Fears over EEC emission limits
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EEC standards governi emissions from diesel 4.11 gir vehicles "take no account health or environmental i plications" and arc inadequ and out of date, says I3rit MEP Carole Tongue.
In a written question to EEC Commission, Toni points out that sales of die engined vehicles are i creasing, as is public awa 'less and concern 0 N pollution and health issu There have also been deveh merits in monitoring a control of emissions. She lieves that the Commiss should review the standa "as a matter of urgency".
Her concern is shared French representati% Christian de la Malene, says: ''As well as being ponsible for 25 per cent total nitrogen oxide en sions, diesel vehicles a discharge more than 50,1 tonnes of particulate mai into the atmosphere — times more than petrol-1 vehicles. The individual pa des can penetrate the lungs
Answering on behalf of Commission, Lord Cockf pointed out that the Come sion has no powers to mc tor or check compliance v standards. However, they regularly taken steps to tend and revise the rein, Community provisions.