Cabinet Paper: Changes to the Petroleum Products Specifications Regulations 2002

[ Last Updated 14 August 2006 ]

Short Description This paper proposed amending the PPSR to further reduce the maximum permitted sulphur levels in petrol and diesel, and to change the sulphur test method, the Diesel Filter Blocking Tendency Property and the Petrol Manganese Level review date.

Author Hon Harry Duynhoven, Associate Minister of Energy

Document Status

Archived

To: The Chair
Cabinet Economic Development Committee

Document Table of Contents

Proposal
Executive Summary
Background
Further Reductions in Sulphur Levels
Diesel Filter Blocking Tendency
Petrol Manganese Levels and Methylcyclopentadienyl Manganese Tricarbonyl (MMT)
Petrol Corrosiveness toward Silver and Silver Alloys
Summer Specification for Diesel Cold Filter Plugging Point (CFPP)
Reduction of Regular Petrol Motor Octane Number (MON) from 82 to 81
Consultation
Fiscal Implications
Human Rights
Legislative Implications
Regulatory Impact and Compliance Cost Statement
Communications
Recommendations
Appendix 1: Summary of Submissions on PPSR Review Discussion Documents
Appendix 2: Proposed Regulated Maximum Sulphur Levels in Asia Pacific, USA and EU

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