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• by Keith Naftali A number of proposals from the EU will affect the design and operation of CVs.
• The European Parliament's transport committee has amended the proposed directive on speed limiters to impose tighter speed restrictions on vehicles carrying hazardous goods. MEPs also voted for member states to have until January 2004 to write the directive into national law, rather than the January 2003 deadline proposed by the European Commission.
• A programme promoting sophisticated in-cab safety systems is being drawn up by the EC and the EU automobile industry. This Action Plan on Active Safety (e-Safety) is designed to establish guidelines for their introduction and create a forum for discussing their market implications, says EU Information Society Commissioner Erkki Liikanen.
• The EU Council of Ministers has approved EU-wide rules limiting the emissions of light vans (in weight categories 1,305-1,760kg and over 1,760kg) during cold starts. There are currently no European limits on this kind of pollution from this class of vehicle, The legislation was fast-tracked after being approved without amendment at its second reading by the European Parliament.