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The commission's car proposals were published in December (Photo: EUobserver)

MEPs question attempt to set penalities for car emissions

Some members of the European Parliament are suggesting the European Commission has overstepped its powers by proposing that car-makers in the future be fined for exceeding EU-set limits for vehicle carbon dioxide emissions.

A preliminary expert opinion prepared for the legal affairs committee in the parliament, obtained by German daily Financial Times Deutschland, says that such fines give the appearance "of a tax for the benefit of the community which the community has absolutely no co...

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The commission's car proposals were published in December (Photo: EUobserver)

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