Article 12

Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the geological storage of carbon dioxide and amending Council Directive 85/337/EEC, European Parliament and Council Directives 2000/60/EC, 2001/80/EC, 2004/35/EC, 2006/12/EC, 2008/1/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 (Text with EEA relevance) · European Union

A CO_(2) stream shall consist overwhelmingly of carbon dioxide. To this end, no waste or other matter may be added for the purpose of disposing of that waste or other matter. However, a CO_(2) stream may contain incidental associated substances from the source, capture or injection process and trace substances added to assist in monitoring and verifying CO_(2) migration. Concentrations of all incidental and added substances shall be below levels that would: adversely affect the integrity of the storage site or the relevant transport infrastructure; pose a significant risk to the environment or human health; or breach the requirements of applicable Community legislation. The Commission shall, if appropriate, adopt guidelines to help identify the conditions applicable on a case by case basis for respecting the criteria laid down in paragraph 1. Member States shall ensure that the operator: accepts and injects CO_(2) streams only if an analysis of the composition, including corrosive substances, of the streams and a risk assessment have been carried out, and if the risk assessment has shown that the contamination levels are in line with the conditions referred to in paragraph 1; keeps a register of the quantities and properties of the CO_(2) streams delivered and injected, including the composition of those streams.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.