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Factsheet: Alternative Liquid and Gaseous Fuels
Alternative Liquid and Gaseous Fuels
Key Information
Country/Region:
Europe (non EU)
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UKRAINE (Ukrayina)
Description:
Adopted in 2000, the law on alternative liquid and gaseous fuels introduces the framework for financial mechanisms to stimulate biofuels and other alternative fuels that are not necessarily renewable in order to stimulate their increase up to 20% of the total amount of fuel consumption in Ukraine by 2020. 2009 amendment announced introduction of biofuels blending mandates in Ukraine in years to come in order to steadily incease biofuels share in fuels consumption mix. (For more details please go to the record: Law on Promotion of Biological Fuels Production and Use (No. 1391-VI)) 2012 amendment introduced a gradual increase in the share of an established production and use of biofuels and blended motor fuels. Ethanol content in gasoline produced and sold in Ukraine will be (blending mandate): •2013 - recommended content not less than 5% (by volume) •2014-2015 - mandatory content not less than 5 % (by volume) •from 2016 - mandatory content of not less than 7% (by volume). Financial penalty and incarceration for: 1) breach of rules regarding sales of alternative fuels that do not meet the standards and specifications; 2) production, marketing and sales of traditional fuels as alternative fuels;
Goal/Aim:
Stimulate the domestic use of biofuels for transport.
Type (and subtype) :
Regulatory (binding) instruments
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Substitution Obligation
Sector/Topic targeted:
Energy
Mobility, transport and logistics
Status:
In force
Impact on regional bioeconomy objectives
Fostering effective governance and involvement of the society:
Not Relevant
Building a strong research, development and innovation base:
Not Relevant
Enhancing the creation of jobs and ensuring availability of required skills:
Not Relevant
Building competitive biobased industries:
Not Relevant
Creating a reliable and enabling policy setting:
Not Relevant
Address the (multilevel) cooperations needed to start biobased businesses:
Not Relevant
Creating an attractive environment including infrastructure:
Not Relevant
Availability of financial resources:
Not Relevant
Learning from the strategies/actions of other regions, clusters,...:
Not Relevant
Fostering the development of strong biobased markets:
Not Relevant
Contact References
Full name of Instrument & Measure (English):
Law on Alternative Liquid and Gaseous Fuels
Links:
http://zakon1.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1391-14
http://zakon1.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/4970-17
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/texts/ukr137045.doc
Contact of Responsible Authority:
http://zakon1.rada.gov.ua/
Completed by:
VITO
Completed on:
June, 2015
Advanced Information
Feedstock type targeted:
Agriculture/Horticulture
Aqua/Marine/Fishing (including algae)
Forestry
Industry byproducts
Landscape care
Waste
Product type targeted:
Biofuels (transport)
Value Chain:
Conversion / transformation / processing
Distribution/sales
Year Instrument & Measure Started:
2000
Year Last Instrument & Measure was last Amended:
2012