Article 2

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

This Directive shall apply to the geological storage of CO_(2) in the territory of the Member States, their exclusive economic zones and on their continental shelves within the meaning of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos). This Directive shall not apply to geological storage of CO_(2), with a total intended storage below 100 kilotonnes, undertaken for research, development or testing of new products and processes. The storage of CO_(2) in a storage site with a storage complex extending beyond the area referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be permitted. The storage of CO_(2) in the water column shall not be permitted.

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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.