AUTOMOTIVE LPG UPDATE

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1 UN / ECE WORKING PARTY ON GAS GENEVA, Henri CHAPOTOT / AEGPL AUTOMOTIVE LPG UPDATE Presentation AEGPL/HC UN / ECE WP 3 on

2 INTRODUCTION. AEGPL PRESENTATION AEGPL is the link between the European LPG Industry and the European Institutions : Economic Commission for Europe (UN / ECE) European Commission (E.C.) European Parliament (E.P.) and Council European Committee for standardisation (CEN) AEGPL is also the LPG industry representative in the ISO Presentation AEGPL/HC UN / ECE WP 3 on

3 TRANSPORT AND STORAGE AUTOMOTIVE LPG KEY ADVANTAGES LPG IS EASY TO TRANSPORT AND TO STORE IN LIQUID PHASE, UNDER A LOW PRESSURE. AS MONITORED BY AEGPL, THE NEW REVISED SEVESO II DIRECTIVE OF 16 DECEMBER 2003 HAS NOT INTRODUCED ANY SPECIFIC SEVERITY FOR LARGE LPG STORAGES. ENVIRONMENT BENEFIT LPG FUELLED VEHICLES HAVE LOW EMISSIONS OF BOTH REGULATED AND NON REGULATED POLLUTANTS AN IMPORTANT EMISSION TEST PROGRAMME HAS BEEN RECENTLY LAUNCHED BY THE INDUSTRY. ACCORDING TO THE FIRST RESULTS OBTAINED, THE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT OF AUTOMOTIVE LPG IS IMPORTANT IN COMPARISON WITH CONVENTIONAL FUELS. Presentation AEGPL/HC UN / ECE WP 3 on

4 REGULATORY FRAMEWORK THE AUTOMOTIVE LPG SCHEME AUTOMOTIVE LPG INDUSTRY 2. TAXES & INCENTIVES LPG 3. INTERNATIONAL 5. SERVICES Equipment REGULATIONS STANDARDS Manufacturers European UN/ECE Emissions Technology/Safety Regulations Regulations Sales Product LPG Car & HDV Quality Manufacturers AEGPL 1. PRODUCT Transport AVAILABILITY & Storage Distribution CEN ISO 4. VEHICLE Standards Standards Equipment Sales Customers AVAILABILITY & Systems Retrofit Presentation AEGPL/HC UN / ECE WP 3 on

5 1. PRODUCT AVAILABILITY LPG IS AN ABUNDANT WORLDWIDE TRADED PRODUCT IN EUROPE THE SHARES BETWEEN ITS TWO SOURCES ARE : - NATURAL GAS 60 % - REFINERIES 40 % IN MILLION TONNES OF LPG OF WHICH 3.4 MILLION TONNES OF AUTOMOTIVE LPG HAVE BEEN SOLD IN EUROPE FOR ENERGY USE THE AEGPL STATISTICS SHOW THAT THERE IS NO THREAT OF SHORTAGE IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE Presentation AEGPL/HC UN / ECE WP 3 on

6 2. TAXATION AND INCENTIVES UPON REQUEST OF AEGPL, THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL HAVE GIVEN A CLEAR SIGNAL IN FAVOUR OF LPG IN THE FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE ON THE TAXATION OF ENERGY PRODUCTS OF 27 OCTOBER 2003 : - FAVOURABLE TAXATION LEVEL ON AUTOMOTIVE LPG IN COMPARISON WITH CONVENTIONAL FUELS - IN ADDITION, A ZERO TAXATION ON LPG FOR HEATING PURPOSE HAS BEEN OBTAINED BY AEGPL AS A RESULT OF AEGPL ACTIONS, FAVOURABLE EUROPEAN TAXATION LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BOOST THE AUTOMOTIVE LPG MARKET DEVELOPMENT Presentation AEGPL/HC UN / ECE WP 3 on

7 3. INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS & STANDARDS A COMPREHENSIVE SET OF REGULATIONS & STANDARDS ON AUTOGAS IS DEVELOPED IN EUROPE AEGPL AND ENGA HAVE MONITORED IN CLOSE CO-OPERATION THE ADOPTION BY THE UN / ECE WP 29 OF THE RETROFIT AGREEMENT ON LPG AND NATURAL GAS VEHICLES, WHICH ENTERED INTO FORCE ON IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE WLPGA, AEGPL HAS OBTAINED AN AMENDMENT IN FAVOUR OF LPG AND NATURAL GAS IN DIRECTIVE 2003/30 ON THE PROMOTION OF BIOFUELS IN SPRING AEGPL EXTENSIVE WORKS IN TERMS OF REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS INCREASE THE PRODUCT SAFETY Presentation AEGPL/HC UN / ECE WP 3 on

8 4. VEHICLE AVAILABILITY THE LPG CAR MARKET IS SHARED BEWEEN RETROFIT AND OEM S. AEGPL KEEPS IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH CAR MANUFACTURERS. IN SPRING 2003, AEGPL OBTAINED THE CONCLUSION OF THE E-OBD DEROGATION FOR LPG CARS, THUS STRENGHTENING THE EUROPEAN TYPE APPROVAL OF THESE CARS THANKS TO THIS EUROPEAN TYPE APPROVAL, THE OFFER OF CAR MANUFACTURERS HAS GROWN RAPIDELY IN 2004, MOST OEM s PROVIDE A RANGE OF LPG CARS Presentation AEGPL/HC UN / ECE WP 3 on

9 5. SERVICES ACCORDING TO AEGPL STATISTICS, FILLING STATIONS DELIVER AUTOGAS IN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY : NUMBER OF NUMBER OF 2002 FIGURES : SERVICE STATIONS LPG VEHICLES ITALY : NETHERLANDS : FRANCE : U.K. : BELGIUM LUXEMBOURG : , etc. INCOMING COUNTRIES : POLAND : CZECH REPUBLIC HUNGARY , etc. THE DISTRIBUTION NETWORK IS SUPPORTING THE MARKET DEVELOPMENT IN MOST COUNTRIES Presentation AEGPL/HC UN / ECE WP 3 on

10 CONCLUSION AUTOMOTIVE LPG HAS A PROVEN CAPABILITY TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CHALLENGE : 20 % SHARE FOR ALTERNATIVE FUELS IN 2020 IN 2003, AEGPL HAS OBTAINED THE INTEGRATION OF AUTOMOTIVE LPG IN THE LEADING ALTERNATIVE MOTOR FUELS SUPPORTED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION. THIS WAS MADE OFFICIAL IN THE REPORT OF THE ALTERNATIVE MOTOR FUELS CONTACT GROUP OF THE EC / DG TREN PUBLISHED ON 8 DECEMBER AUTOMOTIVE LPG IS NOW SUPPORTED AT THE EUROPEAN LEVEL AS AN ALTERNATIVE MOTOR FUEL OF THE FUTURE. Presentation AEGPL/HC UN / ECE WP 3 on