Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/53 of 6 January 2026 recognising that the report submitted by Slovakia 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 wheat and sorghum in that Member State
Date: 2026-01-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Energy, European Commission
Subjects: Slovakia, crop production, environmental monitoring, greenhouse gas, pollution control measures, reduction of gas emissions, regions of Slovakia, report, sorghum, wheat








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Official Journal of the European Union


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2026/53


8.1.2026







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2026/53
of 6 January 2026
         
recognising that the report submitted by Slovakia 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 wheat and sorghum 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)


Article 31(2) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 allows Member States to submit to the Commission reports including information on the typical greenhouse gas emissions from the cultivation of agricultural raw materials of the areas on their territory classified as level 2 in the nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) or as a more disaggregated NUTS level, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2).












(3)


By Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/478 (3), the Commission recognised that the report submitted by Slovakia contained accurate data for the purposes of measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of rapeseed and maize typically produced in NUTS 2 regions in Slovakia.












(4)


On 2 April 2025, Slovakia submitted to the Commission an additional report with data for the purposes of measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of wheat and sorghum typically produced in areas on its territory classified as level 3 in the nomenclature of territorial units for statistics. Slovakia asked for the data to be recognised as accurate in accordance with Article 31(4) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001.












(5)


The Commission assessed the report and found that it contained accurate data for the purposes of measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of wheat and sorghum typically produced in NUTS 3 regions in Slovakia.












(6)


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 Slovakia on 2 April 2025 contains accurate data for the purposes of measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of wheat and sorghum typically produced in NUTS 3 regions in Slovakia. 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 2 April 2025, changes in a way that might affect the accuracy of the data and thereby the basis for this Decision, Slovakia 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 28 January 2031.




Done at Brussels, 6 January 2026.


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).

(3)  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/478 of 12 March 2025 recognising that the report submitted by Slovakia 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 greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of rapeseed and maize grain in that Member State (OJ L, 2025/478, 13.3.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/478/oj).




ANNEX

Greenhouse gas emissions from cultivation of wheat in Slovakia for NUTS-3 regions (kg CO2eq/tonne of 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


Fertilizer


Neutralisation


Pesticide




SK010


Bratislava


83,07 


5,37 


107,15 


17,83 


5,43 


72,47 


13,72 


305,07 




SK021


Trnava


77,31 


5,44 


93,73 


15,03 


3,39 


62,86 


11,91 


269,66 




SK022


Trenčín


115,90 


20,56 


94,44 


17,34 


3,54 


66,58 


12,62 


330,98 




SK023


Nitra


89,84 


5,39 


105,03 


16,85 


3,67 


61,22 


11,60 


284,60 




SK031


Žilina


213,26 


22,81 


97,35 


17,80 


4,01 


73,71 


13,98 


442,93 




SK032


Banská Bystrica


125,80 


14,97 


114,72 


20,45 


3,86 


81,54 


15,48 


376,81 




SK041


Prešov


210,13 


44,42 


102,25 


19,05 


4,70 


86,05 


16,34 


482,94 




SK042


Košice


112,15 


11,88 


108,78 


19,16 


4,55 


72,49 


13,75 


342,76 





Greenhouse gas emissions from cultivation of sorghum in Slovakia for NUTS-3 regions (kg CO2eq/tonne of sorghum harvested on dry matter basis)















NUTS-2 region according to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003


Soil N2O


Embedded


Fuel use


Seed


Total




Direct


Indirect


Fertilizer


Neutralisation


Pesticide




SK010


Bratislava


76,46 


8,05 


39,47 


7,07 


9,45 


118,85 


0,91 


260,26 




SK021


Trnava


90,17 


8,32 


85,27 


15,22 


9,15 


129,92 


1,02 


339,06 




SK022


Trenčín


64,20 


13,41 


27,54 


5,88 


7,82 


95,75 


0,67 


215,27 




SK023


Nitra


75,15 


6,24 


74,56 


13,51 


9,52 


142,15 


1,15 


322,28 




SK031


Žilina


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




SK032


Banská Bystrica


209,70 


22,21 


122,89 


24,65 


11,98 


167,48 


1,41 


560,32 




SK041


Prešov


223,82 


47,96 


63,82 


12,52 


7,29 


123,26 


0,95 


579,62 




SK042


Košice


237,22 


9,21 


75,32 


14,09 


17,87 


184,80 


1,59 


540,10 







ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2026/53/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)