18/03/2004 (Agence Europe) - In its adoption, in Strasbourg on 9 March, of the report by Bernd Lange (PES, Germany), the Parliament has pronounced itself at first reading on the proposed directive further to reduce gas emissions and pollution particles from new compression ignition engines or controlled compression engines of heavy utility vehicles. The objective is to plug a gap in the existing legislation (directive 199/96/EC on gas emissions by lorries). The main amendment voted on by the...