Brussels, 29/04/2016 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission sent to Portugal a reasoned opinion on Thursday 28 April urging it to ensure the full compliance of its biofuel legislation with Directive 2009/28/EC on renewable energy.
The Commission is of the view that Portuguese legislation on biofuels contradicts the Directive in two respects: firstly, it favours biofuels produced in Portugal over biofuels of other countries of origin that are equally suitable, but produced elsewhere; and secondly, the legislation imposes stricter sustainability requirements on some biofuels, without this being warranted by the directive.
Portugal now has two months to address the Commission's concerns; otherwise the Commission may decide to refer Portugal to the Court of Justice of the EU. (Original version in French by Emmanuel Hagry)