1 Amendments of Jan MULDER related to 2008/0016(COD)
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18a Fuel tax differentiation Member States may introduce a dynamic system of fuel tax differentiation, based on the relative greenhouse gas emission savings of the respective (bio)fuels and other (bio)liquids as calculated in accordance with Article 17. The system should grant progressively lower fuel taxes for biofuels and bioliquids with higher greenhouse gas emission savings. Only biofuels and bioliquids that fulfil the environmental sustainability criteria as laid down in Article 15 shall benefit from such a system. Such a system shall be aimed to be budget neutral. Member States introducing such a system shall notify the Commission.