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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10422

20 July 2011
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GENERAL NEWS / (ae) eu/biofuels
Seven sustainability schemes recognised

Brussels, 19/07/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 19 July the European Commission recognised seven certification bodies which, for the next five years, will check the sustainability of the green fuels imported into the EU. Only once they are certified will the fuels be able to be marketed across the EU.

In 2008, the EU set itself the objective of a minimum share of 10% renewable energy in transport by 2020. Where biofuels are used to achieve this target, they must meet a set of...

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