Ordinance on the composition and labeling of the qualities of fuels and fuels

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Basic data
Title: Tenth regulation for the implementation of
the Federal Immission Control Act
Short title: Ordinance on the composition
and labeling of the qualities
of fuels and fuels
Previous title: Ordinance on the composition
and labeling of the qualities
of fuels; Restrictions of PCB, PCT and VC
Abbreviation: 10th BImSchV
Type: Federal Ordinance
Scope: Federal Republic of Germany
Issued on the basis of: Section 34 Paragraph 1–3, Section 37, Section 38 Paragraph 2  BImSchG ;
Section 2a (3)  BzBlG ; Section 3 (1) BinSchAufgG
Legal matter: Environmental law
References : 2129-8-10-4
Original version from: July 26, 1978
( BGBl. I p. 1138 )
Entry into force on: predominantly January 28, 1994
Last revision from: December 8, 2010
( Federal Law Gazette I, p. 1849 )
Entry into force of the
new version on: 		December 14, 2010
Last change by: Art. 1 Regulation of 13 December 2019
( Federal Law Gazette I, p. 2739 )
Effective date of the
last change: 		December 20, 2019
(Art. 4 of December 13, 2019)
Please note the note on the applicable legal version.

The ordinance on the composition and labeling of the quality of fuels and fuels (10th BImSchV) is of great practical importance for the operation of vehicles. Above all, it contains provisions for protection against harmful environmental effects caused by combustion residues in the fuel. In addition, it stipulates uniform labeling of the fabrics.

background

Residues are created every time fuel is burned in gasoline or diesel engines. These contain pollutants that are harmful to health and the environment . The type and extent of these pollutants are essentially dependent on the composition of the fuel. The main aim of this regulation is therefore to reduce air pollution by bindingly stipulating this composition and thus the quality of the fuels.

The regulation is therefore an effective political instrument to help reduce the environmental pollution caused primarily by increasing road traffic .

content

The ordinance regulates (in the order of the paragraphs) the composition of: petrol and diesel fuels , gas oil , biodiesel , ethanol , liquid gas , natural gas , biogas and vegetable oil fuel . It is therefore not only used in road vehicles, but also in other vehicles such as diesel locomotives , mobile machines and devices, sports boats, and inland and ocean-going vessels . Reference is made to technical standards, such as DIN standards , for concretisation .

Regulation example: The ordinance prohibits the use of chlorine or bromine compounds in fuels for road vehicles .

It also regulates the requirements for certain fuels, especially for heat generation systems. Control example: Limitation of the sulfur content in heating oil .

Ethanol

With the new version of this regulation on December 8, 2010, the admixture limits for ethanol in petrol were increased from 5 percent by volume to 10 percent by volume. The requirements of European guidelines have thus been implemented. → See main article: E10 (fuel) .

Award at gas pumps

Super sulfur-free fuel dispenser sticker (95 RON) in accordance with DIN EN 228
Mandatory labeling of fuels at filling stations

In addition, the ordinance contains a regulation according to which all fuels at the fuel pumps of all petrol stations must be clearly visible in a certain, uniform form. This regulation primarily serves consumer protection: Independent of the current advertising names of the providers ("Super Power", "Super Diesel"), the type and quality of the fuel should be read at all times. Although many manufacturers add additives (e.g. to avoid deposits in the engine) and ultimately every fuel has its own composition, this regulation should nonetheless give the consumer the guarantee that the fuels offered meet the legal requirements. Due to the petrol pumps with different filling points available at many petrol stations, in many cases it is not immediately clear which marking applies to which petrol station due to the mandatory attachment "on the petrol pumps" (see Fig.).

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