Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Council Directive 93/12/EEC
- In force
- CELEX number: 31998L0070
- Official Journal: JOL_1998_350_R_0058_002
- Form: Directive
- Procedure number: 1996/0163(COD), 1996/0163/COD
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Dates
Date of document: - October 13, 1998
- December 28, 1998
- December 28, 1998
- Entry into force - Date pub. See Art 15
- July 1, 1999
- At the latest See Art 13.1
- January 1, 2000
- Application See Art 13.1
Modified by
Corrected by:
- February 13, 1999 - 31998L0070R(01)
- May 25, 2000 - 31998L0070R(02)
Modified by:
- Directive (EU) 2015/1513 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 September 2015 amending Directive 98/70/EC relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (Text with EEA relevance) - detail
- Commission Directive 2014/77/EU of 10 June 2014 amending Annexes I and II of Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels Text with EEA relevance - detail
- Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance.) - detail
- Commission Directive 2000/71/EC of 7 November 2000 to adapt the measuring methods as laid down in Annexes I, II, III and IV to Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council to technical progress as foreseen in Article 10 of that Directive (Text with EEA relevance) - detail
- Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 September 2003 adapting to Council Decision 1999/468/EC the provisions relating to committees which assist the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers laid down in instruments subject to the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the EC Treaty - detail
- Directive (EU) 2023/2413 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 October 2023 amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001, Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and Directive 98/70/EC as regards the promotion of energy from renewable sources, and repealing Council Directive (EU) 2015/652 - detail
- Directive 2003/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 March 2003 amending Directive 98/70/EC relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels (Text with EEA relevance) - detail
- Commission Directive 2011/63/EU of 1 June 2011 amending, for the purpose of its adaptation to technical progress, Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels - detail
- Directive 2009/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 amending Directive 98/70/EC as regards the specification of petrol, diesel and gas-oil and introducing a mechanism to monitor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and amending Council Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the specification of fuel used by inland waterway vessels and repealing Directive 93/12/EEC (Text with EEA relevance) - detail
All documents based on this document:
- Commission Directive 2000/71/EC of 7 November 2000 to adapt the measuring methods as laid down in Annexes I, II, III and IV to Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council to technical progress as foreseen in Article 10 of that Directive (Text with EEA relevance)
- Commission Directive 2011/63/EU of 1 June 2011 amending, for the purpose of its adaptation to technical progress, Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels
- Commission Directive 2014/77/EU of 10 June 2014 amending Annexes I and II of Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels Text with EEA relevance
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 1307/2014 of 8 December 2014 on defining the criteria and geographic ranges of highly biodiverse grassland for the purposes of Article 7b(3)(c) of Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and Article 17(3)(c) of Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources
- Council Directive (EU) 2015/652 of 20 April 2015 laying down calculation methods and reporting requirements pursuant to Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels
Modifies
Modifies:
Repeal:
- Council Directive 85/210/EEC of 20 March 1985 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning the lead content of petrol
- Commission Directive 87/441/EEC of 29 July 1987 on crude-oil savings through the use of substitute fuel components in petrol
- Council Directive 85/536/EEC of 5 December 1985 on crude-oil savings through the use of substitute fuel components in petrol
Affected by case
- Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 15 October 2015. György Balázs v Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal Dél-alföldi Regionális Vám- és Pénzügyőri Főigazgatósága. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Kecskeméti Közigazgatási és Munkaügyi Bíróság. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Approximation of laws — Quality of diesel fuels — National technical specification imposing additional quality requirements compared to EU law. Case C-251/14.
- A04P5
- A04P1
- Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 9 March 2023. Vapo Atlantic SA v Entidade Nacional para o Setor Energético E.P.E. (ENSE). Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Administrativo e Fiscal de Braga. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Information procedure in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services – Directive 98/34/EC – Article 1(4) – Concept of ‘other requirements’ – Article 1(11) – Concept of ‘technical regulation’ – Article 8(1) – Obligation on the Member States to notify the European Commission of any draft technical regulation – National provision providing for the incorporation of a certain percentage of biofuels into motor fuels – Third indent of Article 10(1) – Concept of ‘safeguard clause provided for in a binding EU act’ – Second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Directive 2009/30/EC not included. Case C-604/21.
- A07BP2
- Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber), 31 January 2013. Belgische Petroleum Unie VZW and Others v Belgische Staat. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Grondwettelijk Hof. Directive 98/70/EC — Quality of petrol and diesel fuels — Articles 3 to 5 — Environmental specifications for fuels — Directive 98/34/EC — Information procedure in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services — Articles 1 and 8 — Definition of ‘technical regulation’ — Obligation to communicate draft technical regulations — National rules requiring petroleum companies placing petrol and/or diesel fuels on the market in the same calendar year also to place on the market a quantity of biofuels. Case C‑26/11.
- A05
- A04
- A03
- Case C-604/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Administrativo e Fiscal de Braga, Juízo Administrativo Comum (Portugal) lodged on 28 September 2021 — Vapo Atlantic, S.A. v Entidade Nacional para o Sector Energético, E.P.E. (ENSE) and Others
- article 7a paragraph 2
- article 7a
Legal basis
- TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY PART FIVE: INSTITUTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY TITLE I: PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE INSTITUTIONS CHAPTER 2: PROVISIONS COMMON TO SEVERAL INSTITUTIONS ARTICLE 189B
- TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY TITLE V : COMMON RULES ON COMPETITION TAXATION AND APPROXIMATION OF LAWS CHAPITRE 3 : APPROXIMATIONS OF LAWS ARTICLE 100A
EuroVoc Vocabulary
- Environment, energy efficiency
- Air quality
- Motor fuel
- Marketing standard
- Petrol
- Environmental standard
- Motor vehicle
- Diesel fuel
- Environment
- Internal market - Principles
- Monitoring of atmospheric pollution
- Approximation of laws
- Technical barriers
- Quality standard
- Other sectors for approximation of laws