Control of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions resulting from the storage of petrol and its distribution from terminals to service stations, Stage 1

Parliament approved the Commission proposal with 25 amendments substantially to: - authorise the Member States to apply more stringent measures at national level or in certain areas of their territory to protect human health or the environment. This authorisation also extended to oil losses resulting from the loading and unloading of mobile containers at terminals; - exempt service stations located in places where urban speed limits were applicable or those having a throughput of less than 100 m3/year from the application of the Directive on the fuelling of storage installations; - make it compulsory for Member States to provide the Commission with a report containing detailed information on the areas in which national measures were applicable; - draw up an annex setting out specifications for fuelling installations for road tankers; - include maritime shipping in the scope of application of the Directive; - improve publicity of the meetings and deliberations of the advisory committee; - bring forward the date of the first report from the Member States.�