Source

Council Directive 85/347/EEC of 8 July 1985 amending Directive 68/297/EEC on the standardization of provisions regarding the duty-free admission of fuel contained in the fuel tanks of commercial motor vehicles

Directive 85/347/EEC · Directive · 3 articles

Data as of 2026-07-04 · Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗

Article 1

Open ↗

Directive 68/297/EEC is hereby amended as follows: 1. Article 1 is replaced by the following: 'Article 1 Member States shall, in accordance with this Directive, standardize provisions regarding the duty-free admission of fuel contained in the standard fuel tanks of commercial motor vehicles travelling across common frontiers between Member States.' 2. Article 2 is replaced by the following: 'Article 2 For the purposes of this Regulation: - "commercial motor vehicle" means any motorized road vehicle which by its type of construction and equipment is designed for, and capable of, transporting, whether for payment or not: (a) more than nine persons, including the driver; (b) goods; - "standard fuel tanks" means the tanks permanently fixed by the manufacturer to all motor vehicles of the same type as the vehicle in question and whose permanent fitting enables fuel to be used directly, both for the purpose of propulsion and, where appropriate, for the operation of a refrigeration system. Gas tanks fitted to motor vehicles designed for the direct use of gas as a fuel shall also be considered to be standard fuel tanks.' 3. Paragraph 1 of Article 3 is replaced by the following: '1. Member States shall admit duty-free the following quantities of fuel contained in standard fuel tanks of commercial motor vehicles: (a) 200 litres per vehicle and per journey in the case of vehicles designed for, and capable of, transporting goods, with or without payment; (b) 600 litres per vehicle and per journey in the case of vehicles designed for, and capable of, transporting more than nine persons including the driver. Acting in accordance with the procedures provided for by the Treaty on this point, the Council shall decide, on a proposal from the Commission, before 1 July 1986, on the increase of the quantity of fuel admitted duty-free and contained in the standard fuel tanks of the vehicles referred to in (a) of the first subparagraph.' 4. Article 5 is deleted.

Article 2

Open ↗

Member States shall take the measures necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 1 October 1985. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.

Article 3

Open ↗

This Directive is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 8 July 1985. For the Council The President J. SANTER (1) OJ No C 95, 6. 4. 1984, p. 4. (2) OJ No C 172, 2. 7. 1984, p. 15. (3) OJ No C 248, 17. 9. 1984, p. 13. (4) OJ No L 175, 23. 7. 1968, p. 15. (5) OJ No L 91, 9. 4. 1983, p. 28.

Other acts of the same type

Commission Directive 2014/108/EU of 12 December 2014 amending Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of defence-related products Text with EEA relevance Council Directive 2014/107/EU of 9 December 2014 amending Directive 2011/16/EU as regards mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field of taxation Commission Implementing Directive 2014/105/EU of 4 December 2014 amending Directives 2003/90/EC and 2003/91/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC and Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/55/EC respectively, as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species and vegetable species Text with EEA relevance Directive 2014/104/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2014 on certain rules governing actions for damages under national law for infringements of the competition law provisions of the Member States and of the European Union Text with EEA relevance Commission Directive 2014/103/EU of 21 November 2014 adapting for the third time the Annexes to Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the inland transport of dangerous goods to scientific and technical progress Text with EEA relevance Council Directive 2014/102/EU of 7 November 2014 adapting Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia Text with EEA relevance Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2015/13 of 31 October 2014 amending Annex III to Directive 2014/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards the flowrate range of water meters Text with EEA relevance Commission Directive 2014/101/EU of 30 October 2014 amending Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy Text with EEA relevance Commission Directive 2014/100/EU of 28 October 2014 amending Directive 2002/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system Text with EEA relevance Directive 2014/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 amending Directive 2013/34/EU as regards disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large undertakings and groups Text with EEA relevance Commission Directive 2014/99/EU of 21 October 2014 amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical progress, Directive 2009/126/EC on Stage II petrol vapour recovery during refuelling of motor vehicles at service stations Commission Implementing Directive 2014/96/EU of 15 October 2014 on the requirements for the labelling, sealing and packaging of fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants intended for fruit production, falling within the scope of Council Directive 2008/90/EC

Source: EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU), © European Union, reuse permitted under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.

What to look at next

Browse all EU Legal ActsEvery instrument by type and year, full text free to read section by sectionEuropean Union legislation EU Legal Acts by type and yearGrouped by instrument type and year of enactment, so you can find others of the same kindBrowse by type and year European Union: what this database coversWhich datasets are here, which official source they come from, and how current they areEuropean Union overview