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Switzerland Section description

Category: General Information for each UK City

Bulgaria has one access regulation in Sofia and one low emission zone also in Sofia.

In the Czech Republic there is an LEZ planned in Prague, and a number of cities with Access Regulation Schemes. Please see the left hand menu.

Spain has several Access Regulations.

The Netherlands

The emission standards until 2010 are:

• Euro 1 and less are not allowed in LEZs.
• Euros 2 & 3 will require a DPF (either open (50% PM₁₀ reduction) or closed) allowed in.
• Retrofitted with natural gas, hydrogen. E85, LPG  allowed in.
• Euro 4,5,6 and EEV allowed in.

The emission standards after 2010 are:

• Euro 2 and less are not allowed in LEZs.
• Euros 3 will require a DPF (either open (50% PM₁₀ reduction) or closed) and are not older than 8 years, allowed in.
• Retrofitted with natural gas, hydrogen. E85, LPG  allowed in.
• Euro 4,5,6 and EEV allowed in.

German:

Emissions standards set as options for all diesel vehicles, LDV and HDV:

Class 1: no standard

Class 2: All diesel vehicles Euro 1; Euro 2 for particles

Class 3: Euro 2; All diesel vehicles Euro 3; Euro 4 for particles plus petrol vehicles Euro 1

Particulate trap retrofitting requirements:

Class 1 Euro 1 only, LDV >30%, HDV >50%

Class 2 Euro 2 only, LDV >30%, HDV >50%

Class 3 Euro 3 only, LDV >30%, HDV >65%