Monaco has an Access Regulation for delivery vehicles.

Israel has Low Emission Zones in Jerusalem and in Haifa, which require a minimum standard of Euro 4 for diesel vehicles. Vehicles that do not meet the standard can be fitted with a particulate filter installed to allow them to circulate.


The Netherlands has a national framework for Low Emission Zones, which are called 'milieuzone'. Low emission zones only ever apply to diesel vehicles. Vehicles using other fuels are always allowed to enter.

Access is regulated on the basis of the Euro standard for light duty vehicles on the one hand and heavy duty vehicles and/or coaches on the other. No stickers or registration is required. Cameras and special enforcement officers ensure compliance.

Cars and vans

The LEZs for light diesel cars and vans can be of two standards: 'yellow' or 'green'. 

Yellow zone
There are currently no cities with a 'yellow' zone. The traffic sign in a yellow zone would show a passenger car and a van followed by a yellow circle with a 3 in it. This would mean that only light duty diesel vehicles meeting the Euro 3 standard and above would be allowed to enter the zone.

Green zone
Currently, AmsterdamArnhem, The Hague, MaastrichtUtrecht and Eindhoven (from 2025) have 'green' LEZs for light duty diesel vehicles. The traffic sign shows a passenger car and a van followed by a green circle with a 4 in it. This means that only light duty diesel vehicles that meet the Euro 4 standard and above can enter the zone.

Heavy duty vehicles and coaches

Fourteen cities have 'green' low emission zones that apply to trucks, including Utrecht, Amsterdam and Arnhem. The traffic sign shows a truck followed by a green circle with a 4 in it. This means that heavy duty diesel vehicles that meet the Euro 4/IV standard and above can enter the zone. The exception is the Low Emission Zone for trucks in the Rotterdam Port. This has a stricter standard: Euro 6/VI and different traffic signs.

Currently, only Amsterdam has a green zone for coaches. This means that only diesel coaches that meet the Euro 4/IV standard and above can enter the zone. 

The Netherlands also has Access Regulations such as car-free zones in various cities and a transit ban. 
Many Dutch provinces and municipalities have joined the Amsterdam regional Zero Emission Zone Logistics.

 

Norway has a national Road Tolling Scheme with a low emission aspect, which operates major and national roads, and in a number of cities. 

Some Norwegian cities have a Low Emission Zone, where the cost of the road toll is higher for more polluting vehicles. These cities have a green LEZ scheme below, but the information can be found under the toll scheme for the city in question.

A number of Norwegian cities have also introduced Emergency Schemes for times of high air pollution.

One city has a Zero Emission Zone in place: Oslo.
Bergen, Oslo and Trondheim have also a Studded Tyre Charge.

Malta has an Urban Tolling Scheme in the capital Valetta.

Subcategories

Bulgaria has one access regulation in Sofia and one low emission zone also in Sofia.

In the Czech Republic there is an LEZ planned in Prague, and a number of cities with Access Regulation Schemes. Please see the left hand menu.

Spain has several Access Regulations.

The Netherlands

The emission standards until 2010 are:

  • Euro 1 and less are not allowed in LEZs.
  • Euros 2 & 3 will require a DPF (either open (50% PM10 reduction) or closed) allowed in.
  • Retrofitted with natural gas, hydrogen. E85, LPG  allowed in.
  • Euro 4,5,6 and EEV allowed in.

The emission standards after 2010 are:

  • Euro 2 and less are not allowed in LEZs.
  • Euros 3 will require a DPF (either open (50% PM10 reduction) or closed) and are not older than 8 years, allowed in.
  • Retrofitted with natural gas, hydrogen. E85, LPG  allowed in.
  • Euro 4,5,6 and EEV allowed in.

German:

Emissions standards set as options for all diesel vehicles, LDV and HDV:

Class 1: no standard

Class 2: All diesel vehicles Euro 1; Euro 2 for particles

Class 3: Euro 2; All diesel vehicles Euro 3; Euro 4 for particles plus petrol vehicles Euro 1

Particulate trap retrofitting requirements:

Class 1 Euro 1 only, LDV >30%, HDV >50%

Class 2 Euro 2 only, LDV >30%, HDV >50%

Class 3 Euro 3 only, LDV >30%, HDV >65%

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