Do you know this ? I didn't until this week, when my car was supposed to have the bi-yearly abgastest, and talking to a colleague he said that "new cars don't have to do it anymore", but he didn't know "how new" ...

A short internet search clarified the concept of "new car":

http://www.news.admin.ch/NSBSubscriber/message/attachments/28897.pdf

in short: Benzin-engine cars "Euro3" ("B03" in field number 72-Emissionscode on the car grey paper) and Diesel -engine cars "Euro4" ("B04" in field number 72 on the car grey paper) don't need to do the Abgastest anymore.

Ciaociao

Fabrizio

http://www.srf.ch/konsum/themen/umwelt-und-verkehr/bye-bye-abgastest-kleber

http://www.20min.ch/finance/news/story/25679753