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At least the products listed below shall be considered biofuels: "bioethanol": ethanol produced from biomass and/or the biodegradable fraction of waste, to be used as biofuel; "biodiesel": a methyl-ester produced from vegetable or animal oil, of diesel quality, to be used as biofuel; "biogas": a fuel gas produced from biomass and/or from the biodegradable fraction of waste, that can be purified to natural gas quality, to be used as biofuel, or woodgas; "biomethanol": methanol produced from biomass, to be used as biofuel; "biodimethylether": dimethylether produced from biomass, to be used as biofuel; "bio-ETBE (ethyl-tertio-butyl-ether)": ETBE produced on the basis of bioethanol. The percentage by volume of bio-ETBE that is calculated as biofuel is 47 %; "bio-MTBE (methyl-tertio-butyl-ether)": a fuel produced on the basis of biomethanol. The percentage by volume of bio-MTBE that is calculated as biofuel is 36 %; "synthetic biofuels": synthetic hydrocarbons or mixtures of synthetic hydrocarbons, which have been produced from biomass; "biohydrogen": hydrogen produced from biomass, and/or from the biodegradable fraction of waste, to be used as biofuel; "pure vegetable oil": oil produced from oil plants through pressing, extraction or comparable procedures, crude or refined but chemically unmodified, when compatible with the type of engines involved and the corresponding emission requirements.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.