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Regulation The Obligation For Import Fuel Storage

Original Language Title: Asetus tuontipolttoaineiden velvoitevarastoinnista

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Regulation on the obligation to store imported fuels

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The presentation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of Trade and Industry is governed by the provisions of the Law of 28 November 1994 on the storage of imported fuels (1070/94) Articles 10, 19 and 24:

ARTICLE 1
Vellution storage declaration

The law on the obligation to store imported fuels (1070/94) , the importer of coal, natural gas and coal, crude oil, petroleum products and natural gas shall, within the time limit set by the Maintenance Centre, make a mission to the Maintenance Centre An obligation storage declaration.

ARTICLE 2
Declaration of the obligation storage storage of a coal plant

The coal plant shall indicate:

(1) the total consumption of coal in the preceding three calendar years and the average monthly consumption of coal calculated on that basis;

Paragraph 2 is repealed by A 11.12.1997-1157 .

(3) the importers from whom the coal was obtained.

ARTICLE 3
Declaration of the obligation storage of the coal importer

The coal importer shall indicate:

(1) the actual importation of the calendar year preceding the importer;

(2) the amount of coal exported by the importer during the preceding calendar year;

(3) the amount of coal which has been supplied by the importer in the preceding calendar year to the stockpiles of the State or for use in coal, or as a raw material or as a raw material for industrial production, and the coal users to whom Such deliveries have occurred; and

(4) the average monthly balance of coal, calculated on the basis of the reductions referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 above, pursuant to Article 5 (1) of the Act on the obligation to store imported fuels.

§ 4
Declaration of the obligation storage of the oil importer

The importer of crude oil and other raw materials used in the refining of petroleum products and the importer of petroleum products shall indicate: (11.12.1997-1157)

(1) imported goods by type of goods during the preceding calendar year;

(2) the quantity of oil exported by the importer during the preceding calendar year;

(3) the amount of oil which has been supplied by the importer in the preceding calendar year to the security stocks of the State or which has been processed as a raw material for industry or made available for industrial production as a raw material, and the users to whom Such deliveries have occurred; and

(4) the average monthly income of crude oil and other raw materials used in the refining of crude oil and petroleum products, for which the calculation has been taken into account pursuant to Article 8 (1) of the law on the obligation to store imported fuels 2 and 3; The reductions mentioned in paragraph 2. (11.12.1997-1157)

The import and export volumes of crude oil and other raw materials used for oil refining shall not be included in the consignment of consignments imported for processing by a foreign contractor in Finland, of which the products manufactured are not supplied for domestic consumption. (11.12.1997-1157)

§ 5
Gas installation obligation storage declaration

The natural gas facility shall indicate:

(1) the total quantity of natural gas realised during the preceding calendar year by importer or dealer;

(2) the quantity of natural gas used by the plant during the preceding calendar year for industrial production, resale, export or supply to emergency stocks of the State;

(3) the non-installation natural gas users to which the installation has been reselled; and

(4) the average monthly supply of natural gas, which has been calculated on the basis of deductions based on paragraphs 2 and 3 pursuant to Article 11 (1) of the Act on the compliance of the obligation to store imported fuels.

ARTICLE 6
Declaration of the obligation storage storage of natural gas importer

The natural gas importer shall indicate:

(1) the importation of natural gas during the preceding calendar year;

(2) the quantity of natural gas which has been used by the importer for industrial production during the preceding calendar year, exported or supplied by the State to emergency stocks;

(3) the quantity of natural gas supplied by the importer for the preceding calendar year to the natural gas installation or industrial use and the installations to which such supplies have taken place; and

(4) the average monthly amount of natural gas taken into account for the calculation of deductions based on points 2 and 3 under Article 12 (1) of the Act on the Obligality of Import Fuel Supply.

§ 7
Stopping of the warehouse

In the notification, the storage person shall submit a statement on the investment of the reserve base.

§ 7a (11.12.1997-1157)
Investing in a warehouse abroad

When wishing to invest in a reserve storage facility, a storage unit shall report to the Maintenance Department:

(1) the quantity and quality of the product to be invested abroad, as specified in the instructions of the Maintenance Centre;

2) the duration of investment abroad;

(3) the location of the warehouse;

(4) information on the entity carrying out the inventory;

(5) the contractual arrangements underlying the investment in the inventory; and

6) Preparations for the introduction or transfer of a storage facility to Finland, and other aspects prescribed by the Maintenance Centre.

§ 8
Natural gas replacement fuel

The natural gas installation and the natural gas importer shall, in their obligation storage declarations, make a proposal for the fuel to be stored, determine its suitability and impact on its energy production and the calorific value of the product to be stored.

§ 9
Replacement of the institution's obligation

The Maintenance Safety Centre may authorise a natural gas installation or a coal installation to replace a storage obligation by another equivalent security-security arrangement provided that:

(1) the replacement system may produce the same amount of energy as is available at the reserve depot;

(2) a compensatory arrangement can be made available without delay;

(3) the entire energy supply chain is secure;

(4) the arrangement is based on a primary energy source in a country other than that provided for in Article 9 or 13 of the Act on the obligation to store fuel for imported fuels; (11.12.1997-1157)

(5) the implementation of the arrangement shall be for each part of the storage obligation applying for the authorisation to be replaced;

(6) the arrangement is not based on any other obligation to hold a stockholding obligation or a security warehouse law (970/1982) , or for the storage of a foreign warehouse in Finland which is reserved for the security of the country other than that of Finland; and (11.12.1997-1157)

(7) the arrangement is not based on a stockholding obligation for a storage obligation for another product.

ARTICLE 10
Replacement of the obligation of the coal importer

The Maintenance Safety Centre may authorise the coal importer to replace its obligations by storing petroleum products.

In the case of replacement of coal reserves in petroleum products, the equivalence of products shall be established on the basis of thermal values.

ARTICLE 11 (11.12.1997-1157)
Replacement of the obligation of the importer of crude oil

The Maintenance Safety Centre may authorise the importer of crude oil and other petroleum refining raw materials to compensate for up to 50 % of its storage obligation for petroleum products.

Petroleum products substituting for the storage of crude oil and other raw materials used for oil refining may include liquefied petroleum gas, gasoline, motor gasoline and naphtha, and those available for the production of petrol Refinery supplies, kerosene, diesel and light and heavy fuel oil and the refining processes available for their manufacture. In the case of crude oil and other petroleum products used for the refining of raw materials, no more than 35 % of the replacement oil shall be heavy fuel oil. The average percentage shall be at least 20 % and the proportion of petrol products and preparations of at least 10 % and not more than 40 %. (13/02/811)

In order to compensate for the obligation to store crude oil and other raw materials used in the refining of oil, it is considered that an oil product is equivalent to a tonne of crude oil or other raw material used for refining.

ARTICLE 12 (13/02/811)
Replacement of the obligation of an importer of oil products

The Maintenance Safety Centre may authorise the importer of an oil product to replace its obligations as follows:

(1) the obligation to store heavy fuel oil may be replaced by the storage of other oil products covered by the obligation to storage;

(2) the obligation to store light fuel oil or diesel oil may be replaced by 50 % by storing heavy fuel oil or motor gasoline;

(3) 50 % of the obligation to store chaibis may be replaced by storage of light fuel oil or diesel oil.

In order to compensate for the obligation to store other fuels, the equivalence of products shall be established on the basis of the product mass.

Article 12a (13/02/811)
Transfer of the obligation of the importer of crude oil or petroleum products

The maintenance facility may, upon application, authorise the importer of crude oil or petroleum products to delegate, in whole or in part, its storage obligations:

(1) the central storage unit of one or more Member States of the European Union, provided that prior authorisation has been obtained from all Member States in whose territory stocks are to be held;

(2) economic operators within the territory of the European Union, provided that such transfer has been authorised in advance from all Member States in whose territory stocks are to be held; or

3) economic operators in Finland.

The transfer of the storage obligation shall be subject to an agreement between the transferor and the recipient of the shipment. On the basis of such an agreement, the consignee shall be responsible for the purchase, ownership and storage of a batch of crude oil or petroleum products specified in the contract or of the crude oil or The storage of a batch of oil products. The transferor of the obligation shall have the right to have access to the raw oil or petroleum products covered by the contract as appropriate.

ARTICLE 13
More detailed instructions

Where necessary, the Maintenance Safety Centre shall provide further guidance on the application of this Regulation.

ARTICLE 14
Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1995.

Entry into force and application of amending acts:

11.12.1997/1157:

This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 December 1997.

Before the entry into force of this Regulation, measures may be taken to implement it.

13 DECEMBER 2012/811:

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2013.

Council Directive 2009 /119/EC (32009L0119); OJ L 265, 9.10.2009, p. 9