National sustainability verification schemes

Liquid and gaseous biofuels supplied to the Dutch market must be entered in the register by the company which is a holder of a permit for an excise duty good, a registered consignee for Mineral Oils Act or an importer. The biofuels entered in the register must meet the sustainability and greenhouse gas (GHG) criteria as per the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) sustainability criteria.

By May 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the company supplied the renewable energy, the company must submit to the board of the emission authority a statement from a verifier showing that the sustainability obligations have been complied with. The verifier is an independent auditing body, which is approved by the Minister on request.