The Federal government wants to Diesel a little-driving bans as possible. For this, you want to increase the permissible nitrogen oxide Limit. But the EU won’t play ball and insists on the of your set limit.
In dispute to high levels of air pollution and for this reason, the imposed driving bans in Germany, the EU, the Federal government no room for manoeuvre – at least what the limits of oxides of nitrogen. The EU Commission insists on its permitted Maximum: 40 micrograms of nitrogen oxide per cubic meter of air as an annual average and not more. As the individual EU countries to comply with this limit, however, remains up to you.
the Background of the clear position of the EU Commission, the aim of the Grand coalition to avoid driving bans in cities, if possible. The Federal government wants to change the Federal Immission control act: nitrogen oxide limit will be increased to 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air. The corresponding draft law to the Federal Cabinet in November, and submitted these for testing in Brussels – a routine procedure.
