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All Terrain Vehicles (ATV) are vehicles designed for any type of terrain. They were originally used on farms and for agriculture use, but have more recently been used for recreation, example quad bikes. Block Exemption was an unwritten law between European car manufacturers. Under this rule, manufacturers would not sell cars to non-national consumers. This was to maintain the varied costs across Europe for the same vehicle. The EU has since banned this type of uncompetitive behaviour. Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is a colourless, odourless gas that contributes to the greenhouse gas affect. It is emitted when fuel is burned. Co2 Emissions Labelling System is the official name of the new VRT rating system. There are seven bands that rate vehicles on their CO2 Emissions, and range from A to G. The Irish Government will implement this new system in an effort to streamline the environmental affect of products in our society, under a system similar to that of white goods. Cubic Capacity (cc) is the volume capacity measured in cubic centimetres. A cubic centimetre is the volume of a cube measuring 1cm x 1cm x 1cm. Customs Common Tariff is the customs duty applied to all trade between member states and countries out side of the EU. European Environmental Agency (EEA) is an organisation that aims to support sustainable development and to help achieve significant and measurable improvement in Europe's environment through the provision of timely, targeted, relevant and reliable information to policy making agents and the public. A flexible fuel vehicle is a vehicle that can achieve vehicle propulsion from an engine that is capable of using a blend of ethanol and petrol where such blend contains a minimum of 85% ethanol. A hybrid electric vehicle is a vehicle that derives its power from a combination of an electric motor and an internal combustion engine and is capable of being driven on electric propulsion alone for a material part of its normal driving cycle. Kyoto Protocol
On 11th December 1997, the International Framework Convention on Climate Change agreed to a number of objectives that they recorded as the Kyoto Protocol. These objectives were related to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions that cause our climate to change. This protocol came into effect on 16 February 2005. The EU ratified this protocol, and Ireland is committed to reducing our national greenhouse gas emissions to 13% above our 1990 levels. Open Market Selling Price (OMSP) is the expected retail price, including all taxes in the State, determined by the Revenue Commissioners. Value Added Tax (VAT) is a consumer tax. It is collected by VAT-registered traders on their supplies of goods and services. Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT) is chargeable on registration of a motor vehicle in the State. All motor vehicles in the State, other than those brought in temporarily by visitors, must be registered with the Revenue Commissioners. A vehicle must be registered before it can be licensed for road tax purposes.
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