Executive Decree 65/13 which approves the Regulation of the National Direction of Petroleum and Biofuel

This Executive Decree approves the Regulation of the National Direction of Petroleum and Biofuel within the Ministry of Petroleum. The Regulation establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of the National Direction, entitled to promoting the implementation of the National Policy on Petroleum, for activities related to licensing, exploitation, development and production of petroleum, including processing and biofuel production. The Biofuels Department is in charge of updating and proposing new legislation to regulate the production of biofuels, as well as supervising research, licencing of biofuel production, and establishing incentive mechanisms for biofuel production.