The urgent need for harmonization of international automobile regulations
by C.H. Hahn
International Journal of Vehicle Design (IJVD), Vol. 7, No. 5/6, 1986

Abstract: During the past three decades there has been a great expansion in international trade in motor vehicles. At the same time there has been a steady proliferation of national and EEC regulations, a trend which forces companies to produce variants for each national market. The author recommends that design standards should give way to performance standards which would allow for greater flexibility and creativity in development, and encourage innovation and technical progress. It is suggested that, in the interests of uniformity, the EEC should adopt the US regulations for exhaust emissions.

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