Biofuel quota
Updated: 18.12.2018
Author: Tim Sternkopf
Since 1 January 2009, the target of substitution of fossil fuels with biofuels amounts to 5.75 %, measured by the total fossil petrol or diesel introduced or used in the federal territory (§5 para. 1 Fuel Order).
Eligible technologies
Subject to the obligation are only biofuels.
Biofuels | The substitution obligation of fossil fuels with biofuels is technology-neutral. The type of biofuel and of its production technology for the meeting of targets is arbitrary. |
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Amount
Amount of quota and period of application | Since 1 January 2009, the substitution target amounts to 5.75 %, measured by the total fossil petrol or diesel introduced or used in the federal territory. To meet the overall target, at least a 3.4 % share of biofuels or other renewable fuel must be introduced or used in order to substitute fossil petrol and a share of 6.3 % to substitute fossil diesel (§ 5 para. 1 Fuel Order). As of 2020, the substitution target is 8.45% (§ 5 para. 2 Fuel Order). |
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Adjustment of quotas | The quotas can be subject to further legal amendments. |
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Fees and penalty charges | If biofuels do not comply with the specifications stated in § 3 Fuel Order or do not meet the substitution obligation, they may not be released for free circulation. |
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Addressees
The parties obliged to substitute are those who introduce or export petrol or diesel to Austria for the first time, unless in the fuel tank of a vehicle (§ 2 para. 10 Fuel Order).
Procedure
Process flow | The party obliged to substitute must provide every year proof of the quantities of biofuels and other renewable fuels as well as of petrol and diesel fuel introduced or used by it. This proof for the period of one calendar year must arrive on 1 May at the latest of the following year at the Federal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism (BMNT) (§ 20 Fuel Order). |
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Competent authority | Federal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism (BMNT) |
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Distribution of costs
Consumers | The costs are borne by the consumers. |
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Distribution mechanism | The obliged companies pass on the costs arising from the quota obligation to the consumers by adding a surcharge to their fuel. |
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