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EF-2017-8365Administrative - FormalFinal Order IssuedFY 2017· Region EF

EPA v. Van Hool

Case summary

This case concerns the manufacture and sale during 2014 - 2017 by Van Hool, of at least 1,900 transit buses which were not covered by an EPA issued certificate of conformity. As part of this settlement, Van Hool agreed to pay a civil penalty of $575,000 to the US Treasury and to label some of the buses as uncertified.

Defendants (1)

  • Van Hool, NVNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • VAN HOOL NV

    BERNARD VAN HOOLSTRAAT 58, KONINGSHOOLKT, BELGIUM, AT, 00000

    Registry ID: 110070107456

Statutes cited

  • CAA 203Prohibited Acts - Motor Vehicle & Motor Vehicle Engines

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • Van Hoolentered 2017-09-20

    Primary law: CAA

    Federal penalty: $575,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

  • 2017-09-12Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2017-09-20Final Order Issued
  • 2017-09-29Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3601193316
Case number
EF-2017-8365
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
EF
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Prohibited Acts - Motor Vehicle & Motor Vehicle Engines

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case EF-2017-8365 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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