WHEREAS, there is a regional/global thrust towards harmonizing fuel quality standard specifications for easier global/international trade;

WHEREAS, Section 5 (K) of Republic Act No. 7638 otherwise known as the "Department of Energy (DOE) Act of 1992," empowers the DOE to promulgate necessary rules and regulations to implement the objectives of the Act among which is the integration and rationalization of the various programs of the Government towards self-sufficiency and enhanced productivity in power and energy without sacrificing ecological concerns;