Gasoline Lead Act
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Law on the reduction of air pollution by lead compounds in petrol for motor vehicle engines |
| Short title: | Gasoline Lead Act |
| Abbreviation: | BzBlG |
| Type: | Federal law |
| Scope: | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Legal matter: | Environmental law |
| References : | 2129-5 |
| Issued on: | August 5, 1971 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 1234 ) |
| Entry into force on: | August 8, 1971 |
| Last change by: |
Art. 102 VO of June 19, 2020 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 1328, 1340 ) |
| Effective date of the last change: |
June 27, 2020 (Art. 361 of June 19, 2020) |
| Weblink: | Text of the Gasoline Lead Act |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version. | |
The gasoline lead law limited since January 1, 1972, the additions of lead in petrol in the Federal Republic of Germany to 0.4 g / l and from 1 January 1976 to 0.15 g / l. In 1978 the European regulation 78/611 / EEC followed to limit the lead content to 0.4 g / l in fuels. On February 1, 1988, normal leaded petrol was banned, other types of petrol followed on January 1, 2000 at European level.
Outline of the Gasoline Lead Act
- § 1 Purpose and scope of the law
- § 2 Limitation and prohibition of additives with metal compounds
- § 2a consumer protection
- § 3 exceptions
- § 3a Tax to compensate for competitive advantages in the case of an exemption
- § 4 Declaration on the nature of petrol to be imported
- § 5 Monitoring
- Section 6 repealed
- Section 7 Administrative offenses
- § 8 Import of petrol for defense purposes
- § 9 Berlin Clause
- § 10 entry into force
