Of the 36 amendments adopted by Parliament at second reading, the Commission has accepted three
in their entirety, 4 partially and one in principle. The amendments accepted seek in particular to:
- delete the reference to the date of application (1 January 2000) of specifications and for the
marketing of fuels;
- introduce the concept of common procedures for sampling and testing the Member States' fuel
monitoring systems;
- state that changes in fuel composition immediately achieve emission reduction from positive ignition
engines (gasoline fuelled) in urban areas;
- propose separate specifications for fuels used by captive fleets (buses, taxis, commercial vehicles,
etc.) and in particular for liquid petroleum gas, natural gas and biofuels;
- establish a committee of an advisory nature, requesting the Commission to take the utmost account
of this Committee's opinion.
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