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

PURPOSE : to establish a scheme to monitor the average specific emissions of carbon dioxide from new passenger cars, with the aim of measuring the effectiveness of the Community strategy. COMMUNITY MEASURE : Decision 1753/2000/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a scheme to monitor the average specific emissions of CO2 from new passenger cars. CONTENT : the Decision establishes a monitoring scheme to collect information relating to specific CO2 emissions, the manufacturer, make, maximum net power of new passenger cars, mass, engine capacity, fuel type etc. This Decision also refers to reducing greenhouse gases, studies aiming to draw up appropriate proposals on harmonised procedures for measuring the specific CO2 emissions from vehicles and their trailers and the eventual need for a legal framework for agreements to be entered into the future with the car manufacturers' organisations. Finally, the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council by 31.12.2002 at the latest on the operation of the monitoring scheme. The data collected under the monitoring system from the year 2003 onwards shall serve as the basis for monitoring voluntary obligations to reduce emissions of CO2 from motor vehicles. �