Promotion in Belgium
Updated: 08.02.2019
Author: Stijn Anciaux
Summary of support schemes
Tax regulation mechanism (Défiscalisation des biocarburants): The Act of 10 June 2006 introduces a reduction of the excise rate for the rate of biofuels contained in petrol and diesel products and produced by production units authorised by the Belgian Government.
Tax regulation mechanism (Exemption d´accise pour l´huile de colza): Biofuel from rapeseed oil produced by a natural or legal person who directly sells its production to the end consumer without intermediary can be exempted from excise duty.
Biofuel quota (Law on blending obligation): The law obliges companies that sell gasoline E5 or E10 or diesel oil to satisfy a defined volume of sustainable biofuels within one calendar year.
Technologies
The tax regulation mechanism and the biofuels quota apply to biofuels only.
Statutory provisions
- Loi relative aux volumes nominaux minimaux de biocarburants durables / Wet houdende de minimale nominale volumes duurzame biobrandstoffen (Law of 17 July 2013 on minimum nominal volumes of sustainable biofuels)
- Loi du 10 juin 2006 (Loi du 10 juin 2006 concernant les biocarburants / Wet betreffende de biobrandstoffen - Act of 10 June 2006 regarding biofuels).
- Loi-Programme du 27 décembre 2004 (Loi-Programme du 27 décembre 2004 / Programmawet van 27 December 2004.- Framework legislation of 27 December 2004)
- Arrêté royal du 10 mars 2006 (Arrêté royal du 10 mars 2006 en matière d´huile de colza utilisée comme carburant / Koninklijk besluit betreffende koolzaadolie gebruikt als motorbrandstof.- Royal decree regarding the use of rapeseed oil as biofuel)
Belgium
