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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8868

18 January 2005
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/enterprise
Commission looks at new Euro 5 rules on diesel particle emissions

Brussels, 17/01/2005 (Agence Europe) - On Friday, the European Commission's Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry issued a staff working paper that paves the way for Member States to provide tax incentives for diesel cars with particle emission limits beneath those required by law. The paper recommends setting the tax incentives limit at 5 mg/km of particulate matter, a reduction of 80% on the 25 mg/km limit that became mandatory from January 2005 under the 'Euro 4' rules. This...

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