FQMS - Fuel quality monitoring system 2009

In 2009, around 7.79 million tonnes of fuel were sold in Austria, of which 5.95 million tonnes (approximately 76 %) were diesel fuels. In order to check the quality of the fuels, a total of 303 samples were taken at 303 filling stations throughout Germany, 150 of them in the winter and 153 in the summer half-year. Diesel fuel has been tested for compliance with ON EN 590 and petrol fuel has been tested for compliance with ON EN 228. In four samples, exceedances of the specified standard parameter of maximum vapour pressure were detected. The European Fuel Quality Directive (Directive 98/70/EC) requires Member States to annually review and report compliance with environmental fuel quality standards under the Fuel Quality Monitoring System (FQMS). Since 2003, the Federal Environment Agency has been carrying out these quality controls in Austria.