Legislation
Section 19 of the Fuels Act (2011:319) and Sections 7-8 of the Fuel Regulation rules fuel quality sampling and monitoring in Sweden.
The Swedish Petroleum and Biofuels Institute compiles the data from the fuels tested at the fuel terminals for the annual fuel quality monitoring report on behalf of the Swedish Transport Agency. The quality assessment system at the terminals consist of compiling quality data for all batches produced in Sweden and for all import batches for the Swedish market. The Swedish Transport Agency verifies the data.
The reporting periods are:
•Summer: from May 1 to September 15 in the south and from May 16 to August 31 in the north
•Winter: from November 1 to March 15 in the south and from October 16 to March 31 in the north