On August 3, 2021, the European Union (EU) extended for an additional five years the anti-dumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) levied on imports of U.S. biodiesel since 2008.
On March 22, 2021, the Belgian government notified the European Commission of a draft national decree transposing the EU Renewable Energy Directive
This report provides an overview on the biofuel use mandates in the various EU-27 member states + the UK. It supplements the EU Biofuel Annual Report 2020.
In mid-April, the Government of Romania (GOR) approved Emergency Ordinance (E.O.) 47/2020 to provide flexibility from biofuel mandates for local petroleum stakeholders.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Netherlands: The Dutch Industrial Market for Biomass

This brief report describes the 2018-2020 industrial market for biomass for energy generation in the Netherlands.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Portugal: Portugal Biofuel Market Outlook 2017

Since 2015, when the government set the overall biofuel mandate at 7.5 percent for transportation, the market has been adjusting to avoid exceeding the volumetric blending limit for biodiesel.
On June 9, 2016, the European Union (EU) General Court ruled that the European Commission (EC) violated its own laws by issuing a country-wide anti-dumping (AD) duty on imports of U.S. ethanol.
On March 18, 2015, the Dutch energy sector and NGOs agreed upon the sustainability criteria for biomass. On March 30, these requirements were laid down in official Dutch legislation.