The present Act lays down provisions relating to the minimum stock of petroleum and petroleum products. The Act objectives include ensuring the security of energy supply and compliance with international obligations regarding energy reserves as it provides the obligation for legal entities to maintain minimum stock levels of petroleum and petroleum products. The text consists of 32 articles divided into 9 Parts as follows: Principles (1); Persons liable to store petroleum and storage obligation (2); Import and export (3); Storage (4); Reports, surveys and statistics (5); Inspection (6); Penalties (7); Obligatory stock on behalf of hydro power stations (8); Transitional and final provisions (9).
Austria · 2012-08-02