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Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Council Directive 93/12/EEC
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Article 6.Marketing of fuels with more stringent environmental specifications
Article 7c. Verification of compliance with the sustainability criteria for biofuels
Article 7d. Calculation of life cycle greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels
Article 7e. Implementing measures and reports concerning the sustainability of biofuels
Article 10. Procedure for adaptation of permitted analytical methods and permitted vapour pressure waivers
Article 12.Repeal and amendment of the Directives related to the fuel quality of petrol and diesel fuels
RULES FOR CALCULATING LIFE CYCLE GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS FROM BIOFUELS
A. Typical and default values for biofuels if produced with no...
B. Estimated typical and default values for future biofuels that were...
1. Greenhouse gas emissions from the production and use of biofuels...
2. Greenhouse gas emissions from fuels, E, shall be expressed in...
3. By derogation from point 2, values calculated in terms of...
4. Greenhouse gas emission savings from biofuels shall be calculated as:...
5. The greenhouse gases taken into account for the purposes of...
6. Emissions from the extraction or cultivation of raw materials, e...
7. Annualised emissions from carbon stock changes caused by land-use change,...
9. The categories mentioned in point 8(b) are defined as follows:...
11. Emissions from processing, e p , shall include emissions from...
12. Emissions from transport and distribution, e td , shall include...
14. Emission savings from carbon capture and geological storage e ccs...
15. Emission savings from carbon capture and replacement, e ccr ,...
16. Emission savings from excess electricity from cogeneration, e ee ,...
17. Where a fuel production process produces, in combination, the fuel...
18. For the purposes of the calculation referred to in point...
19. For the purposes of the calculation referred to in point...
E. Estimated disaggregated default values for future biofuels that were not...
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