biomass

Definitions over time (1)

06/01/2011 – today applies on 12/11/2026 Article 3, Directive 2010/75/EU Scope: Whole act

For the purposes of this Directive the following definitions shall apply:

‘biomass’ means any of the following: products consisting of any vegetable matter from agriculture or forestry which can be used as a fuel for the purpose of recovering its energy content; the following waste: vegetable waste from agriculture and forestry; vegetable waste from the food processing industry, if the heat generated is recovered; fibrous vegetable waste from virgin pulp production and from production of paper from pulp, if it is co-incinerated at the place of production and the heat generated is recovered; cork waste; wood waste with the exception of wood waste which may contain halogenated organic compounds or heavy metals as a result of treatment with wood preservatives or coating and which includes, in particular, such wood waste originating from construction and demolition waste;