The voluntary scheme ‘Greenergy Brazilian Bioethanol verification programme’, for which the request for recognition was submitted to the Commission on 31 January 2011, demonstrates that consignments of biofuels comply with the sustainability criteria as laid down in Article 17(3)(a) and (b), (4) and (5) of Directive 2009/28/EC and Article 7b(3)(a), 7b(3)(b), 7b(4) and 7b(5) of Directive 98/70/EC. The scheme also contains accurate data for purposes of Article 17(2) of Directive 2009/28/EC and Article 7b(2) of Directive 98/70/EC.

Furthermore, it may be used for demonstrating compliance with Article 18(1) of Directive 2009/28/EC and of Article 7c(1) of Directive 98/70/EC.