Directive 2003/30 / EC (biofuel directive)
 Directive 2003/30 / EC |
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| Title: | Directive 2003/30 / EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of May 8, 2003 on the promotion of the use of biofuels or other renewable fuels in the transport sector |
| Designation: (not official) |
Biofuels Directive |
| Scope: | EU |
| Legal matter: | Energy law |
| Basis: | Article 175 paragraph 1 of the EC Treaty |
| Procedure overview: |
European Commission European Parliament IPEX Wiki |
| Come into effect: | May 17, 2003 |
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To be implemented in national law by: |
December 31, 2004 |
| Replaced by: | Directive 2009/28 / EC |
| Expiry: | December 31, 2011 |
| Reference: | OJ L 123 of 17.5.2003, pp. 42-46 |
| Full text |
Consolidated version (not official) basic version |
| Regulation has expired. | |
| Please note the information on the current version of legal acts of the European Union ! | |
The directive (RL) 2003/30 / EG of the European Parliament and of the Council of May 8, 2003 for the promotion of the use of biofuels or other renewable fuels in the transport sector, known as the EU Biofuel Directive , gives guidelines - based on energy content - for the share of renewable fuels as a substitute for conventional fuels in transport. The biofuel directive was repealed by the Renewable Energy Sources Directive (EC) (RL 2009/28 / EC) of April 23, 2009.
Definition and obligation to use
At least the following products are considered biofuels within the meaning of the directive (Art. 2, Paragraph 2):
- Bioethanol , biodiesel , biogas , biomethanol , biodimethylether , bio-ETBE , bio-MTBE , synthetic biofuels , bio-hydrogen , pure vegetable oil
Other renewable fuels within the meaning of the directive are fuels from other, non-biogenic, renewable energy sources as defined in Directive 2001/77 / EC. This can e.g. B. Wind and solar energy, geothermal energy, wave and tidal energy and hydropower.
| 2005 (%) | 2006 (%) | 2010 (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2.50 | 2.50 | 5.75 |
| Belgium | 2.00 | 2.75 | 5.75 |
| Cyprus | 1.00 | k. A. | k. A. |
| Czech Republic | 0.70 | 1.78 | 3.75 |
| Denmark | 0.00 | 0.10 | k. A. |
| Estonia | k. A. | 2.00 | 5.75 |
| Finland | 0.10 | k. A. | k. A. |
| France | 2.00 | k. A. | 7.00 |
| Germany | 2.00 | k. A. | 5.75 |
| Greece | 0.70 | 2.50 | 5.75 |
| Hungary | 2.00 | k. A. | 5.75 |
| Ireland | 0.06 | 1.14 | k. A. |
| Italy | 1.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 |
| Latvia | 2.00 | 2.75 | 5.75 |
| Lithuania | 2.00 | k. A. | 5.75 |
| Luxembourg | k. A. | 2.75 | 5.75 |
| Malta | 0.30 | k. A. | k. A. |
| Netherlands | k. A. | 2.00 | 5.75 |
| Poland | 0.50 | 1.50 | 5.75 |
| Portugal | 1.15 | 2.00 | 5.75 |
| Slovakia | 2.00 | 2.50 | 3.50 |
| Slovenia | 0.65 | 1.20 | 5.00 |
| Spain | 2.00 | 0.55 | 5.83 |
| Sweden | 3.00 | k. A. | 5.75 |
| United Kingdom | 0.30 | k. A. | 3.50 |
| Specification of the EU directive | 2.00 | 2.75 | 5.75 |
The directive called on the member states to market a minimum proportion of biofuels and other renewable fuels of 2% of the total amount of all petrol and diesel fuels, measured by energy content, by December 31, 2005. A minimum of 5.75% should be placed on the market by December 31, 2010. The guideline therefore did not specify requirements for the admixture of biogenic fuels to petrol and diesel fuels, but required a total share of all renewable fuels in the total fuel consumption in the member states.
Implementation in the Member States
Implementation in the Member States should be voluntary in the sense that they should set national benchmarks taking into account the reference value for 2005 (2%), but their implementation was not legally binding. The table opposite shows the national guide values that were valid for 2005, 2006 and 2010, as well as the reference values of the Commission.
According to Art. 4, Para. 1, the national guide values were allowed to deviate from the EU specification by citing the following arguments:
- objective factors such as a limited national potential to produce biofuels from biomass,
- the scope of the resources that are made available for the production of biomass for energy uses other than the transport sector, as well as the specific technical or climatic characteristics of the national fuel market,
- national policies which provide comparable resources for the production of other transport fuels from renewable energy sources and which are in line with the objectives of Directive 2003/30 / EC.
The target for 2005 set by the directive was not achieved. In a progress report on the use of biofuels and other renewable fuels in the member states of the European Union of January 10, 2007, the European Commission found that by 2005, biofuels had a market share of around 1% in the European Union, with biodiesel as one of these Share of about 80% and bioethanol about 20%. Even if the target of a share of 2% was not achieved, this represented a doubling of the share within two years, according to the Commission. If all Member States had achieved their self-imposed national benchmarks, the market share in 2005 would have been around 1.4% located.
According to the progress report, the goal for 2010 was probably not achievable either.
Repealed by Directive 2009/28 / EC
As a consequence of the inadequate implementation of Directive 2003/30 / EC, the European Commission and the European Council formulated the target of 10% biofuels by 2020 as a binding target. This requirement was finally adopted by Directive 2009/28 / EC ( Renewable Energy Directive ) of April 23, 2009, which affects all energy consumption . The RL 2009/28 / EG u. a. “That a framework containing binding targets should give companies the long-term security they need to make sensible and sustainable investments in the renewable energy sector”. According to Art. 26, Paragraph 3 of Directive 2009/28 / EC, Directive 2003/30 / EC is repealed with effect from January 1, 2012.
In contrast to Directive 2003/30 / EC, the 10% target for energy from renewable sources in the transport sector by 2020 has now been set uniformly for all member states. This was justified on the grounds that Member States that do not have sufficient resources to achieve the target could purchase biofuels from other sources. This includes both imports from Member States and imports from outside the EU. Due to the expected increase in trade in biofuels, Directive 2009/28 / EC further recommends “proposing any relevant measures to ensure a balance between domestic production and imports, including multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations as well as environmental, social and economic negotiations Aspects and the security of energy supply are to be considered ".
With regard to the use of biofuels, the goals of the Biofuel Quota Act in Germany still have to be adjusted. Insofar as the Directive 2009/28 / EC on the use of biomass sets special requirements for its production from sustainable cultivation, these have already been implemented by the Biofuel Sustainability Ordinance (V. of September 30, 2009, Federal Law Gazette I p. 3182 ). Corresponding requirements also exist for the generation of electricity from biomass, which were implemented with the Biomass Electricity Sustainability Ordinance (V. of July 23, 2009, Federal Law Gazette I p. 2174 ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Directive 2003/30 / EC of the European Parliament and the Council of May 8, 2003 on the promotion of the use of biofuels or other renewable fuels in the transport sector .
- ^ Lorenzo Di Lucia, Lars J. Nilsson: Transport biofuels in the European Union: The state of play . In: Transport Policy . tape 14 , no. 6 , 2007, ISSN 0967-070X , p. 533-543 (English).
- ↑ Country reports on the website of the European Commission: Downloads .
- ↑ European Commission: Biofuels Progress Report: Report on the progress made in the use of biofuels and other renewable fuels in the member states of the European Union. (PDF) Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament of 10 January 2007.
- ^ Council of the European Union: Council conclusions on energy policy for Europe. 782nd Transport, Telecommunications and energy Council meeting, Brussels, February 15, 2007. consilium.europa.eu (PDF; 183 kB).
- ↑ European Commission: Roadmap for Renewable Energies: Renewable Energies in the 21st Century: Greater Sustainability in the Future (PDF) .
- ↑ Directive 2009/28 / EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 23, 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and on the amendment and subsequent repeal of Directives 2001/77 / EC and 2003/30 / EC (PDF) .
