The Renewable Energy Directive is the legal framework for the development of renewable energy across all sectors of the EU economy. It establishes common principles and rules to remove barriers, stimulate investments and drive cost reductions in renewable energy technologies, and empowers citizens, consumers and businesses to participate in the clean energy transformation.

- In the Directive of 2018/2001 (RED II), the background item (81) and items from (93) to (115) are closely relevant to “biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels”
- Article 26 Specific rules for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from food and feed crops
- Article 29 Sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels
- Article 30 Verification of compliance with the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria
- Article 31 Calculation of the greenhouse gas impact of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels