament have been taken on board and there is very little divergence between the respective positions of the different institutions.�