Annex 2  
 
 
16 March 2020  
M2020/ 00454 /R 
  
  
  
Ministry of the Environment     
 
 
  
 
Ordinance amending the Fuel Ordinance (2011:346)  
§ 2a    For the purposes of this Ordinance environmental information about the 
fuel means information about a fuel’s emission of greenhouse gases over its 
life cycle, which fossil raw materials or renewable raw materials are contained 
in the fuel, and the country of origin of these raw materials.  
Environmental information about the fuel  
 
§ 11a    Those engaged in the commercial activity of providing a liquid or 
gaseous fuel, or who in that commercial activity also provide electricity as a 
fuel, shall provide the consumer with environmental information about the 
fuel that is being provided . 
The information provided shall be in accordance with the provisions of 
the regulations laid down by the Swedish Energy Agency as defined in §  13 
and shall:  
1. be based on information submitted in accordance with §  20 of the Fuel 
Act (2011:319), §  9 of t his Ordinance, Chapter 3, §  1e, of the Act (2010:598) 
on sustainability criteria for biofuels and bioliquids, and §  13 of the 
Ordinance (2011:1088) on sustainability criteria for biofuels and bioliquids, 
independent of whether the information has been requ ired under these 
provisions or has been submitted voluntarily;  
2. be presented in its entirety by the fuel supplier on the fuel supplier's 
website; and  
3. be presented in abbreviated form or by reference to the website in a 
declaration affixed to the devic es that are used by the companies to enable 
consumers to refill such fuels.  
It shall be stated at the point of sale that the information concerns 
historical data about the fuel that is being sold and is not specific data about 
the fuel that is actually bei ng provided at time of purchase.  2 (3) 
 
 § 11b    The duty to provide information under §  11a does not apply to a 
point of sale with an annual sales volume of less than 1,500 cubic metres for 
liquid fuels, or 1, 000,000 cubic metres of gaseous fuel. Should the supp lier of 
the fuel choose to provide the information despite this, the information 
must comply with the requirements of §  11a. 
§ 11c    The fuel supplier shall provide the declarations to be affixed to the 
devices for refilling fuel in accordance with §  11a. 
§ 13    The Swedish Energy Agency may issue regulations concerning:  
1. reporting in accordance with §  20 of the Fuel Act (2011:319) and 
exemption from the reporting obligation;  
2. how a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, in accordance with §  21 
of the Fuel Act, is to be calculated; and  
3. the design and content of consumer information in accordance with 
§ 11a and when the information is to be updated, affixed to devices for 
refilling fuel and published on the website.  
The regulations referred to in the first paragraph of point  3 shall contain, 
in cases concerning the country of origin of the raw materials, information 
that is available to the fuel supplier, and which means th at consumers are 
given information on the origin of the raw materials. If the country of origin 
is outside the European Union or the EEA, but there is no information on 
which country is the country of origin, the regulations mean that the 
consumers are to be informed thereof.  
Before the Swedish Energy Agency issues regulations in accordance with 
the first paragraph of point  3, they shall consult with the National Board of 
Trade Sweden, the Swedish Consumer Agency and the Swedish Transport 
Agency.  
§ 14    Supervision of compliance with the Fuel Act (2011:319), this Ordinance  
and the regulations issued on the basis thereof shall be exercised by:  
1. The Swedish Energy Agency in the cases of §  21 of the Fuel Act 
(2011:319), §§  9 and  11a–c of this Ordinance and t he regulations in 
accordance with §  13 of this Ordinance; and  
2. The Swedish Transport Agency in general.  3 (3) 
 
 Follow -up 
 
§ 15    The Swedish Energy Agency shall follow up the effects of the 
environmental information about the fuels given in accordance with thi s 
Ordinance.