Vehicle emissions - Euro 5 standards

The European Parliament has adopted revised emission limits for motor vehicles, including ozone precursors such as nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons as well as particles emitted by diesel engines. The new standards (known as Euro 5) will apply from 01 September 2009 and will replace the existing Euro 4 standard which was established in January 2005. The new legislation also requires information on vehicle repairs to be easily available to independent repairers. Back