In Slovenia, it is legal and untaxable to use Straight Vegetable Oil as a motor fuel, provided it is compatible with the engine and meets their emissions standards.
I think waste vegetable oil would be taxed as a diesel substitute, as it isn't classed as a biofuel.
This EU report talks about pure vegetable oil in Slovenia:
http://ec.europa.eu/energy/res/legislation/doc/biofuels/member_states/2007_rapports/2003_30_sl_report_en.pdf
It says:"The Excise Duty Act (Slovenian Official Gazette No 84/98, last amended inNo 122/06), which exempts biofuels used as motor fuels from the excise inspection and payment system when used in their pure form."
It goes on to explain that the definition of biofuels for transport includes:"oil produced from plants through pressing, extraction or comparable procedures, crude or refined but chemically unmodified, when compatible with the type of engines involved and the corresponding emission requirements (hereinafter: pure vegetable oil)."
I haven't yet located a copy of the Slovenian Official Gazette No 122/06 to confirm what the EU report says, but I did find an unofficial translation of an earlier version of the law, which doesn't allow SVO:
http://www.mf.gov.si/slov/dav_car/pravilnik_trosarine_ang.pdf
Purpose of this blog
While researching the laws regarding vegetable oil as fuel in europe it has become obvious that this information is quite hard to find. We have decided it would be a good idea to show as much of the information that we find as we can all on the same page. We also invite anyone who knows anything about these laws to post comments. This is with regards to using the oil, collecting waste oil and carrying oil in and out of countries.
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