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European Producers Union of Renewable Ethanol

ePURE

ePURE represents the interests of European renewable ethanol producers to the EU institutions, industry stakeholders, the media, academia and the general public.

Lobbying Activity

Response to Circular Economy Act

6 Nov 2025

Meeting with François Kalfon (Member of the European Parliament) and Bioéthanol France

16 Oct 2025 · Emissions de CO2 des voitures

Response to Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2019/631 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles

7 Oct 2025

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality

15 Sept 2025

Response to Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and the Council on clean corporate vehicles

8 Sept 2025

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on a “Sustainable Transport Investment Plan”

4 Sept 2025

Response to Commission proposal for Regulation (EU) No …/… of … amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards scope extension to downstream products and anti-circumvention

26 Aug 2025

Meeting with Valérie Hayer (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Jul 2025 · Biofuels

Response to Communication on a new EU Bioeconomy strategy: Towards a Circular, Regenerative and Competitive Bioeconomy

23 Jun 2025

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Commissioner) and

13 Mar 2025 · Negotiations with Ukraine under Article 29 of the Association Agreement (tariff liberalisation) – Position of European agricultural stakeholders (sugar, poultry, eggs, ethanol, maize, wheat and honey)

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... on laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of net-zero technology final products and their main specific components for the purposes of assessing the contribution to resilience

20 Feb 2025

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the identification of sub-categories within net-zero technologies and the list of specific components used for those technologies

20 Feb 2025

Meeting with Christophe Hansen (Commissioner) and

13 Feb 2025 · Review of the EU-Ukraine Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA)

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... on supplementing Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, by further extending the scope of the data to be included in the Union database to cover relevant data from the point of production or collection of the raw material used for the fuel production

6 Nov 2024

Meeting with Julie Rechagneux (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Oct 2024 · Discussion autour des biocarburants

Response to Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the Association Committee in Trade configuration established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member states, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other concerning the acceleration or broadening of the scope of the elimination of customs duties.

30 Sept 2024

Meeting with Bruno Gonçalves (Member of the European Parliament) and

9 Sept 2024 · ITRE policies

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the accounting of greenhouse gas emissions of transport services

10 Nov 2023

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions for a 2040 climate target

23 Jun 2023

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology products manufacturing ecosystem (Net Zero Industry Act)

23 Jun 2023

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 as regards strengthening the CO₂ emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles and integrating reporting obligations, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2018/956

12 May 2023

Response to Product priorities under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR)

12 May 2023

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE (EU) .../… amending Annex IX to Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards adding feedstocks for the production of biofuels and biogas

24 Dec 2022

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) 2019/631 as regards strengthening the CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles in line with the Union’s increased climate ambition

30 Sept 2021

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the promotion of energy from renewable sources, and repealing Council Directive (EU) 2015/652

30 Sept 2021

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) 2018/842 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement

30 Sept 2021

Response to Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE restructuring the Union framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity (recast)

30 Sept 2021

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport and amending Directive 2009/16/EC

30 Sept 2021

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport

30 Sept 2021

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union, Decision (EU) 2015/1814 concerning the establishment and operation of a market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme and Regulation (EU) 2015/757

30 Sept 2021

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, and repealing Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council

30 Sept 2021

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... on rules to verify sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria and low indirect land-use change-risk criteria

27 Jul 2021

Meeting with Antoine Colombani (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and

7 Jun 2021 · Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

Meeting with Gints Freimanis (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis) and

3 May 2021 · Carbon Borden Adjustment Mechanism

Meeting with Helena Hinto (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson), Laure Chapuis (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson) and

30 Apr 2021 · To discuss priorities in climate policy and carbon emission reduction in the mobility sector.

Meeting with Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean) and

23 Mar 2021 · Renewable fuels to climate neutrality and economic growth

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... supplementing Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the technical screening criteria for determining the conditions under which an economic activity qualifies as contributing substantially to climate change mitigation or climate change adaptation and for determining whether that economic activity causes no significant harm to any of the other environmental objectives

18 Dec 2020

Response to Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2018/841 to deliver economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions reductions as part of the European Green deal

20 Nov 2020

Response to Proposal for amendment of the Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to deliver economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions reductions as part of the European Green deal

20 Nov 2020

Response to Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/87/EC to contribute to delivering economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions reductions as part of the European Green Deal by enhancing cost-effective emission reductions and low-carbon investments, and ensuring that other sectors, such as shipping contribute to the emissions reductions needed to move to climate neutrality

20 Nov 2020

Response to Revision of Regulation (EU) 2019/631 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles.

19 Nov 2020

Meeting with Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski)

9 Nov 2020 · ePURE to present key principles and policy measures, essential for an effective decarbonization of the EU transport sector.

Response to Proposal to amend Directive (EU) 2018/2001 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources

18 Sept 2020

Response to Proposal for a Regulation on increasing the production and uptake of sustainable aviation fuels in the European Union

16 Apr 2020

Response to Commission Communication outlining a comprehensive plan to increase the EU 2030 climate target

14 Apr 2020

Response to Proposal for a revision of Directive 2003/96/EC restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity

31 Mar 2020

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1185 laying down rules for the application of Regulations (EU) No 1307/2013 and (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards notifications to the Commission of information and documents

6 Jun 2019

Response to Preparatory work supporting a possible review of the legal framework governing the scheme of generalised tariff preferences

6 Jun 2019

Response to Evaluation of Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure

20 Mar 2019

Meeting with Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

7 Mar 2019 · Use of fuel ethanol in Europe

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... supplementing Directive (EU) 2018/2001 as regards the determination of high indirect land-use change-risk feedstock for which a significant expansion of the production area into land with high carbon stock is observed and the certification of low indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels

22 Feb 2019

Response to A Communication on more efficient law-making in the field of taxation: identification of areas for a move to qualified majority voting

14 Jan 2019

Response to Communication on stepping up EU Action against Deforestation and Forest Degradation

14 Jan 2019

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/ … on a common methodology for alternative fuels unit price comparison in accordance with Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council

30 Mar 2018

Response to Communication from the Commission updating the 2012 European Bioeconomy Strategy

15 Mar 2018

Response to Evaluation of Council Directive 2003/96/EC of 27 October 2003 restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity.

26 Sept 2017

Meeting with Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

21 Sept 2017 · Biofuels

Meeting with Miguel Ceballos Baron (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

21 Sept 2017 · FTA negotiations with Mercosur

Meeting with Dominique Ristori (Director-General Energy)

29 May 2017 · European renewable ethanol

Meeting with Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

27 Jun 2016 · role of biofuels in the context of the 2030 energy and climate policy framework

Meeting with Shane Sutherland (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

14 Jun 2016 · Biofuel

Meeting with Miguel Ceballos Baron (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström) and Clonbio Group Ltd

27 Apr 2016 · International trade on ethanol

Meeting with Friedrich-Nikolaus von Peter (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc), Friedrich-Nikolaus von Peter (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

15 Mar 2016 · renewable fuels

Meeting with Dagmara Koska (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

26 Feb 2016 · post-2020 energy and climate framework

Meeting with Yvon Slingenberg (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)

25 Jan 2016 · Post-2020 energy & climate framework

Meeting with Maria Elena Scoppio (Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici)

9 Nov 2015 · classification of ethanol mixtures

Meeting with Yvon Slingenberg (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)

19 Mar 2015 · Exchange views on ILUC file

Meeting with Friedrich-Nikolaus von Peter (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

18 Mar 2015 · The role of biofuels in the decarbonisation of transport

Meeting with Carlos Moedas (Commissioner) and

2 Feb 2015 · Meeting with the European Bioeconomy Alliance on the Bioeconomy Strategy