Standards, Regulation, Legislation and Agreements Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Council Directive 93/12/EEC Published 2023 Share SHARE Facebook share Twitter LinkedIn Copy URL Email Download Download CELEX_01998L0070-20231120_EN_TXT.pdf en Added on: 09 November, 2025 CELEX_01998L0070-20231120_FR_TXT.pdf fr Added on: 09 November, 2025 CELEX_01998L0070-20231120_ES_TXT.pdf es Added on: 09 November, 2025 Breadcrumb Home Resource Library Directive 98/70/EC of The European Parliament and of The Council of 13 October 1998 Relating To The Quality of Petrol and Diesel Fuels and Amending Council Directive 93/12/EEC This EU Directive regulates the quality of petrol and diesel fuels placed on the internal market. It sets technical and environmental specifications for fuel used in road vehicles and non-road mobile machinery (including agricultural tractors, inland water‐way vessels when not at sea, recreational craft etc.). Key rules include maximum sulphur content, limits on lead in petrol, provisions on biofuel blends, and monitoring/reporting requirements by Member States. It also allows Member States to require stricter fuel standards in certain sensitive areas, under defined conditions.