ABOUT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL SYSTEM OF LABELING OF ROAD VEHICLES REGARDING LEVEL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD

Abstract

Key aspects, problematic issues, and the proposals for implementation of possible variant of an efficient system of labeling of road vehicles regarding an actual level of environmental hazard (LEH) in the unified system of coordinates are considered. It is taking into account vehicle age, technical condition and other factors, and based on available data on vehicle`s design and indicators, defined not only by the standards of the European Union (environmental standards “Euro”) but also by the standards of other regions of the world, in particular, the North American market. The proposed system can serve as a fundamental element in promoting the development of international trade and improving the quality of vehicle fleet upgrades in Ukraine, reducing the tax burden on citizens during the acquisition of vehicles (which makes it possible to invest in more modern and environmentally friendly vehicles), due to the introduction in Ukraine, similarly with the practice of EU Member States, of a differentiated and fair fiscal policy using the “polluter pays” principle, and other instruments to encourage the use of more environmentally friendly vehicles, differentiated restrictions and preferences for access to infrastructure, including the establishment by local communities of a flexible system of differentiated ecological zones for transport. The proposed universal, convenient and efficient LEH system, and appropriate labeling of vehicles of all major categories, will also stimulate the creation of a system of restoration of the ecological properties of vehicles in the country by the planned replacement of the replacement elements of the exhaust gas after-treatment systems, stimulate the “retrofitting” with the improvement of the ecological properties vehicles being in operation, and include in the same system both “traditional” internal combustion engines and technology of electric vehicles as well. Keywords: road vehicles, adduced pollutant`s emissions, labeling of environmental hazard (LEH).