(a) the control device’s internal and external surfaces and its external components, including its control panel, are free from any fracture or deformation;

(6) Despite subsection (3), if the range of adjustable air-fuel ratios of a vehicle is defined in terms of carburettor jets and needles, and the criteria in sections 115(d)(3)(ii) to (vi) of subpart B of CFR 1051 are met, the manufacturer’s jetting chart that specifies the appropriate carburettor jet size and needle configuration as a function of the ambient conditions is the range of adjustable air-fuel ratios for which compliance with the applicable standards under these Regulations is required.

I have a chart drawn by one of the foremost experts in fuel which shows there are several problems with gasoline or diesel fuel: carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, volatile organic compounds, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide.

Table 3: Monitoring of (parts of) end-of-life vehicles arising in the Member State and exported for further treatment (in tonnes per year)

As I see it, the main players in getting vehicles on alternative fuels are the users gaining acceptance from fleet management for their wisdom in choosing the right vehicles and the right fuel for the application; conversion centres keeping up with technology and providing an excellent product that will use the fuels; fuel suppliers keeping prices low and making sure that the infrastructure is in place to refuel; vehicle suppliers and manufacturers ensuring that vehicles are either converted at the factory or are convertible to alternative fuels; and the government by putting in place the control regarding costs, resale, road tax, an ...[+++]d the like.

“Notwithstanding anything contained in this Convention, a Party shall not be, or be deemed to be, precluded from adopting measures of control more strict or severe than those provided by this Convention and in particular from requiring that preparations in Schedule III or drugs in Schedule II be subject to all or such of the measures of control applicable to drugs in Schedule I as in its opinion is necessary or desirable for the protection of the public health and welfare”.