Council Directive 1999/32/EC
of 26 April 1999
relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels and amending Directive 93/12/EEC (repealed)
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Purpose and scope
Article 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Definitions
Article 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Maximum sulphur content of heavy fuel oil
Article 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Maximum sulphur content in marine fuel
Article 3a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Maximum sulphur content in gas oil
Article 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Maximum sulphur content of marine fuels used in territorial seas, exclusive economic zones and pollution control zones of Member States, including SOx Emission Control Areas and by passenger ships operating on regular services to or from Union ports
Article 4a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Maximum sulphur content of marine fuels used by ships at berth in Union ports
Article 4b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Emission abatement methods
Article 4c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Approval of emission abatement methods for use on board ships flying the flag of a Member State
Article 4d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Trials of new emission abatement methods
Article 4e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Financial measures
Article 4f . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Change in the supply of fuels
Article 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sampling and analysis
Article 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Reporting and review
Article 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Amendments to Directive 93/12/EEC
Article 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Committee procedure
Article 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Exercise of the delegation
Article 9a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Transposition
Article 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Penalties
Article 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Entry into force
Article 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Addressees
Article 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ANNEX I

EQUIVALENT EMISSION VALUES FOR EMISSION ABATEMENT METHODS AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4c(2)
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ANNEX II

CRITERIA FOR THE USE OF EMISSION ABATEMENT METHODS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4c(3)
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Repealed by Directive (EU) 2016/802 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels (codification).