Fuels & Lubricants Magazine

REGULATION CORNER
The identifiers have
to be affixed on the
nozzle and on the
dispenser on refuelling
points and on the fuel
filler cap or filler flap
on vehicles.
PHOTOS: WWW.FUEL-IDENTIFIERS.EU
“BX” in squares stands for B,for Biodiesel and X,
replaced with the number of maximum Biodiesel (FAME
as bio-component) content in volume percentage allowed
in the concerned fuel
Symbols for gaseous fuels are LPG (liquefied petroleum
gas), LNG (liquefied natural gas), CNG (compressed
natural gas) and H 2 (Hydrogen).
The identifiers shall be executed in black, outer edge
and content, on white (or silver) background. The EU
16942 standard, prescribes minimal sizes and font in
Latin script, but that information is intended for obliged
operators to follow while preparing the labels.
European countries and CEN/CENELEC members
are bound to implement the Standard EU 16942. The
fuel labelling should be implemented in the national annexes
of the relevant fuel specification standard for the
respective fuel used in road transport (diesel fuel, motor
gasoline, Automotive LPG).
To conclude, the aim of the fuel labelling is to assist
consumers at a filling station in recognizing the compatible
fuel for their vehicle. Consumers just need to match
the identifier-graphical symbol from their vehicle filler
flap with the same symbol on the fuel dispenser and nozzle.
Then they can be certain the selected fuel is compatible
with their car’s needs.
The details of the Fuel labelling system is available
on: www.upei.org, www.acea.be, www.acem.
eu and www.fuelseurope.eu. Fore Croatia, the details
could be found on www.hup.hr, www.hak.hr and
www.mzoip.hr.
Examples: Fuel identifiers on
nozzle, filler flap and dispenser.
The fuel labelling
should be implemented
in the national annexes
of the relevant fuel
specification standard
for the respective fuel
used in road transport.
Fuels&Lubricants No. 3 OCTOBER 2018 11