FQMS - Fuel Quality Monitoring System 2016

In Austria, around 8.39 million tonnes of fuel were sold in 2016, of which 6.75 million tonnes were diesel. In order to verify compliance with the quality standards for fuels in accordance with EU Directive 98/70/EC, experts from the Federal Environment Agency analysed samples from 206 filling stations throughout Germany. Diesel fuels have been tested in accordance with ÖNORM EN 590, petrol fuels in accordance with ÖNORM EN 228. The diesel fuel samples were found to exceed the permissible sulphur content, the petrol samples were found to have a deviation from the standard parameter for vapour pressure for two samples of the fuel type ‘normal gasoline’. All fuel samples of the ‘super gasoline’ and ‘super plus’ varieties were in conformity with the standard. The maximum value of 10 mg/kg sulphur content for marine fuels to be complied with in accordance with EU Directive 2009/30/EC was not exceeded for any of the six samples analysed.