Article 1
Directive 98/70/EC is amended as follows: Annex I is amended...
Article 2
(1) Member States shall adopt and publish the laws, regulations...
Article 3
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day...
Commission Directive 2014/77/EU
of 10 June 2014
amending Annexes I and II of Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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/EEC , and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Directive 98/70/EC sets environmental specifications as well as analytical methods for petrol and diesel fuels placed on the market.
(2)
Those analytical methods refer to certain standards established by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Since CEN has replaced those standards by new ones due to technical progress, it is appropriate to update the references to those standards in Annexes I and II to Directive 98/70/EC.
(3)
The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Fuel Quality, established by Article 11(1) of Directive 98/70/EC,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
OJ L 350, 28.12.1998, p. 58.