Commission Directive 2000/71/EC of 7 November 2000 to adapt the measuring methods as laid down in Annexes I, II, III and IV to Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council to technical progress as foreseen in Article 10 of that Directive (Text with EEA relevance)

Commission Directive 2000/71/EC
of 7 November 2000
to adapt the measuring methods as laid down in Annexes I, II, III and IV to Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council to technical progress as foreseen in Article 10 of that Directive
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to 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/EC(1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 98/70/EC establishes environmental specifications for unleaded petrol and diesel fuels. Annex I to IV to that Directive include the test methods and their dates of publication which shall be used to determine quality of petrol and diesel fuels in relation to these environmental specifications.
(2) European Standard 228 and European Standard 590 also establish quality specifications for petrol and diesel respectively to ensure the proper functioning of these products. These standards have recently updated and adopted by European Committee for Standardisation on 29 October 1999 and the test methods for some quality parameters which also are included as environmental specifictions in Annex I to IV of Directive 98/70/EC have been updated or changed to reflect technical progress. The test methods in Annex I to IV should be consistent with those in European Standards 228 and 590 to facilitate the implementation of the directive and to ensure that its updated to reflect technical progress.
(3) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Article 10 Committee established to, inter alia, assist the Commission to adapt Directive 98/70/EC to technical progress,