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European Parliament and Council Directive 94/63/EC of 20 December 1994 on the control of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions resulting from the storage of petrol and its distribution from terminals to service stations
Scope
Directive 1994/63/EC (aka Stage I Petrol Vapour Recovery) aims at preventing VOC emissions during the storage of petrol at terminals and its subsequent distribution to service stations. The Directive contains measures that terminals should employ, such as floating roofs and reflective coatings, to reduce evaporative losses from storage tanks. In addition, when petrol is loaded onto tankers and transported to service stations, the directive ensures that any vapours are recovered and returned to the tanker or terminal.
Exemptions
In accordance with Art. 4(4) (a) and (b), certain exemptions apply to: (a) existing terminals with a throughput of less than 10 000 tonnes/year and; (b) to new terminals with a throughput of less than 5 000 tonnes/year located in small remote islands.
Regulatory activities
The Directive's provisions set down how: Storage installations shall be designed and operated in accordance with the technical provisions of Annex I (Art. 3); Loading and unloading equipment shall be designed and operated in accordance with the technical provisions of Annex II (Art. 4); Mobile containers shall be designed and operated in accordance with the requirements specified (Art. 5); and Loading and storage equipment shall be designed and operated in accordance with the technical provisions of Annex III (Art. 6).
Relevant product types
No reference data
Reference documents
Yes Directive 2009/126/EC on Stage II petrol vapour recovery during refuelling of motor vehicles at service stations Council Directive 82/714/EEC laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels
Obligations based on CLP hazard class
No provision
Obligations based on properties of concerns
No provision
EU-level occupational exposure limits
No provision
EU-level emission limit values
Provisions on emission limit values (ELV) are given in: Art. 3 (Storage installations at terminals) and accompanying requirements provided in Annex I; Art. 4 (Loading and unloading of mobile containers at terminals) and accompanying requirements provided in Annex II; Art. 6 (Loading into storage installations at service stations) and accompanying requirements provided in Annex III.
Substance-centric data source(s) at the EU level
Not applicable
Industry submission system in place
Not applicable
Format for industry submission
Not applicable
Owner
DG Environment
Update process
DG Environment
Amendments
Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 September 2003 Regulation (EC) No 1137/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 Decision (EU) 2018/853 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 Regulation (EU) 2019/1243 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019
