EN 228:2012/FprA1
(Amendment)Automotive fuels - Unleaded petrol - Requirements and test methods
Automotive fuels - Unleaded petrol - Requirements and test methods
This European Standard specifies requirements and test methods for marketed and delivered unleaded petrol. It is applicable to unleaded petrol for use in petrol engine vehicles designed to run on unleaded petrol.
This European Standard specifies two types of unleaded petrol: one type with a maximum oxygen content of 3,7 % (m/m) and a maximum ethanol content of 10,0 % (V/V) in Table 1, and one type intended for older vehicles that are not warranted to use unleaded petrol with a high biofuel content, with a maximum oxygen content of 2,7 % (m/m) and a maximum ethanol content of 5,0 % (V/V) in Table 2.
NOTE 1 The two types are based on European Directive requirements [3], [4].
NOTE 2 For the purposes of this European Standard, the terms "% (m/m)" and "% (V/V)" are used to represent respectively the mass fraction, µ, and the volume fraction, φ.
Kraftstoffe für Kraftfahrzeuge - Unverbleite Ottokraftstoffe - Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren
Carburants pour automobiles - Essence sans plomb - Exigences et méthodes d'essai
Goriva za motorna vozila - Neosvinčeni motorni bencini - Zahteve in preskusne metode
General Information
- Status
- Not Published
- Technical Committee
- CEN/TC 19 - Petroleum products, lubricants and related products
- Drafting Committee
- CEN/TC 19/WG 21 - Specification for unleaded petrol
- Current Stage
- 5060 - Closure of Vote - Formal Approval
- Start Date
- 16-Feb-2017
- Due Date
- 04-Jul-2017
- Completion Date
- 16-Feb-2017
Relations
- Effective Date
- 19-Jan-2023
- Effective Date
- 28-Oct-2015
Overview
EN 228:2012/FprA1 (CEN) is the European standard that defines requirements and test methods for marketed and delivered unleaded petrol for petrol‑engine vehicles designed to run on unleaded fuel. It specifies compositional limits, quality criteria and analytical test methods to ensure fuel safety, engine performance and regulatory compliance across EU member states. The amendment (FprA1) updates test references, pump marking and biofuel‑related requirements to reflect recent EU Directives.
Key topics and requirements
- Two petrol types defined
- Type in Table 1: maximum oxygen 3.7% (m/m) and ethanol 10.0% (V/V) (for modern vehicles/broad market supply).
- Type in Table 2: maximum oxygen 2.7% (m/m) and ethanol 5.0% (V/V) (for older vehicles not warranted for high biofuel blends).
- Bio‑components and blending
- Ethanol and other oxygenates are controlled; blending components shall consist solely of hydrocarbons except for the specific non‑hydrocarbon components listed in the tables.
- Renewable hydrocarbons and refinery use of renewable feedstock are permitted provided final fuel meets EN 228 requirements.
- Blending limits & unwanted components
- The amendment introduces explicit rules on unwanted blending components and synthetic hydrocarbons (wording aligned with EN 590).
- Fuel cleanliness and workmanship
- Unleaded petrol must be free from any adulterant or contaminant that renders it unacceptable for use.
- Pump marking and consumer information
- Pump/nozzle marking requirements are aligned with prEN 16942 and the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive for clear consumer identification.
- Updated analytical methods
- Normative references updated to modern test standards (examples: EN 1601 O‑FID for oxygenates, EN 15376 for ethanol blending, EN 16136 for manganese by ICP‑OES, EN ISO 3405 for distillation, EN ISO 12185 for density, EN ISO 22854 multidimensional GC).
Applications and users
- Fuel producers and refiners - for formulation and batch release testing.
- Fuel distributors and retailers - to ensure pump labeling and delivered fuel complies with EN 228.
- Test laboratories - to apply the referenced analytical methods for compliance testing.
- Vehicle manufacturers and fleet operators - to assess fuel compatibility (especially biofuel limits for older engines).
- Regulators and certification bodies - to align national rules with EU Fuel Quality Directive amendments.
Related standards
- EN 15376 (ethanol as blending component)
- prEN 16942 (pump identification / consumer information)
- EN 1601, EN 16136, EN ISO 3405, EN ISO 12185, EN ISO 22854 (test methods referenced by EN 228)
Keywords: EN 228:2012/FprA1, unleaded petrol, automotive fuels, ethanol limits, test methods, pump marking, fuel quality, CEN.
Frequently Asked Questions
EN 228:2012/FprA1 is a draft published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Automotive fuels - Unleaded petrol - Requirements and test methods". This standard covers: This European Standard specifies requirements and test methods for marketed and delivered unleaded petrol. It is applicable to unleaded petrol for use in petrol engine vehicles designed to run on unleaded petrol. This European Standard specifies two types of unleaded petrol: one type with a maximum oxygen content of 3,7 % (m/m) and a maximum ethanol content of 10,0 % (V/V) in Table 1, and one type intended for older vehicles that are not warranted to use unleaded petrol with a high biofuel content, with a maximum oxygen content of 2,7 % (m/m) and a maximum ethanol content of 5,0 % (V/V) in Table 2. NOTE 1 The two types are based on European Directive requirements [3], [4]. NOTE 2 For the purposes of this European Standard, the terms "% (m/m)" and "% (V/V)" are used to represent respectively the mass fraction, µ, and the volume fraction, φ.
This European Standard specifies requirements and test methods for marketed and delivered unleaded petrol. It is applicable to unleaded petrol for use in petrol engine vehicles designed to run on unleaded petrol. This European Standard specifies two types of unleaded petrol: one type with a maximum oxygen content of 3,7 % (m/m) and a maximum ethanol content of 10,0 % (V/V) in Table 1, and one type intended for older vehicles that are not warranted to use unleaded petrol with a high biofuel content, with a maximum oxygen content of 2,7 % (m/m) and a maximum ethanol content of 5,0 % (V/V) in Table 2. NOTE 1 The two types are based on European Directive requirements [3], [4]. NOTE 2 For the purposes of this European Standard, the terms "% (m/m)" and "% (V/V)" are used to represent respectively the mass fraction, µ, and the volume fraction, φ.
EN 228:2012/FprA1 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 75.160.20 - Liquid fuels. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 228:2012/FprA1 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 228:2012+A1:2017, EN 228:2012. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
EN 228:2012/FprA1 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 98/70/EC. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2017
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Automotive fuels - Unleaded petrol - Requirements and test methods
Kraftstoffe für Kraftfahrzeuge - Unverbleite Ottokraftstoffe - Anforderungen und
Prüfverfahren
Carburants pour automobiles - Essence sans plomb - Exigences et méthodes d'essai
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 228:2012/FprA1
ICS:
75.160.20 7HNRþDJRULYD Liquid fuels
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
FINAL DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 228:2012
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
FprA1
September 2016
ICS 75.160.20
English Version
Automotive fuels - Unleaded petrol - Requirements and
test methods
Carburants pour automobiles - Essence sans plomb - Kraftstoffe für Kraftfahrzeuge - Unverbleite
Exigences et méthodes d'essai Ottokraftstoffe - Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for unique acceptance procedure. It has been drawn up by the Technical
Committee CEN/TC 19.
This draft amendment A1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 228:2012. If this draft becomes an amendment,
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for inclusion of
this amendment into the relevant national standard without any alteration.
This draft amendment was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
United Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.
Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Modifications to the Foreword . 4
2 Modifications to Clause 1, Scope . 4
3 Modifications to Clause 2, Normative references . 4
4 Modifications to Clause 4, Pump marking . 5
5 Modification to 5.1, Ethanol. 5
6 Inclusion of a new sub-clause 5.2 . 5
7 Modification to 5.3.1 . 6
8 Modification to 5.3.3, Methylcyclopentadienyl Manganese Tricarbonyl (MMT) . 6
9 Modification to 5.4, introduction of a general workmanship sentence . 6
10 Modifications to Table 1 under 5.4 . 6
11 Modifications to Table 2 under 5.4 . 6
12 Modifications to Table 3 under 5.5 . 7
13 Modifications to Table 4 under 5.5 . 7
14 Modifications to the Bibliography . 7
European foreword
This document (EN 228:2012/FprA1:2016) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 19
“Gaseous and liquid fuels, lubricants and related products of petroleum, synthetic and biological origin”,
the secretariat of which is held by NEN.
This document is currently submitted to the Unique Acceptance Procedure.
This document was originally prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission
and the European Free Trade Association. In addition to other standards, it is intended to be
complementary to the regulatory measures contained in various EU Directives.
The following is a list of significant technical changes between this amendment and the actual European
Standard, EN 228:2012:
— New requirements following amendment 2014/77/EU [11] are taken into account.
— Reference to the revised ethanol specification EN 15376.
— Update of newer test method standards.
— Removal of references to the since 2014 obsolete legal limit of 6 mg/l MMT.
— Inclusion of a section on unwanted blending components
— Inclusion of a section on synthetic hydrocarbons (wording similar to EN 590).
— Inclusion of reference to the work of CEN/TC 441 regarding pump marking in line with the
requirements set by the new Directive 2014/94/EU[12].
1 Modifications to the Foreword
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6 paragraph, first listed item, first sentence shall read: "New requirements following amendment
2009/30/EC [3], 2011/63/EU [4] and 2014/77/EU [11] to the European Fuels Quality Directive
98/70/EC [1], are taken into account".
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6 paragraph, sixth listed item, second line shall start with: "including its Amendments [2] [3] [4] [11],".
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At the end of the 6 paragraph, introduce the following sentence: "The marking at the pump of this
product is in line with the requirements of the Fuels Quality Directive and the Alternative Fuels
Infrastructure Directive [12]."
2 Modifications to Clause 1, Scope
NOTE 1 to be updated: "The two types are based on European Directive requirements [3] [4] [11]".
3 Modifications to Clause 2, Normative referen
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