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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10780

7 February 2013
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / (ae) environment
EP offensive against motor vehicle noise pollution

Brussels, 06/02/2013 (Agence Europe) - No to vehicles that are too noisy and yes to less silent electric vehicles. Public health demands it and MEPs support enhanced EU legislation that significantly reduces harmful noise from motor vehicles and informs consumers about noise levels in new vehicles. In Strasbourg on 6 February, MEPs gave their opinion in first reading on the draft regulation on motor vehicle noise levels and subsequently gave a comfortable majority (401 votes for, 228 against...

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