The law promotes and regulates the production, commercialization and the use of biofuels. It also aims to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases under the terms of the Kyoto Protocol. It mandates a 5% bioethanol blend after 2015 and 5% biodiesel blend starting in 2012. The mandates must be fulfilled with locally produced biofuels, although the government can allow exceptions for national interest. IEA/IRENA Global Renewable Energy Policies and Measures Database © OECD/IEA and IRENA, [November 2020]