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A.L. 5 ta’ l-2011
ATT DWAR L-AMBJENT U L-IPPJANAR TAL-IŻVILUPP
(KAP. 504)
Regolamenti ta’ l-2011 li jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar
il-Kontroll ta’ l-Emissjonijiet tal-Komposti Organiċi Volatili
– KOV (Ħażna u Distribuzzjoni ta’ Petrol mit-Terminals lejn
Stazzjonijiet tal-Petrol)
BIS-SAĦĦA tas-setgħat mogħtija bl-artikoli 61 u 62 ta’ l-Att
dwar l-Ambjent u l-Ippjanar tal-Iżvilupp, il-Prim Ministru għamel
dawn ir-regolamenti li ġejjin:1. It-titolu ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti hu Regolamenti
ta’ l-2011 li jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar il-Kontroll ta’ lEmissjonijiet tal-Komposti Organiċi Volatili – KOV (Ħażna u
Distribuzzjoni ta’ Petrol mit-Terminals lejn Stazzjonijiet tal-Petrol)
u għandhom jinqraw u jiftiehmu ħaġa waħda mar-Regolamenti ta’
l-2009 dwar il-Kontroll ta’ l-Emissjonijiet tal-Komposti Organiċi
Volatili – KOV (Ħażna u Distribuzzjoni ta’ Petrol mit-Terminals
lejn Stazzjonijiet tal-Petrol) hawn iżjed ’il quddiem imsejħa “irregolamenti prinċipali”.
2. Ir-regolament 2 tar-regolamenti prinċipali għandu jiġi
emendat kif ġej:(a) fit-tifsiriet bl-Ingliż, minnufih wara t-tifsira “petrol”
għandha tiżdied din it-tifsira ġdida li ġejja:
“ “petrol vapour capture efficiency” means the
amount of petrol vapour captured by the Stage II
petrol vapour recovery system compared to the amount
of petrol vapour that would otherwise be emitted to
the atmosphere in the absence of such a system and
expressed as a percentage;”;
(b) minflok it-tifsira “sistema għall-irkupru tal-fwar
tal-petrol tat-tip Fażi II” għandha tidħol it-tifsira li ġejja:
Titolu.
A.L. 54 tal-2009.
Jemenda r-regolament
2 tar-regolamenti
prinċipali.
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“ “sistema għall-irkupru tal-fwar tal-petrol tat-tip
Fażi II” tfisser tagħmir immirat għall-irkupru tal-fwar
tal-petrol li jiċċaqlaq mit-tank tal-petrol ta’ vettura waqt
li tkun qed timtela bil-petrol fi stazzjon tal-petrol u li
jittrasferixxi dan il-petrol f’xi tank tal-ħżin jew inkella
lura fil-pompa tal-petrol sabiex jerġa jinbiegħ;”; u
(ċ) is-subregolament (2) tiegħu għandu jiġi sostitwit
b’dan li ġej:
“(2) Dawn ir-regolamenti jittrasponu d-Direttiva
tal-Parlament Ewropew u tal-Kunsill 94/63/KE tal20 ta’ Diċembru 1994 dwar il-kontroll ta’ komposti
organiċi volatili li jirriżultaw mill-ħażna tal-petrol u
d-distribuzzjoni tiegħu minn terminals għall-istazzjonijet
tas-servizz u Direttiva 2009/126/KE tal-Parlament
Ewropew u tal-Kunsill tal-21 ta’ Ottubru 2009 dwar ilFażi II tal-irkupru tal-fwar tal-petrol waqt ir-riforniment
bil-karburant tal-vetturi bil-mutur fl-istazzjonijiet ta’
servizz.”.
Jemenda r-regolament
5 tar-regolamenti
prinċipali.
3. Ir-regolament 5 tar-regolamenti prinċipali għandu jiġi
emendat kif ġej:
(a) minflok il-paragrafu (a) tas-subregolament (3)
tiegħu, għandu jidħol dan li ġej:
“(a) l-istazzjonijiet tal-petrol kollha sakemm
awditur approvat ma jiċċertifikax li t-tagħmir ta’ tagħbija
u ta’ ħżin bħal dawk l-istazzjonijiet tal-petrol ikunu
ddisinjati u jaħdmu skond id-disposizzjonijiet tekniċi ta’
Parti A fi Skeda VI li tinsab ma’ dawn ir-regolamenti.
Din id-disposizzjoni saret sabiex jitnaqqas it-telf
annwali u totali ta’ petrol li jirriżulta mit-tagħbija għal
stallazzjonijiet ta’ ħażna fl-istazzjonijiet tal-petrol taħt
il-valur ta’ riferenza prospettiv ta’ 0.01% tal-volum totali
b’massa (m/m).”;
(b) minflok il-paragrafi (a), (b), (c) u (d) tassubregolament (4) tiegħu, għandhom jidħlu dawn il-paragrafi
li ġejjin:
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“(a) l-istazzjonijiet tal-petrol ‘ġodda’ jekk ilvolum totali attwali jew intenzjonat tagħhom jaqbeż il500 m3 fis-sena;
(b) l-istazzjonijiet tal-petrol ‘ġodda’
irrispettivament mill-volum totali, attwali jew intenzjonat
tagħhom jekk kemm-il darba dawn ikunu jinstabu taħt
kwartieri residenzjali jew f’żoni tax-xogħol;
(ċ) l-istazzjonijiet ‘eżistenti’ jekk ikun ser isir
xi xogħol ta’ rinnovament estensiv fuqhom wara it30 ta’ Ġunju 2012 u jekk il-volum totali, attwali jew
intenzjonat tagħhom ikun:
(i) ogħla minn 500 m3 fis-sena, jew ;
(ii) ogħla minn 100 m3 fis-sena, jekk tkun
tinstab taħt kwartieri residenzjali jew f’żoni taxxogħol;
(d) l-istazzjonijiet tal-petrol “eżistenti” li
jkollhom il-volum totali li jkun ogħla minn 3000 m3 sal31 ta’ Diċembru 2018.”.
4. Parti B ta’ Skeda VI li tinsab mar-regolamenti prinċipali
għandu jiġi emendat kif ġej:
ġej:
(a) minflok il-paragrafu 2 tiegħu għandu jidħol dan li
“2. L-effiċjenza tas-sistema għall-irkupru talfwar tal-petrol tat-tip Fażi II m’għandux ikun anqas
minn 85%, kif jiġi ċċertifikat mill-manifattur skond
l-istandards tekniċi applikabbli Ewropej jew ilproċeduri ta’ type approval imsemmija f’ Artikolu 8 ta’
Direttiva 2009/126/KE, jew, jekk kemm-il darba dawn
l-istandards jew proċeduri ma jkunux jeżistu, ma’ xi
standards nazzjonali rispettivi.”;
ġej:
(b) minflok il-paragrafu 4 tiegħu, għandu jidħol dan li
“4. L-operatur għandu jiżgura li l-effiċjenza ta’
l-irkupru tal-idrokarbonju tas-sistema għall-irkupru talfwar tat-tip Fażi II għandha tiġi eżaminata mill-anqas
Jemenda Skeda
VI li tinsab marregolamenti prinċipali.
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darba fis-sena billi jiġi ċċekkjat li l-proporzjon ta’ fwar/
petrol taħt kundizzjonijiet li jissimulaw il-fluss tal-petrol,
ikun konformi ma’ dak f’paragrafu 3 hawn qabel, jew
inkella permezz ta’ metodoloġija adatta oħra.”; u
(ċ) minnufih wara l-paragrafu 6 tiegħu, għandu jidħol
dan il-paragrafu ġdid li ġej:
“7. Meta operatur ta’ stazzjon tal-petrol ikun
installa sistema għall-irkupru tal-fwar tal-petrol tat-tip
Fażi II, l-operatur għandu jinforma lill-konsumaturi
b’dan il-fatt billi jwaħħal sinjal jew sticker jew xi tip
ta’ notifika oħra fuq il-pompa tal-petrol jew inkella filviċinanzi tagħha.”.
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L.N. 5 of 2011
ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING ACT
(CAP. 504)
Control of Volatile Organic Compound-VOC Emissions
(Storage and Distribution of Petrol from Terminals to Service
Stations) (Amendment) Regulations, 2011
BY VIRTUE of the powers conferred by articles 61 and 62
of the Environment and Development Planning Act, the Prime
Minister has made the following regulations:1. The title of these regulations is the Control of Volatile
Organic Compound-VOC Emissions (Storage and Distribution
of Petrol from Terminals to Service Stations) (Amendment)
Regulations, 2011 and they shall be read and construed as one
with the Control of Volatile Organic Compound-VOC Emissions
(Storage and Distribution of Petrol from Terminals to Service
Stations) Regulations, 2009 hereinafter referred to as “the principal
regulations”.
2. Regulation 2 of the principal regulations shall be
amended as follows:(a) immediately after the definition “petrol” there shall
be added the following new definition:
“ “petrol vapour capture efficiency” means the
amount of petrol vapour captured by the Stage II
petrol vapour recovery system compared to the amount
of petrol vapour that would otherwise be emitted to
the atmosphere in the absence of such a system and
expressed as a percentage;”;
(b) the definition “Stage II petrol vapour recovery
system” shall be substituted with the following definition:
“ “Stage II petrol vapour recovery system” means
equipment aimed at recovering the petrol vapour
displaced from the fuel tank of a motor vehicle during
refilling at a service station and which transfers petrol
to a storage tank at the service or back to the petrol
dispenser for resale;”; and
Citation.
L.N. 54 of 2009.
Amends regulation
2 to the principal
regulations.
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(c) sub-regulation (2) thereof shall be substituted with
the following:
“(2) These regulations transpose European
Parliament and Council Directive 94/63/EC of 20
December 1994 on the control of volatile organic
compound (VOC) emissions resulting from the storage
of petrol and its distribution from terminals to service
stations and Directive 2009/126/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council of the 21 October 2009
on Stage II petrol vapour recovery during refueling of
motor vehicles and service stations.”.
Amends regulation
5 to the principal
regulations.
3. Regulation 5 of the principal regulations shall be
amended as follows:
(a) in the Maltese text, for paragraph (a) of subregulation (3) thereof, there shall be substituted the following:
“(a) l-istazzjonijiet tal-petrol kollha sakemm
awditur approvat ma jiċċertifikax li t-tagħmir ta’ tagħbija
u ta’ ħżin bħal dawk l-istazzjonijiet tal-petrol ikunu
ddisinjati u jaħdmu skond id-disposizzjonijiet tekniċi ta’
Parti A fi Skeda VI li tinsab ma’ dawn ir-regolamenti.
Din id-disposizzjoni saret sabiex jitnaqqas it-telf
annwali u totali ta’ petrol li jirriżulta mit-tagħbija għal
stallazzjonijiet ta’ ħażna fl-istazzjonijiet tal-petrol taħt
il-valur ta’ riferenza prospettiv ta’ 0.01% tal-volum totali
b’massa (m/m).”; and
(b) for paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of sub-regulation
(4) thereof, there shall be substituted the following:
“(a) ‘new’ service stations if their actual or
intended throughput exceeds 500 m3 per annum;
(b) ‘new’ service stations irrespective of their
actual or intended throughput if they are situated under
living quarters or in working areas;
(c) ‘existing’ service stations if they undergo
a major refurbishment after 30 June 2012 and if their
actual or intended throughput:
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(i) exceeds 500 m3 per annum, or;
(ii) exceeds 100 m 3 per annum if it is
situated under permanent living quarters or
working areas;
(d) ‘existing’ service stations having a throughput
exceeding 3000 m 3 per annum by the 31 December
2018.”.
4. Part B of Schedule VI to the principal regulations shall
be amended as follows:(a) for paragraph 2 thereof, there shall be substituted
the following:
“2. The efficiency of the Stage II petrol vapour
recovery system shall not be less than 85% as certified by
the manufacturer in accordance with relevant European
technical standards or type approval procedures referred
to in Article 8 of Directive 2009/126/EC or, if there
are no such standards or procedures, with any relevant
national standard.”;
(b) for paragraph 4 thereof, there shall be substituted
the following:
“4. The operator shall ensure that the in-service
petrol vapour capture efficiency of the Stage II petrol
vapour recovery systems is tested at least once each
year either by checking that the vapour or petrol ratio
under stimulated petrol flow conditions is in conformity
with paragraph 3 above or by any other appropriate
methodology.”; and
(c) immediately after paragraph 6 thereof, there shall
be added the following new paragraph:
“7. When a service station has installed a Stage
II petrol vapour recovery system, the operator shall
ensure that a sign, sticker or other notification informing
consumers of this fact is displayed on or in the vicinity
of the petrol dispenser.”.
Amends Schedule
VI to the principal
regulations.