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Tax regulation mechanism: Tax Exemption for Biofuels

  1. Abbreviated form of legal source(s)

    • Law 75-B/2020
    • DL 73/2010
    • DL 117/2010
  2. Description of support scheme

    This mechanism provides complete tax exemption for biofuels, produced from biomass and certified according to the standards set in DL 117/2010, towards energy purposes other than transportation – e.g., electricity generation, heating, and cooling. The exemption also applies to renewable gases (art. 90, paragraph 11 of DL 75-B/2020).

  3. Amount

    Biofuels produced from biomass, and whose energy purpose is not towards transportation, are eligible for full exemption from the tax on petroleum and energy products (art. 385 of DL 75-B/2020).

  4. Addressees

    Natural and legal persons that own or trade the products taxable according to the laws here described (art. 4 of DL 73/2010).

  5. Procedure

    The tax authority will inform on a monthly basis those who are subject to taxations (art. 11 DL 73/2010).

  6. Competent authority

    Directorate-General for Customs and Excise.

  7. Technologies

    Aerothermal
    Hydrothermal
    Biogas

    Eligible

    Biomass

    Eligible

    Geothermal energy
    Solar Thermal