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EFFORTS should be directed t wards the establishment o worldwide regulations fo goods vehicles, according to Society of Motor Manufacturer and Traders official.
Chief engineer Ken Barne told an American audience: " believe that vehicle manufactur ers throughout the world wish t simplify their problems by hay ing to satisfy only one set of re gulations."
He likened the European may towards harmonisation to the in ter-state efforts in the Unite States, but added: "At least yo have the advantage of speakin near enough the same Ian guage."
Mr Barnes pointed out that whereas in the United State manufacturers undertake thei own certification, Europea Governments use their agen cies to carry out this work, an this results in a greater variety o regulati6ns.
But he cautioned the Amen can industry against avoiding compromise, and said the should not insist that every aspect of their regulations be in cluded in a harmonisation exercise. "If you do, we shall merely! end up with an unworkable do-d cu merit,