Ban on K2 environmental class fuel in Kazakhstan to come into force on Jan 1, 2016

According to the resolution of the Eurasian Economic Commission on the basis of changes in the technical regulations of the Customs Union, ban on the use and production of motor gasoline and diesel fuel of K2 environmental class in Kazakhstan comes into force from January 1, 2016, according to the press service of the Committee for Technical Regulation and Metrology of the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies.

Changes in the technical regulations of the Customs Union "On requirements for automobile and aviation gasoline, diesel and marine fuel, jet fuel and heating oil" provide for the extension of time for lifting a prohibition on production and use of gasoline and diesel fuel of K2 environmental class in Kazakhstan from January 1, 2014 to January 1, 2016. 

Meanwhile, for the other participants of the Customs Union the resolution of the Eurasian Economic Commission "On amendments to the technical regulations, establishing mandatory for application and performance requirements for automobile and aviation gasoline, diesel and marine fuel, jet fuel and heating oil, put into circulation in the customs territory of the Customs Union," comes into force on July 10, 2014, PM's official website reported.

As explained in the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies, a major deterrent for the transition to production of oil products in accordance with the requirements of K3 environmental class in Kazakhstan from January 1, 2014 is the technical unpreparedness of refineries, modernization of which will be completed in 2015.