Law No. 86 “On bioethanol.” Country/Territory Kyrgyzstan Document type Legislation Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Energy, Food & nutrition Keyword Energy conservation/energy production Policy/planning Business/industry/corporations Biofuel Oil Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Certification Research International relations/cooperation Data collection/reporting Access-to-information Processing/handling Transport/storage Viticulture/oenological practices Cereals/grains/rice Agricultural commodities Genetically modified organism (GMO) Food waste Geographical area Asia, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force three months after the date of its official publication. Abstract This Law sets out the principles of public policy and legal basis for the production and turnover of bioethanol in the Kyrgyz Republic. Bioethanol shall be intended dehydrated ethyl alcohol produced from raw materials of biological origin, intended for mandatory mixing with petroleum products (compounding). The main principles of state policy in the field of production and turnover of bioethanol shall be as follows: (a) assistance in the development and use of various types of raw materials for bioethanol production in order to save fuel and energy resources and reducing the dependence of the Kyrgyz Republic on their imports; (b) a gradual increase in the normatively defined share of production, use of bioethanol and blended motor fuels in the order determined by the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic; (c) reducing the negative impact on the environment due to the use as raw materials for production of bioethanol of agricultural waste, waste of food and processing industries, compliance with environmental safety of production, transportation, storage and consumption of bioethanol; (d) promoting economic and environmental benefits among the population originating from the use of bioethanol; and (e) development of international scientific and technical cooperation, using the possibilities of world science and technology in the field of production and turnover of bioethanol. Business entities that carry out activities in the field of production and turnover of bioethanol are subject to entry into the state register of bioethanol producers in the order established by the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic. Maintaining the state register of bioethanol producers shall be carried out by an authorized body determined by the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic. Bioethanol production is carried out: (a) in the presence of a production certificate and control metering devices, providing automated transfer of information on volumes of bioethanol production to the authorized body in the field of production of bioethanol; and (b) at a bioethanol plant owned by the manufacturer of bioethanol as property. In the process of bioethanol production shall be prohibited: (a) use of food raw materials for subsequent processing into bioethanol in volume exceeding the quota established by the authorized body in the field of bioethanol production; (b) use of wheat of 1 and 2 classes as food raw material; (c) production and turnover of alcoholic beverages; and (d) acceptance for processing of raw materials that are genetically modified or containing a genetically modified source. Full text Russian Website cbd.minjust.gov.kg