FQMS — Fuel Quality Monitoring System 2014

EU Directive 98/70/EC requires Member States to verify compliance with the quality standards for fuels and report the results to the European Commission. In Austria, around 7.97 million tonnes of fuel were sold in 2014, of which 6.35 million tonnes (approximately 80 %) were diesel fuels. The Federal Environment Agency analysed samples from 206 petrol stations throughout Germany, with one sample being taken per filling station. Diesel fuels have been tested according to ÖNORM EN 590, petrol according to ÖNORM EN 228. In the case of petrol, a deviation of the standard parameter for vapour pressure was observed in a sample of the ‘super gasoline’ fuel type. All samples of the ‘Normalbenzine’ and ‘Super Plus’ grades, as well as all diesel samples, were compliant. None of the five samples analysed exceeded the maximum value of 10 mg/kg sulphur content for marine fuels to be observed in accordance with EU Directive 2009/30/EC.