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Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/658 of 3 April 2025 recognising that the report submitted by France 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 sugar beet, common wheat, grain maize, rapeseed and sunflower in that Member State

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What it means

  • Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/658 recognizes the accuracy of data reported by France concerning greenhouse gas emissions from the cultivation of sugar beet, common wheat, grain maize, rapeseed, and sunflower. This recognition allows the use of this data for calculating greenhouse gas emission savings from biofuels, bioliquids, and biomass fuels under Directive (EU) 2018/2001.

Key Changes

  • France submitted a report on 19 November 2024 with data on greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of sugar beet, common wheat, grain maize, rapeseed, and sunflower in NUTS 2 regions.
  • The Commission assessed the report and found the data to be accurate for measuring greenhouse gas emissions from the specified crops in French NUTS 2 regions.
  • Article 1 states that the report submitted by France on 19 November 2024 contains accurate data for measuring greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of sugar beet, common wheat, grain maize, rapeseed and sunflower typically produced in NUTS 2 regions in France. A summary of the report's data is set out in the Annex.
  • Article 2 requires France to notify the Commission immediately if the data changes in a way that might affect its accuracy.
  • The Annex provides specific greenhouse gas emission values (kg CO2-eq/tonne) for each crop across various NUTS 2 regions in France, broken down by factors like fuel use, fertilizer, and pesticides.
  • The decision is valid until 24 April 2030.

Impact Analysis

Biofuel Producers and Users

  • Action Item: Biofuel producers should monitor any updates or changes to the data and ensure compliance with Article 2 of the decision.

French Agricultural Sector

  • Action Item: French farmers should be aware of the data and its implications for biofuel production and sustainability reporting.

European Commission

  • Action Item: The Commission should reassess the data if France notifies changes that might affect its accuracy.

Other Member States

  • Action Item: Other Member States may consider compiling and submitting similar reports for their regions to gain recognition for their specific agricultural practices.

Key Entities Referenced

European Commission: The executive branch of the European Union, responsible for implementing decisions and monitoring compliance. France: Member State of the European Union that submitted the greenhouse gas emissions data. Directive (EU) 2018/2001: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources. Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS). NUTS 2 regions: Level 2 regions in the nomenclature of territorial units for statistics, used for statistical purposes within the European Union. Committee on the Sustainability of Biofuels, Bioliquids and Biomass Fuels: Committee providing opinion on the measures related to the sustainability of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels.
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Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2025/658 4.4.2025 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2025/658 of 3 April 2025 recognising that the report submitted by France 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 sugar beet, common wheat, grain maize, rapeseed and sunflower 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) On 19 November 2024, France submitted to the Commission the final report with data for the purposes of measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of sugar beet, common wheat, grain maize, rapeseed and sunflower 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(2). France asked for the data to be recognised as accurate in accordance with Article 31(4) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001. (3) 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 sugar beet, common wheat, grain maize, rapeseed and sunflower typically produced in NUTS 2 regions in France. (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, (1) OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2018/2001/oj. (2) 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). ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/658/oj 1/6EN OJ L, 4.4.2025 HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The report submitted for recognition to the Commission by France on 19 November 2024contains accurate data for the purposes of measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of sugar beet, common wheat, grain maize, rapeseed and sunflower typically produced in NUTS 2 regions in France. 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 19 November 2024, changes in a way that might affect the accuracy of the data and thereby the basis for this Decision, France 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 24 April 2030. Done at Brussels, 3 April 2025. For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN 2/6 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/658/ojANNEX Greenhouse gas emissions arising from the cultivation of sugar beet in France (kg CO -eq/tonne of sugar beet harvested on dry matter basis) 2 Soil NO Embedded NUTS 2 region according to Regulation (EC) 2 Fuel use Seed Total No 1059/2003 Direct Indirect Fertiliser Neutralisation Pesticide ALSACE FRF1 55,0 16,1 16,3 3,5 1,7 22,9 0,4 115,9 LOWER NORMANDY FRD1 59,4 17,3 17,6 3,8 1,9 24,7 0,4 125,2 BURGUNDY FRC1 62,8 18,3 18,6 4,0 2,0 26,1 0,5 132,4 CENTRE FRB0 48,6 14,1 19,3 4,1 1,8 29,0 0,4 117,2 CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNE FRF2 39,9 15,6 15,1 3,2 2,0 23,6 0,5 99,8 UPPER NORMANDY FRD2 63,0 18,2 14,4 2,3 2,1 22,0 0,4 122,3 ILE-DE-FRANCE FR10 37,1 13,9 17,2 3,9 1,8 23,3 0,4 97,6 NORD-PAS-DE-CALAIS FRE1 46,2 17,7 16,4 3,4 1,5 22,0 0,4 107,6 PICARDY FRE2 45,9 17,6 18,1 4,1 1,8 24,3 0,4 112,1 Greenhouse gas emissions arising from the cultivation of common wheat in France (kg CO -eq/tonne of common wheat harvested on dry matter basis) 2 Soil NO Embedded NUTS 2 region according to Regulation (EC) 2 Fuel use Seed Total No 1059/2003 Direct Indirect Fertiliser Neutralisation Pesticide ALSACE FRF1 96,4 49,7 95,4 21,4 1,3 40,5 7,9 312,5 AQUITAINE FRI1 153,2 58,5 131,1 28,3 2,1 50,2 9,6 433,0 AUVERGNE FRK1 128,3 53,5 106,9 24,6 2,2 48,3 10,0 373,9 LOWER NORMANDY FRD1 106,5 40,5 80,4 19,3 4,1 33,7 6,2 290,8 BURGUNDY FRC1 132,7 52,0 100,4 24,4 4,0 46,4 8,8 368,7 BRITTANY FRH0 114,6 46,0 72,0 17,1 2,3 35,7 6,5 294,2 CENTRE FRB0 146,7 52,6 93,7 23,6 5,3 42,4 6,5 371,0 CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNE FRF2 111,9 51,6 87,6 23,1 3,8 35,1 6,8 319,8 FRANCHE-COMTE FRC2 131,3 52,9 102,1 23,4 4,1 41,2 8,3 363,1 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/658/oj 3/6 OJ L, 4.4.2025 ENSoil NO Embedded NUTS 2 region according to Regulation (EC) 2 Fuel use Seed Total No 1059/2003 Direct Indirect Fertiliser Neutralisation Pesticide UPPER NORMANDY FRD2 119,8 43,1 77,6 20,0 5,8 34,9 4,6 305,9 ILE-DE-FRANCE FR10 111,2 47,4 74,2 19,5 4,9 33,4 5,7 296,3 LORRAINE FRF3 102,6 55,0 86,4 23,0 4,0 42,2 9,1 322,3 MIDI-PYRENEES FRJ2 157,4 61,6 115,6 26,8 2,5 54,3 10,5 428,6 NORD-PAS-DE-CALAIS FRE1 85,7 41,0 76,4 19,1 3,4 32,2 5,4 263,2 LOIRE REGION FRG0 103,5 41,2 75,0 18,5 3,2 36,4 6,1 283,9 PICARDY FRE2 100,1 44,9 79,1 20,0 4,5 32,5 5,2 286,4 POITOU-CHARENTES FRI3 134,9 52,3 98,3 24,8 3,6 47,1 8,0 368,8 RHÔNE-ALPES FRK2 124,9 50,3 95,8 21,0 3,3 42,6 9,2 347,1 Greenhouse gas emissions arising from the cultivation of maize grain in France (kg CO -eq/tonne of maize grain harvested on dry matter basis) 2 Soil N O Embedded NUTS 2 region according to Regulation (EC) 2 Fuel use Seed Total No 1059/2003 Direct Indirect Fertiliser Neutralisation Pesticide ALSACE FRF1 115,8 40,0 79,2 15,7 1,0 72,5 0,8 325,0 AQUITAINE FRI1 194,4 48,4 88,0 3,8 1,6 71,8 0,8 408,8 AUVERGNE FRK1 146,7 39,7 73,7 15,0 1,5 64,9 0,9 342,5 LOWER NORMANDY FRD1 180,9 49,3 72,7 15,2 1,6 83,2 1,1 404,0 BURGUNDY FRC1 163,5 45,4 69,7 14,7 1,8 70,1 1,0 366,3 BRITTANY FRH0 172,5 53,6 17,9 14,6 0,9 101,0 1,1 361,7 CENTRE FRB0 150,1 40,5 65,7 14,5 1,9 76,0 1,0 349,8 CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNE FRF2 108,7 40,6 62,5 14,9 1,8 83,1 1,2 312,8 FRANCHE-COMTE FRC2 172,0 47,9 72,7 15,3 1,4 81,7 1,0 392,0 UPPER NORMANDY FRD2 187,4 51,1 75,3 15,7 1,7 86,1 1,1 418,4 ILE-DE-FRANCE FR10 98,6 35,7 56,0 12,8 2,1 71,8 1,0 277,9 LORRAINE FRF3 128,7 49,3 71,7 17,8 2,3 84,5 1,3 355,6 MIDI-PYRENEES FRJ2 182,5 47,4 84,6 17,5 1,7 74,9 0,9 409,5 4/6 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/658/oj EN OJ L, 4.4.2025Soil N O Embedded NUTS 2 region according to Regulation (EC) 2 Fuel use Seed Total No 1059/2003 Direct Indirect Fertiliser Neutralisation Pesticide NORD-PAS-DE-CALAIS FRE1 105,0 39,5 51,4 10,8 1,1 84,2 1,1 293,0 LOIRE REGION FRG0 169,4 49,4 41,2 9,4 1,3 79,5 1,0 351,2 PICARDY FRE2 105,2 38,7 59,0 13,3 1,6 82,1 1,1 301,0 POITOU-CHARENTES FRI3 162,8 44,7 74,3 15,8 1,5 76,5 1,0 376,7 RHÔNE-ALPES FRK2 164,0 44,2 80,6 15,7 1,3 67,3 0,9 374,1 Greenhouse gas emissions arising from the cultivation of rapeseed in France (kg CO -eq/tonne of rapeseed harvested on dry matter basis) 2 Soil N O Embedded NUTS 2 region according to Regulation (EC) 2 Fuel use Seed Total No 1059/2003 Direct Indirect Fertiliser Neutralisation Pesticide ALSACE FRF1 271,9 100,4 144,7 35,7 5,8 67,4 0,5 626,4 AQUITAINE FRI1 380,2 140,4 202,3 49,9 8,1 93,6 0,7 875,2 AUVERGNE FRK1 287,8 111,2 204,5 44,0 6,6 80,5 0,8 735,5 LOWER NORMANDY FRD1 295,5 109,7 135,0 33,7 6,6 67,0 0,4 648,0 BURGUNDY FRC1 294,3 109,2 192,8 45,6 8,0 75,0 0,6 725,7 BRITTANY FRH0 325,6 128,8 81,9 13,1 3,7 75,1 0,5 628,8 CENTRE FRB0 271,3 99,1 166,1 40,2 7,3 78,0 0,6 662,6 CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNE FRF2 247,0 119,6 169,1 41,6 6,3 76,3 0,5 660,4 FRANCHE-COMTE FRC2 311,6 116,2 186,9 42,8 7,1 67,9 0,5 733,0 UPPER NORMANDY FRD2 294,2 105,2 149,4 39,0 6,0 67,0 0,5 661,4 ILE-DE-FRANCE FR10 232,1 106,7 164,0 40,9 5,9 64,5 0,4 614,4 LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON FRJ1 271,5 134,6 200,4 50,1 8,1 89,0 0,6 754,3 LIMOUSIN FRI2 317,2 117,2 168,8 41,6 6,7 78,3 0,6 730,4 LORRAINE FRF3 257,4 128,1 189,7 47,0 6,7 87,3 0,7 716,9 MIDI-PYRENEES FRJ2 323,4 122,5 223,8 50,3 5,7 93,8 0,6 820,2 NORD-PAS-DE-CALAIS FRE1 231,4 106,2 152,7 37,3 5,4 56,5 0,4 590,0 LOIRE REGION FRG0 311,6 120,6 121,6 31,1 5,4 75,2 0,5 666,0 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/658/oj 5/6 OJ L, 4.4.2025 ENSoil N O Embedded NUTS 2 region according to Regulation (EC) 2 Fuel use Seed Total No 1059/2003 Direct Indirect Fertiliser Neutralisation Pesticide PICARDY FRE2 220,7 101,2 154,9 39,0 5,9 65,0 0,5 587,2 POITOU-CHARENTES FRI3 298,1 110,3 165,2 41,6 6,2 73,5 0,5 695,4 PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D’AZUR FRL0 480,2 177,4 255,5 63,0 10,2 117,7 0,8 1 104,9 RHÔNE-ALPES FRK2 295,0 112,6 168,8 38,3 4,0 70,6 0,6 690,0 Greenhouse gas emissions arising from the cultivation of sunflower in France (kg CO -eq/tonne of sunflower harvested on dry matter basis) 2 Soil NO Embedded NUTS 2 region according to Regulation (EC) 2 Fuel use Seed Total No 1059/2003 Direct Indirect Fertiliser Neutralisation Pesticide AQUITAINE FRI1 173,1 70,1 135,6 23,5 7,0 118,7 1,4 529,5 AUVERGNE FRK1 125,2 46,5 80,0 3,7 6,6 107,1 1,3 370,3 BURGUNDY FRC1 140,1 55,1 76,5 14,6 7,9 116,0 1,4 411,6 CENTRE FRB0 131,9 48,2 80,7 15,8 10,6 108,1 1,3 396,6 CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNE FRF2 122,9 57,6 75,7 16,0 9,2 106,0 1,4 388,8 ILE-DE-FRANCE FR10 111,5 43,9 63,5 11,9 6,2 89,6 1,1 327,6 LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON FRJ1 97,3 35,5 38,0 7,4 8,0 148,4 1,7 336,3 LIMOUSIN FRI2 168,0 66,1 95,6 18,0 9,3 134,1 1,6 492,7 LORRAINE FRF3 134,6 67,3 96,3 20,0 10,7 112,9 1,5 443,4 MIDI-PYRENEES FRJ2 136,9 51,7 86,2 16,5 8,0 121,8 1,5 422,5 LOIRE REGION FRG0 165,1 71,8 48,4 14,1 7,0 115,6 1,3 423,4 POITOU-CHARENTES FRI3 151,1 61,5 78,1 14,3 6,7 125,3 1,4 438,4 PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D’AZUR FRL0 231,4 91,1 131,7 24,8 12,8 184,1 2,2 678,2 RHÔNE-ALPES FRK2 161,0 68,0 100,8 8,8 7,6 125,6 1,5 473,4 6/6 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/658/oj EN OJ L, 4.4.2025

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