The Integrated Administration And Control System: explanatory booklet

ANNEX 5: EXTRACT FROM EC DIRECTIVE 2003/30/EC ARTICLE 2 POINT 2

An online version of this can be found at www.scotland.gov.uk/SAF07/annex5

At least the products listed below are considered as biofuels:

• 'bioethanol' - ethanol produced from biomass and/or the biodegradable fraction of waste, to be used as biofuel;
• 'biodiesel' - a methyl-ester produced from vegetable or animal oil, of diesel quality, to be used as biofuel;
• 'biogas' - a fuel gas produced from biomass and/or from the biodegradable fraction of waste, that can be purified to natural gas quality, to be used as biofuel, or woodgas;
• 'biomethanol' - methanol produced from biomass, to be used as biofuel;
• 'biodimethylether' - dimethylether produced from biomass, to be used as biofuel;
• 'bio- ETBE (ethyl-tertio-butyl-ether)' - ETBE produced on the basis of bioethanol. The percentage by volume of bio- ETBE that is calculated as biofuel is 47%;
• 'bio- MTBE (methyl-tertio-butyl-ether)' - a fuel produced on the biomass of biomethanol.
  The percentage by volume of bio- MTBE that is calculated as biofuel is 36%;
• 'synthetic biofuels' - synthetic hydrocarbons or mixtures of synthetic hydrocarbons, which have been produced from biomass;
• 'biohydrogen' - hydrogen produced from biomass, and/or from the biodegradable fraction of waste, to be used as biofuel; and
• 'pure vegetable oil' - oil produced from oil plants through pressing, extraction or comparable procedures, crude or refined but chemically unmodified, when compatible with the types of engines involved and the corresponding emission requirements.