Agriculture Ministry to regulate distribution of licenses for Biofuel production

On Thursday Parliament decided that the Biofuel Law will take effect on October 1, thus bringing to an end a heated debate with the fuel and agricultural lobby each of which was clashing to win the upper hand on the deal. Under the new Law, the allowed part of the bio-component in fuel will be between 3.5% and 5%. The total fraction of bio-components in fuels sold in Poland will be between 4% and 5%. Once the Law enters force, production and storage of biofuels will be subject to special licenses issued by the Agriculture Ministry. Moreover, only those producers who sign contracts with farmers for a period not shorter than five years, will stand for a chance of obtaining a license. The bio-components that can be used are all contracted domestic agriculture produce, as well as crude agriculture spirit and crude rape oil. (Parkiet, p. 1; www.onet.pl) J.K.