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◊ 2011-12-19 08:03 |
Senegal |
◊ 2011-12-19 20:33 |
Senegal (officially) bans the import of all cars older than 5 years. "... a major importer of used cars in recent years these now represent 84 per cent of all vehicles in the Dakar region where they constitute a major source of air pollution. The average age of vehicles in Dakar is approximately 15 years for cars and 20 years for buses. More than 40 per cent of the cars have diesel engines, which have particularly toxic emissions. The Senegal Ministry of Environment has proposed a new law to provide new clean air standards to limit emissions from vehicles. The law also re-introduces a requirement for customers to lodge request for cars before they are imported, a measure which was scrapped in 1996. It also rules that imported cars must be under five years old." |