12003TN08/10/A

Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded - Annex VIII: List referred to in Article 24 of the Act of Accession: Latvia - 10. Environment - A. Air quality

Official Journal L 236 , 23/09/2003 P. 0832 - 0832


A. AIR QUALITY

31994 L 0063: 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 (OJ L 365, 31.12.1994, p. 24).

1. By way of derogation from Article 3 and Annex I of Directive 94/63/EC, the requirements for existing storage installations at terminals shall not apply in Latvia:

- until 31 December 2005 to 17 storage installations with a throughput loaded less than 25000 tonnes/year;

- until 31 December 2006 to a further 3 storage installations with a throughput loaded less than 25000 tonnes/year;

- until 31 December 2008 to a further 19 storage installations with a throughput loaded less than 25000 tonnes/year.

2. By way of derogation from Article 4 and Annex II of Directive 94/63/EC, the requirements for loading and unloading equipment at terminals shall not apply in Latvia:

- until 31 December 2005 to 1 terminal with a throughput less than 25000 tonnes/year;

- until 31 December 2006 to 17 terminals with a throughput less than 25000 tonnes/year;

- until 31 December 2007 to 1 terminal with a throughput less than 25000 tonnes/year;

- until 31 December 2008 to 20 terminals with a throughput less than 25000 tonnes/year.

3. By way of derogation from Article 5 of Directive 94/63/EC, the requirements for existing mobile containers at terminals shall not apply in Latvia until 31 December 2008 to 68 road tankers.

4. By way of derogation from Article 6 and Annex III of Directive 94/63/EC, the requirements for loading into existing storage installations at service stations shall not apply in Latvia:

- until 31 December 2004 to 56 service stations with a throughput greater than 1000 m3/year but less than or equal to 2000 m3/year;

- until 31 December 2008 to 112 service stations with a throughput greater than 500 m3/year but less than or equal to 1000 m3/year, and to 290 service stations with a throughput less than 500 m3/year.

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