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Page 1 of 67 MIDSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM PETROLEUM SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS, 2025

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72. (1) Importers of petroleum products shall submit to the Authority certificate of Quality (CoQ)
issued by the source refinery of consignment to be imported prior to the importation for review and
approval
(2) Quality recertification should be conducted prior to discharge of any imported petroleum
products.
(3) For in-country refined petroleum products, the wholesale supply lisencee shall submit to the
Authority the Certificate of Quality (CoQ) issued by the source refinery of consignment to be
purchased for review and approval
(4) Quality recertification of petroleum products deliver via coastal vessels shall be conducted prior
to discharge
73. The Authority shall evaluate industry chemicals and products intended for use in the midstream
and downstream petroleum industry to ascertain the hazard and risk potentials as prescribed in
guidelines issued by the Authority.
Certification of industry
chemicals and products
74. (1) Prior to its use, industry chemicals or products shall be subjected to toxicity tests on standard
aquatic organisms under Nigerian environmental conditions as prescribed in guidelines
issued by the Authority.
(2) Tests and investigations on midstream and downstream industry chemicals or products shall
be conducted only by laboratory facilities approved by the Authority.
(3) A licensee or permit holder shall obtain an approval for any industry chemical or product
intended for deployment in midstream and downstream petroleum operations.
(4) A licensee or permit holder shall seek the consent of the Authority prior to deployment of the
industry chemical or product.
(5) A licensee or permit holder shall submit to the Authority for approval of its industry chemicals
or products management programme for all new and existing facilities in accordance with
guidelines issued by the Authority.
(6) A licensee, permit holder or chemical vendor shall periodically submit inventories of industry
chemicals or products deployed in their operations in accordance with guidelines issued by
the Authority.
(7) Results of the tests and other production chemistry investigations on use of industry chemicals
and products shall be submitted to the Authority for review and approval.
Toxicity tests of industry
chemicals or products

PART XIII — EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND POLLUTION ABATEMENT

75. (1) A licensee or permit holder shall submit its current Spill or Release Contingency Plan (SRCP)
document to the Authority within the last quarter of each calendar year for review.

(2) There shall be an annual drill exercise scheduled by the Authority for the activation of the
SRCP of a licensee or permit holder.
Spill or Release
Contingency Planning
(SRCP)

76. A licensee or permit holder shall contain and recover any spill from an unknown source discovered
within its operational area even while the joint investigation process is yet to be concluded.
Mystery spills