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Romania will be suspended from trading greenhouse gas emission certificates for at least six months, said Environment Minister Laszlo Borbely on Monday.

The Romanian Auto Registry (RAR) will monitor starting January 1, 2011 the level of carbon dioxide emissions released by new cars, according to a draft Government decision.

Romania and seven other European Union member states received a warning with regard to their failure to improve air quality, and the main problems the European Commission referred to were emissions of tiny airborne particles known as PM 10.

Owners of vehicles weighing more than 2.8 tons whose carbon emissions are not specified in the vehicle manual will pay the Romanian Automotive Register, or RAR, up to 2,300 lei (EUR1-RON7276) to have emissions assessed.