Minister for Transport calls for investigation by EU on biofuel imports
Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan plans to raise his concerns over biofuel imports with the EU's Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photosand other countries are passing virgin palm oil off as legitimate fuel in breach of EU regulations, hitting the union’s own producers’ ability to compete with them.
Disproportionate growth in supplies of palm oil mill effluent, a byproduct, and processed waste cooking oil, prompted suspicions of fraud in recent years. Certifying bodies recognised by the EU have refused to endorse fuels coming from some producers., which produces biofuel from grain, among other products, and is a key player in the EU market, was among those that raised concerns in the Republic and at European level.
“EU member states and fuel suppliers rely upon the assurance of the European oversight regime for quality sustainable biofuels,” the Minister said.
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