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Emission standards in the European Community are based on the ECE city-cycle. In the future legislation will be extended to emissions on country roads and highways. Due to low speeds and accelerations only 13 % of the total engine operating range are used during the ECE driving cycle in a car equipped with an engine of less than 1,4 1 displacement. The future European extra-urban driving cycle covers in combination with the ECE city-cycle the engine operating range up to speeds of n = 3500 rpm. The mean values of engine speed and load agree quite well with real driving conditions on country roads and highways in France and the FRG.

EEC policy developments over the last five years are briefly reviewed. An appraisal of the emission standards in the EEC Luxemburg 1985 Agreement and possible second step standards for the under 1.4 litre car is given in the light of the desired EEC-US '83 equivalency. A second important aspect is the representation of European driving conditions in a test cycle to be developed during 1987. Existing proposals are evaluated.