France's Conseil d'Etat announced Monday that it has overturned the government's ban of a handful of Mercedes-Benz vehicles over parent company Daimler's refusal to cease usage of R134a coolant currently under phase-out by the European Union.
Reuters reports the ban — issued by France's ecology minister Ségolène Royal — was overturned after the court found her order unjustified, stating the vehicles affected did not show "a serious threat to the environment."
Though vehicles sold in the EU were mandated to use R1234yf beginning in 2013, Daimler cited potential, unacceptable safety issues with the new coolant. Instead, the automaker continued to use R134a in its A-Class, B-Class, CLA and SL models, which were the vehicles banned from being sold in France. Daimler plans to replace the outgoing coolant with CO2 systems by 2017.
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