OREANDA-NEWS. On July 10, 2008 Ukraine's Transport and Communications Ministry initiated introduction of an international ecological standard for automobile transport Euro-3 from July 1, 2009, the ministry press-service announced.

"The Transport and Communications Ministry has initiated a draft law with setting clear requirements on automobile transport entry to Ukraine's customs area and its registration," the ministry press-service says citing First Deputy Minister Vasyl Shevchenko.

The ministry means to introduce a Euro-3 standard from July 1, 2009 for buses, motorcars, trucks and special-purpose vehicles, from July 1, 2011 - Euro-4, and Euro-5 from January 1, 2014.