28In that regard, it must be pointed out that, as is apparent from Article 17 of Directive 2009/28, read in the light of recitals 65 and 94 of that directive, the EU legislature intended, by taking as its basis Article 95 EC, now Article 114 TFEU, in particular, to harmonise the sustainability criteria which it is mandatory for biofuels to fulfil in order for the energy produced from them to be taken into account, within each Member State, for three purposes set out in Article 17(1)(a), (b) and (c) respectively. Those purposes are measuring the Member States’ compliance with their national targets referred to in Article 3 of Directive 2009/28, on the one hand, and with renewable energy obligations, on the other, and possible eligibility for national financial support for the consumption of biofuels.
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