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BY KEITH NUTHALL
PROGRESS on reducing carbon dioxide emissions from new passenger cars in the European Union has stalled, according to the first European Commission figures on the subject (for 2002). It sets them at 165g/km, an apparent small rise over the 164g/km recorded by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) for 2001, (its 2002 figure was 163g/km.…

BY MONICA DOBIE
THIEVES looking to cash in on the current high prices of industrial scrap non-ferrous metals have stolen more than CDN$2 million (US$1.49 million) worth of nickel and aluminium in Montreal Canada. Several thousand kilograms of nickel cathodes and roughly 3.6 tonnes of aluminium were carted off in separate night raids in what police have identified as “professional heists”.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A BRITISH VAT regulation simplifying tax returns relating to company cars could effectively be declared illegal next year by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The rule involves Customs & Excise restricting to 50 per cent, the proportion of company car hiring or leasing charges that can be declared as a business expense on VAT returns, leading to a reduction in a business’ VAT bill.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
BINDING energy conservation targets have been proposed for European Union (EU) Member States by the European Commission, a move that could further tighten fuel economy rules for Europe’s transport sector. Brussels has proposed a general energy saving target of one per cent a year from 2006-12, measured against average energy distribution from the previous five years.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A EUROPEAN Commission proposal to establish a European Union (EU)-wide electronic road toll system has been attacked by the European Parliament’s transport committee, which has claimed that Brussels’ planned introduction deadlines are “too ambitious.” The Commission wants an interoperable tolling system in place for lorries, buses and coaches by 2005 and 2010 for cars.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A BRITISH VAT regulation simplifying company car VAT returns could effectively be declared illegal next year by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The rule involves Customs & Excise restricting to 50 per cent the proportion of company car hiring or leasing charges that are declared as a business expense and freeing a businesses hiring or leasing cars from having to keep records of private mileage.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
AN INTERNATIONAL accord providing for joint-research projects on transport air pollution has been struck by the European Union (EU), the United States, Japan and China. Aimed at creating a global system to measure such emissions, the deal will provide for joint vehicle testing and should lead to the next generation of European emission standards for passenger cars and light vans.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
BINDING energy conservation targets have been proposed for European Union (EU) Member States by the European Commission, a move that could further tighten fuel economy rules for Europe’s transport sector. Brussels has proposed a general energy saving target of one per cent a year from 2006-12, measured against average energy distribution from the previous five years.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A EUROPEAN Union research network says it has created tough thermoplastic lampposts that absorb energy in a collision and so could save hundreds of lives across Europe. In the UK alone, said the EUREKA-group, more than 500 motorists are killed each year, hitting roadside objects such as lampposts, usually made from metal, concrete or occasionally fibre-glass.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UNITED Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the European Commission are teaming up to introduce two new manufacturing standards in the European Union (EU): one on anti-theft protection and another on reducing the flammability of materials used inside cars.…