Brussels, 17/10/2013 (Agence Europe) - On 16 October, the European Commission found that a 12-month phase-out of excise duty reductions granted by Belgium to seven biofuel producers was in line with EU state aid rules. In 2005, Belgium adopted a biofuel support scheme reducing excise duties for a limited number of bioethanol and FAME producers, to be selected through a call for applications based on environmental and economic parameters. The seven producers, who were selected in 2006...