AUSTRIA/IRELAND
July 1st, 2001
Keith NuthallAUSTRIA and Ireland have been warned by the European Commission that they could face action in the European Court of Justice for failure to introduce legislation covering roadworthiness tests for diesel motor vehicles.The EU directive concerned is 1999/52/EC, which concerns emissions from diesel engine vehicles and in particular with "vehicle preconditioning with a view to avoiding damage to the engine," said the Commission. The legislation should have been adopted by October last year.Under the directive, diesel vehicles must be tested for "the ...
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