COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2025/658

| Official Journal of the European Union | EN 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 2018 on 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, ---|--- 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 * * * (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). * * * 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 1059/2003 | Soil N2O | Embedded | Fuel use | Seed | Total ---|---|---|---|---|--- 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 CO2-eq/tonne of common wheat harvested on dry matter basis) NUTS 2 region according to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 | Soil N2O | Embedded | Fuel use | Seed | Total ---|---|---|---|---|--- 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 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 CO2-eq/tonne of maize grain harvested on dry matter basis) NUTS 2 region according to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 | Soil N2O | Embedded | Fuel use | Seed | Total ---|---|---|---|---|--- 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 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 CO2-eq/tonne of rapeseed harvested on dry matter basis) NUTS 2 region according to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 | Soil N2O | Embedded | Fuel use | Seed | Total ---|---|---|---|---|--- 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 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 CO2-eq/tonne of sunflower harvested on dry matter basis) NUTS 2 region according to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 | Soil N2O | Embedded | Fuel use | Seed | Total ---|---|---|---|---|--- 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 * * * ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/658/oj ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition) * * *