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

OBJECTIVE: to reduce atmospheric pollution caused by the engines of non-road mobile machinery (excluding agricultural or forestry tractors) by setting permissible emission standards for them. COMMUNITY MEASURE: European Parliament and Council Directive 97/68/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from internal combustion engines to be installed in non-road mobile machinery. SUBSTANCE: the Directive sets limit values for emissions of particulate pollutants, nitrogen oxides (NOx), hydrocarbons (HC) and carbon monoxide (CO), and institutes an approval procedure for engines to be installed in non-road mobile mchinery. The European Parliament and the Council are to decide by the end of 2000 on a proposal to be submitted by the Commission before the end of 1999 to further reduce emission limits. ENTRY INTO FORCE: 19/03/1998 DEADLINE FOR TRANSPOSITION: 30/06/1998 �