S.I. No. 129/2016 - European Union (Stage II Petrol Vapour Recovery During Refuelling of Motor Vehicles at Service Stations) (Amendment) Regulations 2016.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Stage II Petrol Vapour Recovery During Refuelling of Motor Vehicles at Service Stations) (Amendment) Regulations 2016.

2. These Regulations come into effect on 13 May 2016.

3. The European Union (Stage II Petrol Vapour Recovery During Refuelling of Motor Vehicles at Service Stations) Regulations 2011 (

S.I. No. 687 of 2011

) are amended—

(

a

) In Regulation 6, by substituting the following for paragraph (1)

“The petrol vapour capture efficiency of all Stage II petrol vapour recovery systems installed under Regulation 5 shall be equal to or greater than 85% as certified by the manufacturer in accordance with Standard EN 16321-1:2013.”

(

b

) In Regulation 10, by substituting the following for paragraph (1)

“It shall be the duty of the owner to ensure that the in-service petrol vapour capture efficiency of Stage II petrol vapour recovery systems be tested by an approved assessor at least once each year in accordance with Standard EN 16321-2:2013.”

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

8 March 2016.

ALAN KELLY,

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

These Regulations transpose Commission Directive 2014/99/EU amending Directive 2009/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to Stage II petrol vapour recovery during refueling of motor vehicles at service stations.

These Regulations amend the European Union (Stage II Petrol Vapour Recovery During Refuelling of Motor Vehicles at Service Stations) Regulations 2011. The amendments update the Regulations to refer to the latest CEN standards.

1 O.J. L285, 31.10.2009, p.36

2 O.J. L304, 23.10.2014, p.89

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

11

th March

, 2016.

I, ALAN KELLY, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 3

of the

European Communities Act, 1972

(No. 27 of 1972) and for the purpose of giving further effect to Directive 2009/126/EC

1

of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009, as amended by Commission Directive 2014/99/EU

2

of 21 October 2014, hereby make the following Regulations