On 13 November 2025 in Brussels, the CITA conference “A Comprehensive Approach to Fighting Emissions Tampering”, co-organised with the Danish Road Traffic Authority under the Danish Presidency of the European Council, gathered European regulators, inspection bodies and technical specialists to address vehicle emissions tampering.
Although LENS focuses on emissions from L-vehicles, speakers also discussed tampering detection for heavy-duty vehicles and vans, offering wider context for inspection and enforcement strategies.
CITA President Gerhard Müller stated: “Roadside inspection is not an optional extra, it’s a governmental duty”. He praised recent testing and enforcement progress across EU countries, especially Denmark, and underlined the need for consistent data access, transparency and standards across Europe.
LENS partner APPLUS, presented its anti-tampering initiatives for two-wheelers and noted that the L-vehicle category originates from post-war UN legislation of the late 1940s.
For L-vehicle stakeholders, the conference demonstrated how developments in broader vehicle categories — from improved OBD analysis to advanced remote-sensing techniques — increasingly shape expectations and best practice for L-vehicle inspection.