Regulations, 2012

L.N. 50 of 2012

MALTA RESOURCES AUTHORITY ACT

(CAP. 423)

Biofuels (Sustainability Criteria) (Amendment)

Regulations, 2012

IN exercise of the powers conferred by articles 28(1) and 32 of

the Malta Resources Authority Act, the Minister for Resources and

Rural Affairs, after consultation with the Malta Resources Authority,

has made the following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the Biofuels (Sustainability Citation.

Criteria) (Amendment) Regulations, 2012, and these regulations shall

be read and construed as one with the Biofuels (Sustainability S.L. 423.47

Criteria) Regulations, hereinafter referred to as "the principal

For paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (2) of regulation 4 of Amends

the principal regulations there shall be substituted the following

"(a) Economic operators shall submit to the

Authority reliable information and shall also make

available, on request, the data that was used to

develop the information. Economic operators shall

also arrange for an adequate standard of

independent auditing of the information submitted,

and to provide evidence to the Authority that this

has been done. The auditing shall verify that the

system used by the economic operators is accurate,

reliable and protected against fraud. The auditing

shall evaluate the frequency and methodology of

sampling and the robustness of the data.

Economic operators who are producers of

biofuels or bioliquids shall ensure that such

auditing and verification is to be compiled

(i)

by holders of a practising

certificate to practise in the field of auditing

in terms of the Accountancy Profession Act

according to limited assurance engagements

prescribed in ISAE 3000 or an equivalent

standard as proved to the satisfaction of the

Authority by an economic operator; or

(ii) under

voluntary

schemes

approved by the European Commission.

Economic operators importing biofuels or

bioliquids shall ensure that such auditing and

verification is to be compiled

(i)

by holders of a practising

certificate to practise in the field of auditing

in terms of the Accountancy Profession Act

according to limited assurance engagements

provided for in ISAE 3000 or an equivalent

standard to the satisfaction of the Authority;

or

(ii) under

voluntary

schemes

approved by the European Commission; or

(iii) under national schemes approved

by Member States of the European Union

which comply with the sustainability criteria

contained in Directive 2009/28/EC; or

(iv) under agreements with third

countries made by the European Commission

containing requirements on sustainability

criteria equivalent to those contained in

Directive 2009/28/EC.".

In item 7 of Part C of the Schedule to the principal

Amends the

Schedule to the

regulations, immediately after the words "e l = (CS R - CS A ) × 3,664 ×

1 / × 1 / - e " there shall be inserted the following footnote

regulations.

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"*

The quotient obtained by dividing the molecular

weight of CO 2 (44,010 g/mol) by the molecular weight of

carbon (12,011 g/mol) is equal to 3,664.".

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