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biomass

as defined in Directive 2001/80/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23…, Article 2, point (11)

products consisting of any whole or part of a vegetable matter from agriculture or forestry which can be used as a fuel for the purpose of recovering its energy content and the following waste used as a fuel: (a) vegetable waste from agriculture and forestry; (b) vegetable waste from the food processing industry, if the heat generated is recovered; (c) fibrous vegetable waste from virgin pulp production and from production of paper from pulp, if it is co-incinerated at the place of production and the heat generated is recovered; (d) cork waste; (e) wood waste with the exception of wood waste which may contain halogenated organic compounds or heavy metals as a result of treatment with wood preservatives or coating, and which includes in particular such wood waste originating from construction and demolition waste;

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