direct ec european parliament council octob relat qualiti petrol diesel fuel amend council direct eec european parliament council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion econom social committe act accord procedur laid articl treati light joint text approv june concili committe dispar law administr measur adopt member state specif convent altern fuel vehicl equip posit ignit compress ignit engin creat barrier trade commun directli affect establish function intern market intern competit european vehicl refin industri accord provis articl treati appear approxim law field articl treati envisag commiss propos aim establish function intern market inter alia health environment protect base high level protect primari air pollut nitrogen oxid unburnt hydrocarbon particul matter carbon monoxid benzen toxic exhaust emiss contribut format secondari pollut ozon emit signific amount exhaust evapor fume motor vehicl pose directli indirectli consider risk human health environ increas stringenc vehicl emiss limit valu laid council direct eec council direct eec measur reduc atmospher pollut caus vehicl sourc order achiev satisfactori air qualiti articl direct ec european parliament council introduc approach regard emiss reduct polici year requir commiss examin inter alia contribut improv qualiti petrol diesel fuel make reduc air pollut addit initi stage fuel specif begin year provis made stage effect enabl industri make invest adapt product plan petrol diesel fuel compli specif set annex ii iii iv market european commun european auto oil programm detail outlin commiss commun futur strategi control atmospher emiss road transport contribut scientif technic econom basi recommend introduct commun level environment fuel specif petrol diesel fuel introduct environment fuel specif petrol diesel fuel import element cost effect packag europ wide nation region local measur put effect take account cost benefit action implement combin europ wide nation region local measur reduc vehicl emiss part commiss strategi reduc air emiss mobil stationari sourc balanc meet cost benefit criteria obtain short term reduct urban area pollut vehicl emiss includ primari pollut unburnt hydrocarbon carbon monoxid secondari pollut ozon toxic emiss benzen particl emiss reduct pollut vehicl emiss urban area immedi achiev motor vehicl fuel composit incorpor oxygen signific reduct aromat olefin benzen sulphur permit fuel qualiti obtain air qualiti standpoint provis council direct eec octob harmonis structur excis duti miner oil articl thereof discourag prevent member state oper excis tax differenti design acceler fuel qualiti commun wide fuel specif member state differenti excis taxat encourag introduct advanc fuel line nation prioriti capac requir commiss brought forward propos energi product direct propos object inter alia permit member state make activ fiscal incent differenti excis taxat facilit introduct advanc fuel fuel specif aim reduct exhaust evapor emiss gener lack atmospher pollut lead aris combust lead petrol constitut risk human health environ great step forward virtual petrol driven road vehicl run unlead petrol restrict sever market lead petrol vehicl emiss reduct avail refineri technolog justifi set environment fuel specif market unlead petrol diesel fuel provid avail type diesel petrol fuel higher qualiti diesel higher qualiti petrol higher qualiti diesel petrol replac diesel petrol lower qualiti market provis made replac delai applic date member state sever difficulti industri make manufactur facil order protect human health environ specif agglomer specif ecolog sensit area special problem air qualiti member state permit subject procedur establish direct requir fuel market compli stringent environment specif establish direct procedur derog inform procedur laid direct ec june european parliament council lai procedur provis inform field technic standard regul rule inform societi servic order ensur complianc fuel qualiti standard requir direct member state introduc monitor system monitor system base common procedur sampl test inform fuel qualiti collect member state commun commiss common format basi comprehens assess commiss submit propos complement mandatori specif petrol diesel fuel refer annex iii iv appli januari commiss propos set environment specif type fuel liquid petroleum ga natur ga biofuel captiv vehicl fleet exist buse taxi commerci vehicl respons larg proport urban pollut benefit separ specif develop regard refer method measur specif set direct desir light scientif technic progress end provis made order adapt annex direct technic progress council direct eec march approxim law member state lead content petrol council direct eec decemb relat crude oil save substitut fuel compon petrol articl articl council direct eec march relat sulphur content liquid fuel repeal transit measur austria refer articl act access includ articl direct eec applic transit measur specif reason protect environ prolong januari modu vivendi european parliament council commiss implement measur act adopt accord procedur laid articl treati conclud decemb adopt direct articl scope direct set technic specif health environment ground fuel vehicl equip posit ignit compress ignit engin articl definit purpos direct petrol mean volatil miner oil intend oper intern combust posit ignit engin propuls vehicl fall cn code diesel fuel mean ga oil fall cn code propel vehicl refer direct eec direct eec ga oil engin road mobil machineri agricultur tractor member state requir sulphur content defin diesel fuel direct sulphur content defin diesel fuel direct eec articl petrol januari member state prohibit market lead petrol territori member state ensur januari unlead petrol market territori compli environment specif set annex prejudic provis subparagraph member state januari permit market territori unlead petrol compli specif annex iii member state ensur januari unlead petrol market territori compli environment specif set annex iii derog paragraph member state allow request submit commiss august continu permit market lead petrol latest januari demonstr introduct ban result sever socioeconom problem lead environment health benefit inter alia climat situat member state lead content lead petrol exce benzen content compli specif annex valu specif remain unchang compar present situat notwithstand provis paragraph member state authoris request submit commiss august continu permit market territori latest januari unlead petrol sulphur content compli specif sulphur content annex exce current content demonstr sever difficulti ensu industri make manufactur facil period time date adopt direct januari notwithstand provis paragraph member state authoris request submit commiss august continu permit market territori latest januari unlead petrol sulphur content compli annex iii compli annex demonstr sever difficulti ensu industri make manufactur facil period time date adopt direct januari commiss authoris derog refer paragraph accord treati commiss notifi member state inform european parliament council decis notwithstand paragraph member state continu permit market small quantiti lead petrol specif mention subparagraph paragraph maximum total sale vehicl characterist natur distribut special interest group articl diesel fuel member state ensur januari diesel fuel market territori compli environment specif set annex ii prejudic provis subparagraph member state januari permit market territori diesel fuel compli specif annex iv member state ensur januari diesel fuel market territori compli environment specif set annex iv notwithstand provis paragraph member state authoris request submit commiss august continu permit market territori latest januari diesel fuel sulphur content compli specif sulphur content annex ii exce current content demonstr sever difficulti ensu industri make manufactur facil period time date adopt direct januari notwithstand provis paragraph member state authoris request submit commiss august continu permit market territori latest januari diesel fuel sulphur content compli annex iv compli annex ii demonstr sever difficulti ensu industri make manufactur facil period time date adopt direct januari commiss authoris derog refer paragraph accord treati commiss notifi member state inform council european parliament decis articl free circul member state prohibit restrict prevent place market fuel compli requir direct articl market fuel stringent environment specif derog articl member state requir specif area fuel market compli stringent environment specif provid direct part vehicl fleet view protect health popul specif agglomer environ specif ecolog sensit area member state atmospher pollut constitut expect constitut recurr problem human health environ member state wish make derog provid paragraph submit request advanc includ justif commiss justif includ evid derog respect principl proportion disrupt free movement person good member state involv provid commiss data ambient air qualiti area question predict effect air qualiti measur propos commiss provid inform member state delai member state give comment request justif month date commiss provis inform commiss decis request member state month date member state submit comment commiss member state comment account notifi decis inform european parliament council time member state refer commiss decis council month notif case decis refer matter council month expiri period refer paragraph council act qualifi major decis month matter refer articl chang suppli crude oil result except event sudden chang suppli crude oil petroleum product render difficult refineri member state respect fuel specif requir articl member state inform commiss thereof commiss inform member state authoris higher limit valu member state fuel compon period exceed month commiss notifi member state inform european parliament council decis member state refer commiss decis council month notif council act qualifi major decis month matter refer articl monitor complianc report member state monitor complianc requir articl basi analyt method set annex ii commiss promot develop uniform system fuel qualiti monitor commiss purpos develop system request assist european committe standardis commiss establish common format submiss summari nation fuel qualiti data june year june member state submit summari preced calendar year commiss time june articl review process commiss period time month date adopt direct event decemb light assess carri accord requir articl direct ec european parliament council octob relat measur air pollut emiss motor vehicl amend council direct eec submit european parliament council propos revis direct integr part strategi design produc effect meet requir commun air qualiti standard relat object propos environment specif complement mandatori specif stipul annex iii petrol annex iv diesel fuel basi inter alia accumul knowledg requir emiss reduct relat air qualiti effect function pollut abat technolog develop affect intern fuel market addit provis paragraph commiss inter alia bring forward propos take consider situat captiv fleet propos level specif special fuel propos set level specif applic liquid petroleum ga natur ga biofuel articl procedur adapt technic progress amend order adapt measur method laid hand section test annex ii iii iv direct account technic progress adopt commiss assist committe establish accord articl direct ec accord procedur laid articl direct adapt result direct indirect modif limit valu laid direct chang date appli articl committe procedur repres commiss submit committe refer articl draft measur committe deliv opinion draft time limit chairman lai urgenc matter opinion deliv major laid articl treati case decis council requir adopt propos commiss vote repres member state committe weight manner set articl chairman vote commiss adopt measur envisag accord opinion committe measur envisag accord opinion committe opinion deliv commiss delai submit council propos relat measur council act qualifi major expiri month date referr council council act propos measur adopt commiss articl repeal amend direct relat fuel qualiti petrol diesel fuel direct eec eec eec repeal januari direct eec amend delet articl articl januari articl transposit nation legisl member state adopt publish law regul administr provis compli direct juli immedi inform commiss thereof member state appli measur januari member state adopt measur refer direct accompani refer occas offici public method make refer laid member state member state commun commiss text main provis domest law adopt field cover direct articl austria articl direct eec benzen content petrol refer articl direct concern januari appli austria articl entri forc direct direct enter forc dai public offici journal european commun articl addresse direct address member state luxembourg octob european parliament presid gil robl council presid einem oj oj oj opinion european parliament april oj council common posit octob oj decis european parliament februari oj decis european parliament septemb oj decis council septemb oj direct amend direct ec european parliament council page offici journal oj direct amend direct ec european parliament council oj oj oj direct amend direct ec oj oj direct amend direct ec oj oj direct amend act access oj direct amend commiss direct eec oj oj oj page offici journal oj annex environment specif market fuel vehicl equip posit ignit engin gt tabl gt annex ii environment specif market fuel vehicl equip compress ignit engin gt tabl gt annex iii environment specif market fuel vehicl equip posit ignit engin gt tabl gt annex iv environment specif market fuel vehicl equip compress ignit engin gt tabl gt commiss statement articl articl examin request derog articl articl commiss verifi derog compat commun law includ competit law take account avail commun suffici quantiti fuel satisfactori qualiti european parliament amend commiss recognis import fiscal incent measur encourag improv fuel due account implement council direct eec ensur limit power relev provis direct implement rapidli