Ordinance to limit emissions of volatile organic compounds when transferring and storing petrol, fuel mixtures or raw petrol
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Twentieth ordinance for the implementation of the Federal Immission Control Act |
| Short title: | Ordinance to limit emissions of volatile organic compounds when transferring and storing petrol, fuel mixtures or raw petrol |
| Previous title: | Ordinance on limiting emissions of volatile organic compounds when transferring and storing petrol |
| Abbreviation: | 20th BImSchV |
| Type: | Federal Ordinance |
| Scope: | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Issued on the basis of: | Section 7 Paragraphs 1–4, Section 23 Paragraph 1 BImSchG ; Section 11 (1) GSG a. K. |
| Legal matter: | Environmental law |
| References : | 2129-8-20-1 |
| Original version from: | October 7, 1992 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 1727 ) |
| Entry into force on: | October 14, 1992 |
| New announcement from: | August 18, 2014 ( Federal Law Gazette I pp. 1447, 1448 ) |
| Last revision from: | May 27, 1998 ( BGBl. I p. 1174 ) |
| Entry into force of the new version on: |
June 4, 1998 |
| Last change by: |
Art. 5 Regulation of March 24, 2017 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 656, 658 ) |
| Effective date of the last change: |
April 5, 2017 (Art. 7 of March 24, 2017) |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version. | |
The ordinance to limit the emissions of volatile organic compounds when transferring and storing petrol, fuel mixtures or raw petrol (20th BImSchV) deals with systems for the storage, transferring and transportation of petrol .
It is of great practical importance
- in systems in which petrol is stored ( tank farms ),
- when transferring these fuels from a tank farm to road tankers , rail tank cars or barges
- and when filling petrol stations with petrol.
These processes result in considerable emissions of volatile organic compounds ( abbreviation : VOC) due to evaporation . The main aim of this regulation is to reduce these emissions. This is mainly achieved through the obligation to use gas displacement systems .
This regulation does not deal with the actual refueling of motor vehicles at filling stations; the 21st BImSchV applies here .
