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Spain tightens biofuels regulations

  • Märkte: Biofuels
  • 16.07.20

Spanish markets regulator the CNMC has issued an updated framework for biofuels to tighten up on what it describes as "possible fraud risks".

The ruling came into effect on 14 July. A central part of the new decree is increased levels of verification for biofuels feedstocks used to make double counted fuels. The CNMC says producers will have to safeguard against misusing feedstocks which "due to their complexity, require more specific analysis". The regulator will draw up a list of approved feedstocks within the next two months.

The decree will mandate producers to provide digitally-signed verification every month over the sources and quality of feedstocks and biofuels production, plus wider annual reports to the CNMC. These will be cross checked for discrepancies.

In addition, all parties within the supply chain will have to prove in advance that they hold sufficient tickets to operate in the system. The Spanish ticketing system has had previous problems with smaller operators failing to hold enough tickets, before going out of business, leaving the overall system short. The new decree will cover all biofuels sold in Spain.


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