Due to the increasing public awareness of environmental issues and the requirements for better air quality, the R.O.C. government setting policies based on both environmental protection and economy development considerations. As to the motor vehicle exhaust emission control, more stringent standards has been introduced through different stages and various regulatory strategies were implemented to promote the vehicle industry and air quality in Taiwan in the list of most advanced levels in the world. In order to control the air pollutants from motor vehicles effectively this project has performed “Certification - New vehicle compliance”, “Vehicle end-of-production-line conformity tests”, ”Conformity of production”, “In- use vehicles conformity tests” based on the “Air Pollution Control Act”, “Motor Vehicle Exhaust Emission Standards”, “Gasoline and Alternative Clean Fuel Vehicles Certification Program”, and “In-Use Vehicles Recall Program” regulations to ensure the compliance of gasoline vehicles and achieve the goal of environmental protection. The main objectives for this project include two parts. The first one is regularly assisting R.O.C EPA on the implementation of motor vehicle emissions control related regulations, which includes “Certification - New Vehicle Compliance”, “Conformity of Production”, and “In Use Vehicles Conformity Tests”. The second one is setting up “Assessment and Establishment of Gasoline Vehicle Exhaust Emissions Inventory Estimations“, “Low Emission Green Gasoline Vehicles Evaluation Process”, and “Addition or Amendment of Gasoline Vehicle Exhaust Emissions Related Regulations” to promote environmental policies and improve the air quality in Taiwan.

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