Obligatory blends for Ethanol (E8 & E10), and the faculty to increment the blends (Decree 4892)
| Country: | Colombia |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Policy status: | In Force |
| Jurisdiction: | National |
| Date Effective: | 2009 |
| Policy Type: | Regulatory Instruments>Codes and standards>Product standards, Regulatory Instruments>Codes and standards>Sectoral standards, Regulatory Instruments>Obligation schemes |
| Policy Target: | Bioenergy>Biofuels for transport |
| Policy Sector: | Transport |
| Size of Plant Targeted: | Small and Large |
| Agency: | Ministry of Mines and Energy; Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development; Ministry of Transport; |
| URL: | http://www.minminas.gov.co/minminas/downloads/archivosSoporteRevistas/8302.pdf; |
| URL: | http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tbt/tbt_repository/COL96_EN_1_1.pdf |
| Description: | Decree 4892 requires obligatory blends for ethanol between 8% and 10% (E8 and E10). It also gives the authority to the Ministry of Mines and Energy to establish blends of ethanol and biodiesel above 10% starting from 1 January 2013. The mandatory requirement of E85 on all automobiles (up to 2000 cubic centimetres) mandated by Decree 1135 of 2009 was removed. |
| This record supersedes: | Flex fuel requirement for new vehicles (Decree 1135) |
Last modified: Fri, 10 May 2013 15:36:36 CEST