Directorate General QCLF

Directorate General "Quality control of liquid fuels"
DG QCLF

GD QCLF is a part of the specialized administration within the SAMTS structure. The Directorate carries out its activities to meet the requirements of the Law on ambient clean air and the Renewable energy sources law. Its main activity is related to the quality control of liquid fuels on the territory of the whole country for compliance with the requirements to them specified in the Ordinance on the requirements for liquid fuels’ quality and on the conditions, procedure and method of their control.

Contact Person:
eng. Vangelia Ivanova, Director General
Tel.: + 359 2 975 38 12;
Fax: + 359 2 9861 707
E-mail: Vangelia.Ivanova@damtn.government.bg

Directorate General QCLF

Scope of activity:

The strategic goal of SAMTS activity carried out by the Directorate General “Quality control of liquid fuels” is to reduce the emissions of harmful substances and to improve the quality of ambient air on the territory of the whole country by implementing effective control of the quality of liquid fuels, mixtures of biofuels with liquid fuels of petroleum origin as well as of pure biodiesel, as the activity is carried out according to the Law on ambient clean air, Renewable energy sources law and Ordinance on the requirements for the quality of liquid fuels, the conditions, order and manner of their control.

 

Directorate General “Quality control of liquid fuels” carries out:

  • Monitoring and control of liquid fuels for which requirements for quality and content of biofuel in liquid fuel are established; performing actions on ascertaining the liquid fuels’ compliance with the requirements for quality and content of biofuel in liquid fuels by carrying out checks of the persons who: place or import liquid fuels on the market, distribute, transport, store or use liquid fuels;
  • Undertaking activities for ascertaining the compliance of liquid fuels with the requirements for quality and content biofuel in liquid fuels, such as
    • Verification of documents that accompany the liquid fuels;
    • Sampling liquid fuels;
    • Testing samples in the mobile and/or stationary laboratory or when necessary assigning tests to external accredited laboratories;
    • Carrying out expertise of the test results and preparing expert conclusions and finding reports on the compliance of liquid fuels with the regulatory framework requirements;
  • Pursuant to Art.30в, para.1 of LACA and in connection with Art.22, para.9 of ORLFQCPMTC applies the requirements of the dispute procedure in compliance with the requirements of  БДС EN ISO 4259-2 and prepares expertises for compliance with the regulatory framework requirements;
  • Imposing coercive administrative measures such as:
  • Issuing mandatory prescriptions for temporary suspension or prohibition of the placement on the market, distribution or use of liquid fuels in the cases when, under the verification of documents accompanying fuels, violation has been ascertained or when  non-compliance with the regulatory framework requirements has been ascertained;
  • Issuing mandatory prescriptions for withdrawal of liquid fuels from the market in the cases when the results during a dispute procedure ascertain the non-compliance found out or when the results from the findings reports are not appealed in the relevant order;
  • Undertaking actions against persons issuing conformity declarations of liquid fuels which do not comply with the regulatory framework requirements;

Preparing information about the quality of liquid fuels and submitting it to the Ministry of Environment and Water for the preparation of annual reports to the European Commission. The report on the monitoring system is prepared on the base of the test results of liquid fuels sampled during the inspection of pre-determined monitoring sites in the previous year.

Structure:
Accredited testing laboratory for fuels, lubricants and additives of the DG “QCLF”, EA BAS Certificate No. 35-ЛИ/30.10.2024, valid till 30.10.2028, issued by virtue of BAS Order No 671/30.10.2024.

Address, e-mail

Contact person

Phone
DG  ”Quality control of liquid fuels”
Sofia 1784, Prof. Mutafchiev St., no.2
E-mail: Vangelia.Ivanova@damtn.government.bg		 еng. Vangelia Ivanova
Director General		 02 975 38 12
DG  ”Quality control of liquid fuels”
Sofia 1784, Prof. Mutafchiev St., no.2
E-mail: Ivo.Atanasov@damtn.government.bg		 Ivo Atanasov
Deputy Director General		 02 975 38 12
Department „Control and methodology”
Sofia 1784, Prof. Mutafchiev St., no.2
E-mail: Aneta.Pateva@damtn.government.bg		 Aneta Pateva
Head of department		 02 975 38 12
Regional Department “Inspection and control of liquid fuels quality Sothern Bulgaria (RD ICLFQ SB)”
Office Sofia
Sofia 1784, Prof. Mutafchiev St., no.2
E-mail: Sergey.Todorov@damtn.government.bg		 Sergey Todorov
Head of department		 02 975 38 12
Office Sofia
Sofia 1784, Prof. Mutafchiev St., no.2		 G. Dimitrov
G. Bachvarov
I. Lazarov
S.Raev		 02 975 38 12
Office Burgas
8010 Burgas, q. ”Slavejkov”, Prof. Y. Yakimov St., № 25		 G. Chobanova
D.Stavrev		 056 860 142
Office Plovdiv
Plovdiv 4000, Sankt Peterbourg blvd., № 2		 N. Mitovska
N. Kazaliev		 032 622 979
Office Haskovo
Haskovo 6300, Bulgaria Blvd., № 152		 E. Dimitrova
D. Ivanova		 038 664 890
Regional Department “Inspection and control of liquid fuels quality Northern Bulgaria (RD ICLFQ NB)”
Ruse,  7012, Maria Luiza St., № 19
E-mail: Demir.Shafranov@damtn.government.bg		 Demir Shafranov
Head of department		 082 820 296
Office Ruse
Ruse 7012,  Maria Luiza St., № 19		 A. Mangozova 082 820 296
Office Pleven
Pleven 5800, Doyran St., № 27		 E.Petrova
G. Tsanov		 064 823 186
Office Varna
Varna 9000, q. ”Vladislavovo”, Mourgash St., №5		 G. Petkova
Zh. Petrova
Zh. Minkova		 052 750 317
Department “Testing Laboratory for liquid fuels, lubricants and additives”
Sofia, 1784, 2 ”Prof. Petar Mutafchiev” St.,
E-mail: labkktg@damtn.government.bg		 Mariela Kuzdova

Acting Head of Departament

 02 876 15 32
  • Sector „Stationary Laboratory – Sofia”

Sofia 1784, Prof. Mutafchiev St., no.2
E-mail:  Tatyana.Shopova@damtn.government.bg

 Tatyana Shopova
Head of sector		 02 876 07 81
  • Sector „Mobile laboratory – Pleven”

Pleven 5800, Doyran St., № 27
E-mail: kktg-pl.pleven@damtn.government.bg

 Georgi Panchev
Head of sector		 064 821 604
  • Sector „Mobile laboratory – Burgas”

Burgas 8010, q. ”Slavejkov”, Prof. Y. Yakimov St., № 25
E-mail: kktg-pl.burgas@damtn.government.bg

 Pencho Penchev
Acting Head of sector		 056 860 145

 

Legislation:

  1. Law on ambient clean air
  2. Renewable energy sources law
  3. Ordinance on the requirements for liquid fuels’ quality and on the conditions, procedure and method of their control