Petroleum Stockholding Act 2012. Country/Territory Austria Document type Legislation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Part I, No. 78, 2 August 2012, 19 pp. Long titleFederal Act on the minimum stocks of petroleum and petroleum products. Subject Energy Keyword Hydropower generation Energy conservation/energy production Oil Data collection/reporting Transport/storage Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract The present Act lays down provisions relating to the minimum stock of petroleum and petroleum products. The Act enforces the Council Directive 2009/119/EC of 14 September 2009 imposing an obligation on Member States to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or 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). Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at References - Legislation Repeals Mineral Oil Storage Notification Act 1982. Legislation | Austria | 1982 (2012) Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Oil, Fuelwood Source: FAO, FAOLEX