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2015-10-05 → 2018-12-24 · no interpretation, just the text delta

on 2015-10-05eu-eurlex:31998l0070:2015-10-05 (2015-10-05 → 2018-12-23) · official source ↗
on 2018-12-24eu-eurlex:31998l0070:2018-12-24 (2018-12-24 → 2023-11-19) · official source ↗

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+ 1. ‘petrol’ means any volatile mineral oil intended for the operation of internal combustion positive-ignition engines for the propulsion of vehicles and falling within CN codes 2710 11 41 , 2710 11 45 , 2710 11 49 , 2710 11 51 and 2710 11 59 (1);
− 1. ‘petrol’ means any volatile mineral oil intended for the operation of internal combustion positive-ignition engines for the propulsion of vehicles and falling within CN codes 2710 11 41 , 2710 11 45 , 2710 11 49 , 2710 11 51 and 2710 11 59 (13);
+ 2. ‘diesel fuels’ means gas oils falling within CN code 2710 19 41 (1) and used for self-propelling vehicles as referred to in Directive 70/220/EEC and Directive 88/77/EEC;
− 2. ‘diesel fuels’ means gas oils falling within CN code 2710 19 41 (13) and used for self-propelling vehicles as referred to in Directive 70/220/EEC and Directive 88/77/EEC;
+ 3. ‘gas oils intended for use by non-road mobile machinery (including inland waterway vessels), agricultural and forestry tractors, and recreational craft’ means any petroleum-derived liquid, falling within CN codes 2710 19 41 and 2710 19 45 (2), intended for use in compression ignition engines refe…
− 3. ‘gas oils intended for use by non-road mobile machinery (including inland waterway vessels), agricultural and forestry tractors, and recreational craft’ means any petroleum-derived liquid, falling within CN codes 2710 19 41 and 2710 19 45 (14), intended for use in compression ignition engines ref…
+ 9. ‘biofuels’ has the same meaning as in Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (6);
− 9. ‘biofuels’ has the same meaning as in Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (18);
+ **1.** No later than 1 January 2000, Member States shall prohibit the marketing of leaded petrol within their territory.
− 1. No later than 1 January 2000, Member States shall prohibit the marketing of leaded petrol within their territory.
+ **2.** Member States shall ensure that petrol may be placed on the market within their territory only if it complies with the environmental specifications set out in Annex I.
− 2. Member States shall ensure that petrol may be placed on the market within their territory only if it complies with the environmental specifications set out in Annex I.
+ **3.** Member States shall require suppliers to ensure the placing on the market of petrol with a maximum oxygen content of 2,7 % and a maximum ethanol content of 5 % until 2013 and may require the placing on the market of such petrol for a longer period if they consider it necessary. They shall ens…
− 3. Member States shall require suppliers to ensure the placing on the market of petrol with a maximum oxygen content of 2,7 % and a maximum ethanol content of 5 % until 2013 and may require the placing on the market of such petrol for a longer period if they consider it necessary. They shall ensure …
+ **4.** Member States with low ambient summer temperatures may, subject to paragraph 5, permit the placing on the market during the summer period of petrol with a maximum vapour pressure of 70 kPa.
− 4. Member States with low ambient summer temperatures may, subject to paragraph 5, permit the placing on the market during the summer period of petrol with a maximum vapour pressure of 70 kPa.

− 5. Where Member States wish to apply either of the derogations provided for in paragraph 4, they shall notify the Commission and provide all relevant information. The Commission shall assess the desirability and duration of the derogation, taking account of both:
+ **5.** Where Member States wish to apply either of the derogations provided for in paragraph 4, they shall notify the Commission and provide all relevant information. The Commission shall assess the desirability and duration of the derogation, taking account of both:(a) the avoidance of socioeconomi…
− (a) the avoidance of socioeconomic problems resulting from higher vapour pressure, including time-limited technical adaptation needs; and
− (b) the environmental or health consequences of the higher vapour pressure and, in particular, the impact on compliance with Community legislation on air quality, both in the Member State concerned and in other Member States.

+ **6.** Notwithstanding paragraph 1, Member States may continue to permit the marketing of small quantities of leaded petrol, with a lead content not exceeding 0,15 g/l, to a maximum of 0,03 % of total sales, to be used by old vehicles of a characteristic nature and to be distributed through special …
− 6. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, Member States may continue to permit the marketing of small quantities of leaded petrol, with a lead content not exceeding 0,15 g/l, to a maximum of 0,03 % of total sales, to be used by old vehicles of a characteristic nature and to be distributed through special inte…
+ **1.** Member States shall ensure that diesel fuel may be placed on the market in their territory only if it complies with the specifications set out in Annex II.
− 1. Member States shall ensure that diesel fuel may be placed on the market in their territory only if it complies with the specifications set out in Annex II.
+ **2.** Member States shall ensure that, no later than from 1 January 2008, gas oils intended for use by non-road mobile machinery (including inland waterway vessels), agricultural and forestry tractors and recreational craft may be placed on the market within their territory only if the sulphur cont…
− 2. Member States shall ensure that, no later than from 1 January 2008, gas oils intended for use by non-road mobile machinery (including inland waterway vessels), agricultural and forestry tractors and recreational craft may be placed on the market within their territory only if the sulphur content …
+ **3.** Member States may, for the outermost regions, make specific provision for the introduction of diesel fuel and gas oils with a maximum sulphur content of 10 mg/kg. Member States making use of this provision shall inform the Commission accordingly.
− 3. Member States may, for the outermost regions, make specific provision for the introduction of diesel fuel and gas oils with a maximum sulphur content of 10 mg/kg. Member States making use of this provision shall inform the Commission accordingly.
+ **4.** For Member States with severe winter weather, the maximum distillation point of 65 % at 250 °C for diesel fuels and gas oils may be replaced by a maximum distillation point of 10 % (vol/vol) at 180 °C.
− 4. For Member States with severe winter weather, the maximum distillation point of 65 % at 250 °C for diesel fuels and gas oils may be replaced by a maximum distillation point of 10 % (vol/vol) at 180 °C.
+ **1.** By way of derogation from Articles 3, 4 and 5 and in accordance with Article 95(10) of the Treaty, a Member State may take measures to require that in specific areas, within its territory, fuels may be marketed only if they comply with more stringent environmental specifications than those pr…
− 1. By way of derogation from Articles 3, 4 and 5 and in accordance with Article 95(10) of the Treaty, a Member State may take measures to require that in specific areas, within its territory, fuels may be marketed only if they comply with more stringent environmental specifications than those provid…
+ **2.** A Member State wishing to make use of a derogation provided for in paragraph 1 shall submit its request in advance, including the justification for it, to the Commission. The justification shall include evidence that the derogation respects the principle of proportionality and that it will no…
− 2. A Member State wishing to make use of a derogation provided for in paragraph 1 shall submit its request in advance, including the justification for it, to the Commission. The justification shall include evidence that the derogation respects the principle of proportionality and that it will not di…
+ **3.** The Member States involved shall provide the Commission with relevant environmental data for the agglomeration or area in question as well as the predicted effects on the environment of the measures proposed.
− 3. The Member States involved shall provide the Commission with relevant environmental data for the agglomeration or area in question as well as the predicted effects on the environment of the measures proposed.
+ **4.** The Commission shall provide this information to the other Member States without delay.
− 4. The Commission shall provide this information to the other Member States without delay.
+ **5.** Member States may give their comments on the request and its justification within two months of the date of the Commission's provision of information.
− 5. Member States may give their comments on the request and its justification within two months of the date of the Commission's provision of information.
+ **6.** The Commission shall take a decision on the request of Member States within three months after the date on which Member States have submitted their comments. The Commission will take Member States' comments into account and will notify them of its decision and inform the European Parliament a…
− 6. The Commission shall take a decision on the request of Member States within three months after the date on which Member States have submitted their comments. The Commission will take Member States' comments into account and will notify them of its decision and inform the European Parliament and t…
+ **1.** Member States shall designate the supplier or suppliers responsible for monitoring and reporting life cycle greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energy from fuel and energy supplied. In the case of providers of electricity for use in road vehicles, Member States shall ensure that such provide…
− 1. Member States shall designate the supplier or suppliers responsible for monitoring and reporting life cycle greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energy from fuel and energy supplied. In the case of providers of electricity for use in road vehicles, Member States shall ensure that such providers m…
+ (a) the total volume of each type of fuel or energy supplied; and
− (a) the total volume of each type of fuel or energy supplied, indicating where purchased and its origin; and
+ **2.** Member States shall require suppliers to reduce as gradually as possible life cycle greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energy from fuel and energy supplied by up to 10 % by 31 December 2020, compared with the fuel baseline standard set out in Annex II to Council Directive (EU) 2015/652. Tha…
− 2. Member States shall require suppliers to reduce as gradually as possible life cycle greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energy from fuel and energy supplied by up to 10 % by 31 December 2020, compared with the fuel baseline standard referred to in paragraph 5(b). This reduction shall consist of:

− (a) 6 % by 31 December 2020. Member States may require suppliers, for this reduction, to comply with the following intermediate targets: 2 % by 31 December 2014 and 4 % by 31 December 2017;

− (b) an indicative additional target of 2 % by 31 December 2020, subject to Article 9(1)(h), to be achieved through one or both of the following methods:
− (i) the supply of energy for transport supplied for use in any type of road vehicle, non-road mobile machinery (including inland waterway vessels), agricultural or forestry tractor or recreational craft;

− (ii) the use of any technology (including carbon capture and storage) capable of reducing life cycle greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energy from fuel or energy supplied;

− (c) an indicative additional target of 2 % by 31 December 2020, subject to Article 9(1)(i), to be achieved through the use of credits purchased through the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol, under the conditions set out in Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Co…

+ **3.** Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels shall be calculated in accordance with Article 7d. Lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from other fuels and energy shall be calculated using a methodology laid down in accordance with paragraph 5 of this Article.
− 3. Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels shall be calculated in accordance with Article 7d. Lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from other fuels and energy shall be calculated using a methodology laid down in accordance with paragraph 5 of this Article.
+ **4.** Member States shall ensure that a group of suppliers may choose to meet the reduction obligations pursuant to paragraph 2 jointly. In such case they shall be considered as a single supplier for the purposes of paragraph 2.
− 4. Member States shall ensure that a group of suppliers may choose to meet the reduction obligations pursuant to paragraph 2 jointly. In such case they shall be considered as a single supplier for the purposes of paragraph 2.
+ **5.** The Commission shall adopt implementing acts in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 11(3) to set out detailed rules for the uniform implementation, by Member States, of paragraph 4 of this Article.
− 5. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 11(3) to set out detailed rules for the uniform implementation, by Member States, of paragraph 4 of this Article.
+ **6.** The Commission shall be empowered to adopt no later than 31 December 2017 delegated acts in order to establish greenhouse gas emission default values, where such values have not already been established prior to 5 October 2015, as regards:(a) renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of no…
− 6. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt no later than 31 December 2017 delegated acts in order to establish greenhouse gas emission default values, where such values have not already been established prior to 5 October 2015, as regards:
+ **7.** As part of the reporting under paragraph 1, Member States shall ensure that fuel suppliers report annually to the authority designated by the Member State, on the biofuel production pathways, volumes of biofuels derived from the feedstocks as categorised in Part A of Annex V, and the life cyc…
− (a) renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin;

− (b) carbon capture and utilisation for transport purposes.
− 7. As part of the reporting under paragraph 1, Member States shall ensure that fuel suppliers report annually to the authority designated by the Member State, on the biofuel production pathways, volumes of biofuels derived from the feedstocks as categorised in Part A of Annex V, and the life cycle g…

+ **1.** Irrespective of whether the raw materials were cultivated inside or outside the territory of the Community, energy from biofuels shall be taken into account for the purposes of Article 7a only if they fulfil the sustainability criteria set out in paragraphs 2 to 6 of this Article.
− 1. Irrespective of whether the raw materials were cultivated inside or outside the territory of the Community, energy from biofuels shall be taken into account for the purposes of Article 7a only if they fulfil the sustainability criteria set out in paragraphs 2 to 6 of this Article.
+ **2.** The greenhouse gas emission saving from the use of biofuels taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be at least 60 % for biofuels produced in installations starting operation after 5 October 2015. An installation shall be considered to be in operation if the physi…
− 2. The greenhouse gas emission saving from the use of biofuels taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be at least 60 % for biofuels produced in installations starting operation after 5 October 2015. An installation shall be considered to be in operation if the physical …
+ **3.** Biofuels taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be made from raw material obtained from land with high biodiversity value, namely, land that had one of the following statuses in or after January 2008, whether or not the land continues to have such a status:(a…
− 3. Biofuels taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be made from raw material obtained from land with high biodiversity value, namely, land that had one of the following statuses in or after January 2008, whether or not the land continues to have such a status:
+ **4.** Biofuels taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be made from raw material obtained from land with high carbon stock, namely, land that had one of the following statuses in January 2008 and no longer has that status:(a) wetlands, namely, land that is covered w…
− (a) primary forest and other wooded land, that is forest and other wooded land of native species, where there is no clearly visible indication of human activity and the ecological processes are not significantly disturbed;

− (b) areas designated:

− (i) by law or by the relevant competent authority for nature protection purposes; or
− (ii) for the protection of rare, threatened or endangered ecosystems or species recognised by international agreements or included in lists drawn up by intergovernmental organisations or the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, subject to their recognition in accordance with the secon…

− unless evidence is provided that the production of that raw material did not interfere with those nature protection purposes;

− (c) highly biodiverse grassland that is:

− (i) natural, namely, grassland that would remain grassland in the absence of human intervention and which maintains the natural species composition and ecological characteristics and processes; or

− (ii) non-natural, namely, grassland that would cease to be grassland in the absence of human intervention and which is species-rich and not degraded, unless evidence is provided that the harvesting of the raw material is necessary to preserve its grassland status.

− 4. Biofuels taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be made from raw material obtained from land with high carbon stock, namely, land that had one of the following statuses in January 2008 and no longer has that status:

− (a) wetlands, namely, land that is covered with or saturated by water permanently or for a significant part of the year;

− (b) continuously forested areas, namely, land spanning more than one hectare with trees higher than five metres and a canopy cover of more than 30 %, or trees able to reach those thresholds *in situ*;

− (c) land spanning more than one hectare with trees higher than five metres and a canopy cover of between 10 % and 30 %, or trees able to reach those thresholds *in situ*, unless evidence is provided that the carbon stock of the area before and after conversion is such that, when the methodology laid…

+ **5.** Biofuels taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be made from raw material obtained from land that was peatland in January 2008, unless evidence is provided that the cultivation and harvesting of that raw material does not involve drainage of previously undrai…
− 5. Biofuels taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be made from raw material obtained from land that was peatland in January 2008, unless evidence is provided that the cultivation and harvesting of that raw material does not involve drainage of previously undrained …
+ **6.** Agricultural raw materials cultivated in the Community and used for the production of biofuels taken into account for the purposes referred to in Article 7a shall be obtained in accordance with the requirements and standards under the provisions referred to under the heading ‘Environment’ in …
− 6. Agricultural raw materials cultivated in the Community and used for the production of biofuels taken into account for the purposes referred to in Article 7a shall be obtained in accordance with the requirements and standards under the provisions referred to under the heading ‘Environment’ in Part…
+ **7.** The Commission shall, every two years, report to the European Parliament and the Council, in respect of both third countries and Member States that are a significant source of biofuels or of raw material for biofuels consumed within the Community, on national measures taken to respect the sus…
− 7. The Commission shall, every two years, report to the European Parliament and the Council, in respect of both third countries and Member States that are a significant source of biofuels or of raw material for biofuels consumed within the Community, on national measures taken to respect the sustain…
+ **8.** For the purposes referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall not refuse to take into account, on other sustainability grounds, biofuels obtained in compliance with this Article.
− 8. For the purposes referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall not refuse to take into account, on other sustainability grounds, biofuels obtained in compliance with this Article.
+ **1.** Where biofuels are to be taken into account for the purposes of Article 7a, Member States shall require economic operators to show that the sustainability criteria set out in Article 7b(2) to (5) have been fulfilled. For that purpose they shall require economic operators to use a mass balance…
− 1. Where biofuels are to be taken into account for the purposes of Article 7a, Member States shall require economic operators to show that the sustainability criteria set out in Article 7b(2) to (5) have been fulfilled. For that purpose they shall require economic operators to use a mass balance sys…
+ **2.** The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council in 2010 and 2012 on the operation of the mass balance verification method described in paragraph 1 and on the potential for allowing for other verification methods in relation to some or all types of raw material or biofue…
− (a) allows consignments of raw material or biofuel with differing sustainability characteristics to be mixed;
+ **3.** Member States shall take measures to ensure that economic operators submit reliable information and make available to the Member State, on request, the data that were used to develop the information. Member States shall require economic operators to arrange for an adequate standard of indepen…
− (b) requires information about the sustainability characteristics and sizes of the consignments referred to in point (a) to remain assigned to the mixture; and
− (c) provides for the sum of all consignments withdrawn from the mixture to be described as having the same sustainability characteristics, in the same quantities, as the sum of all consignments added to the mixture.

− 2. The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council in 2010 and 2012 on the operation of the mass balance verification method described in paragraph 1 and on the potential for allowing for other verification methods in relation to some or all types of raw material or biofuels. …

− 3. Member States shall take measures to ensure that economic operators submit reliable information and make available to the Member State, on request, the data that were used to develop the information. Member States shall require economic operators to arrange for an adequate standard of independent…

+ **4.** The Community shall endeavour to conclude bilateral or multilateral agreements with third countries containing provisions on sustainability criteria that correspond to those in this Directive. Where the Community has concluded agreements containing provisions relating to matters covered by th…
− 4. The Community shall endeavour to conclude bilateral or multilateral agreements with third countries containing provisions on sustainability criteria that correspond to those in this Directive. Where the Community has concluded agreements containing provisions relating to matters covered by the su…
+ **5.** The Commission shall adopt decisions under paragraph 4 only if the agreement or scheme in question meets adequate standards of reliability, transparency and independent auditing. Schemes to measure greenhouse gas savings shall also comply with the methodological requirements in Annex IV. List…
− 5. The Commission shall adopt decisions under paragraph 4 only if the agreement or scheme in question meets adequate standards of reliability, transparency and independent auditing. Schemes to measure greenhouse gas savings shall also comply with the methodological requirements in Annex IV. Lists of…
+ **6.** Decisions under paragraph 4 of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 11(3). Such decisions shall be valid for a period of no more than five years.
− 6. Decisions under paragraph 4 of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 11(3). Such decisions shall be valid for a period of no more than five years.

− 7. When an economic operator provides proof or data obtained in accordance with an agreement or scheme that has been the subject of a decision under paragraph 4, to the extent covered by that decision, a Member State shall not require the supplier to provide further evidence of compliance with the s…
+ **7.** When an economic operator provides proof or data obtained in accordance with an agreement or scheme that has been the subject of a decision under paragraph 4, to the extent covered by that decision, a Member State shall not require the supplier to provide further evidence of compliance with t…
− 8. At the request of a Member State or on its own initiative, the Commission shall examine the application of Article 7b in relation to a source of biofuel and, within six months of receipt of a request decide, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 11(3), whether the Me…
+ **8.** At the request of a Member State or on its own initiative, the Commission shall examine the application of Article 7b in relation to a source of biofuel and, within six months of receipt of a request decide, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 11(3), whether th…
− 9. By 31 December 2012, the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council on:

− (a) the effectiveness of the system in place for the provision of information on sustainability criteria; and
+ **9.** By 31 December 2012, the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council on:(a) the effectiveness of the system in place for the provision of information on sustainability criteria; and(b) whether it is feasible and appropriate to introduce mandatory requirements in rela…
− (b) whether it is feasible and appropriate to introduce mandatory requirements in relation to air, soil or water protection, taking into account the latest scientific evidence and the Community's international obligations.
+ **1.** For the purposes of Article 7a and Article 7b(2), life cycle greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels shall be calculated as follows:(a) where a default value for greenhouse gas emission savings for the biofuel production pathway is laid down in Part A or B of Annex IV and where the el value fo…
− 1. For the purposes of Article 7a and Article 7b(2), life cycle greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels shall be calculated as follows:
+ **2.** By 31 March 2010, Member States shall submit to the Commission a report, including a list of those areas on their territory classified as level 2 in the nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) or as a more disaggregated NUTS level in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1059/200…
− (a) where a default value for greenhouse gas emission savings for the biofuel production pathway is laid down in Part A or B of Annex IV and where the el value for those biofuels calculated in accordance with point 7 of Part C of Annex IV is equal to or less than zero, by using that default value;
+ **3.** The typical greenhouse gas emissions from cultivation of agricultural raw materials included in the reports referred to in paragraph 2 in the case of Member States, and, in the case of territories outside the Union, in reports equivalent to those referred to in paragraph 2 and drawn up by com…
− (b) by using an actual value calculated in accordance with the methodology laid down in Part C of Annex IV; or
+ **4.** The Commission may decide, by means of an implementing act adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 11(3), that the reports referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article contain accurate data for the purposes of measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated…
− (c) by using a value calculated as the sum of the factors of the formula referred to in point 1 of Part C of Annex IV, where disaggregated default values in Part D or E of Annex IV may be used for some factors, and actual values, calculated in accordance with the methodology laid down in Part C of A…
+ **5.** By 31 December 2012 at the latest and every two years thereafter, the Commission shall draw up and publish a report on the estimated typical and default values in Parts B and E of Annex IV, paying special attention to greenhouse gas emissions from transport and processing.
− 2. By 31 March 2010, Member States shall submit to the Commission a report, including a list of those areas on their territory classified as level 2 in the nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) or as a more disaggregated NUTS level in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of…

− 3. The typical greenhouse gas emissions from cultivation of agricultural raw materials included in the reports referred to in paragraph 2 in the case of Member States, and, in the case of territories outside the Union, in reports equivalent to those referred to in paragraph 2 and drawn up by compete…

− 4. The Commission may decide, by means of an implementing act adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 11(3), that the reports referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article contain accurate data for the purposes of measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated wit…
− 5. By 31 December 2012 at the latest and every two years thereafter, the Commission shall draw up and publish a report on the estimated typical and default values in Parts B and E of Annex IV, paying special attention to greenhouse gas emissions from transport and processing.

+ **7.** The Commission shall keep Annex IV under review, with a view, where justified, to the addition of values for further biofuel production pathways for the same or for other raw materials. That review shall also consider the modification of the methodology laid down in Part C of Annex IV, partic…
− 7. The Commission shall keep Annex IV under review, with a view, where justified, to the addition of values for further biofuel production pathways for the same or for other raw materials. That review shall also consider the modification of the methodology laid down in Part C of Annex IV, particular…

− — the method of accounting for wastes and residues;

− — the method of accounting for co-products;

− — the method of accounting for cogeneration; and
− — the status given to agricultural crop residues as co-products.

+ **8.** Where necessary in order to ensure the uniform application of point 9 of Part C of Annex IV, the Commission may adopt implementing acts setting out detailed technical specifications and definitions. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred…
− 8. Where necessary in order to ensure the uniform application of point 9 of Part C of Annex IV, the Commission may adopt implementing acts setting out detailed technical specifications and definitions. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to …
+ **1.** The implementing measures referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 7b(3), the third subparagraph of Article 7c(3), Article 7c(6), Article 7c(8), Article 7d(5), the first subparagraph of Article 7d(7) and Article 7d(8) shall also take full account of the purposes of Directive 2009/28/…
− 1. The implementing measures referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 7b(3), the third subparagraph of Article 7c(3), Article 7c(6), Article 7c(8), Article 7d(5), the first subparagraph of Article 7d(7) and Article 7d(8) shall also take full account of the purposes of Directive 2009/28/EC.
+ **2.** The reports by the Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council referred to in Article 7b(7), Article 7c(2), Article 7c(9) and Article 7d(4) and (5), as well as the reports and information submitted pursuant to the first and fifth subparagraphs of Article 7c(3) and Article 7d(2), …
− 2. The reports by the Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council referred to in Article 7b(7), Article 7c(2), Article 7c(9) and Article 7d(4) and (5), as well as the reports and information submitted pursuant to the first and fifth subparagraphs of Article 7c(3) and Article 7d(2), shal…
+ **1.** Member States shall monitor compliance with the requirements of Articles 3 and 4, in respect of petrol and diesel fuels, on the basis of the analytical methods referred to in Annexes I and II respectively.
− 1. Member States shall monitor compliance with the requirements of Articles 3 and 4, in respect of petrol and diesel fuels, on the basis of the analytical methods referred to in Annexes I and II respectively.
+ **2.** Member States shall establish a fuel quality monitoring system in accordance with the requirements of the relevant European standard. The use of an alternative fuel quality monitoring system may be permitted provided that such a system ensures results of equivalent confidence.
− 2. Member States shall establish a fuel quality monitoring system in accordance with the requirements of the relevant European standard. The use of an alternative fuel quality monitoring system may be permitted provided that such a system ensures results of equivalent confidence.
+ **3.** Each year by 31 August, the Member States shall submit a report on national fuel quality data for the preceding calendar year. The Commission shall establish a common format for the submission of a summary of national fuel quality data by means of an implementing act adopted in accordance wit…
− 3. Each year by 31 August, the Member States shall submit a report on national fuel quality data for the preceding calendar year. The Commission shall establish a common format for the submission of a summary of national fuel quality data by means of an implementing act adopted in accordance with th…
+ **4.** The Commission shall ensure that the information submitted pursuant to paragraph 3 is promptly made available by appropriate means.
− 4. The Commission shall ensure that the information submitted pursuant to paragraph 3 is promptly made available by appropriate means. The Commission shall publish annually, and for the first time by 31 December 2003, a report on actual fuel quality in the different Member States and geographical co…
+ **1.** The Commission shall conduct an assessment of the risks for health and the environment from the use of metallic additives in fuel and, for this purpose, develop a test methodology. It shall report its conclusions to the European Parliament and to the Council by 31 December 2012.
− 1. The Commission shall conduct an assessment of the risks for health and the environment from the use of metallic additives in fuel and, for this purpose, develop a test methodology. It shall report its conclusions to the European Parliament and to the Council by 31 December 2012.
+ **2.** Pending the development of the test methodology referred to in paragraph 1, the presence of the metallic additive methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl (MMT) in fuel shall be limited to 6 mg of manganese per litre from 1 January 2011. The limit shall be 2 mg of manganese per litre from…
− 2. Pending the development of the test methodology referred to in paragraph 1, the presence of the metallic additive methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl (MMT) in fuel shall be limited to 6 mg of manganese per litre from 1 January 2011. The limit shall be 2 mg of manganese per litre from 1 J…
+ **3.** In light of the assessment carried out using the test methodology referred to in paragraph 1, the European Parliament and the Council may revise the limit for the MMT content of fuel specified in paragraph 2, on the basis of a legislative proposal from the Commission.
− 3. In light of the assessment carried out using the test methodology referred to in paragraph 1, the European Parliament and the Council may revise the limit for the MMT content of fuel specified in paragraph 2, on the basis of a legislative proposal from the Commission.
+ **4.** Member States shall ensure that a label concerning the metallic additive content of fuel is displayed at any point where a fuel with metallic additives is made available to consumers.
− 4. Member States shall ensure that a label concerning the metallic additive content of fuel is displayed at any point where a fuel with metallic additives is made available to consumers.
+ **5.** The label shall contain the following text: ‘Contains metallic additives’.
− 5. The label shall contain the following text: ‘Contains metallic additives’.
+ **6.** The label shall be attached to the place where information indicating the type of fuel is displayed, in a clearly visible position. The label shall be of a size and font that is clearly visible and easily legible.
− 6. The label shall be attached to the place where information indicating the type of fuel is displayed, in a clearly visible position. The label shall be of a size and font that is clearly visible and easily legible.
+ **1.** The Commission shall submit by 31 December 2012, and every three years thereafter, a report to the European Parliament and the Council accompanied, where appropriate, by a proposal for amendments to this Directive. That report shall in particular take account of the following:(a) the use and …
− 1. The Commission shall submit by 31 December 2012, and every three years thereafter, a report to the European Parliament and the Council accompanied, where appropriate, by a proposal for amendments to this Directive. That report shall in particular take account of the following:
+ **2.** At the latest in 2014, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council relating to the achievement of the greenhouse gas emission target for 2020 referred to in Article 7a, taking into account the need for consistency between this target and the target referred…
− (a) the use and evolution of automotive technology and, in particular, the feasibility of increasing the maximum permitted biofuel content of petrol and diesel and the need to review the date referred to in Article 3(3);

− (b) Community policy on CO2 emissions from road transport vehicles;

− (c) the possibility of applying the requirements of Annex II, and in particular the limit value for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, to non-road mobile machinery (including inland waterways vessels), agricultural and forestry tractors and recreational craft;

− (d) the increase in the use of detergents in fuels;

− (e) the use of metallic additives other than MMT in fuels;

− (f) the total volume of components used in petrol and diesel having regard to Community environmental legislation, including the objectives of Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water pol…

− (g) the consequences of the greenhouse gas reduction target set in Article 7a(2) for the emissions trading scheme;

− (h) the potential need for adjustments to Articles 2(6), 2(7) and 7a(2)(b) in order to assess possible contributions for reaching a greenhouse gas reduction target of up to 10 % by 2020. These considerations shall be based on the potential for life cycle greenhouse gas emission reductions from fuels…

− (i) the possibility of introducing additional measures for suppliers to reduce by 2 % life cycle greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energy, in comparison with the fuel baseline standard referred to in Article 7a(5)(b), through the use of credits purchased through the Clean Development Mechanism of…

− (j) an updated cost-benefit and impact analysis of a reduction in the maximum permitted vapour pressure for petrol for the summer period below 60 kPa;

− (k) the production pathways, volumes and the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energy, including the provisional mean values of the estimated indirect land-use change emissions and the associated range derived from the sensitivity analysis as set out in Annex V, of the biofuels consume…

− 2. At the latest in 2014, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council relating to the achievement of the greenhouse gas emission target for 2020 referred to in Article 7a, taking into account the need for consistency between this target and the target referred to …
+ **1.** The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts pursuant to Article 10a to the extent necessary to adapt the permitted analytical methods in order to ensure consistency with any revision of the European standards referred to in Annex I or II. The Commission shall also be empowered t…
− 1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts pursuant to Article 10a to the extent necessary to adapt the permitted analytical methods in order to ensure consistency with any revision of the European standards referred to in Annex I or II. The Commission shall also be empowered to ad…
+ **2.** Such adaptation must not result in any direct or indirect modification of the limit values laid down in this Directive or to any change in the dates from which they apply.
− 2. Such adaptation must not result in any direct or indirect modification of the limit values laid down in this Directive or to any change in the dates from which they apply.
+ **1.** The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article.
− 1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article.
+ **2.** The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 7a(6), 7d(7) and 10(1) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 5 October 2015.
− 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 7a(6), 7d(7) and 10(1) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 5 October 2015.
+ **3.** The delegation of power referred to in Articles 7a(6), 7d(7) and 10(1) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publicati…
− 3. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 7a(6), 7d(7) and 10(1) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication o…
+ **4.** As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council.
− 4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council.
+ **5.** A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 7a(6), 7d(7) and 10(1) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, befor…
− 5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 7a(6), 7d(7) and 10(1) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before th…
+ **1.** Except in the cases referred to in paragraph 2, the Commission shall be assisted by the Committee on Fuel Quality. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (11).
− 1. Except in the cases referred to in paragraph 2, the Commission shall be assisted by the Committee on Fuel Quality. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (23).
+ **2.** For matters relating to the sustainability of biofuels under Articles 7b, 7c and 7d, the Commission shall be assisted by the Committee on the Sustainability of Biofuels and Bioliquids referred to in Article 25(2) of Directive 2009/28/EC. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning …
− 2. For matters relating to the sustainability of biofuels under Articles 7b, 7c and 7d, the Commission shall be assisted by the Committee on the Sustainability of Biofuels and Bioliquids referred to in Article 25(2) of Directive 2009/28/EC. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of R…
+ **3.** Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
− 3. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
+ **1.** Directives 85/210/EEC, 85/536/EEC and 87/441/EEC are repealed as from 1 January 2000.
− 1. Directives 85/210/EEC, 85/536/EEC and 87/441/EEC are repealed as from 1 January 2000.
+ **2.** Directive 93/12/EEC is amended by deleting Article 1(1)(b) and Article 2(1) as from 1 January 2000.
− 2. Directive 93/12/EEC is amended by deleting Article 1(1)(b) and Article 2(1) as from 1 January 2000.
+ **1.** Member States shall adopt and publish the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 1 July 1999. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
− 1. Member States shall adopt and publish the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 1 July 1999. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
+ **2.** Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of the main provisions of domestic law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
− 2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of the main provisions of domestic law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.

− ### ANNEX I



− ### ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR MARKET FUELS TO BE USED FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH POSITIVE-IGNITION ENGINES

− *Type*: **Petrol**

− | Parameter (1) | Unit | Limits (2) |  |
− | --- | --- | --- | --- |
− | Minimum | Maximum |  |  |
− | Research octane number |  | 95 (3) | — |
− | Motor octane number |  | 85 | — |
− | Vapour pressure, summer period (4) | kPa | — | 60,0 (5) |
− | Distillation: |  |  |  |
− | — percentage evaporated at 100 °C | % v/v | 46,0 | — |
− | — percentage evaporated at 150 °C | % v/v | 75,0 | — |
− | Hydrocarbon analysis: |  |  |  |
− | — olefins | % v/v | — | 18,0 |
− | — aromatics | % v/v | — | 35,0 |
− | — benzene | % v/v | — | 1,0 |
− | Oxygen content | % m/m |  | 3,7 |
− | Oxygenates |  |  |  |
− | — Methanol | % v/v |  | 3,0 |
− | — Ethanol (stabilising agents may be necessary) | % v/v |  | 10,0 |
− | — Iso-propyl alcohol | % v/v | — | 12,0 |
− | — Tert-butyl alcohol | % v/v | — | 15,0 |
− | — Iso-butyl alcohol | % v/v | — | 15,0 |
− | — Ethers containing five or more carbon atoms per molecule | % v/v | — | 22,0 |
− | — Other oxygenates (6) | % v/v | — | 15,0 |
− | Sulphur content | mg/kg | — | 10,0 |
− | Lead content | g/l | — | 0,005 |
− | (1)►M6 ** ◄ **(2)The values quoted in the specification are ‘true values’. In the establishment of their limit values, the terms of EN ISO 4259:2006 ‘Petroleum products — Determination and application of precision data in relation to methods of test’ have been applied and in fixing a minimum value…

− ### ANNEX II



− ### ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR MARKET FUELS TO BE USED FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINES

− *Type*: **Diesel**

− | Parameter (1) | Unit | Limits (2) |  |
− | --- | --- | --- | --- |
− | Minimum | Maximum |  |  |
− | Cetane number |  | 51,0 | — |
− | Density at 15 °C | kg/m (3) | — | 845,0 |
− | Distillation: |  |  |  |
− | — 95 % v/v recovered at: | °C | — | 360,0 |
− | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons | % m/m | — | 8,0 |
− | Sulphur content | mg/kg | — | 10,0 |
− | FAME content — EN 14078 | % v/v | — | 7,0 (3) |
− | (1)►M6 ** ◄ **(2)The values quoted in the specification are ‘true values’. In the establishment of their limit values, the terms of EN ISO 4259:2006 ‘Petroleum products — Determination and application of precision data in relation to methods of test’ have been applied and in fixing a minimum value…

− ### ANNEX III

− **VAPOUR PRESSURE WAIVER PERMITTED FOR PETROL CONTAINING BIOETHANOL**

− | Bioethanol content (%v/v) | Vapour pressure waiver permitted (kPa) (1) |
− | --- | --- |
− | 0 | 0 |
− | 1 | 3,7 |
− | 2 | 6,0 |
− | 3 | 7,2 |
− | 4 | 7,8 |
− | 5 | 8,0 |
− | 6 | 8,0 |
− | 7 | 7,9 |
− | 8 | 7,9 |
− | 9 | 7,8 |
− | 10 | 7,8 |
− | (1)The values quoted in the specification are ‘true values’. In the establishment of their limit values, the terms of EN ISO 4259:2006 ‘Petroleum products — Determination and application of precision data in relation to methods of test’ have been applied and in fixing a minimum value, a minimum di…

− The permitted vapour pressure waiver for intermediate bioethanol content between the values listed shall be determined by a straight line interpolation between the bioethanol content immediately above and that immediately below the intermediate value.

− ### ANNEX IV



− ### RULES FOR CALCULATING LIFE CYCLE GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS FROM BIOFUELS

− A. **Typical and default values for biofuels if produced with no net carbon emissions from land use change**

− | Biofuel production pathway | Typical greenhouse gas emission saving | Default greenhouse gas emission saving |
− | --- | --- | --- |
− | Sugar beet ethanol | 61 % | 52 % |
− | Wheat ethanol (process fuel not specified) | 32 % | 16 % |
− | Wheat ethanol (lignite as process fuel in CHP plant) | 32 % | 16 % |
− | Wheat ethanol (natural gas as process fuel in conventional boiler) | 45 % | 34 % |
− | Wheat ethanol (natural gas as process fuel in CHP plant) | 53 % | 47 % |
− | Wheat ethanol (straw as process fuel in CHP plant) | 69 % | 69 % |
− | Corn (maize) ethanol, Community produced (natural gas as process fuel in CHP plant) | 56 % | 49 % |
− | Sugar cane ethanol | 71 % | 71 % |
− | The part from renewable sources of ethyl-Tertio-butyl-ether (ETBE) | Equal to that of the ethanol production Pathway used |  |
− | The part from renewable sources of tertiary-amyl-ethyl-ether (TAEE) | Equal to that of the ethanol production pathway used |  |
− | Rape seed biodiesel | 45 % | 38 % |
− | Sunflower biodiesel | 58 % | 51 % |
− | Soybean biodiesel | 40 % | 31 % |
− | Palm oil biodiesel (process not specified) | 36 % | 19 % |
− | Palm oil biodiesel (process with methane capture at oil mill) | 62 % | 56 % |
− | Waste vegetable or animal (1) oil biodiesel | 88 % | 83 % |
− | Hydrotreated vegetable oil from rape seed | 51 % | 47 % |
− | Hydrotreated vegetable oil from sunflower | 65 % | 62 % |
− | Hydrotreated vegetable oil from palm oil (process not specified) | 40 % | 26 % |
− | Hydrotreated vegetable oil from palm oil (process with methane capture at oil mill) | 68 % | 65 % |
− | Pure vegetable oil from rape seed | 58 % | 57 % |
− | Biogas from municipal organic waste as compressed natural gas | 80 % | 73 % |
− | Biogas from wet manure as compressed natural gas | 84 % | 81 % |
− | Biogas from dry manure as compressed natural gas | 86 % | 82 % |
− | (1)Not including animal oil produced from animal by-products classified as category 3 material in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption (…

− B. **Estimated typical and default values for future biofuels that were not on the market or were on the market only in negligible quantities in January 2008, if produced with no net carbon emissions from land use change**

− | Biofuel production pathway | Typical greenhouse gas emission saving | Default greenhouse gas emission saving |
− | --- | --- | --- |
− | Wheat straw ethanol | 87 % | 85 % |
− | Waste wood ethanol | 80 % | 74 % |
− | Farmed wood ethanol | 76 % | 70 % |
− | Waste wood Fischer-Tropsch diesel | 95 % | 95 % |
− | Farmed wood Fischer-Tropsch diesel | 93 % | 93 % |
− | Waste wood dimethylether (DME) | 95 % | 95 % |
− | Farmed wood DME | 92 % | 92 % |
− | Waste wood methanol | 94 % | 94 % |
− | Farmed wood methanol | 91 % | 91 % |
− | The part from renewable sources of methyl-tertio-butyl-ether (MTBE) | Equal to that of the methanol production pathway used |  |

− C. **Methodology**

− | 1. | Greenhouse gas emissions from the production and use of biofuels shall be calculated as:*E* = *eec* + *el* + *ep* + *etd* + *eu* – *esca* – *eccs* – *eccr* – *eee*where*E*=total emissions from the use of the fuel;*eec*=emissions from the extraction or cultivation of raw materials;*el*=annuali…
− | --- | --- | --- |
− | *E* | = | total emissions from the use of the fuel; |
− | *eec* | = | emissions from the extraction or cultivation of raw materials; |
− | *el* | = | annualised emissions from carbon stock changes caused by land use change; |
− | *ep* | = | emissions from processing; |
− | *etd* | = | emissions from transport and distribution; |
− | *eu* | = | emissions from the fuel in use; |
− | *esca* | = | emission savings from soil carbon accumulation via improved agricultural management; |
− | *eccs* | = | emission savings from carbon capture and geological storage; |
− | *eccr* | = | emission savings from carbon capture and replacement; and |
− | *eee* | = | emission savings from excess electricity from cogeneration. |

− | 2. | Greenhouse gas emissions from fuels, E, shall be expressed in terms of grams of CO2 equivalent per MJ of fuel, gCO2eq/MJ. |
− | --- | --- |

− | 3. | By derogation from point 2, values calculated in terms of gCO2eq/MJ may be adjusted to take into account differences between fuels in useful work done, expressed in terms of km/MJ. Such adjustments shall only be made where evidence of the differences in useful work done is provided. |
− | --- | --- |

− | 4. | Greenhouse gas emission savings from biofuels shall be calculated as:*SAVING* = (*EF* – *EB*)/*EF*where*EB*=total emissions from the biofuel; and*EF*=total emissions from the fossil fuel comparator. |  |
− | --- | --- | --- |
− | *EB* | = | total emissions from the biofuel; and |
− | *EF* | = | total emissions from the fossil fuel comparator. |

− | 5. | The greenhouse gases taken into account for the purposes of point 1 shall be CO2, N2O and CH4. For the purpose of calculating CO2 equivalence, those gases shall be valued as follows:CO2:1N2O:296CH4:23 |  |
− | --- | --- | --- |
− | CO2 | : | 1 |
− | N2O | : | 296 |
− | CH4 | : | 23 |

− | 6. | Emissions from the extraction or cultivation of raw materials, eec, shall include emissions from the extraction or cultivation process itself; from the collection of raw materials; from waste and leakages; and from the production of chemicals or products used in extraction or cultivation. Cap…
− | --- | --- |

− | 7. | Annualised emissions from carbon stock changes caused by land-use change, el, shall be calculated by dividing total emissions equally over 20 years. For the calculation of those emissions, the following rule shall be applied:*el = (CSR – CSA) × 3,664 × 1/20 × 1/P – eB,* (24)whereel=annualised…
− | --- | --- | --- |
− | el | = | annualised greenhouse gas emissions from carbon stock change due to land-use change (measured as mass (grams) of CO2-equivalent per unit biofuel energy (megajoules)). ‘Cropland’ (25) and ‘perennial cropland’ (26) shall be regarded as one land use; |
− | CSR | = | the carbon stock per unit area associated with the reference land-use (measured as mass (tonnes) of carbon per unit area, including both soil and vegetation). The reference land-use shall be the land-use in January 2008 or 20 years before the raw material was obtained, whichever was the …
− | CSA | = | the carbon stock per unit area associated with the actual land-use (measured as mass (tonnes) of carbon per unit area, including both soil and vegetation). In cases where the carbon stock accumulates over more than one year, the value attributed to CSA shall be the estimated stock per un…
− | P | = | the productivity of the crop (measured as biofuel energy per unit area per year) and |
− | eB | = | bonus of 29 gCO2eq/MJ biofuel if biomass is obtained from restored degraded land under the conditions provided for in point 8. |

− | 8. | The bonus of 29 gCO2eq/MJ shall be attributed if evidence is provided that the land:(a) was not in use for agriculture or any other activity in January 2008; and(b) falls into one of the following categories:(i) severely degraded land, including such land that was formerly in agricultural use…
− | --- | --- |

− | 9. | The categories mentioned in point 8(b) are defined as follows:(a) ‘severely degraded land’ means land that, for a significant period of time, has either been significantly salinated or presented significantly low organic matter content and been severely eroded;(b) ‘heavily contaminated land’ …
− | --- | --- |

− | 10. | The guide adopted pursuant to point 10 of Part C of Annex V to Directive 2009/28/EC shall serve as the basis of the calculation of land carbon stocks for the purposes of this Directive. |
− | --- | --- |

− | 11. | Emissions from processing, *ep*, shall include emissions from the processing itself; from waste and leakages; and from the production of chemicals or products used in processing.In accounting for the consumption of electricity not produced within the fuel production plant, the greenhouse gas…
− | --- | --- |

− | 12. | Emissions from transport and distribution, *etd*, shall include emissions from the transport and storage of raw and semi-finished materials and from the storage and distribution of finished materials. Emissions from transport and distribution to be taken into account under point 6 shall not …
− | --- | --- |

− | 13. | Emissions from the fuel in use, *eu*, shall be taken to be zero for biofuels. |
− | --- | --- |

− | 14. | Emission savings from carbon capture and geological storage *eccs*, that have not already been accounted for in *ep*, shall be limited to emissions avoided through the capture and sequestration of emitted CO2 directly related to the extraction, transport, processing and distribution of fuel.…
− | --- | --- |

− | 15. | Emission savings from carbon capture and replacement, *eccr*, shall be limited to emissions avoided through the capture of CO2 of which the carbon originates from biomass and which is used to replace fossil-derived CO2 used in commercial products and services. |
− | --- | --- |

− | 16. | Emission savings from excess electricity from cogeneration, *eee*, shall be taken into account in relation to the excess electricity produced by fuel production systems that use cogeneration except where the fuel used for the cogeneration is a co-product other than an agricultural crop resid…
− | --- | --- |

− | 17. | Where a fuel production process produces, in combination, the fuel for which emissions are being calculated and one or more other products (co-products), greenhouse gas emissions shall be divided between the fuel or its intermediate product and the co-products in proportion to their energy c…
− | --- | --- |

− | 18. | For the purposes of the calculation referred to in point 17, the emissions to be divided shall be *eec* + *el* + those fractions of *ep*, *etd* and *eee* that take place up to and including the process step at which a co-product is produced. If any allocation to co-products has taken place a…
− | --- | --- |

− | 19. | For the purposes of the calculation referred to in point 4, the fossil fuel comparator *EF* shall be the latest available actual average emissions from the fossil part of petrol and diesel consumed in the Community as reported under this Directive. If no such data are available, the value us…
− | --- | --- |

− D. **Disaggregated default values for biofuels**

− Disaggregated default values for cultivation: ‘eec’ as defined in Part C of this Annex

− | Biofuel production pathway | Typical greenhouse gas emissions(gCO2eq/MJ) | Default greenhouse gas emissions(gCO2eq/MJ) |
− | --- | --- | --- |
− | Sugar beet ethanol | 12 | 12 |
− | Wheat ethanol | 23 | 23 |
− | Corn (maize) ethanol, Community produced | 20 | 20 |
− | Sugar cane ethanol | 14 | 14 |
− | The part from renewable sources of ETBE | Equal to that of the ethanol production pathway used |  |
− | The part from renewable sources of TAEE | Equal to that of the ethanol production pathway used |  |
− | Rape seed biodiesel | 29 | 29 |
− | Sunflower biodiesel | 18 | 18 |
− | Soybean biodiesel | 19 | 19 |
− | Palm oil biodiesel | 14 | 14 |
− | Waste vegetable or animal (1) oil biodiesel | 0 | 0 |
− | Hydrotreated vegetable oil from rape seed | 30 | 30 |
− | Hydrotreated vegetable oil from sunflower | 18 | 18 |
− | Hydrotreated vegetable oil from palm oil | 15 | 15 |
− | Pure vegetable oil from rape seed | 30 | 30 |
− | Biogas from municipal organic waste as compressed natural gas | 0 | 0 |
− | Biogas from wet manure as compressed natural gas | 0 | 0 |
− | Biogas from dry manure as compressed natural gas | 0 | 0 |
− | (1)Not including animal oil produced from animal by-products classified as category 3 material in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002. |  |  |

− Disaggregated default values for processing (including excess electricity): ‘ep – eee’ as defined in Part C of this Annex

− | Biofuel production pathway | Typical greenhouse gas emissions(gCO2eq/MJ) | Default greenhouse gas emissions(gCO2eq/MJ) |
− | --- | --- | --- |
− | Sugar beet ethanol | 19 | 26 |
− | Wheat ethanol (process fuel not specified) | 32 | 45 |
− | Wheat ethanol (lignite as process fuel in CHP plant) | 32 | 45 |
− | Wheat ethanol (natural gas as process fuel in conventional boiler) | 21 | 30 |
− | Wheat ethanol (natural gas as process fuel in CHP plant) | 14 | 19 |
− | Wheat ethanol (straw as process fuel in CHP plant) | 1 | 1 |
− | Corn (maize) ethanol, Community produced (natural gas as process fuel in CHP plant) | 15 | 21 |
− | Sugar cane ethanol | 1 | 1 |
− | The part from renewable sources of ETBE | Equal to that of the ethanol production pathway used |  |
− | The part from renewable sources of TAEE | Equal to that of the ethanol production pathway used |  |
− | Rape seed biodiesel | 16 | 22 |
− | Sunflower biodiesel | 16 | 22 |
− | Soybean biodiesel | 18 | 26 |
− | Palm oil biodiesel (process not specified) | 35 | 49 |
− | Palm oil biodiesel (process with methane capture at oil mill) | 13 | 18 |
− | Waste vegetable or animal oil biodiesel | 9 | 13 |
− | Hydrotreated vegetable oil from rape seed | 10 | 13 |
− | Hydrotreated vegetable oil from sunflower | 10 | 13 |
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