. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/DEU/12 
3 December 2010  
 (10-6501) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  GERMANY
  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible: Federal Ministry for the Environment 
Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Division IG I 6, D–53048 Bonn Tel.:  +49 99 305 – 2470/2477 Fax:  +49–99 305 3974 
E-Mail:  IGI6@bmu.bund.de
 
Website:  http://www.bmu.de  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:     
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  KN–Code:  2710 11 41, 
KN–Code:  2710 11 45, KN–Code:  2710 11 49, KN–Code:  2710 11 51, 
KN–Code:  2710 11 59, KN–Code:  2710 19 41,  KN–Code:  2710 19 45, KN–Code:  2710 19 
49,  KN–Code:  3824 90 91, KN–Code:  3824 90 97, KN–Code:  22 07, KN–Code:  38 24,  KN–Code:  2711 12 11 – 2711 19 00, KN–Code:  2711 21 00, HS:  1507 – 1518, KN–Codes: 2710 19 61 – 2710 19 69 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:  Zehnte Verordnung zur 
Durchführung des Bundes-Immissionsschutzg esetzes (Verordnung über die Beschaffenheit 
und die Auszeichnung der Qualität en von Kraft – und Brennsto ffen – 10. BImSchV) (10th 
Ordinance on the Implementation of the Fede ral Immission Control Act (Ordinance on the 
Quality and Labelling of Fuels, 10th BImSchV)), (10 pages, in German). 
6. Description of content:  Implementing the European Fuel Quality Directive 98/70/EC this 
ordinance sets – in respect of road vehicles, non–road mobile machinery (including inland waterway vessels when not at sea), agricultural and forestry tractors, and recreational craft 
when not at sea – technical specifications for fuels to be used with positive ignition and 
compression–ignition engines and labelling require ments for fuels.  The ordinance applies 
especially to petrol, diesel fuels, gas oil, biodiesel, ethanol fuel, liquid petroleum gas, 
natural or bio gas as fuel, vegetable oil fuel and fuel oil. 
 The ordinance increases in particular the maxi mum permissible percentage of ethanol in 
petrol fuel from the current 5 per cent by volume of ethanol to 10 per cent by volume.  The quality requirements for transport fuels are sta ndardized in DIN or CEN standards and have G/TBT/N/DEU/12 
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been incorporated into the Ordinance on the Quality and Labelling of Fuels. 
Implementing the European limit for the maximu m permissible sulphur content of gas oils 
intended for use by non–road mobile mach inery (including inland waterway vessels), 
agricultural and forestry tractors, and recrea tional craft will be reduced to 10 mg/kg from 
1 January 2011. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  For 
reasons of climate protection the German G overnment deems it proper to increase the 
minimum percentages of biofuels in the blends of transport fuels as mentioned above to adapt 
to technical progress.  Thus the course is se t for reducing the use of limited fossil resources.  
8. Relevant documents:   Zehnte Verordnung zur Durchführung des Bundes-
Immissionsschutzgesetzes (V erordnung über die Beschaffenheit und die Auszeichnung der 
Qualitäten von Kraft- und Brennstoffen – 10. BImSchV)  (10th Ordinance on the 
Implementation of the Federal Immission Co ntrol Act (Ordinance on the Quality and 
Labelling of Fuels, 10t h BImSchV)), E–DIN 51625–1, Version November 2010; 
DIN EN 228, Version November 2008;  DIN EN 590, Version Mai 2010;  DIN EN 14214, 
Version April 2010, DIN EN 589, Version November 2008 DIN ISO 8217, Version August 
2009, DIN EN ISO 3405, Version August 2001, DIN EN 14274, Version Mai 2004, DIN 
51750 Part 1, Version December 1990, and Pa rt 2, Version December 1990, DIN 51610, 
Version June 1983, DVGW Arbeitsblatt G 264, Version Mai 2009, DIN EN ISO 8754, 
Version December 2003, DIN EN ISO 14596,  Version December 2007, DIN EN 24260, 
Version Mai 1994.  Some relevant documents have already been  notified in the context of G/TBT/N/DEU/7 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    December 2010 
The day after promulgation 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from date of notification 
11. Text available from: National  enquiry point [ ], or address, telephone and fax numbers, 
e-mail and website addresses, if available of the other body:  
Federal Ministry for the Environment 
Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Division IG I 6 
Robert- Schuman-Platz 3 
P.O. Box:  120629, 53048 Bonn Tel.:  +49 2289 9305 2470 or 2477 Fax:  +49 2289 9305 3974 E-mail:  IGI6@bmu.bund.de
 
Website:  http://www.bmu.bund.de   and for referenced standards: 
Deutsches Patent  – und Markenamt 
Zweibrückenstraße 12 D–80331 München Tel.:  +49 89 2195-0 
Fax:  +49 89 2195-2221 
E-mail:  info@dpma.de
 
Website:  http://www.dpma.de/   
And can be downloaded at: http://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2010/tbt/DEU/10_4435_00_x.pdf