Quality of fuel

In Iceland, Directive 98/70/EU regarding the quality of petrol and diesel fuel along with Directive 2009/30/EU regarding the quality of fuel, are transposed into Regulation No. 960/2016. The regulation concerns vehicles used on roads and movable machines to be used outside roads.

The Environmental Agency of Iceland must follow up on the execution of Regulation No. 960/2016. Suppliers shall provide the Agency with the results of testing from an accredited laboratory regarding parameters listed in the Annexes of the regulation. These tests are done on samples from each shipment of fuel imported to Iceland and report shall be sent to the Environmental Agency of Iceland before the 1st of March each year for the preceding year. Suppliers shall also send a report on the greenhouse gas intensity from fuel and energy provided in Iceland before the 1st of February each year for the preceding year, starting in 2018. These reports must be certified by an impartial certification body that the Environmental Agency of Iceland approves.