Morocco Delays Adoption of Euro 6 Emissions Standard for New Vehicles to 2027

Regarding homologation and registration, only vehicles in categories M2, M3, N1, N2 and N3 are affected by this postponement. The postponement of the implementation of the European environmental standard Euro 6, for the homologation of new vehicles marketed on the Moroccan market, was decided after the publication, in Official Bulletin No. 7361 of December 16, 2024, of the joint order No. 2094-24 of December 11, 2024 of the Minister of Transport and Logistics and the Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development. This order modifies and supplements a previous order setting the conditions for the homologation of vehicles with regard to the emission of pollutants according to the engine requirements in terms of fuel.

In force in Europe since 2015, the "Euro 6" standard is one of the alternatives found to fight against environmental pollution, reduce the emission of toxic gases emitted by vehicles, especially heavy goods vehicles. Euro 6 aims to fight against carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, unburned hydrocarbons, and particles. Thus, automakers must integrate advanced technologies to reduce polluting particle emissions from diesel vehicles, including the use of diesel particulate filters, selective catalytic reduction systems, or NOx traps.

This measure comes in "a global context marked by geopolitical tensions, inflationary trends and supply difficulties, and especially the costs induced by this standard, which could threaten the renewal of the Moroccan automotive fleet," Mohamed Abdeljalil, Minister of Transport and Logistics, and Leila Benali, Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, had explained. The postponement of the entry into force of the new standards will have an impact on the success of the fleet renewal programs launched by the Ministry of Transport and Logistics, including the "Safe Autocar" program. The latter aims to encourage road transport professionals to acquire vehicles equipped with road safety enhancement devices, in order to improve road transport, since the acquisition cost of new vehicles will increase by 5 to 12% for all brands.