COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2023/1760

of 11 September 2023

on the recognition of the report including information on the typical greenhouse gas emissions from the cultivation of canola oilseed (rapeseed) in Australia under Article 31(3) and (4) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council

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 sets out that biofuels, bioliquids, and biomass fuels have 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) sets specific emission savings thresholds for those fuels, and Article 31 sets out 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 cultivating 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 18 May 2023, Australia sent the Commission the final report with data for the purposes of measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivating canola oilseed (rapeseed) typically produced in regions in Australia equivalent to NUTS 2 (2) regions of the Union, asking for the recognition of the accuracy of such data in line 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 cultivating canola oilseed (rapeseed) typically produced in regions in Australia equivalent to NUTS 2 regions of the Union.

(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 Australia on 18 May 2023 contains accurate data for the purposes of measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of canola oilseed (rapeseed) typically produced in regions in Australia equivalent to NUTS 2 regions of the Union, pursuant to Article 31(4) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001. The summary of the report’s data is set out in the Annex.

Article 2

This Decision is valid for a period of five years after the date of its entry into force. If the content of the report, as submitted for recognition to the Commission on 18 May 2023, changes in a way that might affect the basis of this Decision, such changes shall be notified to the Commission immediately. The Commission shall assess the notified changes to determine whether the report still provides accurate data for which it is recognised.

Article 3

The Commission may repeal this Decision if it has been clearly demonstrated that the report no longer contains accurate data for the purposes of measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of canola oilseed (rapeseed) produced in Australia.

Article 4

This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the

Official Journal of the European Union

Done at Brussels, 11 September 2023.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

(1)

OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82

(2) NUTS is a classification system for EU territorial units for statistics.

ANNEX

Greenhouse gas emissions arising from the cultivation of canola oilseed (rapeseed) in the States of Australia (tonne CO

2 -eq/tonne canola seed harvested on dry matter basis)

	Soil N2O		Crop residue	Embedded			Fuel use	Fertiliser acidification	Seed	Total
	Direct	Indirect		Fertiliser	Pesticide	Lime
New South Wales	0,060	0,015	0,056	0,229	0,038	0,002	0,065	0,041	0,002	0,508
Single purpose	0,057	0,011	0,066	0,248	0,047	0,002	0,075	0,044	0,002	0,554
Dual purpose	0,039	0,007	0,026	0,162	0,018	0,001	0,029	0,028	0,002	0,313
Irrigated	0,261	0,136	0,066	0,327	0,007	0,003	0,096	0,058	0,001	0,954
Victoria	0,023	0,009	0,062	0,221	0,036	0,002	0,050	0,040	0,002	0,444
Single purpose	0,024	0,009	0,065	0,226	0,038	0,002	0,052	0,041	0,002	0,458
Dual purpose	0,017	0,006	0,030	0,161	0,017	0,001	0,024	0,029	0,002	0,288
Queensland	0,061	0,008	0,063	0,239	0,054	0,002	0,167	0,043	0,003	0,641
South Australia	0,016	0,004	0,059	0,214	0,068	0,002	0,062	0,039	0,002	0,466
Single purpose	0,012	0,002	0,061	0,216	0,071	0,002	0,064	0,039	0,002	0,469
Dual purpose	0,009	0,001	0,028	0,155	0,032	0,001	0,029	0,028	0,002	0,285
Irrigated	0,232	0,125	0,061	0,288	0,007	0,003	0,096	0,052	0,001	0,865
Western Australia	0,014	0,003	0,058	0,225	0,030	0,002	0,069	0,037	0,002	0,441
Single purpose	0,014	0,003	0,059	0,225	0,031	0,002	0,069	0,037	0,002	0,441
Dual purpose	0,010	0,002	0,023	0,159	0,012	0,001	0,027	0,026	0,002	0,263
Tasmania*	0,240	0,127	0,057	0,298	0,013	0,003	0,079	0,054	0,001	0,873