The Motor Fuel (Composition and Content)(Amendment) Regulations 2007
These Regulations further amend the Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/3107; “the Principal Regulations”) in order to implement the parts of Article 1 of Directive 2003/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3rd March 2003 (OJ No L76, 22.3.2003, p.10; “the Directive”) that add a subparagraph (d) to Article 3(2) and a subparagraph (d) to Article 4(1) of Council Directive 98/70/EC (OJ No L 350, 28.12.1998, p. 58.) The new subparagraphs contain requirements to promote the marketing, on an appropriately balanced geographical basis, of petrol (in the case of Article 3(2)(d)) and diesel fuel (in the case of Article 4(1)(d)) with a maximum sulphur content of 10mg/kg.