The technical definition of biodiesel is a fuel suitable for use in compression ignition (diesel) engines that is made of fatty acid monoalkyl esters derived from biologically produced oils or fats including vegetable oils, animal fats and microalgal oils.
This European Standard exists in three official versions - English, French, German.
The current version of the standard was published in November 2008 and supersedes EN 14214:2003.
These differences relate to cold weather requirements and are detailed in the national annex of each standard.
The ASTM and EN standards both recommend very similar methods for the GC based analyses.