Court rules against compulsory soot filter

The Netherlands cannot unilaterally force all new diesel vehicles to be fitted with special diesel particulate filters which remove soot from exhaust gas, the European Court ruled on Wednesday. The government wanted to make the filters compulsory last year but was stopped by the European Commission which ruled such a move is against free market principles.

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