Car emissions: debate and final vote on inquiry committee recommendations
MEPs will debate and vote Tuesday on recommendations to the EU Commission and member states on how to remedy flaws in checks on car manufacturers and close legal loopholes to prevent further cheating in emissions tests, while also properly enforcing laws to protect air quality.
The Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurement in the Automotive Sector (EMIS) wrapped up a year’s work in February with a final report and draft recommendations. Members concluded that even though the EU Commission and member states were already aware, a decade ago, that diesel cars’ nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions in laboratory tests differ markedly from those measured on the roads, they failed to act appropriately to protect air quality and public health.
The draft recommendations call for EU rules in this area to be clarified, tightened up and better enforced. They that say laws to replace unrealistic laboratory measurements with “real driving emissions” tests should be adopted quickly, with additional EU oversight of the “type approval” and market surveillance system for motor vehicles.
Debate: Tuesday, 4 April
Vote: Tuesday, 4 April
Procedure: Non-legislative resolution
Press conference: Tuesday, 4 April at 15.00
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