Exhaust Emission Standards

Paraguay has some limits for exhaust emissions; however, they are not strict and do not correspond to any ‘Euro’ category.

This section depicts regulations for exhaust emissions in Paraguay depending on the type of vehicle fleet.

Law Nº 5211 on air quality, of July 4, 2014, encourages the setting of emission limit values for air and atmosphere pollutants that may be emitted by fixed and mobile sources.

Resolution 78/18 establishes that in Otto cycle vehicles (gasoline, alcohol, LPG or flex) emissions of Carbon Monoxide and Hydrocarbons will be controlled and that in diesel vehicles the emission of particles will be controlled through the opacity index.

This regulation had not been complied with because only one of Paraguay’s 254 municipalities has a team to carry out