Comparative Study on the Differences between the EU and US Legislation on Emissions in the Automotive Sector

This study was commissioned by Policy Department A of DG Internal Policies of the European Parliament at the request of the Committee of inquiry into emission measurements in the automotive sector (EMIS).

It provides a comparative study on the differences between the EU and US legislation on emissions in the automotive sector, covering the emissions standards themselves; the systems for their implementation and enforcement, including approval systems for vehicles; and the respective regimes for prohibiting the use of defeat devices.

• Primary Source

European Parliament: Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union: Publications available via the EU Bookshop http://bookshop.europa.eu/en/directorate-general-for-internal-policies-of-the-union-cbf.cKABstF7wAAAEjwYYY4e5K/

ESO: Background information: Inquiry into emission measurements in the automotive sector http://www.europeansources.info/record/inquiry-into-emission-measurements-in-the-automotive-sector/

European Parliament: European Parliamentary Research Service: Study, September 2016: Comparative Study on the Differences between the EU and US Legislation on Emissions in the Automotive Sector http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2016/587331/IPOL_STU(2016)587331_EN.pdf

European Parliament: EMIS: Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurements in the Automotive Sector (2015-2017) http://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/emis/home.html

EP: EPRS: At a Glance: Study in Focus: Comparing EU and US Car Emissions Legislation http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2017/595363/IPOL_ATA(2017)595363_EN.pdf

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