Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/18 of 9 January 2025 recognising under Article 31(2) and (4) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 that the report contains accurate data for the purposes of measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of wheat, maize, sunflower, soybean and rapeseed in Hungary (Text with EEA relevance)
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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, and in particular Article 31(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive (EU) 2018/2001 requires biofuels, bioliquids, and biomass fuels to save significant greenhouse gas emissions compared to fossil fuels so that they can be counted towards the targets set in that Directive. For this purpose, Article 29(10) sets specific emission savings thresholds for those fuels, and Article 31 regulates how to calculate the greenhouse gas emission savings from their use. When making those calculations, it is possible to use the default values set out in Annexes V and VI to Directive (EU) 2018/2001. Instead of the default values for greenhouse gas emissions from the cultivation of agricultural raw materials, it is possible to use typical values under some conditions. These typical values, representing the average value in a specific area, may be reported to the Commission by Member States or third countries. The typical values may only be used if the Commission recognises them to be accurate.
(2) On 27 September 2024, Hungary submitted to the Commission the final report with data for the purposes of measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of wheat, maize, sunflower, soybean and rapeseed typically produced in areas on its territory classified as level 2 in the nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (NUTS), in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council. Hungary asked for those data to be recognised as accurate in line with Article 31(4) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001.
(3) The Commission assessed the report and found that it contained accurate data for the purposes of measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated with cultivating wheat, maize, sunflower, soybean and rapeseed typically produced in NUTS 2 regions in Hungary.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Sustainability of Biofuels, Bioliquids and Biomass Fuels,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The report submitted by Hungary to the Commission on 27 September 2024 is recognised under Article 31(4) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 to contain accurate data for the purposes of measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of wheat, maize, sunflower, soybean and rapeseed typically produced in NUTS 2 regions in Hungary. The summary of the report’s data is set out in the Annex.
Article 2
If the data contained in the report as submitted for recognition to the Commission on 27 September 2024, changes in a way that might affect the accuracy of the data and consequently the basis for this Decision, Hungary shall notify the Commission of such changes immediately. The Commission services shall assess the notified changes to determine if the report still provides the accurate data for which it is recognised.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall cease to apply on 30 January 2030.
Done at Brussels, 9 January 2025. For the Commission The President Ursula von der Leyen
ANNEX
ANNEX
GHG-emissions arising from the cultivation of grain maize in Hungary (kg CO2eq/tonne grain maize harvested on dry matter basis) NUTS2 Region Soil N2O Embedded Fuel use Seed Drying and storage Total Direct Indirect Fertiliser Neutralisation of fertiliser acidification Pesticide HU10 Közép-Magyarország 45,2 2,4 45,7 9,7 3,4 54,8 1,0 18,6 180,7 HU21 Közép-Dunántúl 49,7 2,3 54,5 11,9 3,1 49,1 1,0 29,2 200,9 HU22 Nyugat-Dunántúl 74,0 13,9 52,3 11,2 3,1 45,6 0,9 40,1 241,0 HU23 Dél-Dunántúl 61,9 5,7 64,1 13,5 3,9 45,1 0,9 38,4 233,5 HU31 Észak-Magyarország 41,5 3,5 34,7 7,1 4,9 57,4 0,7 7,0 156,8 HU32 Észak-Alföld 43,9 1,8 44,0 9,6 2,6 45,7 0,9 30,6 179,1 HU33 Dél-Alföld 44,1 1,9 45,5 9,7 3,2 49,5 1,0 15,7 170,6 GHG-emissions arising from the cultivation of winter rapeseed in Hungary (kg CO2eq/tonne winter rapeseed harvested on dry matter basis) NUTS2 Region Soil N2O Embedded Fuel use Seed Drying and storage Total Direct Indirect Fertiliser Neutralisation of fertiliser acidification Pesticide HU10 Közép-Magyarország 129,2 8,4 187,3 38,5 14,2 132,4 0,9 0,2 511,1 HU21 Közép-Dunántúl 118,9 6,4 178,2 36,2 13,1 119,5 0,8 0,2 473,3 HU22 Nyugat-Dunántúl 180,2 32,2 152,7 31,5 13,5 95,2 0,7 0,2 506,1 HU23 Dél-Dunántúl 128,6 12,7 158,9 32,6 13,8 108,2 0,7 0,2 455,6 HU31 Észak-Magyarország 128,6 12,6 155,9 32,6 13,4 130,8 0,7 0,2 474,9 HU32 Észak-Alföld 98,3 5,0 135,5 28,3 7,6 141,0 0,7 0,2 416,7 HU33 Dél-Alföld 99,1 5,1 141,4 28,6 11,7 110,6 0,7 0,2 397,3 GHG-emissions arising from the cultivation of sunflower seed in Hungary (kg CO2eq/tonne sunflower seed harvested on dry matter basis) NUTS2 Region Soil N2O Embedded Fuel use Seed Drying and storage Total Direct Indirect Fertiliser Neutralisation of fertiliser acidification Pesticide HU10 Közép-Magyarország 65,8 3,7 73,9 15,1 8,8 121,7 1,2 9,1 299,3 HU21 Közép-Dunántúl 80,5 4,2 101,0 21,4 11,0 118,5 1,2 8,0 345,9 HU22 Nyugat-Dunántúl 134,4 24,8 108,3 22,3 11,7 98,3 1,2 9,2 410,2 HU23 Dél-Dunántúl 99,8 9,6 115,5 23,5 14,3 119,7 1,3 15,2 398,8 HU31 Észak-Magyarország 73,8 6,9 76,1 15,4 11,4 144,4 1,2 4,1 333,3 HU32 Észak-Alföld 65,1 3,0 72,3 15,5 7,6 119,9 1,2 7,4 292,0 HU33 Dél-Alföld 72,3 3,4 86,4 18,3 7,7 114,1 1,3 5,7 309,2 GHG-emissions arising from the cultivation of winter wheat in Hungary (kg CO2eq/tonne winter wheat harvested on dry matter basis) NUTS2 Region Soil N2O Embedded Fuel use Seed Drying and storage Total Direct Indirect Fertiliser Neutralisation of fertiliser acidification Pesticide HU10 Közép-Magyarország 70,4 4,2 88,8 18,7 3,2 70,7 12,1 0,2 268,4 HU21 Közép-Dunántúl 70,3 3,5 94,0 19,5 4,8 67,1 11,1 0,2 270,6 HU22 Nyugat-Dunántúl 106,3 19,2 83,8 17,5 4,8 57,2 8,8 0,2 297,6 HU23 Dél-Dunántúl 70,1 6,6 75,8 15,8 5,4 58,3 9,7 0,2 241,9 HU31 Észak-Magyarország 67,6 6,3 71,5 15,0 4,6 72,5 9,1 0,2 246,8 HU32 Észak-Alföld 55,1 2,5 64,4 13,6 2,7 66,6 11,0 0,2 216,1 HU33 Dél-Alföld 62,6 3,0 78,0 16,6 2,9 62,5 10,0 0,2 235,7 GHG-emissions emissions arising from the cultivation of soybeans in Hungary (kg CO2eq/tonne soybeans harvested on dry matter basis) NUTS2 Region Soil N2O Embedded Fuel use Seed Drying and storage Total Direct Indirect Fertiliser Neutralisation of fertiliser acidification Pesticide HU10 Közép-Magyarország n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a HU21 Közép-Dunántúl 98,5 3,7 104,4 20,7 11,0 161,1 0,0 0,2 399,6 HU22 Nyugat-Dunántúl 128,2 23,6 84,8 16,4 10,3 127,7 0,0 0,2 391,2 HU23 Dél-Dunántúl 103,4 8,7 91,6 18,2 16,0 130,6 0,0 0,2 368,8 HU31 Észak-Magyarország 82,8 6,5 69,5 11,8 19,0 169,1 0,0 0,2 358,8 HU32 Észak-Alföld 74,2 2,0 50,7 11,3 12,2 95,8 0,0 0,2 246,4 HU33 Dél-Alföld 86,6 3,0 87,2 16,1 9,3 139,9 0,0 0,2 342,3