EC Adopts Auto Pollution Standards: Under growing...

EC Adopts Auto Pollution Standards: Under growing pressure from ecologists, the European Community adopted U.S. pollution standards--the world’s strictest--for small cars. The standards, approved by the 12 EEC environment ministers, will become compulsory throughout the European Economic Community on July 1, 1992, for new models and on Dec. 12, 1992, for old models.