§ Mr. Laurence RobertsonTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what plans she has to subject auxiliary engines for refrigeration systems on trucks to noise limits; what assessment she has made of emissions from these units; and if she will make a statement. [43488]
§ Mr. BattleI have no plans to subject such units to noise limits. However, the European Commission has recently proposed a directive on noise emissions by equipment used outdoors [COM(1998)46 final] which includes the proposal to subject this type of equipment to noise labelling only. The directive has yet to be agreed by the Member States. An Explanatory Memorandum (6363/98) was submitted to both Houses on 26 March 1998.
The Department has not undertaken an assessment of noise emissions from these units.