PRESENTED BY: Ir SIMEON MISIGARO

PRESENTED BY:
Ir SIMEON MISIGARO

PRESENTATION SECTIONS
 I. OVERVIEW OF THE Republic of Burundi
 II. BURUNDI -Regulations on the import used cars
 III. BURUNDI -Regulations on the regularity of vehicles
  inspection
 IV. BURUNDI -Regulations on the inspection of emissions
 V. Improvement of technical inspection of vehicles
 VI. Fuel standards and their implementation
 VII. Conclusion

I.INTRODUCTION.

 I.1. OVERVIEW OF THE Republic of Burundi:

I.1 OVERVIEW OF THE Republic
 of Burundi:
 Burundi is a small landlocked country in the African
  Great Lakes region in central Eastern Africa bordering
  Lake Tanganyika in south west.
 The country shares borders with the Republic
  Democratic of Congo, The Republic of Rwanda and the
  United Republic of Tanzania.
 Burundi has an equatorial climate with an area of
  27,834 km².

OVERVIEW OF THE Republic of
Burundi
 Since Burundi has no direct access to the sea, the ports
  of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania and Mombasa-Kenya are
  the main ports serving Burundi to import vehicles
  from Asia and other parts of the world.
 Regarding the rules of the road, driving is done on the
  right with the steering wheel on the left. However , the
  cars with a steering wheel on the right such as
  Japanese vehicles, do not require any modification and
  can be used as such in Burundi except all commercial
  and public transport vehicles .

II.BURUNDI -Regulations on the
import used cars

 The Law No. 1/013 of 30 June 2018, article 43 stipulates
 that the maximum age for imported cars is fixed and
 limited at 10 years; and to discourage the importation
 of old used cars, an anti-pollution tax is applied to
 used vehicles aged than over 10 years. The tax is fixed
 at 2 000 000 Burundian francs (BIF) per vehicle.

III. BURUNDI -Regulations on the
regularity of vehicles inspection
According to Burundi Traffic Act ; Chapter II , the
  frenquency of inspection required by categorie is as
  follows :
✓       Once a year for private vehicles
✓           Once every three (3) months - for public
  transport vehicles ( car taxis, buses and minibuses ) ;
✓ Once six (6) months - for transporting goods vehicles
  (Commercial vehicles).

IV. BURUNDI -Regulations on the
inspection of emissions
 In accordance with Burundi Traffic Act , Chapter III       ;
  Article 134 stipulates : " Motor vehicles must not emit
  fumes, noises or odors that may cause abnormal
  discomfort to people and property, and;
 Article 135 stipulates that : " It is not allowed to put in
  circulation vehicles whose use exposes the environment to
  pollution, produces smoke, odors exceeding the normal
  tolerable threshold or provokes any other irremediable
  inconveniences for the people or the environment ".

V.. Improvement of technical
inspection of vehicles (1)
 GLOBAL SMART TECHNOLOGIES (GST):
 This is an Indian Company already agreed with the
  Government of Burundi, through the Ministry of
  Transport for improvement of technical inspection
  services including vehicle emissions by using pollution
  under control system (PUC).
 Pollution Under Control (PUC) Certificate is one of
  the Mandatory / Authentication Certificate for Vehicle
  (Delivered after pollution control ).

V. Improvement of technical
inspection of vehicles (2)
 Key Benefits of PUC System for Vehicles:
   Central Database of all the Vehicles with their key attributes
      such as Capacity, Fuel type, Make, age, GPS location etc.
     Information regarding the emission by each Vehicle. (This
      can help collate data for emission in a geography- giving the
      agencies powerful tools to put in place control mechanism).
     Auto Reminders to owners of Vehicles to renew the PUC
      certificates.
     Proper accountability of revenue due to the government.
     Available data can help government to ensure proper
      compliance of PUC regulations by use of the data available
      thru the system.

VI. Fuel standards and their
implementation
 Burundi    participated in harmonisation of fuel
  standards within the EAC region when we know that
  the best quality of fuel can contribute in limitation of
  pollution of vehicles.
 Two Final Draft East African Standard on fuel were
  harmonized this year and already presented to East
  Africa Standards Committee during their annual
  meeting held in Arusha from 6th to 10th May 2019, for
  consideration and approval

VI. Fuel standards and their
implementation (1)
 Soon, the harmonized standards will pass to the final
  stage of publication (Gazetted) and then to be
  adopted and implemented as national standards by
  each EAC Partner State.
 The two harmonized standards are:
  a) FDEAS 177:2019- automotive gas oil, (automotive
  diesel) -Specification;
b) FDEAS 158: 2019-automotive gasoline, Premium
  Motor Spirit-Specification

i) FDEAS 177:2019- Specific quality
requirements
  PROPERTY                                                        LIMIT
                                                           Min    Max
  Cetane number b)                                         51.0
  Cetane index                                             48.0
  Density at 15 C c), kg/m3                               820    870
  Density at 20 C                                         817    867
  ASTM colour                                              -      3.5
  Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, % (v/v)                -      11
  Sulphur content d), mg/kg                                -      50.0
  Flash point, C                                          60     -
  Carbon residue (on 10 % distillation residue), % (m/m)   -      0.15
  Ash content, % (m/m)                                     -      0.01
  Water content, mg/kg                                     -      200

FDEAS 177:2019- Specific quality
requirements
Property                                                       Limit     Limit/M
                                                               /Min      ax

Copper strip corrosion (3 h at 50 ºC), rating                          class 1

Oxidation stability, g/m3                                      -         25

Lubricity, corrected wear scar diameter (wsd 1.4) at 60 ºC, m -         450

Viscosity at 40 ºC, mm2/s                                      2.0       5.3

Cloud point, ºC                                                To be reported

Cold filter plugging point (CFPP), ºC                          -         12

Sediment, % m/m                                                -         0.01

Neutralization value:
Strong acid No., KOH, mg/g                                     Nil       Nil
Total acid No., KOH, mg/g                                                0.5

ii) FDEAS 158: 2019- Specific
 quality requirements
 Property                                                 Limit
                                                    Min      Max
 Research octane number (RON)                       93       -
 Motor octane number (MON)                          83       -
 Lead content, ppm                                  -        5
 Benzene content, % v/v                             -        1.0
 Total aromatics, % v/v                             -        42
 Density (at 20 ºC), kg/m3                          716      771
 Density (at 15 ºC), kg/m3                          720      775
 Sulphur content, ppm                               -        50
 Manganese, ppm                                     -        2.0
 Oxidation stability, min.                          360      -
 Existent gum content (solvent washed), mg/100 ml   -        5

ii) FDEAS 158: 2019- Specific
 quality requirements
PROPERTY                                                       LIMIT        LIMIT/Max
                                                               /Min
Copper strip corrosion (3 h at 50 °C), rating                  -            No.1 strip
Mercaptan sulphur, %, m/m                                      -            0.001
Oxygenates, % v/v                                              Nil          Nil
RVP at 37.8 ºC, kPa                                            -            65
FVI b)                                                         -            93
Distillation : a) Temperature, °C for: Initial boiling point   To be reported
                      10 % volume fraction evaporated          -            71
                      50 % volume fraction evaporated          77           115
                      90 % volume fraction evaporated          -            180
                       Final boiling point, °C                 -            210
b) Residue, % volume fraction                                  -            2.0
c) Evaporated to 70 °C (E70), % volume fraction                To be reported

VII. Conclusion
 The exponential growth of vehicle number and
 dominance of old vehicles running on the Burundi
 roads is a major contributor towards the pollution.
 Then, it is required to regulate and control the
 pollution in respect of fuel and pollution standards
 and regulations, which will contribute to reduce
 pollution and make our Earth a more comfortable
 place to live.

THANK YOU

   FOR YOUR ATTENTION