New Biofuels Bill eliminates old objections

The Cabinet-approved draft bill on biofuels foresees the expansion of their usage and at the same time eliminates the objections that formed the basis of the president's veto of the previous draft bill. Previously, President Kwaśniewski reproached the older version for its incompatibility with EU law, an overly rapid implementation of the regulations and lack of information for the recipient of what kind of fuel he would be purchasing. In the new draft law, it is explicitly stated what liquid fuels, biocomponents and liquid biofuels are - terms that were continuously confused in the mass media. In contrast to the previous project the new one lifts minimum prices for natural resources, excludes the limitation of production but maintains the obligation to obtain permission for production of biofuels. Furthermore, the bill foresees the decrease of excise duty on biofuels. (Rzeczpospolita, p B2) A.C.