Recommendation 2005/27 - 2005/27/EC: Commission Recommendation of 12 January 2005 on what, for the purposes of Directive 98/70/EC concerning petrol and diesel fuels, constitutes availability of unleaded petrol and diesel fuel with a maximum sulphur content on an appropriately balanced geographical basis - Main contents
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2005/27/EC: Commission Recommendation of 12 January 2005 on what, for the purposes of Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning petrol and diesel fuels, constitutes availability of unleaded petrol and diesel fuel with a maximum sulphur content on an appropriately balanced geographical basisText with EEA relevance| Legal instrument | Recommendation |
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| Number legal act | Recommendation 2005/27 |
| CELEX number i | 32005H0027 |
| Document | 12-01-2005 |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 19-01-2005; OJ L 15 p. 26-29 |
| Effect | 12-01-2005; Entry into force Date of document |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
19.1.2005 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 15/26 |
COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
of 12 January 2005
on what, for the purposes of Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning petrol and diesel fuels, constitutes availability of unleaded petrol and diesel fuel with a maximum sulphur content on an appropriately balanced geographical basis
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2005/27/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 211 thereof,
Whereas:
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Under Articles 3(2)(d) and 4(1)(d) of Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Council Directive 93/12/EEC (1), the Member States are to ensure that unleaded petrol and diesel fuel of a fixed maximum sulphur content are available within their territories on an appropriately balanced geographical basis. |
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Directive 98/70/EC also provides that the Commission is to develop guidance for recommending what constitutes, for those purposes, availability of 10 mg/kg sulphur unleaded petrol on an appropriately balanced geographical basis. |
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It seems appropriate to develop this type of guidance also for diesel fuel with a maximum sulphur content of 10 mg/kg. |
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The Commission has assessed several options. As a result of that work, and after consultation with Member States, experts from the industrial and commercial sectors concerned, and other non-governmental organisations, the Commission has developed such guidance, |
HEREBY RECOMMENDS:
For the purposes of Articles 3(2)(d) and 4(1)(d) of Directive 98/70/EC, and specifically as regards availability of sulphur-free fuels on an appropriately balanced geographical basis, Member States should apply the principles set out in the Annex.
Done at Brussels, 12 January 2005.
For the Commission
Stavros DIMAS
Member of the Commission
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OJ L 350, 28.12.1998, p. 58. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).
ANNEX
Guidance on what constitutes availability on an appropriately balanced geographical basis for the purposes of Articles 3(2)(d) and 4(1)(d) of Directive 98/70/EC
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1.EXPLANATION OF TERMS USED IN THIS GUIDANCE
Zero sulphur or sulphur-free fuels are unleaded petrol and diesel fuels that contain equal to or less than 10 mg/kg (ppm) of sulphur.
Refuelling stations or fuel dispensing sites are sites, retail or commercial, where fuel is dispensed into road vehicles for propulsion (as defined in EN 14274:2003).
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2.INFLUENCING FACTORS
To ensure availability of sulphur-free fuels, Member States need a certain level of flexibility according to different national market and supply infrastructure situations. The following factors should be taken into account:
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1.Low population density
Large areas of low population density are likely to have fewer, smaller refuelling stations (in terms of volume throughput or number of dispensing pumps), with larger stations focused on more densely populated areas. The greater distances to travel between refuelling points and potentially the inability of existing infrastructure to support more than one sulphur level of fuel should be taken into account.
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2.High population density
In areas of high population density, refuelling stations are likely to be larger on average (in volume throughput, as well as in the number of dispensing pumps), more numerous and hence more closely located. In this case the infrastructure is more likely to be able to support multiple fuel grades and a more gradual introduction of refuelling station coverage may also be possible.
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3.Small island markets
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