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Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/473 14.3.2025
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2025/473
of 12 March 2025
recognising that the report submitted by Czechia under Article 31(2) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of
the European Parliament and of the Council contains accurate data for the purposes of measuring the
greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of winter wheat grain, sugar beet, maize
grain, maize silage, spring barley grain and winter barley grain in that Member State
(Text with EEA relevance)
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 2018on the
promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources(1), 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 that
purpose, Article 29(10) of that Directive 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 of greenhouse gas emissions from the cultivation of agricultural raw materials, it is possible to use typical
values under some conditions. Those 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) By Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2624(2), the Commission recognised that the report submitted to it by
Czechia contained accurate data for the purposes of measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the
cultivation of rapeseed typically produced in NUTS 2 regions in Czechia.
(3) On 23 October 2024, Czechia submitted to the Commission an additional report with data for the purposes of
measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of winter wheat grain, sugar beet, maize
grain, maize silage, spring barley grain and winter barley grain 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(3). Czechia asked for the data to be recognised as
accurate in accordance with Article 31(4) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001.
(4) The Commission assessed the report and found that it contains accurate data for the purposes of measuring the
greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of winter wheat grain, sugar beet, maize grain, maize
silage, spring barley grain and winter barley grain typically produced in NUTS 2 regions in Czechia. Therefore, the
accuracy of the data for the purposes of measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of
those feedstocks should be recognised.
(1) OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2018/2001/oj.
(2) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2624 of 8 October 2024 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 rapeseed in Czechia (OJ L, 2024/2624, 9.10.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2024/2624/oj).
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common
classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2003/1059/oj).
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(5) 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 for recognition to the Commission by Czechia on 23 October 2024contains accurate data for the
purposes of measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of winter wheat grain, sugar beet,
maize grain, maize silage, spring barley grain and winter barley grain typically produced in NUTS 2 regions in Czechia.
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 23 October 2024, changes in a way
that might affect the accuracy of the data and thereby the basis for this Decision, Czechia shall notify the Commission of
such changes immediately. The Commission shall assess the notified changes to determine whether 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 3 April 2030.
Done at Brussels, 12 March 2025.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
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ANNEX
Greenhouse gas emissions arising from the cultivation of winter wheat grain in the Czech NUTS2 regions (kg
CO eq/tonne winter wheat grain harvested on dry matter)
2
NUTS 2 region according Soil N O Embedded
2
to Regulation (EC) Fuel Use Seed Total
No 1059/2003 Direct Indirect Fertiliser Neutralisation Pesticide
CZ 01 Hl. město Praha 79,3 4,6 79,1 31,3 1,7 52,0 9,4 257,4
CZ 02 Střední Čechy 76,6 4,9 75,3 26,3 2,1 52,6 9,9 247,7
CZ 03 Jihozápad 104,9 18,1 72,2 26,9 1,8 52,6 10,1 286,7
CZ 04 Severozápad 77,1 7,7 62,4 24,9 1,8 53,5 9,9 237,3
CZ 05 Severovýchod 119,9 22,0 78,9 31,1 2,4 52,0 9,9 316,2
CZ 06 Jihovýchod 81,4 5,7 75,6 32,4 1,8 52,7 9,9 259,6
CZ 07 Střední Morava 110,7 18,3 76,5 31,7 2,1 49,6 9,8 298,7
CZ 08 Moravskoslezsko 170,9 46,4 75,1 30,2 2,1 50,1 10,2 384,9
Greenhouse gas emissions arising from the cultivation of sugar beet in Czech NUTS2 regions (kg CO eq/tonne
2
sugar beet harvested on dry matter)
NUTS 2 region according Soil N O Embedded
2
to Regulation (EC) Fuel Use Seed Total
No 1059/2003 Direct Indirect Fertiliser Neutralisation Pesticide
CZ 01 Hl. město Praha 28,1 1,0 18,0 5,9 2,4 38,4 0,8 94,5
CZ 02 Střední Čechy 30,3 2,1 19,6 5,4 1,1 38,2 0,8 97,5
CZ 03 Jihozápad 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0
CZ 04 Severozápad 29,5 1,2 20,9 5,7 0,7 38,5 0,8 97,2
CZ 05 Severovýchod 28,9 1,4 17,6 5,6 1,6 37,5 0,8 93,5
CZ 06 Jihovýchod 30,7 1,8 16,5 9,1 2,2 37,4 0,8 98,5
CZ 07 Střední Morava 33,4 2,9 20,0 6,8 2,3 35,6 0,8 101,8
CZ 08 Moravskoslezsko 42,2 12,7 14,7 4,3 2,1 35,3 0,8 112,1
Greenhouse gas emissions arising from the cultivation of maize grain in Czech NUTS2 regions (kg CO eq/tonne
2
maize gain harvested on dry matter)
NUTS 2 region according Soil N O Embedded
2
to Regulation (EC) Fuel Use Seed Total
No 1059/2003 Direct Indirect Fertiliser Neutralisation Pesticide
CZ 01 Hl. město Praha 53,0 3,9 36,0 28,7 1,0 73,2 0,9 196,7
CZ 02 Střední Čechy 61,3 7,7 38,3 23,9 1,1 67,1 1,0 200,5
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NUTS 2 region according Soil N O Embedded
2
to Regulation (EC) Fuel Use Seed Total
No 1059/2003 Direct Indirect Fertiliser Neutralisation Pesticide
CZ 03 Jihozápad 73,9 13,5 39,2 32,4 1,4 74,6 1,1 236,0
CZ 04 Severozápad 43,7 4,0 23,5 15,3 0,7 74,6 1,0 162,7
CZ 05 Severovýchod 71,7 14,3 36,3 22,2 1,3 68,8 1,0 215,7
CZ 06 Jihovýchod 63,5 5,7 44,7 34,2 1,3 73,1 1,0 223,5
CZ 07 Střední Morava 83,4 19,2 39,8 25,6 0,9 62,6 1,0 232,5
CZ 08 Moravskoslezsko 113,2 34,9 38,6 30,7 1,1 61,6 1,0 281,2
Greenhouse gas emissions arising from the cultivation of maize silage in Czech NUTS2 regions (kg CO eq/tonne
2
maize silage harvested on dry matter)
NUTS 2 region according Soil N O Embedded
2
to Regulation (EC) Fuel Use Seed Total
No 1059/2003 Direct Indirect Fertiliser Neutralisation Pesticide
CZ 01 Hl. město Praha 12,6 1,1 9,4 5,4 0,3 11,1 0,3 40,2
CZ 02 Střední Čechy 13,8 1,4 8,1 6,0 0,4 12,0 0,3 42,0
CZ 03 Jihozápad 19,5 4,8 9,1 6,9 0,4 12,0 0,3 53,0
CZ 04 Severozápad 17,1 2,8 10,5 6,6 0,3 12,1 0,3 49,8
CZ 05 Severovýchod 24,4 6,4 10,5 8,2 0,4 11,8 0,3 61,9
CZ 06 Jihovýchod 16,7 1,8 10,7 8,2 0,4 11,6 0,3 49,6
CZ 07 Střední Morava 25,1 7,5 9,5 8,1 0,3 10,2 0,3 61,0
CZ 08 Moravskoslezsko 31,8 11,7 10,4 7,2 0,4 11,0 0,3 72,9
Greenhouse gas emissions arising from the cultivation of spring barley grain Czech NUTS2 regions (kg CO eq/
2
tonne spring barley grain harvested on dry matter)
NUTS 2 region according Soil N O Embedded
2
to Regulation (EC) Fuel Use Seed Total
No 1059/2003 Direct Indirect Fertiliser Neutralisation Pesticide
CZ 01 Hl. město Praha 61,0 2,5 46,1 16,2 2,0 57,7 12,2 197,7
CZ 02 Střední Čechy 58,3 2,7 41,8 13,1 2,6 59,5 13,1 191,0
CZ 03 Jihozápad 87,9 15,7 52,1 19,4 2,3 62,0 13,9 253,3
CZ 04 Severozápad 63,9 8,6 32,5 11,0 2,2 61,0 13,2 192,4
CZ 05 Severovýchod 88,8 16,9 48,5 18,8 3,0 60,0 13,2 249,2
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NUTS 2 region according Soil N O Embedded
2
to Regulation (EC) Fuel Use Seed Total
No 1059/2003 Direct Indirect Fertiliser Neutralisation Pesticide
CZ 06 Jihovýchod 65,4 3,7 48,2 20,5 2,3 60,0 13,4 213,5
CZ 07 Střední Morava 92,2 20,6 43,1 19,6 2,5 55,9 12,6 246,5
CZ 08 Moravskoslezsko 114,2 33,6 43,9 15,7 2,6 57,8 13,5 281,3
Greenhouse gas emissions arising from the cultivation of winter barley grain in Czech NUTS2 regions (kg CO eq/
2
tonne winter barley grain harvested on dry matter)
NUTS 2 region according Soil N O Embedded
2
to Regulation (EC) Fuel Use Seed Total
No 1059/2003 Direct Indirect Fertiliser Neutralisation Pesticide
CZ 01 Hl. město Praha 70,0 3,3 48,7 26,7 1,7 53,0 10,0 213,5
CZ 02 Střední Čechy 75,1 4,4 62,8 21,8 2,2 54,4 10,7 231,5
CZ 03 Jihozápad 107,1 20,2 63,6 21,7 1,9 54,6 11,0 280,1
CZ 04 Severozápad 85,8 13,3 49,8 20,3 1,8 54,0 10,4 235,5
CZ 05 Severovýchod 120,0 26,2 62,6 23,8 2,5 52,6 10,4 298,1
CZ 06 Jihovýchod 77,2 4,5 61,6 23,5 2,0 53,7 10,5 233,0
CZ 07 Střední Morava 114,6 27,2 54,6 19,7 2,1 50,5 10,5 279,2
CZ 08 Moravskoslezsko 160,8 45,1 68,3 24,3 2,2 51,8 11,0 363,6
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