25/06/2018 (Agence Europe) – The EU Environment Council meeting in Luxembourg on Monday 25 June, formally adopted the European regulation which, for the first time, establishes a system for the monitoring and communication of data on CO2 emissions and fuel consumption by newly registered heavy goods vehicles within the EU. This monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) system will apply to HGVs, buses and coaches and is comparable to that already existing for light vans and cars. The regulation adopted is the result of an interinstitutional agreement negotiated in trialogue (see EUROPE 12039, 11900). It is the first step towards establishing CO2 emission standards, recently proposed by the Commission for heavy vehicles. Information transparency will be ensured by the European Environment Agency public register. The regulation will take effect 20 days after it is published in the Official Journal. (AN)