[Digital Times, Kim Yang-hyuk] The Ministry of Environment has issued 63 cases for violation of Air Quality Preservation Law to imported cars such as BMW, Benz, Porsche, The sale of cars and suspension of fines were made.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, is not aware of the fact that the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is not aware of this fact. I looked. It is pointed out that the ministry to investigate the violation of the law actively and to make sanctions against the related businesses is coming to the back."

The Ministry of Environment (MOE) canceled certification on three imported automobile companies, including BMW Korea, Mercedes-Benz Korea, and Porsche Korea, which changed their parts without being certified, , And imposed a penalty charge. There were 28 models of BMW vehicles certified by manipulating the documents, and 35 models were sold, including 11 BMW models, 19 Benz models, and 5 Porsche models without the parts replacement certification. The Ministry of Environment explained that it violated the provisions of Article 48 of the Air Quality Preservation Act, which requires certification of exhaust gas and parts replacement certification in advance.

However, according to Article 9 of the Automobile Management Act of the Ministry of Land, Transport and Tourism, Article 48 of the Air Quality Preservation Act and Article 31 of the Noise and Vibration Control Act, It is stated.

"A vehicle that violates Article 48 of the Air Quality Preservation Act will automatically violate Article 9 of the Automobile Control Act," said a professor of automotive engineering at a university in Korea.

Therefore, the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs must cancel the registration of new cars for 63 vehicles of the three companies that have been subject to the cancellation of the certification and the imposition of fines from the Ministry of Environment.

However, a representative from the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs said, "If there was not any notification from the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Environment had a problem immediately after the announcement, it would not be a problem because the report was received from the Korea Automobile Safety Research Institute.

A representative from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said, "If there was an act of fraud in the certification process, it would be possible to dispose of it after it is revealed through police investigation."

Meanwhile, the automobile industry expert said, "It is a matter of disciplinary punishment for failing to fully understand the violations of the land territory law, and neglecting the duty," he said.

On the other hand, Mercedes and Porsche in addition to the three companies including BMW, foreign automakers who have been caught because they have not been certified by the Ministry of Environment or have not been certified for parts modification are expected to be bribed by the Ministry of Environment.

By Kim Yang Hyuk mj@


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