Diesel quality to rise to Euro 5 standard from 2020

From January 1, 2020, the diesel quality will rise to Euro 5 standard in the country, - Minister of Environment Protection and Agriculture Levan Davitashvili said in his speech at the plenary session in the Parliament.

According to Davitashvili, from January 1, 2019, the diesel quality is in line with Euro 4 standard. The Minister noted that legislative amendments will be made in 2019 to introduce European standards of air quality management and to make air pollution sanctions stricter.

”For the purpose of introducing the European principles of atmospheric air quality management and fulfilling the requirements of the Association Agreement between Georgia and the European Union, fundamental changes will be made to the Law of Georgia on Atmospheric Air Protection”, the Minister said.

In addition, according to him, a legislative base will be created for determining the exhaust gas standard in the country.