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Employees of the Environmental Supervision Department Inspect Automotive Fuel Quality
Employees of the Environmental Supervision Department of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture conducted inspections of automotive fuel quality as part of efforts to reduce and prevent the emission of harmful substances into the ambient air.
Across the country, fuel samples were collected from 85 branded and non-branded filling stations, including 20 gasoline and 65 diesel samples. The samples were tested at a relevant accredited laboratory.
According to the laboratory analysis, no violations were identified in any of the gasoline samples. As for diesel fuel, 13 samples failed to comply with the quality standards established by legislation. Specifically, the permissible limits for sulfur content and flash point were exceeded.
Administrative offense reports were drawn up against the violators under Part 3 of Article 91³ of the Code of Administrative Offenses. The total amount of fines exceeds GEL 1 million. The case materials have been forwarded to the relevant courts for further consideration.
“The Environmental Supervision Department conducts regular monitoring of fuel quality at filling stations in order to minimize the use of substandard fuel, which in turn significantly reduces the emission of harmful substances into the ambient air. It is noteworthy that a declining trend has been observed in cases of non-compliance with established fuel quality standards. In recent years, no presence of toxic heavy metals, such as lead, has been detected in fuel. To protect ambient air quality, the Department will continue to inspect fuel quality at filling stations nationwide this year and will take appropriate measures in the event of any violations,” stated Levan Jgarkava, Head of the Department of Environmental Supervision.
