
Article 1 
The ‘Better Biomass’ voluntary scheme (‘the scheme’), submitted for recognition to the Commission on 20 February 2018, demonstrates that consignments of biofuels and bioliquids produced in accordance with the standards for the production of biofuels and bioliquids set in the scheme comply with the sustainability criteria laid down in Article 7b(3), (4) and (5) of Directive 98/70/EC and Article 17(3), (4) and (5) of Directive 2009/28/EC.
The scheme also contains accurate data for the purposes of Article 17(2) of Directive 2009/28/EC and Article 7b(2) of Directive 98/70/EC.
Article 2 
In the event that the contents of the scheme, as submitted for recognition to the Commission on 20 February 2018, change in a way that might affect the basis of this Decision, such changes shall be notified to the Commission without delay. The Commission shall assess the notified changes with a view to establishing whether the scheme still adequately covers the sustainability criteria for which it is recognised.
Article 3 
The Commission may repeal this Decision inter alia under the following circumstances:

((a)) if it has been clearly demonstrated that the scheme has not implemented elements considered to be decisive for this Decision or if severe and structural breach of those elements has taken place;
((b)) if the scheme fails to submit annual reports to the Commission pursuant to Article 7c(6) of Directive 98/70/EC and Article 18(6) of Directive 2009/28/EC;
((c)) if the scheme fails to implement standards of independent auditing specified in implementing acts referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 7c(5) of Directive 98/70/EC and the third subparagraph of Article 18(5) of Directive 2009/28/EC or improvements to other elements of the scheme considered to be decisive for a continued recognition.
Article 4 
This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply until 18 December 2023.
Done at Brussels, 27 November 2018.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER