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Exhaust Emission Standards
The current vehicles exhaust emission limits in South Africa are equivalent to Euro 2/Euro II. Plans to implement more stringent Euro levels have not been realized.
Vehicles exhaust emissions shall comply with the requirements of at least one of the following:
    •The national standard SANS 20049:2009 Uniform provisions concerning the measures to be taken against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from compression-ignition engines for use in vehicles, and the emission of gaseous pollutants from positive-ignition engines fuelled with natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas for use in vehicles
    •The national standard SANS 20083:2007 Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to the emission of pollutants according to engine fuel requ
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Exhaust Emission Standards