What is BS EN 16214-3- Sustainability criteria for the production of biofuels and bioliquids for energy applications about?
BS EN 16214-3 only defines procedures, criteria, and indicators to provide the required evidence for:
- Production of raw material in areas for nature protection purposes;
- Harvesting of raw material from non-natural highly biodiverse grasslands"; and
- Cultivation and harvesting on peatland.
BS EN 16214-3 is applicable to production, cultivation and harvesting of biomass for biofuels and bioliquids production.
Who is BS EN 16214-3- Sustainability criteria for the production of biofuels and bioliquids for energy applications for?
BS EN 16214-3 on sustainability criteria for the production of biofuels and bioliquids for energy applications is useful for:
- Land use managing department
- Environmental protection authorities
- Biodiversity safety organizations
- Economic operators
Why should you use BS EN 16214-3- Sustainability criteria for the production of biofuels and bioliquids for energy applications?
It is widely accepted that sustainability at large encompasses environmental, social and economic aspects. The European Directives make mandatory the compliance of several sustainability criteria for biofuels and bioliquids. Aim of BS EN 16214-3 is to assist EU Member States and economic operators with the implementation of EU biofuel and bioliquids sustainability requirements mandated by the European Directives.
Note: BS EN 16214-3 is limited to certain aspects relevant for a sustainability assessment of biomass produced for energy applications. Therefore compliance with this standard or parts thereof alone does not substantiate claims of the biomass being produced sustainably.
The European Commission has identified land use types from which raw material will not meet their criteria of sustainability. However, in three of these land use types exceptions are possible. Raw material will be considered to meet the requirements if evidence is provided that its production does not interfere with the continuity of that land use type or the integrity of the ecosystem.
These land use types are areas designated for nature protection purposes, non-natural highly biodiverse grasslands" and peatland. BS EN 16214-3 defines procedures, criteria and indicators to provide the required evidence.
BS EN 16214-3 specifies requirements relevant for the provision of evidence by economic operators that the production, cultivation, and harvesting of raw materials is in accordance with legal or other requirements concerning the areas mentioned above.
BS EN 16214-3 provides guidance for the identification of relevant areas, identification whether an area has been natural or non-natural grassland in or after 2008, determination of non-natural highly biodiverse grassland status etc.
BS EN 16214-3 supports with the template for provision of data for the area with nature protection purposes and for the production unit of biofuels and bioliquids for energy applications.
Where applicable, the parts of BS EN 16214-3 contain at the end an annex that informs the user of the link between the requirements in the European Directive and the requirements in the CEN Standard.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 16214-3:2012+A1:2017 supersedes EN 16214-3:2012
