Article 1

The United Kingdom is hereby authorised to apply reduced rates of taxation to unleaded petrol and gas oil supplied as motor fuel to road vehicles in all the islands of the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Northern Isles, the islands in the Clyde and the Isles of Scilly.

The reduction from the standard national rate of taxation for unleaded petrol or gas oil respectively shall be no greater than the additional cost of retail sales in these geographical areas, compared with the average cost incurred of retail sales in the United Kingdom and shall be no more than GBP 50 per 1 000 litres of product.

The reduced rates must comply with the requirements of Directive 2003/96/EC, and in particular with the minimum rates laid down in Article 7 thereof.