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)
- In force
- CELEX number: 32009L0030
- Official Journal: JOL_2009_140_R_0088_01
- Form: Directive
- Procedure number: 2007/0019(COD), 2007/0019/COD
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Dates
Date of document: - April 23, 2009
- June 5, 2009
- June 25, 2009
- Entry into force - Date pub. + 20 See Art 5
- December 31, 2010
- At the latest See Art 4
Modified by
Modifies
Modifies:
- Council Directive 1999/32/EC of 26 April 1999 relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels and amending Directive 93/12/EEC
- 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
Affected by case
- 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.
- A04P1L2
- 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.
- Case C-343/09: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 8 July 2010 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Queen’s Bench Division (Administrative Court) — United Kingdom) — Afton Chemical Limited v Secretary of State for Transport (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Validity — Directive 2009/30/EC — Article 1(8) — Directive 98/70/EC — Article 8a — Atmospheric pollution — Fuels — Use of metallic additives in fuels — Limit for methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl (MMT) content — Labelling — Impact assessment — Manifest error of assessment — Precautionary principle — Proportionality — Equal treatment — Legal certainty — Admissibility)
- Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 8 July 2010. Afton Chemical Limited v Secretary of State for Transport. Reference for a preliminary ruling: High Court of Justice (England & Wales), Queen's Bench Division (Administrative Court) - United Kingdom. Reference for a preliminary ruling - Validity - Directive 2009/30/EC - Article 1(8) - Directive 98/70/EC - Article 8a - Atmospheric pollution - Fuels - Use of metallic additives in fuels - Limit for methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl (MMT) content - Labelling - Impact assessment - Manifest error of assessment - Precautionary principle - Proportionality - Equal treatment - Legal certainty - Admissibility. Case C-343/09.
- [object Object]
- 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 4 paragraph 1 unnumbered paragraph 2
Legal basis
- Treaty establishing the European Community (consolidated version) Part Three - Community policies TITLE XIX - Environment Article 175
- Treaty establishing the European Community (consolidated version) Part Five - Institutions of the Community TITLE I - Provisions governing the institutions Chapter 2 - Provisions common to several institutions Article 251
- Treaty establishing the European Community (consolidated version) Part Three - Community policies TITLE VI - Common rules on competition, taxation and approximation of laws Chapter 3 - Approximation of laws Article 95
EuroVoc Vocabulary
- Internal market - Principles
- Monitoring of atmospheric pollution
- Maritime shipping
- Environment
- Vessel
- Pollution from ships
- Technical barriers
- Approximation of laws
- Other sectors for approximation of laws
- Greenhouse gas
- Reduction of gas emissions
- Motor vehicle
- Road transport
- Motor fuel