croatie regulation on fue quality og 53-06

OG. No 53/2006

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE

REPUBLIC OF CROATIA 1261

Pursuant to Article 38, paragraph 2 of the Air Protection Act (Official Gazette 178/2004), the Government of the Republic of Croatia, at its session on 10 May 2006, adopted the following

REGULATION

ON THE QUALITY OF PETROLEUM-DERIVED LIQUID FUELS

I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1

This Regulation prescribes the limit values for total content of sulphur, lead, olefins, aromatics, benzene, oxygen, water, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, oxygenates and other parameters of petroleum-derived liquid fuels that may be placed on the domestic market, the method of determining the quality of petroleum-derived liquid fuels and the method of certifying conformity.

Article 2

The provisions of this Regulation apply to the following groups of petroleum-derived liquid fuels intended for combustion in internal combustion engines, furnaces and lighting devices: – petrol, – diesel fuels, – gas oils, – heavy fuel oils, – marine oils, – paraffins.

Article 3

This Regulation does not apply to petroleum-derived liquid fuels:

(a) inside vessel tanks, except in passenger ships sailing on regular lines, which are used to power the vessels and which arrive to the territory of the Republic of Croatia from countries outside the European Union;

(b) intended for research and testing purposes;

(c) intended for processing prior to final combustion;

(d) to be processed in the refining industry;

(e) used by warships and other military vessels;

(f) used in a vessel for the specific purpose of securing the safety of a ship or saving life at sea;

(g) heavy fuel oils used as combustion fuel in combustion devices if the combustion of heavy fuel oil in combustion devices does not exceed the prescribed limit value for sulphur dioxide emissions pursuant to a separate regulation prescribing the limit values of emissions into the air; the combustion devices must hold a permit issued pursuant to a separate regulation; (h) heavy fuel oils used as combustion fuel in refineries, if the monthly average of emissions of sulphur dioxide averaged over all plants in the refinery, irrespective of the type of fuel or fuel combination used, is within the limit values for sulphur dioxide emissions into the air according to a separate regulation prescribing the limit values of emissions into the air, the refineries must hold a permit issued pursuant to a separate regulation;

(i) used in maritime transport, other than fuels defined in Article 4, item 5 of this Regulation;

(j) marine fuels used on board vessels employing approved emission abatement technologies where the emission abatement is at least equal to the abatement achieved using a marine fuel of the quality prescribed under this Regulation, and holding a work permit for these technologies issued pursuant to a separate regulation;

(k) used out of necessity on a ship due to damage sustained to it or its equipment, provided that all reasonable measures are taken after the occurrence of the damage to prevent or minimise excess emissions and that measures are taken as soon as possible to repair the damage.

Article 4

Within the meaning of this Regulation:

1. petrol is an evaporable mineral oil falling under CN codes 2710 11 41, 2710 11 45, 2710 11 49, 2710 11 51 and 2710 11 59; it is intended to power engines with internal combustion and positive ignition, used for road vehicles;

2. diesel fuel is a gas oil falling under CN code 27101941; it is used to power engines with internal combustion and compression ignition, used for road vehicles and self-propelled rail vehicles for transport of passengers and goods; this group includes the diesel fuel designated "eurodiesel blue" pursuant to a separate regulation;

3. gas oil is a petroleum-derived liquid fuel, excluding marine fuel, falling within CN code 2710 19 25, 2710 19 29, 2710 19 45 or 2710 19 49, or any petroleum-derived liquid fuel, of which less than 65 % by volume (including losses) distils at 250oC and of which at least 85 % by volume (including losses) distils at 350oC by the ASTM D86 method, and is intended for use in forestry and agricultural tractors on wheels and their attached machinery, in engines for non-road mobile machinery (industrial drilling rigs and compressors, construction equipment including wheel loaders, truck-type loaders, bulldozers, crawler tractors, hydraulic excavators, agricultural equipment and rotary tillers, fork-lift trucks, forestry equipment, road maintenance equipment, motor graders, road rollers, asphalt finishers, snow plough equipment, ground support equipment in airports, mobile cranes) and for use as heating oil; this group includes extra light fuel oil as designated pursuant to a separate regulation;

4. fuel oil is a petroleum-derived liquid fuel, other than gas oil as defined in item 3 of this Article or marine fuel as defined in item 5 of this Article, falling within CN code 2710 19 51 to 2710 19 69 and which, by reason of its distillation limits, falls within the category of heavy oils intended for use as fuel and of which less than 65% by volume (including losses) distils at

250°C by the ASTM D86 method. If the distillation cannot be determined by the ASTM D86 method, the petroleum product is likewise categorised as a fuel oil; this group includes light, medium and heavy fuel oils designated pursuant to a separate regulation;

5. marine fuel is a petroleum-derived liquid fuel intended for use or in use on board a vessel, including those fuels defined in HRN ISO 8217:

(a) marine diesel oil is a marine fuel which has a density and kinematic viscosity falling within the ranges of density and kinematic viscosity defined for DMB and DMC grades in Table I of HRN ISO 8217;

(b) marine gas oil is a marine fuel which has a density and kinematic viscosity falling within the ranges of density and kinematic viscosity defined for DMX and DMA grades in Table I of HRN ISO 8217;

6. paraffins is a petroleum-derived liquid fuel falling within CN code 2710 19 25 or atmospheric distillate which distils between petrol and gas oil, at a temperature normally between 150 and 300oC; refined as necessary to suit various uses;

7. limit value is the minimum or maximum allowed total content of sulphur, lead, olefins, aromatics, benzene, water, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, oxygenates, and the minimum and/or maximum value of other parameters of petroleum-derived liquid fuels.

8. other parameters of petroleum-derived liquid fuels are research octane number, motor octane number, vapour pressure, distillation, cetane number, density at 15oC, cold filter plugging point, lubricity and fatty acid methyl ester (FAME);

9. ASTM methods are the methods laid down by the American Society for Testing and Materials in the 1976 edition of standard definitions and specifications for petroleum and lubricating products;

10. critical load means a quantitative estimate of exposure to one or more pollutants below which significant harmful effects on sensitive elements of the environment do not occur according to current knowledge;

11. quality monitoring is the determination of prescribed limit values and other parameters of petroleum-derived liquid fuels by sampling and laboratory analysis of petroleum-derived liquid fuels in order to protect and improve the quality of air;

12. supplier is a legal or natural person manufacturing and/or importing or trading petroleum-derived liquid fuels;

13. shipment is a certain quantity of petroleum-derived liquid fuels transported in a tank vehicle, tank wagon, pipeline or ship from the supplier to the gas station, marine fuel bunker or stationary source bunker;

14. combustion device is a technical device producing heat through fuel combustion;

15. MARPOL is the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978;

16. Annex VI to MARPOL of 1997 is entitled "Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships", amending the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978;

17. Ox Emission Control Areas are sea areas defined as such by the IMO under Annex VI to MARPOL;

18. passenger ships are ships that carry more than 12 passengers, where a passenger is every person other than:

(a) the master and the members of the crew or other person employed or participating in any capacity on board the ship in the activities of that ship, and

(b) a child under one year of age;

19. regular services means a series of passenger ship crossings operated so as to serve traffic between the same two or more ports, or a series of voyages from and to the same port without intermediate calls, either:

(a) according to a published timetable, or

(b) with crossings so regular or frequent that they constitute a recognisable schedule;

20. warship is a ship belonging to the armed forces of a State bearing the external marks distinguishing such ships of its nationality, under the command of an officer duly commissioned by the government of the State and whose name appears in the appropriate service list or its equivalent, and manned by a crew which is under regular armed forces discipline;

21. ship at berth is a ship securely moored or anchored in a port while it is loading, unloading or providing accommodation, including the time spent when not engaged in cargo operations;

22. inland waterway vessel is a vessel particularly intended for use on an inland waterway:

– having a total dead weight of 15 tonnes or more,

– not intended for transport of cargo with a volume of 15 m3 or more,

– tugs or pusher craft including those with a volume of less than 15 m3, having been built to tow or to push or to move alongside vessels,

– including all vessels which carry:

(a) an inland navigation certificate, as defined by the Inland Waterway Navigation Act,

(b) a certificate issued pursuant to Article 22 of the Revised Convention for the Navigation of the Rhine.

Not included: passenger ships, ferries, recreational craft, service craft belonging to supervisory authorities, fire-service vessels, warships, sea-going tugs and pusher craft with a volume of less than 15 m3 having been built to tow or to push or to move alongside vessels with a volume of less than 15 m3, sailing objects, equipment or installations;

23. placing marine fuel on the market means supplying or making available to third persons, against payment or free of charge, marine fuels for on-board combustion. It excludes supplying or making available marine fuels for export in ships' cargo tanks;

24. emission abatement technology means an exhaust gas cleaning system, or any other technological method that is verifiable and most favourable for the environment.

II PETROLEUM-DERIVED LIQUID FUEL PARAMETERS

Petrol

Article 5

(1) Parameter limit values for petrol:

Limit value(4) Parameter Unit(1)

minimum maximum

Research octane number (RON) 95 –

Motor octane number (MON) 85 –

Vapour pressure, summer period(2) kPa – 60,0

Distillation:

– evaporated at 100 °C % v/v 46,0 –

– evaporated at 150 °C % v/v 75,0 –

Hydrocarbon analysis:

– olefins % v/v – 18,0

– aromatics % v/v – 35,0

– benzene % v/v – 1,0

Oxygen content % m/m 2,7

Oxygenates:

– methanol (stabilising agents must be added) % v/v – 3

– ethanol (stabilising agents may be added) % v/v – 5

– iso-propyl alcohol % v/v – 10

– tert-butyl alcohol % v/v – 7

– iso-butyl alcohol % v/v – 10

– ethers containing 5 or more carbon atoms per molecule % v/v – 15

– other oxygenates(3) % v/v – 10

Sulphur content mg/kg – 50

Lead content g/l 0,005

(1) % v/v means percentage by volume; % m/m means percentage by mass. (2) The summer period shall begin 1 May and end 30 September. (3) Other mono-alcohols and ethers with a final distillation point no higher than laid down in HRN EN 228. (4) The values quoted in the specification are ‘true values’. In the establishment of the physical and chemical properties, the requirements of HRN ISO 4259 ‘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 HRN ISO 4259.

(2) As of 1 January 2009, the maximum sulphur content in petrol referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article placed on the domestic market shall not exceed 10 mg/kg.

Diesel fuel

Article 6

(1) Parameter limit values for diesel fuel:

Limit values(1) Parameter Unit

minimum maximum

Cetane number 51,0 –

Density at 15 °C kg/m3 – 845

Distillation:

– 95% point °C – 360

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons % m/m – 11

Sulphur content m/kg – 50

Water content mg/kg – 200

Cold filter plugging point

for periods: °C

– from 16. 4. to 30. 9. – 0

– from 1. 10. to 15. 11. – -10

– from 1. 3. to 15. 4. – -10

– from 16. 11. to 29. 2. – -15

Lubricity (wsd 1,4) at 60 °C µm – 460

(1) The values quoted in the specification are ‘true values’. In the establishment of the physical and chemical properties, the requirements of HRN ISO 4259 ‘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 HRN ISO 4259.

(2) As of 1 January 2009, the maximum sulphur content in diesel fuel referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article placed on the domestic market shall not exceed 10 mg/kg.

(3) Diesel fuel referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall contain a maximum of 5% by volume of fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) pursuant to a separate regulation.

Article 7

(1) By way of derogation from the permitted limit value for sulphur content in petrol and diesel fuel laid down in Articles 5 and 6 of this Regulation, the supplier must annually place on the domestic market, evenly balanced on the entire territory of the state, petrol and diesel fuel with a maximum sulphur content of 10 mg/kg.

(2) The Ministry competent for the energy sector, subject to the approval of the Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction (hereinafter referred to as: the Ministry) shall pass the Programme for placing petrol and diesel fuel referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article on the domestic market for the year 2008.

Paraffins

Article 8

Parameter limit values for paraffins used for heating and ighting devices:

Parameter Unit Limit value

Maximum

Sulphur content % m/m 0,04

Aromatics content % m/m 1,0

Gas oil, fuel oil and marine fuels

Article 9

(1) With the aim of reducing the emissions of sulphur dioxide during combustion, the maximum sulphur content in gas oil shall be:

GAS OIL


Maximum


(2) As of 1 January 2008, the maximum sulphur content in gas oil referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall not exceed 0,1% by mass.

Article 10

With the aim of reducing the emissions of sulphur dioxide during combustion, the maximum sulphur content in fuel oil shall be:

FUEL OIL


Maximum


Article 11

(1) With the aim of reducing the emissions of sulphur dioxide during combustion and reducing the critical load, the maximum sulphur content in marine fuels used in land and sea state territories shall be:

MARINE FUELS

Parameter Fuel mark(1) Unit Limit value

Maximum

Sulphur content DMB, DMC (marine diesel oil )

% m/m 1,5

Sulphur content DMX, DMA (marine gas oil ) % m/m 0,2

(1) The DM (B or C or X or A) grade means: D – distillate; M – marine; B or C or X or A – marks the special property of the fuel according to the highest permitted kinematic viscosity (mm2/s at 50 °C)

(2) As of 1 January 2008, the maximum sulphur content in marine gas oil grades DMX and DMA referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall not exceed 0,1% by mass.

(3) Inland waterway vessels and ships at berth shall use marine fuels with a sulphur content not exceeding 0,1% by mass as of 1 January 2010.

Article 12

By way of derogation, the provision of Article 11, paragraph 3 of this Regulation shall not apply to ships due to be at berth for less than two hours according to the ship timetable, ships which switch off all engines and use shoreside electricity while in port, and ships that carry a certificate of conformity with the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, while those vessels are at sea.

Article 13

(1) Use of marine fuels with a sulphur content that exceeds 1,5% by mass shall be prohibited in parts of the territorial sea, including ports, to be designated by IMO as SOx Emission Control Areas in accordance with regulation 14(3)(b) of Annex VI to MARPOL, within 12 months after designation of the controlled area.

(2) Passenger ships sailing on regular lines to and from Croatian ports shall be obligated to use marine fuels DMB and DMC with a maximum sulphur content of 1,5 % by mass as of 1 January 2007.

Article 14

(1) The owner and/or user of the passenger ship at berth and the inland waterway vessel shall be obligated to:

– maintain a log of suppliers of marine fuel,

– hold a bill of lading (consignment note) from the bunker that supplied the marine fuel, documenting the type and quantity of marine fuel,

– hold a copy of the Statement of conformity referred to in Article 22 paragraph 1 of this Regulation,

– enter records into the ship's log and the oil record book on the procured marine fuel and on any fuel-changeover operation.

(2) In order to obtain the port entry permit for the vessel referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, records on the procured marine fuel in the ship's log including records of the fuel-changeover operations shall be required.

Article 15

(1) Ships at berth must ensure that the fuel-changeover operation is performed as soon as possible after arrival at berth and as late as possible before departure. (2) The owner and/or user of the vessel referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article must record any fuel-changeover operation in the ship's log.

Article 16

(1) If, as a result of extraordinary events, a disturbance occurs in the market supply of crude oils or petroleum-derived liquid fuels whose limit values are laid out by this Regulation, the Ministry competent for the energy sector subject to the approval of the Ministry may authorise, for a period not exceeding six months, the application of higher limit values for one or more components of petroleum-derived liquid fuel that may be placed on the domestic market.

(2) The decision referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be submitted for approval to the European Commission.

Labelling of petrol and diesel fuels at gas stations

Article 17

(1) Petrol referred to in Article 5 paragraph 1 of this Regulation shall be labelled at gas stations on the domestic market with the designation "Eurosuper" and the numerical designation RON (Research Octane Number).

(2) Petrol referred to in Article 5 paragraph 2 of this Regulation shall be labelled at gas stations on the domestic market with the designation "Eurosuper BS" and the numerical designation RON (Research Octane Number).

(3) Diesel fuel referred to in Article 6 paragraph 1 of this Regulation shall be labelled at gas stations on the domestic market with the designation "Eurodiesel".

(4) Diesel fuel referred to in Article 6 paragraph 2 of this Regulation shall be labelled at gas stations on the domestic market with the designation "Eurodiesel BS".

Article 18

(1) The Government of the Republic of Croatia may, upon a harmonized proposal of the Ministry competent for the energy sector and the Ministry, determine an annual quantity of fuel that may be placed on the domestic market which is not in compliance with the limit values and other fuel parameters prescribed by this Regulation.

(2) The act referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article also prescribes the maximum permissible deviation from limit values and other parameters prescribed by this Regulation.

Article 19

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 18, paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Regulation, the Ministry competent for the energy sector shall issue a permit on the quality and annual quantity of petroleum-derived liquid fuels which the supplier may place on the domestic market which is not in compliance with the quality of petroleum-derived liquid fuels prescribed by this Regulation.

Article 20

(1) Petroleum-derived liquid fuel - petrol referred to in Article 18 paragraph 1 of this Regulation must not be labelled at gas stations as "Eurosuper" or "Eurosuper BS".

(2) Petroleum-derived liquid fuel - diesel fuel referred to in Article 18 paragraph 1 of this Regulation must not be labelled at gas stations as "Eurodiesel" or "Eurodiesel BS"

III METHOD OF DETERMINING THE QUALITY OF

PETROLEUM-DERIVED LIQUID FUELS

Article 21

Determination of the quality of petroleum-derived liquid fuels prescribed by this Regulation is performed by laboratory analysis applying the test methods referred to in Annex 1 to this Regulation.

Statement of conformity

Article 22

(1) Petroleum-derived liquid fuels placed on the domestic market in a certain period shall be accompanied by a Statement of conformity with the limit values for the parameters of petroleum-derived liquid fuels laid out by this Regulation for the relevant period (hereinafter referred to as: the Statement of conformity).

(2) The Statement of conformity shall be issued by the supplier/trader on the basis of a report on the testing of the petroleum-derived liquid fuel in an accredited laboratory in compliance with the HRN EN ISO/IEC 17025 standard.

(3) Acceptance of a report on testing issued abroad shall be performed by an accredited legal person in compliance with the HRN EN 17020 standard, type A.

(4) The supplier shall accompany a shipment of petroleum-derived liquid fuels with the Statement of conformity on the TNG-1 form.

(5) The Statement of conformity shall be the supplier's written guarantee that the petroleum-derived liquid fuel complies with the limit values prescribed by this Regulation.

(6) A copy of the Statement of conformity shall follow the shipment, while the original of the Statement of conformity shall be retained by the supplier.

(7) The original and copy of the Statement of conformity and the report issued by an accredited laboratory shall be kept for two years from the date of issue.

Article 23

(1) In case of suspicion that the petroleum-derived liquid fuel placed on the domestic market does not comply with the quality prescribed by this Regulation, the business inspector may order the testing to be repeated.

(2) The testing referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be performed by an accredited laboratory verified according to the RN EN ISO/IEC 17025 standard.

Article 24

The manufacturer and/or importer of the petroleum-derived liquid fuel being placed on the market shall be obligated to submit a copy of the test report referred to in Article 22 paragraph 2 of this Regulation to the Croatian Environment Agency by the fifteenth day of the month for the preceding month.

Article 25

(1) The supplier must maintain a register of the quantity of petroleum-derived liquid fuels placed on the domestic market or imported for own purposes.

(2) Register data must be submitted to the Croatian Environment Agency by 31 January of the current year for the preceding calendar year, using the TNG-2 form.

Petroleum-derived liquid fuels quality monitoring

Article 26

The supplier shall be obligated to ensure the monitoring of the quality of petroleum-derived liquid fuels placed on the market or used for own purposes.

Article 27

(1) The supplier performs monitoring of the quality of petroleum-derived liquid fuels in accordance with the annual programme for petroleum-derived liquid fuels quality monitoring (hereinafter referred to as: the Programme).

(2) The Ministry shall pass the Programme referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.

(3) The first Programme shall be drawn up for the year 2008.

Article 28

The Programme referred to in Article 27 paragraph 1 of this Regulation contains in particular:

- the methods of sampling of petroleum-derived liquid fuels for gas stations, vessels, bunkers and fuel transport tanks, respectively,

- the number and frequency of sampling,

- the sampling locations depending on the quantity of petroleum-derived liquid fuels the supplier has placed on the domestic market or uses for own purposes,

- the laboratory analysis of the samples of petroleum-derived liquid fuels.

Article 29

(1) The sampling and laboratory analysis may be performed by a legal person authorised pursuant to the HRN EN ISO/IEC 17025 standard or professionally and technically in compliance with the HRN EN ISO/IEC 17020 standard, type A and has signed a contract with a laboratory accredited pursuant to the HRN EN ISO/IEC 17025 standard.

(2) The sampling of petroleum-derived liquid fuels in bunkers, vessels and fuel transport tanks is performed pursuant to the HRN EN ISO 3170 and HRN EN ISO 3171 standard, and pursuant to the HRN EN 14275 standard in gas stations.

Article 30

The supplier of the petroleum-derived liquid fuel shall be obligated to submit a report on the testing performed in accordance with the Programme referred to in Article 27 paragraph 1 of this Regulation to the Croatian Environment Agency by 31 March of the current year for the preceding year, using the TNG-3 form for unleaded petrol, the TNG-4 form for diesel fuel and the TNG-5 form for gas oil, fuel oil and marine fuel.

IV TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 31

The provision of Article 16 paragraph 2 of this Regulation shall apply upon accession of the Republic of Croatia into the European Union.

Article 32

The provision of Articles 18 and 19 of this Regulation shall apply until: – 31 December 2008 for petrol and diesel fuel, – 31 December 2009 for gas oil, heavy gas oil and marine gas oil.

Article 33

Annexes 1 and 2, forms TNG-1, TNG-2, TNG-3, TNG-4, TNG-5 and TNG-6 with their corresponding contents are printed along with this Regulation and constitute an integral part thereof.

Article 34

On the date of the entry into force of this Regulation, the Regulation on the quality of petroleum-derived liquid fuels (Official Gazette 83/2002, 100/2004, 117/2004, 159/2004 and 98/2005) shall cease to have effect.

Article 35

This Regulation shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall enter into force on 1 June 2006.

Class: 310-05/06-01/03 No: 5030122-06-1 Zagreb, 10 May 2006

Vice-President of the Government and

Minister of the Family, Veterans' Affairs and Intergenerational Solidarity Jadranka Kosor, m.p.

ANNEX 1

TESTING METHODS (1)

• density at 15 °C(2) HRN EN ISO 3675 HRN EN ISO 12185 ASTM D 1298 ASTM D 4052

• distillation HRN EN ISO 3405 ASTM D 86

• vapour pressure HRN EN 13016-1 ASTM D 4953 ASTM D 5191

• total sulphur content not exceeding 10 mg/kg HRN EN ISO 20846 HRN EN ISO 20884

• total sulphur content not exceeding 50 mg/kg HRN EN ISO 20846 HRN EN ISO 20884

• total sulphur content exceeding 50 mg/kg (3) HRN EN ISO 20847 HRN EN ISO 8754 HRN EN ISO 14596 ASTM D 2622 ASTM D 4294

• lead content HRN EN 237 IP 224

• research octane No (RON) HRN EN ISO 5164

• motor octane No (MON) HRN EN ISO 5163

• cetane No HRN EN ISO 5165

• benzene content(4) HRN EN 238 HRN EN 12177 HRN EN 14517 ASTM D 3606

• total content of aromatics and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons HRN EN 12916(5)

• hydrocarbons content: – olefins – aromatics

ASTM D 1319, HRN EN 14517 ASTM D 1319, HRN EN 14517

• oxygen content • oxygenates content

HRN EN 1601 HRN EN 13132 ASTM D 4815

• water content not exceeding 200 mg/kg HRN EN ISO 12937 HRN ISO 6296

• water content exceeding 200 mg/kg HRN EN ISO 12937 HRN ISO 3733 HRN ISO 6296 ASTM D 95

• cold filter plugging point HRN EN 116 ASTM D 6371

• lubricity HRN EN ISO 12156-1

• fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) content HRN EN 14078

(1) In case of dispute relating to interpretation of testing results HRN EN ISO 4259 shall be used. (2) In case of dispute relating to density testing results HRN EN ISO 3675 shall be used. (3) In case of dispute relating to total sulphur content testing results HRN EN ISO 14596 shall be used. In case of dispute relating to total sulphur content testing results, the HRN EN ISO 20847 method cannot be used for arbitration purposes. (4) In case of dispute relating to benzene content testing results HRN EN 12177 shall be used. (5) The HRN EN 12916 method cannot differentiate polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from fatty acid methyl esters (FAME). If FAME is present in the diesel fuel, the results for polycyclic hydrocarbons will be higher.

FORM TNG –1

STATEMENT OF CONFORMITY

(1) Number: _ ___ ___ _

(2) Producer’s Identification No. from Court Register: _ ___ ___ _ (3) Producer’s title:_ _ __ Address: Street and Number: _ __ _ Town: _

Telephone: _ _ Telefax: _ _ Name of authorised person within the legal person of the producer: _ _____ (4) Product name: _ __________ _ Shipment quantity: _ __________ _ Number and date of the Bill of Lading and/or number and date of the Customs Declaration: _ __

(5) Liquid oil fuel was produced in (the State): _ __________ _ (6) Liquid oil fuel was tested in the laboratory:

_ ____ _ - number and date of the test report: _ ___ _

(7) Number and date of the permit from the Ministry of Economy: (8) I declare under full liability that the quality of the liquid oil fuel for which this Declaration is issued is in compliance with the provisions of the By-law on Quality Standards for Liquid Oil Fuels and that testing was performed under application of the indicated methods. (9) Product Label and Standard Reference Number: _ _ (10) Done at _ _ Responsible: L.S. _______________________________

(signature)

FORM TNG – 1

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING OUT THE STATEMENT OF CONFORMITY

(1) Each Statement of conformity shall have a sequential number.

Data to be entered:

(2) The unique identification number of the supplier of petroleum-derived liquid fuel (manufacturer and/or importer or trader) from the court register.

(3) Title and address of the supplier. For larger companies the technological unit may be specified, along with the name and surname of the responsible individual at the legal person of the supplier.

(4) Name of product, that is, of petroleum-derived liquid fuel. For a given product, state the quantity of shipment and the number of the consignment note and/or customs paper and their date.

(5) Country of origin of the petroleum-derived liquid fuel.

(6) Information on the accredited laboratory and number and date of the report on testing.

(7) Number and date of the permit issued by the Ministry of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship permitting a quantity of petroleum-derived liquid fuel not in compliance with the quality prescribed by the Regulation to be placed on the domestic market.

(8) The responsible person confirms as stated in item 8.

(9) The designation and ISO standard for the product.

(10) At the bottom of the form, state the location and date of filling, write legibly the name and surname of the responsible person, sign and place the company stamp.

Note:

– All data is to be entered in block letters by hand, typewriter or computer. – The Statement of conformity is written in A4 format, a copy is delivered to the customs or retained by the supplier, and the original of the Statement of conformity accompanies the shipment to the gas station and the bunker of the owner and/or user of the stationary source.

FORM TNG – 2

REGISTER OF THE QUANTITY OF PETROLEUM-DERIVED LIQUID FUELS PLACED ON THE DOMESTIC MARKET

Part I BASIC DATA

Title of company (supplier):

Address of supplier:

Street and number:

City:

Unique identification number from the court register:

Name and surname of the responsible person in the legal person of the supplier:

Telephone:

Fax:

Reporting year:

Part II DATA ON THE QUANTITY OF PETROLEUM-DERIVED LIQUID FUELS PLACED ON THE DOMESTIC MARKET AND IMPORTED FOR OWN PURPOSES IN

THE PERIOD JANUARY – DECEMBER, YEAR _________

Name of petroleum-derived liquid fuel

JanuaryI

FebruaryII

MarchIII

AprilIV

MayV

JuneVI

July VII

AugustVIII

SeptemberIX

OctoberX

NovemberXI

DecemberXII

Total quantity

I-XII

Expressed by volume (by litre at +15 °C) or by mass (by net weight tonne)

Petrol

RON minimum 95: – sulphur content not exceeding 10 mg/kg – sulphur content not exceeding 50 mg/kg – sulphur content exceeding 50 mg /kg

RON minimum 98: – sulphur content not exceeding 50 mg/kg – sulphur content exceeding 50 mg /kg

Diesel fuel

– sulphur content not exceeding 10 mg/kg – sulphur content not exceeding 50 mg/kg

– sulphur content exceeding 50 mg/kg

Gas oil

– sulphur content not exceeding 0,1% by mass – sulphur content not exceeding 0,2% by mass – sulphur content between 0,2% and 0,5% by mass

Fuel oils

– sulphur content not exceeding 0,1% by mass – sulphur content between 1,0 and 3,0% by mass

Marine fuels

marine diesel fuel – DMB and DMC with a sulphur content not exceeding 1,5% by mass

marine gas oil – DMX /DMA with a sulphur content not exceeding 0,2% by mass – DMX /DMA with a sulphur

content between 0,2 and 1,5% by mass

Kerosenes – sulphur content not exceeding 0,04% by mass – aromatics content not exceeding 1,0% by mass

In ___________________ Responsible person: L.S. ___________________ (signed)

FORM TNG – 3 OVERALL RECORDS OF THE PERFORMED TESTING OF THE PARAMETERS OF PETROL PLACED ON THE DOMESTIC MARKET

Reporting year:

Petrol type:

Limit value(1)

Parameter Unit Analytical and statistical results

National regulation According to EU regulations

Number of samples Minimum Maximum Mean Standard

deviation Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum

Research octane number (RON) 95 – 95 –

Motor octane number (MON) 85 – 85 –

Vapour pressure, summer period kPa – 60,0 – 60,0

Distillation: 46,0 – 46,0 –

– evaporated at 100 °C – evaporated at 150 °C

%v/v

%v/v

75,0

–

75,0

–

Hydrocarbon analysis:

– olefins – aromatics – benzene

%v/v %v/v %v/v

– – –

18,0 35,0 1,0

– – –

18,0 35,0 1,0

Oxygen content %m/m – 2,7 – 2,7

Oxygenates content:

– methanol %v/v – 3 – 3

– ethanol %v/v – 5 – 5

– iso-propyl alcohol %v/v – 10 – 10

– tert-butyl alcohol %v/v – 7 – 7

– iso-butyl alcohol %v/v – 10 – 10

– ethers containing 5 or more carbon atoms per molecule

%v/v

–

15

–

15

– other oxygenates %v/v – 10 – 10

Lead content g/l – 0,005 – 0,005

Sulphur content mg/kg – 50 – 50

(1) The limit values quoted are ‘true values’ established according to the procedure laid out in the HRN EN ISO 4259 standard. The results of individual measurements shall be interpreted in accordance with the criteria described in the HRN ISO 4259 standard.

OVERVIEW OF THE PERFORMED SAMPLING OF PETROL BY MONTH

NUMBER OF SAMPLES BY MONTH

January April July October

February May August November

March June September December

TOTAL:

FORM TNG – 4 OVERALL DATA ON PERFORMED TESTING OF PARAMETERS OF DIESEL FUEL PLACED ON THE DOMESTIC MARKET

Reporting year:

Diesel fuel type:

Limit value(1) Analytical and statistical results

National regulation According to EU regulations Parameter Unit



Density at 15 °C kg/m3 – 845 – 845

Distillation:

– 95% v/v recovered at

°C –

360

–

360

Cold filter plugging point for the period:

– from 16 April to 30 September

°C

–

–

–

–

0

–10

–10

–15

– from 1 October to 15 November

– from 1 March to 15 June

– from 16 November to 29 February

Cetane number 51,0 – 51,0 –

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons content

% m/m – 11

–

11

Sulphur content mg/kg – 50 – 50

Water content mg/kg – 200 – 200

Fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) content

%v/v 5 – 5

Lubricity (wsd 1,4) at 60 °C µm – 460 – 460

(1) The limit values quoted are ‘true values’ established according to the procedures laid out in the HRN EN ISO 4259 standard. The results of individual measurements shall be interpreted in accordance with the criteria described in the HRN ISO 4259 standard.

OVERVIEW OF THE PERFORMED SAMPLING OF DIESEL FUEL BY MONTH





TOTAL:

FORM TNG – 5 OVERALL DATA ON THE PERFORMED TESTING OF SULPHUR CONTENT IN GAS OIL, GAS OIL AND MARINE FUELS PLACED

ON THE DOMESTIC MARKET OR IMPORTED FOR OWN PURPOSES

Reporting year:

Fuel type:

Limit value(1)

Parameter Unit Analytical and statistical results

National regulation According to EU regulations



Sulphur content in fuel oil % m/m - 1,0 - 1,0

Sulphur content in gas oil % m/m - 0,2 - 0,2

Sulphur content in marine diesel fuel DMB and DMC % m/m - 1,5 - 1,5

Sulphur content in marine gas oil DMX and DMA % m/m - 0,2 - 0,2

(1) The limit values quoted are ‘true values’ established according to the procedure laid out in the HRN EN ISO 4259 standard. The results of individual measurements shall be interpreted in accordance with the criteria described in the HRN ISO 4259 standard.

OVERVIEW OF THE PERFORMED SAMPLING OF FUEL OIL BY MONTH





TOTAL:

OVERVIEW OF THE PERFORMED SAMPLING OF GAS OIL BY MONTH





TOTAL:

OVERVIEW OF THE PERFORMED SAMPLING OF MARINE DIESEL FUEL DMB AND DMC BY MONTH





TOTAL:

OVERVIEW OF THE PERFORMED SAMPLING OF MARINE GAS OIL DMX AND DMA BY MONTH





TOTAL:

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