| Author (Corporate) | European Commission: DG Communication |
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| Series Title | Press Release |
| Series Details | IP/14/363 (02.04.14) |
| Publication Date | 02/04/2014 |
| Content Type | News |
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On 2 April 2014, the European Parliament voted in favour of a Commission proposal to decrease vehicle noise. Noise limit values will ultimately be decreased by 4 dB(A) for passenger cars, vans, buses and coaches and for trucks by 3 dB(A). Altogether, these measures will reduce vehicle noise nuisance by some 25%. Despite increasing traffic, noise emissions limits for vehicles have not changed since 1996. The limits values will be decreased in 3 steps: The first step will apply two years after publication of the final approval of today's proposal, followed by the second step in 5/7 years and the third step in 10/12 years. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-14-363_en.htm |
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| Subject Categories | Business and Industry, Environment |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
