gas oil
Defined in Article 2, Directive (EU) 2016/802
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For the purpose of this Directive the following definitions shall apply:
‘gas oil’ means: any petroleum-derived liquid fuel, excluding marine fuel, falling within CN codes 2710 19 25, 2710 19 29, 2710 19 47, 2710 19 48, 2710 20 17 or 2710 20 19; or any petroleum-derived liquid fuel, excluding marine fuel, of which less than 65 % by volume (including losses) distils at 250 °C and of which at least 85 % by volume (including losses) distils at 350 °C by the ASTM D86 method. Diesel fuels as defined in point 2 of Article 2 of Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (^{13}) are excluded from this definition. Fuels used in non-road mobile machinery and agricultural tractors are also excluded from this definition;