{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1998-70/annex-I",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1998-70/annex-I.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/1998/70",
  "legislation_title": "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",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1998-70",
  "path": "annex/I",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "I",
  "heading": "ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR MARKET FUELS TO BE USED FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH POSITIVE-IGNITION ENGINES",
  "text": "Type : Petrol\nTest methods shall be those specified in EN 228:2012. Member States may adopt the analytical method specified in replacement EN 228:2012 standard if it can be shown to give at least the same accuracy and at least the same level of precision as the analytical method it replaces.\nThe values quoted in the specification are ‘ true values ’ . In the establishment of their limit values, the terms of EN ISO 4259:2006 ‘ Petroleum products — Determination and application of precision data in relation to methods of test ’ have been applied and in fixing a minimum value, a minimum difference of 2R above zero has been taken into account (R = reproducibility). The results of individual measurements shall be interpreted on the basis of the criteria described in EN ISO 4259:2006.\nMember States may decide to continue to permit the placing on the market of unleaded regular grade petrol with a minimum motor octane number (MON) of 81 and a minimum research octane number (RON) of 91.\nThe summer period shall begin no later than 1 May and shall not end before 30 September. For Member States with low ambient summer temperatures the summer period shall begin no later than 1 June and shall not end before 31 August.\nIn the case of Member States with low ambient summer temperatures and for which a derogation is in effect in accordance with Article 3(4) and (5), the maximum vapour pressure shall be 70 kPa. In the case of Member States for which a derogation is in effect in accordance with Article 3(4) and (5) for petrol containing ethanol, the maximum vapour pressure shall be 60 kPa plus the vapour pressure waiver specified in Annex III.\nOther mono-alcohols and ethers with a final boiling point no higher than that stated in EN 228:2012.\nParameter\nUnit\nLimits\nMinimum\nMaximum\nResearch octane number\n95\n—\nMotor octane number\n85\n—\nVapour pressure, summer period\nkPa\n—\n60,0\nDistillation:\npercentage evaporated at 100 °C\n% v/v\n46,0\n—\npercentage evaporated at 150 °C\n% v/v\n75,0\n—\nHydrocarbon analysis:\nolefins\n% v/v\n—\n18,0\naromatics\n% v/v\n—\n35,0\nbenzene\n% v/v\n—\n1,0\nOxygen content\n% m/m\n3,7\nOxygenates\nMethanol\n% v/v\n3,0\nEthanol (stabilising agents may be necessary)\n% v/v\n10,0\nIso-propyl alcohol\n% v/v\n—\n12,0\nTert-butyl alcohol\n% v/v\n—\n15,0\nIso-butyl alcohol\n% v/v\n—\n15,0\nEthers containing five or more carbon atoms per molecule\n% v/v\n—\n22,0\nOther oxygenates\n% v/v\n—\n15,0\nSulphur content\nmg/kg\n—\n10,0\nLead content\ng/l\n—\n0,005",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Directive 2009/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 amending Directive 98/70/EC as regards the specification of petrol, diesel and gas-oil and introducing a mechanism to monitor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and amending Council Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the specification of fuel used by inland waterway vessels and repealing Directive 93/12/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Directive 2014/77/EU of 10 June 2014 amending Annexes I and II of Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Test methods shall be those specified in EN 228:2012. Member States may adopt the analytical method specified in replacement EN 228:2012 standard if it can be shown to give at least the same accuracy and at least the same level of precision as the analytical method it replaces."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The values quoted in the specification are ‘ true values ’ . In the establishment of their limit values, the terms of EN ISO 4259:2006 ‘ Petroleum products — Determination and application of precision data in relation to methods of test ’ have been applied and in fixing a minimum value, a minimum difference of 2R above zero has been taken into account (R = reproducibility). The results of individual measurements shall be interpreted on the basis of the criteria described in EN ISO 4259:2006."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Member States may decide to continue to permit the placing on the market of unleaded regular grade petrol with a minimum motor octane number (MON) of 81 and a minimum research octane number (RON) of 91."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "The summer period shall begin no later than 1 May and shall not end before 30 September. For Member States with low ambient summer temperatures the summer period shall begin no later than 1 June and shall not end before 31 August."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "In the case of Member States with low ambient summer temperatures and for which a derogation is in effect in accordance with Article 3(4) and (5), the maximum vapour pressure shall be 70 kPa. In the case of Member States for which a derogation is in effect in accordance with Article 3(4) and (5) for petrol containing ethanol, the maximum vapour pressure shall be 60 kPa plus the vapour pressure waiver specified in Annex III."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "Other mono-alcohols and ethers with a final boiling point no higher than that stated in EN 228:2012."
    }
  ],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}