The government French announced on Thursday the creation of a new surveillance service vehicles and engines, responsible for verifying their compliance with safety, health andenvironment.
Following the dieselgate scandal In 2015, which revealed fraud to hide polluting emissions from cars, the European Union decided to tighten its regulations to guarantee the protection of health and the environment.
As part of this strengthening, “Each member state is required, from 1 September 2020, to establish market surveillance on motor vehicles for the transport of passengers and goods”, said the Ministry of Ecological and Inclusive Transition, in a press release.
“Administrative measures and sanctions”
France has decided to create a service with national jurisdiction called “Vehicle and Engine Market Monitoring Service (SSMVM)”. This service, with a budget of 5 million euros, will “Documentary checks, tests and trials”. “Additional checks may be carried out following complaints and information received”, said the ministry.
“In the event of a finding of non-compliance, the economic operators concerned may be subject to administrative measures and sanctions: warning, withdrawal, recall of a product, suspension of placing on the market, destruction of the products, fine administrative of a maximum amount of 300,000 euros per non-compliant engine and 1 million euros per non-compliant vehicle “, is it stated in the press release.
“Criminal sanctions can also be applied”, including a 3-year prison sentence.
The SSMVM will produce an annual activity report which will be made public.
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