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Argentina: New law obliges automobile fuel producers to use bioethanol from the Northeast of the country

Announcement

31 Mar 2016

The Argentinian Government has increased the percentage volume of bioethanol that automobile fuels must contain, obliging producers to use only bioethanol produced in the Northeast of the country.

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Number of interventions

1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Implementation date

01 Apr 2016

Revocation date:

04 Aug 2021

Announced: 31 Mar 2016
Local content requirement
The Decree 543/2016 passed by the Argentinian Government on March 31, 2016, increased from 10% to 12% the minimum volume percentage of bioethanol included in automobile fuels produced in Argentina and...
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