Georgia takes actions to restrict low quality petrol and diesel
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Georgia is preparing to enforce stricter controls of the country’s fuel industry to ensure fuels imported and made in the country are high quality and meet tough new standards
Today it was revealed documents had been written to outline amendments to the Administrative Code of Georgia, which involved imposing a fine on people who imported, sold or produced low quality petrol and diesel fuel in the country.
If the composition of the fuel does not meet high quality standards, the offender will be slapped with a fine, if amendments to the law are approved.
The Ministry of Environment Protection of Georgia initiated draft amendments to the Administrative Code and applied to Parliament for further discussions and approval today. According to the amendments a new Article will be added to the Administrative Code outlining the changes.
One of the new rules stated those who imported low quality petrol or diesel in Georgia will be fined 10,000 GEL.
The same amendments prohibited producing low quality petrol and diesel on Georgian territory. If this was not adhered to, the offending person will be fined 9,000 GEL.
Meanwhile, a person found to keep or supply petrol and diesel which do not meet quality standards, could be fined 8,000 GEL.
The Government of Georgia is taking drastic steps to ensure safety on the country’s roads and reduce the effects of vehicle emissions created by unroadworthy cars.
The number of fatal road accidents in Georgia is twice as high as the average number of the European Union (EU) member states.
Hundreds of kilometres of main highways and rural roads throughout Georgia are being improved in a bid to better connect cities and villages and establish a more modern road network.
The Roads Department of Georgia has invested 526 million GEL for improving the road infrastructure in Georgia in 2014, says the report presented by the Deputy Chairman of the Roads Department of Georgia Vaja Panchulidze.
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