Article 9

1. The Commission shall, periodically and for the first time not later than 12 months from the date of adoption of this Directive but in any event not later than 31 December 1999, and in the light of the assessment carried out in accordance with the requirements of Article 3 of Directive 98/69/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 relating to measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 70/220/EEC (13), submit to the European Parliament and the Council a proposal for a revision of this Directive as an integral part of the strategy designed to produce effects to meet the requirements of the Community air quality standards and related objectives. 2. The proposal shall contain environmental specifications complementing the mandatory specifications stipulated in Annex III for petrol and Annex IV for diesel fuels on the basis, inter alia, of accumulated knowledge concerning requirements on emission reductions related to air quality, the effective functioning of new pollution abatement technologies and developments affecting international fuel markets. 3. In addition to the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2, the Commission may, inter alia, bring forward proposals taking into consideration the particular situation of captive fleets and the need to propose levels of specifications for the special fuels they use, proposals setting levels of specifications applicable to liquid petroleum gas, natural gas and biofuels.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-29 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.