Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/371 of 19 February 2026 recognising that the report submitted by Spain 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 in that Member State
Date: 2026-02-19
Institutions: Directorate-General for Energy, European Commission
Subjects: Spain, crop production, environmental monitoring, greenhouse gas, pollution control measures, reduction of gas emissions, regions of Spain, report, wheat








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2026/371


20.2.2026







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2026/371
of 19 February 2026
         
recognising that the report submitted by Spain 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 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 31 July 2025, Spain submitted to the Commission the final report with data for the purposes of measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of wheat typically produced in areas on its territory classified as level 2 in the nomenclature of territorial units for statistics. This data distinguishes between rainfed wheat and irrigated wheat. Spain 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 contained accurate data for the purposes of measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of both rainfed and irrigated wheat typically produced in NUTS 2 regions in Spain.












(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 Spain on 31 July 2025 contains accurate data for the purposes of measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of wheat typically produced in NUTS 2 regions in Spain, for rainfed and irrigated conditions. 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 31 July 2025, changes in a way that might affect the accuracy of the data and thereby the basis for this Decision, Spain 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 12 March 2031.




Done at Brussels, 19 February 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.




ANNEX

Greenhouse gas emissions from cultivation of wheat in Spain for NUTS 2 regions (kg CO2eq/tonne of crop harvested on a dry matter basis)


Rainfed conditions















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


Soil N2O


Embedded


Fuel use


Seed


Total




Direct


Indirect


Fertiliser


Neutralisation


Pesticide


 


 


 




ES11


Galicia


210,29 


63,64 


106,72 


11,64 


0,99 


86,32 


8,92 


488,53 




ES12


Principado de Asturias


393,85 


179,27 


159,98 


26,18 


1,73 


175,71 


13,76 


950,48 




ES13


Cantabria


299,75 


162,99 


101,42 


16,71 


1,11 


114,16 


9,67 


705,79 




ES21


País Vasco


214,09 


69,10 


106,39 


21,37 


0,41 


45,97 


5,15 


462,49 




ES22


Comunidad Foral de Navarra


15,77 


7,45 


99,11 


19,90 


0,54 


59,27 


5,97 


208,01 




ES23


La Rioja


16,75 


7,84 


106,12 


21,26 


0,56 


59,63 


6,14 


218,31 




ES24


Aragón


18,55 


10,12 


93,31 


18,78 


1,05 


108,05 


9,31 


259,17 




ES30


Madrid


24,15 


17,61 


138,78 


27,93 


0,08 


110,07 


9,90 


328,52 




ES41


Castilla y León


19,60 


10,61 


122,80 


24,72 


0,80 


79,94 


7,65 


266,12 




ES42


Castilla-La Mancha


22,05 


11,89 


145,03 


29,03 


0,08 


107,47 


9,45 


325,00 




ES43


Extremadura


14,43 


7,02 


70,40 


13,98 


0,06 


90,16 


8,31 


204,37 




ES51


Cataluña


16,87 


11,48 


26,66 


5,35 


0,05 


69,97 


6,89 


137,26 




ES52


Comunidad Valenciana


21,81 


10,89 


155,55 


30,64 


0,09 


125,40 


10,68 


355,08 




ES53


Illes Balears


17,94 


11,76 


88,76 


17,48 


0,11 


146,71 


12,53 


295,29 




ES61


Andalucía


20,26 


11,16 


138,03 


27,78 


0,06 


89,44 


8,09 


294,82 




ES62


Región de Murcia


20,89 


11,84 


118,66 


23,76 


0,12 


171,06 


13,70 


360,02 




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




ES70


Canarias


33,67 


29,92 


70,54 


13,90 


0,17 


224,74 


18,25 


391,19 





Greenhouse gas emissions from cultivation of wheat in Spain for NUTS 2 regions (kg CO2eq/tonne of crop harvested on dry matter basis)


Irrigated conditions















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


Soil N2O


Embedded


Fuel use


Seed


Total




Direct


Indirect


Fertiliser


Neutralisation


Pesticide


 


 


 




ES11


Galicia


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




ES12


Principado de Asturias


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




ES13


Cantabria


242,74 


129,15 


84,10 


5,51 


0,67 


94,90 


8,90 


565,96 




ES21


País Vasco


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




ES22


Comunidad Foral de Navarra


84,38 


11,02 


148,17 


29,75 


0,44 


64,33 


6,86 


344,94 




ES23


La Rioja


84,48 


10,82 


144,53 


28,94 


0,49 


67,21 


7,31 


343,78 




ES24


Aragón


76,89 


10,51 


100,51 


20,18 


0,53 


78,93 


7,69 


295,23 




ES30


Madrid


12,78 


9,31 


127,92 


25,63 


0,04 


72,13 


8,33 


256,14 




ES41


Castilla y León


67,63 


8,69 


100,49 


20,17 


0,51 


75,88 


7,47 


280,83 




ES42


Castilla-La Mancha


65,24 


7,82 


98,12 


19,66 


0,03 


75,94 


6,75 


273,56 




ES43


Extremadura


80,24 


11,27 


110,86 


21,96 


0,05 


86,87 


9,55 


320,80 




ES51


Cataluña


75,89 


13,55 


30,11 


6,04 


0,03 


60,32 


7,12 


193,07 




ES52


Comunidad Valenciana


71,43 


8,39 


120,00 


24,04 


0,04 


68,82 


7,95 


300,68 




ES53


Illes Balears


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




ES61


Andalucía


95,60 


13,60 


171,05 


34,36 


0,04 


82,00 


8,48 


405,13 




ES62


Región de Murcia


61,74 


7,91 


75,83 


15,22 


0,04 


77,83 


8,51 


247,08 




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




ES70


Canarias


20,24 


17,99 


134,73 


27,04 


0,10 


206,14 


16,04 


422,29 







ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2026/371/oj
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