Press Release: Safer and greener lorries approved by the Council

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Series Details PRES/15/183 (20.04.15)
Publication Date 20/04/2015
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Lorry and bus manufacturers will be allowed to exceed current length and weight limits to use designs that will improve road safety and fuel efficiency. These changes to the 1996 weights and dimensions directive were adopted by the Council of the European Union on 20 April 2015.
Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2015/04/20-safer-greener-lorries-approved/
Related Links
ESO: Background information: New EU rules for safer and more eco-friendly lorries http://www.europeansources.info/record/statement-new-eu-rules-for-safer-and-more-eco-friendly-lorries/
ESO: Background information: Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 20 April 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/meeting-agriculture-and-fisheries-council-20-april-2015/
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