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Asia and the Pacific

Most countries in Asia have adopted -- or will adopt -- EU emission standards.

The table below illustrates this by summarizing the emission standards and implementation dates for new passenger cars.

	Euro 1	Euro 2	Euro 3	Euro 4
Bangladesh	2003
Cambodia
Hong Kong	1995	1997	2001
India	2000	2001*	2005**
Indonesia		2007
Malaysia	1997	2000
Nepal	2000
Philippines	2003
PRC	2000	2004
Singapore	1994	2001
Sri Lanka
Taipei,China
Thailand	1996	1999	2002	2007
Viet Nam	1998

red = proposed, under discussion
* Four cities
**Euro 3 in 7 megacities

Additonal notes:

Taipei,China adopted US Tier 1 standards in 1999.
Sri Lanka plans to adopt idle CO & HC/Diesel Smoke standards in 2003.

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