Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/18 of 9 January 2025 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 wheat, maize, sunflower, soybean and rapeseed in Hungary
Date: 2025-01-09
Institutions: Directorate-General for Energy, European Commission
Subjects: Hungary, crop production, environmental monitoring, greenhouse gas, maize, oleaginous plant, pollution control measures, reduction of gas emissions, regions of Hungary, wheat








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2025/18


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            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2025/18
of 9 January 2025
         
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 wheat, maize, sunflower, soybean and rapeseed in Hungary
(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 this purpose, Article 29(10) 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 for greenhouse gas emissions from the cultivation of agricultural raw materials, it is possible to use typical values under some conditions. These 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 27 September 2024, Hungary submitted to the Commission the final report with data for the purposes of measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of wheat, maize, sunflower, soybean and rapeseed 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). Hungary asked for those data to be recognised as accurate in line with Article 31(4) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001.












(3)


The Commission assessed the report and found that it contained accurate data for the purposes of measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated with cultivating wheat, maize, sunflower, soybean and rapeseed typically produced in NUTS 2 regions in Hungary.












(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 by Hungary to the Commission on 27 September 2024 is recognised under Article 31(4) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 to contain accurate data for the purposes of measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of wheat, maize, sunflower, soybean and rapeseed typically produced in NUTS 2 regions in Hungary. 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 27 September 2024, changes in a way that might affect the accuracy of the data and consequently the basis for this Decision, Hungary shall notify the Commission of such changes immediately. The Commission services shall assess the notified changes to determine if 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 30 January 2030.




Done at Brussels, 9 January 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
GHG-emissions arising from the cultivation of grain maize in Hungary (kg CO2eq/tonne grain maize harvested on dry matter basis)















NUTS2


Region


Soil N2O


Embedded


Fuel use


Seed


Drying and storage


Total




Direct


Indirect


Fertiliser


Neutralisation of fertiliser acidification


Pesticide




HU10


Közép-Magyarország


45,2 


2,4 


45,7 


9,7 


3,4 


54,8 


1,0 


18,6 


180,7 




HU21


Közép-Dunántúl


49,7 


2,3 


54,5 


11,9 


3,1 


49,1 


1,0 


29,2 


200,9 




HU22


Nyugat-Dunántúl


74,0 


13,9 


52,3 


11,2 


3,1 


45,6 


0,9 


40,1 


241,0 




HU23


Dél-Dunántúl


61,9 


5,7 


64,1 


13,5 


3,9 


45,1 


0,9 


38,4 


233,5 




HU31


Észak-Magyarország


41,5 


3,5 


34,7 


7,1 


4,9 


57,4 


0,7 


7,0 


156,8 




HU32


Észak-Alföld


43,9 


1,8 


44,0 


9,6 


2,6 


45,7 


0,9 


30,6 


179,1 




HU33


Dél-Alföld


44,1 


1,9 


45,5 


9,7 


3,2 


49,5 


1,0 


15,7 


170,6 




GHG-emissions arising from the cultivation of winter rapeseed in Hungary (kg CO2eq/tonne winter rapeseed harvested on dry matter basis)















NUTS2


Region


Soil N2O


Embedded


Fuel use


Seed


Drying and storage


Total




Direct


Indirect


Fertiliser


Neutralisation of fertiliser acidification


Pesticide




HU10


Közép-Magyarország


129,2 


8,4 


187,3 


38,5 


14,2 


132,4 


0,9 


0,2 


511,1 




HU21


Közép-Dunántúl


118,9 


6,4 


178,2 


36,2 


13,1 


119,5 


0,8 


0,2 


473,3 




HU22


Nyugat-Dunántúl


180,2 


32,2 


152,7 


31,5 


13,5 


95,2 


0,7 


0,2 


506,1 




HU23


Dél-Dunántúl


128,6 


12,7 


158,9 


32,6 


13,8 


108,2 


0,7 


0,2 


455,6 




HU31


Észak-Magyarország


128,6 


12,6 


155,9 


32,6 


13,4 


130,8 


0,7 


0,2 


474,9 




HU32


Észak-Alföld


98,3 


5,0 


135,5 


28,3 


7,6 


141,0 


0,7 


0,2 


416,7 




HU33


Dél-Alföld


99,1 


5,1 


141,4 


28,6 


11,7 


110,6 


0,7 


0,2 


397,3 




GHG-emissions arising from the cultivation of sunflower seed in Hungary (kg CO2eq/tonne sunflower seed harvested on dry matter basis)















NUTS2


Region


Soil N2O


Embedded


Fuel use


Seed


Drying and storage


Total




Direct


Indirect


Fertiliser


Neutralisation of fertiliser acidification


Pesticide




HU10


Közép-Magyarország


65,8 


3,7 


73,9 


15,1 


8,8 


121,7 


1,2 


9,1 


299,3 




HU21


Közép-Dunántúl


80,5 


4,2 


101,0 


21,4 


11,0 


118,5 


1,2 


8,0 


345,9 




HU22


Nyugat-Dunántúl


134,4 


24,8 


108,3 


22,3 


11,7 


98,3 


1,2 


9,2 


410,2 




HU23


Dél-Dunántúl


99,8 


9,6 


115,5 


23,5 


14,3 


119,7 


1,3 


15,2 


398,8 




HU31


Észak-Magyarország


73,8 


6,9 


76,1 


15,4 


11,4 


144,4 


1,2 


4,1 


333,3 




HU32


Észak-Alföld


65,1 


3,0 


72,3 


15,5 


7,6 


119,9 


1,2 


7,4 


292,0 




HU33


Dél-Alföld


72,3 


3,4 


86,4 


18,3 


7,7 


114,1 


1,3 


5,7 


309,2 




GHG-emissions arising from the cultivation of winter wheat in Hungary (kg CO2eq/tonne winter wheat harvested on dry matter basis)















NUTS2


Region


Soil N2O


Embedded


Fuel use


Seed


Drying and storage


Total




Direct


Indirect


Fertiliser


Neutralisation of fertiliser acidification


Pesticide




HU10


Közép-Magyarország


70,4 


4,2 


88,8 


18,7 


3,2 


70,7 


12,1 


0,2 


268,4 




HU21


Közép-Dunántúl


70,3 


3,5 


94,0 


19,5 


4,8 


67,1 


11,1 


0,2 


270,6 




HU22


Nyugat-Dunántúl


106,3 


19,2 


83,8 


17,5 


4,8 


57,2 


8,8 


0,2 


297,6 




HU23


Dél-Dunántúl


70,1 


6,6 


75,8 


15,8 


5,4 


58,3 


9,7 


0,2 


241,9 




HU31


Észak-Magyarország


67,6 


6,3 


71,5 


15,0 


4,6 


72,5 


9,1 


0,2 


246,8 




HU32


Észak-Alföld


55,1 


2,5 


64,4 


13,6 


2,7 


66,6 


11,0 


0,2 


216,1 




HU33


Dél-Alföld


62,6 


3,0 


78,0 


16,6 


2,9 


62,5 


10,0 


0,2 


235,7 




GHG-emissions emissions arising from the cultivation of soybeans in Hungary (kg CO2eq/tonne soybeans harvested on dry matter basis)















NUTS2


Region


Soil N2O


Embedded


Fuel use


Seed


Drying and storage


Total




Direct


Indirect


Fertiliser


Neutralisation of fertiliser acidification


Pesticide




HU10


Közép-Magyarország


n/a


n/a


n/a


n/a


n/a


n/a


n/a


n/a


n/a




HU21


Közép-Dunántúl


98,5 


3,7 


104,4 


20,7 


11,0 


161,1 


0,0 


0,2 


399,6 




HU22


Nyugat-Dunántúl


128,2 


23,6 


84,8 


16,4 


10,3 


127,7 


0,0 


0,2 


391,2 




HU23


Dél-Dunántúl


103,4 


8,7 


91,6 


18,2 


16,0 


130,6 


0,0 


0,2 


368,8 




HU31


Észak-Magyarország


82,8 


6,5 


69,5 


11,8 


19,0 


169,1 


0,0 


0,2 


358,8 




HU32


Észak-Alföld


74,2 


2,0 


50,7 


11,3 


12,2 


95,8 


0,0 


0,2 


246,4 




HU33


Dél-Alföld


86,6 


3,0 


87,2 


16,1 


9,3 


139,9 


0,0 


0,2 


342,3 







ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/18/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)