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Cabinet Regulation No. 545 of 2011 on Sustainability Criteria for Biofuels and Bioliquids, the Mechanism for Introducing Thereof, and the Procedure by Which They Shall Be Supervised and Monitored

Country/Territory
Latvia
Document type
Regulation
Date
2011
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Latvijas Vēstnesis, 111, 19.07.2011.
Subject
Energy
Keyword
Bioenergy Sustainable development Certification Internal trade Enforcement/compliance Risk assessment/management Public health
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Regulation prescribes the sustainability criteria for biofuels and bioliquids, the mechanism for introducing thereof, and the procedure by which they shall be supervised and monitored. It defines the national certification scheme as a system for conformity certification regarding the conformity with the sustainability criteria (in respect of the raw material cultivated in Latvia for production of biofuels and bioliquids, and in respect of the raw material and intermediate products brought or imported into Latvia for production of biofuels and bioliquids intended for production and consumption of the biofuels and bioliquids in Latvia, as well as in respect of biofuels or bioliquids brought or imported into Latvia).

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Website
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References - Legislation

Implements

Law on Conformity Assessment (1996)

Legislation | Latvia | 1996 (2013)

Keyword: Enforcement/compliance, Risk assessment/management, Certification, Public health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX