Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/658of 3 April 2025recognising 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)

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 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2018/2001/oj. , 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 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). . 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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The report submitted for recognition to the Commission by France on 19 November 2024 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. 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

Annex

ANNEX Greenhouse gas emissions arising from the cultivation of sugar beet in France (kg CO2-eq/tonne of sugar beet harvested on dry matter basis) NUTS 2 region according to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003Soil N2OEmbeddedFuel useSeedTotalDirectIndirectFertiliserNeutralisationPesticideALSACE FRF155,016,116,33,51,722,90,4115,9LOWER NORMANDY FRD159,417,317,63,81,924,70,4125,2BURGUNDY FRC162,818,318,64,02,026,10,5132,4CENTRE FRB048,614,119,34,11,829,00,4117,2CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNE FRF239,915,615,13,22,023,60,599,8UPPER NORMANDY FRD263,018,214,42,32,122,00,4122,3ILE-DE-FRANCE FR1037,113,917,23,91,823,30,497,6NORD-PAS-DE-CALAIS FRE146,217,716,43,41,522,00,4107,6PICARDY FRE245,917,618,14,11,824,30,4112,1 Greenhouse gas emissions arising from the cultivation of common wheat in France (kg CO2-eq/tonne of common wheat harvested on dry matter basis) NUTS 2 region according to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003Soil N2OEmbeddedFuel useSeedTotalDirectIndirectFertiliserNeutralisationPesticideALSACE FRF196,449,795,421,41,340,57,9312,5AQUITAINE FRI1153,258,5131,128,32,150,29,6433,0AUVERGNE FRK1128,353,5106,924,62,248,310,0373,9LOWER NORMANDY FRD1106,540,580,419,34,133,76,2290,8BURGUNDY FRC1132,752,0100,424,44,046,48,8368,7BRITTANY FRH0114,646,072,017,12,335,76,5294,2CENTRE FRB0146,752,693,723,65,342,46,5371,0CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNE FRF2111,951,687,623,13,835,16,8319,8FRANCHE-COMTE FRC2131,352,9102,123,44,141,28,3363,1 UPPER NORMANDY FRD2119,843,177,620,05,834,94,6305,9ILE-DE-FRANCE FR10111,247,474,219,54,933,45,7296,3LORRAINE FRF3102,655,086,423,04,042,29,1322,3MIDI-PYRENEES FRJ2157,461,6115,626,82,554,310,5428,6NORD-PAS-DE-CALAIS FRE185,741,076,419,13,432,25,4263,2LOIRE REGION FRG0103,541,275,018,53,236,46,1283,9PICARDY FRE2100,144,979,120,04,532,55,2286,4POITOU-CHARENTES FRI3134,952,398,324,83,647,18,0368,8RHÔNE-ALPES FRK2124,950,395,821,03,342,69,2347,1 Greenhouse gas emissions arising from the cultivation of maize grain in France (kg CO2-eq/tonne of maize grain harvested on dry matter basis)

NUTS 2 region according to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003Soil N2OEmbeddedFuel useSeedTotalDirectIndirectFertiliserNeutralisationPesticideALSACE FRF1115,840,079,215,71,072,50,8325,0AQUITAINE FRI1194,448,488,03,81,671,80,8408,8AUVERGNE FRK1146,739,773,715,01,564,90,9342,5LOWER NORMANDY FRD1180,949,372,715,21,683,21,1404,0BURGUNDY FRC1163,545,469,714,71,870,11,0366,3BRITTANY FRH0172,553,617,914,60,9101,01,1361,7CENTRE FRB0150,140,565,714,51,976,01,0349,8CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNE FRF2108,740,662,514,91,883,11,2312,8FRANCHE-COMTE FRC2172,047,972,715,31,481,71,0392,0UPPER NORMANDY FRD2187,451,175,315,71,786,11,1418,4ILE-DE-FRANCE FR1098,635,756,012,82,171,81,0277,9LORRAINE FRF3128,749,371,717,82,384,51,3355,6MIDI-PYRENEES FRJ2182,547,484,617,51,774,90,9409,5 NORD-PAS-DE-CALAIS FRE1105,039,551,410,81,184,21,1293,0LOIRE REGION FRG0169,449,441,29,41,379,51,0351,2PICARDY FRE2105,238,759,013,31,682,11,1301,0POITOU-CHARENTES FRI3162,844,774,315,81,576,51,0376,7RHÔNE-ALPES FRK2164,044,280,615,71,367,30,9374,1 Greenhouse gas emissions arising from the cultivation of rapeseed in France (kg CO2-eq/tonne of rapeseed harvested on dry matter basis) NUTS 2 region according to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003Soil N2OEmbeddedFuel useSeedTotalDirectIndirectFertiliserNeutralisationPesticideALSACE FRF1271,9100,4144,735,75,867,40,5626,4AQUITAINE FRI1380,2140,4202,349,98,193,60,7875,2AUVERGNE FRK1287,8111,2204,544,06,680,50,8735,5LOWER NORMANDY FRD1295,5109,7135,033,76,667,00,4648,0BURGUNDY FRC1294,3109,2192,845,68,075,00,6725,7BRITTANY FRH0325,6128,881,913,13,775,10,5628,8CENTRE FRB0271,399,1166,140,27,378,00,6662,6CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNE FRF2247,0119,6169,141,66,376,30,5660,4FRANCHE-COMTE FRC2311,6116,2186,942,87,167,90,5733,0UPPER NORMANDY FRD2294,2105,2149,439,06,067,00,5661,4ILE-DE-FRANCE FR10232,1106,7164,040,95,964,50,4614,4LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON FRJ1271,5134,6200,450,18,189,00,6754,3LIMOUSIN FRI2317,2117,2168,841,66,778,30,6730,4LORRAINE FRF3257,4128,1189,747,06,787,30,7716,9MIDI-PYRENEES FRJ2323,4122,5223,850,35,793,80,6820,2NORD-PAS-DE-CALAIS FRE1231,4106,2152,737,35,456,50,4590,0LOIRE REGION FRG0311,6120,6121,631,15,475,20,5666,0 PICARDY FRE2220,7101,2154,939,05,965,00,5587,2POITOU-CHARENTES FRI3298,1110,3165,241,66,273,50,5695,4PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D’AZUR FRL0480,2177,4255,563,010,2117,70,81104,9RHÔNE-ALPES FRK2295,0112,6168,838,34,070,60,6690,0 Greenhouse gas emissions arising from the cultivation of sunflower in France (kg CO2-eq/tonne of sunflower harvested on dry matter basis) NUTS 2 region according to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003Soil N2OEmbeddedFuel useSeedTotalDirectIndirectFertiliserNeutralisationPesticideAQUITAINE FRI1173,170,1135,623,57,0118,71,4529,5AUVERGNE FRK1125,246,580,03,76,6107,11,3370,3BURGUNDY FRC1140,155,176,514,67,9116,01,4411,6CENTRE FRB0131,948,280,715,810,6108,11,3396,6CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNE FRF2122,957,675,716,09,2106,01,4388,8ILE-DE-FRANCE FR10111,543,963,511,96,289,61,1327,6LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON FRJ197,335,538,07,48,0148,41,7336,3LIMOUSIN FRI2168,066,195,618,09,3134,11,6492,7LORRAINE FRF3134,667,396,320,010,7112,91,5443,4MIDI-PYRENEES FRJ2136,951,786,216,58,0121,81,5422,5LOIRE REGION FRG0165,171,848,414,17,0115,61,3423,4POITOU-CHARENTES FRI3151,161,578,114,36,7125,31,4438,4PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D’AZUR FRL0231,491,1131,724,812,8184,12,2678,2RHÔNE-ALPES FRK2161,068,0100,88,87,6125,61,5473,4