Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/406 of 24 February 2026 recognising that the report submitted by the United Kingdom under Article 31(3) 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 winter wheat, oilseed rape and sugar beet in that country
Date: 2026-02-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Energy, European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, crop production, environmental monitoring, greenhouse gas, oil seed rape, pollution control measures, reduction of gas emissions, regions of the United Kingdom, report, sugar beet, wheat








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2026/406


25.2.2026







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2026/406
of 24 February 2026
         
recognising that the report submitted by the United Kingdom under Article 31(3) 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 winter wheat, oilseed rape and sugar beet in that country
(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). Article 31(3) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 allows third countries to submit reports equivalent to those submitted by Member States referred to in Article 31(2) of that Directive












(3)


On 29 July 2025, the United Kingdom submitted to the Commission the final report with data for the purposes of measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of winter wheat, oilseed rape and sugar beet typically produced in areas on its territory classified as level 2 in the nomenclature of territorial units for statistics. The United Kingdom asked for the data to be recognised as accurate in accordance with Article 31(4) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001.












(4)


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 winter wheat, oilseed rape and sugar beet typically produced in NUTS 2 regions in the United Kingdom. Therefore, the accuracy of the data for the purposes of measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of those feedstocks should be recognised.












(5)


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 the United Kingdom on 29 July 2025 contains accurate data for the purposes of measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of winter wheat, oilseed rape and sugar beet typically produced in NUTS 2 regions in the United Kingdom. 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 29 July 2025, changes in a way that might affect the accuracy of the data and thereby the basis for this Decision, the United Kingdom 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 17 March 2031.




Done at Brussels, 24 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.

(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 from cultivation of winter wheat in the regions of the United Kingdom [kg CO2e/tonne dry feedstock]















ITL2 Region according to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003


Soil N2O


Embedded


Fuel use


Seed


Total




Direct


Indirect


Fertiliser


Neutralisation


Pesticide




 


North East


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




C1


Tees Valley & Durham


58,10 


23,33 


67,30 


32,63 


7,64 


46,38 


7,04 


256,81 




C2


Northumberland and Tyne and Wear


58,10 


23,33 


67,30 


32,63 


7,64 


46,38 


7,04 


256,81 




 


North West


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




D1


Cumbria


98,72 


31,93 


92,12 


34,32 


10,46 


75,95 


9,63 


372,82 




D3


Greater Manchester


98,72 


31,93 


92,12 


34,32 


10,46 


75,95 


9,63 


372,82 




D4


Lancashire


98,72 


31,93 


92,12 


34,32 


10,46 


75,95 


9,63 


372,82 




D6


Cheshire


98,72 


31,93 


92,12 


34,32 


10,46 


75,95 


9,63 


372,82 




D7


Merseyside


98,72 


31,93 


92,12 


34,32 


10,46 


75,95 


9,63 


372,82 




 


Yorkshire & Humber


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




E1


East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire


55,31 


23,40 


67,52 


46,51 


7,67 


46,91 


6,44 


254,32 




E2


North Yorkshire


55,31 


23,40 


67,52 


46,51 


7,67 


46,91 


6,44 


254,32 




E3


South Yorkshire


55,31 


23,40 


67,52 


46,51 


7,67 


46,91 


6,44 


254,32 




E4


West Yorkshire


55,31 


23,40 


67,52 


46,51 


7,67 


46,91 


6,44 


254,32 




 


East Midlands


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




F1


Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire


53,94 


23,92 


69,02 


46,91 


7,84 


42,62 


6,58 


251,41 




F2


Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire


53,94 


23,92 


69,02 


46,91 


7,84 


42,62 


6,58 


251,41 




F3


Lincolnshire


53,94 


23,92 


69,02 


46,91 


7,84 


42,62 


6,58 


251,41 




 


West Midlands


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




G1


Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire


64,57 


25,50 


73,57 


33,06 


8,35 


57,17 


7,01 


284,95 




G2


Shropshire and Staffordshire


64,57 


25,50 


73,57 


33,06 


8,35 


57,17 


7,01 


284,95 




G3


West Midlands


64,57 


25,50 


73,57 


33,06 


8,35 


57,17 


7,01 


284,95 




 


East of England


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




H1


East Anglia


51,16 


23,38 


67,46 


46,49 


7,66 


41,17 


6,43 


244,31 




H2


Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire


51,16 


23,38 


67,46 


46,49 


7,66 


41,17 


6,43 


244,31 




H3


Essex


51,16 


23,38 


67,46 


46,49 


7,66 


41,17 


6,43 


244,31 




 


South East


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




J1


Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire


61,36 


23,35 


67,38 


46,47 


7,65 


46,64 


6,42 


259,83 




J2


Surrey, East and West Sussex


61,36 


23,35 


67,38 


46,47 


7,65 


46,64 


6,42 


259,83 




J3


Hampshire and Isle of Wight


61,36 


23,35 


67,38 


46,47 


7,65 


46,64 


6,42 


259,83 




J4


Kent


61,36 


23,35 


67,38 


46,47 


7,65 


46,64 


6,42 


259,83 




 


South West


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




K1


Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area


78,14 


24,15 


69,68 


47,09 


7,91 


59,55 


6,96 


294,07 




K2


Dorset and Somerset


78,14 


24,15 


70,68 


47,09 


6,81 


59,55 


6,96 


293,97 




K3


Cornwall and Isles of Scilly


78,14 


24,15 


70,68 


32,80 


6,81 


59,55 


6,96 


293,97 




K4


Devon


78,14 


24,15 


70,68 


32,80 


6,81 


59,55 


6,96 


293,97 




 


Wales


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




L1


West Wales and The Valleys


104,97 


26,11 


75,35 


33,70 


8,56 


63,87 


7,88 


336,53 




L2


East Wales


104,97 


26,11 


75,35 


33,70 


8,56 


63,87 


7,88 


336,53 




 


Scotland


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




M5


North Eastern Scotland


69,68 


22,87 


66,00 


32,55 


7,49 


47,10 


6,90 


266,70 




M6


Highlands and Islands


69,68 


22,87 


66,00 


32,55 


7,49 


47,10 


6,90 


266,70 




M7


Eastern Scotland


69,68 


22,87 


66,00 


32,55 


7,49 


47,10 


6,90 


266,70 




M8


West Central Scotland


69,68 


22,87 


66,00 


32,55 


7,49 


47,10 


6,90 


266,70 




M9


Southern Scotland


69,68 


22,87 


66,00 


32,55 


7,49 


47,10 


6,90 


266,70 




 


Northern Ireland


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




N0


Northern Ireland


106,16 


25,70 


74,16 


33,10 


8,42 


51,57 


7,76 


322,72 





Greenhouse gas emissions arising from cultivation of oilseed rape in the regions of the United Kingdom [kg CO2e/tonne dry feedstock]















ITL2 Region according to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003


Soil N2O


Embedded


Fuel use


Seed


Total




Direct


Indirect


Fertiliser


Neutralisation


Pesticide




 


North East


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




C1


Tees Valley & Durham


115,20 


77,22 


129,30 


50,66 


9,86 


89,86 


1,15 


495,28 




C2


Northumberland and Tyne and Wear


115,20 


77,22 


129,30 


50,66 


9,86 


89,86 


1,15 


495,28 




 


North West


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




D1


Cumbria


145,17 


79,24 


132,69 


50,36 


10,12 


112,49 


1,18 


553,86 




D3


Greater Manchester


145,17 


79,24 


132,69 


50,36 


10,12 


112,49 


1,18 


553,86 




D4


Lancashire


145,17 


79,24 


132,69 


50,36 


10,12 


112,49 


1,18 


553,86 




D6


Cheshire


145,17 


79,24 


132,69 


50,36 


10,12 


112,49 


1,18 


553,86 




D7


Merseyside


145,17 


79,24 


132,69 


50,36 


10,12 


112,49 


1,18 


553,86 




 


Yorkshire & Humber


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




E1


East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire


112,52 


79,24 


132,68 


98,06 


10,12 


94,92 


1,18 


503,62 




E2


North Yorkshire


112,52 


79,24 


132,68 


98,06 


10,12 


94,92 


1,18 


503,62 




E3


South Yorkshire


112,52 


79,24 


132,68 


98,06 


10,12 


94,92 


1,18 


503,62 




E4


West Yorkshire


112,52 


79,24 


132,68 


98,06 


10,12 


94,92 


1,18 


503,62 




 


East Midlands


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




F1


Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire


124,57 


91,69 


153,53 


103,72 


11,71 


96,19 


1,37 


553,74 




F2


Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire


124,57 


91,69 


153,53 


103,72 


11,71 


96,19 


1,37 


553,74 




F3


Lincolnshire


124,57 


91,69 


153,53 


103,72 


11,71 


96,19 


1,37 


553,74 




 


West Midlands


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




G1


Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire


123,22 


81,30 


136,14 


77,24 


10,39 


107,94 


1,21 


533,44 




G2


Shropshire and Staffordshire


123,22 


81,30 


136,14 


77,24 


10,39 


107,94 


1,21 


533,44 




G3


West Midlands


123,22 


81,30 


136,14 


77,24 


10,39 


107,94 


1,21 


533,44 




 


East of England


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




H1


East Anglia


117,51 


88,97 


148,97 


102,49 


11,37 


88,40 


1,33 


530,84 




H2


Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire


117,51 


88,97 


148,97 


102,49 


11,37 


88,40 


1,33 


530,84 




H3


Essex


117,51 


88,97 


148,97 


102,49 


11,37 


88,40 


1,33 


530,84 




 


South East


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




J1


Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire


149,92 


95,53 


159,95 


105,47 


12,20 


106,87 


1,43 


601,10 




J2


Surrey, East and West Sussex


149,92 


95,53 


159,95 


105,47 


12,20 


106,87 


1,43 


601,10 




J3


Hampshire and Isle of Wight


149,92 


95,53 


159,95 


105,47 


12,20 


106,87 


1,43 


601,10 




J4


Kent


149,92 


95,53 


159,95 


105,47 


12,20 


106,87 


1,43 


601,10 




 


South West


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




K1


Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area


173,35 


90,59 


151,68 


103,22 


11,57 


129,60 


1,35 


632,67 




K2


Dorset and Somerset


173,35 


90,59 


153,44 


103,22 


11,57 


129,60 


1,35 


634,43 




K3


Cornwall and Isles of Scilly


173,35 


90,59 


153,44 


78,96 


11,57 


129,60 


1,35 


634,43 




K4


Devon


173,35 


90,59 


153,44 


78,96 


11,57 


129,60 


1,35 


634,43 




 


Wales


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




L1


West Wales and The Valleys


202,07 


85,73 


143,55 


51,31 


10,95 


124,24 


1,28 


643,58 




L2


East Wales


202,07 


85,73 


143,55 


51,31 


10,95 


124,24 


1,28 


643,58 




 


Scotland


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




M5


North Eastern Scotland


130,25 


72,12 


120,76 


51,41 


9,21 


92,24 


1,08 


497,64 




M6


Highlands and Islands


130,25 


72,12 


120,76 


51,41 


9,21 


92,24 


1,08 


497,64 




M7


Eastern Scotland


130,25 


72,12 


120,76 


51,41 


9,21 


92,24 


1,08 


497,64 




M8


West Central Scotland


130,25 


72,12 


120,76 


51,41 


9,21 


92,24 


1,08 


497,64 




M9


Southern Scotland


130,25 


72,12 


120,76 


51,41 


9,21 


92,24 


1,08 


497,64 




 


Northern Ireland


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




N0


Northern Ireland


217,16 


88,73 


148,57 


62,05 


11,33 


143,19 


1,32 


684,57 





Greenhouse gas emissions arising from the cultivation of sugar beet in the regions of the United Kingdom [kg CO2e/tonne dry feedstock]















ITL2 Region according to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003


Soil N2O


Embedded


Fuel use


Seed


Total




Direct


Indirect


Fertiliser


Neutralisation


Pesticide




CODE


North East


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




C1


Tees Valley & Durham


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA




C2


Northumberland and Tyne and Wear


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA




 


North West


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




D1


Cumbria


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA




D3


Greater Manchester


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA




D4


Lancashire


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA




D6


Cheshire


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA




D7


Merseyside


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA




 


Yorkshire & Humber


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




E1


East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire


8,35 


11,57 


7,69 


29,69 


3,19 


24,24 


0,20 


86,40 




E2


North Yorkshire


8,35 


11,57 


7,69 


29,69 


3,19 


24,24 


0,20 


86,40 




E3


South Yorkshire


8,35 


11,57 


7,69 


29,69 


3,19 


24,24 


0,20 


86,40 




E4


West Yorkshire


8,35 


11,57 


7,69 


29,69 


3,19 


24,24 


0,20 


86,40 




 


East Midlands


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




F1


Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire


8,12 


11,57 


7,69 


29,69 


3,19 


22,46 


0,20 


84,39 




F2


Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire


8,12 


11,57 


7,69 


29,69 


3,19 


22,46 


0,20 


84,39 




F3


Lincolnshire


8,12 


11,57 


7,69 


29,69 


3,19 


22,46 


0,20 


84,39 




 


West Midlands


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




G1


Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire


9,17 


12,18 


8,10 


29,63 


3,36 


28,68 


0,20 


92,88 




G2


Shropshire and Staffordshire


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA




G3


West Midlands


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA




 


East of England


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




H1


East Anglia


7,59 


11,02 


7,32 


29,73 


3,04 


21,31 


0,20 


81,63 




H2


Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire


7,59 


11,02 


7,32 


29,73 


3,04 


21,31 


0,20 


81,63 




H3


Essex


7,59 


11,02 


7,32 


29,73 


3,04 


21,31 


0,20 


81,63 




 


South East


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




J1


Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA




J2


Surrey, East and West Sussex


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA




J3


Hampshire and Isle of Wight


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA




J4


Kent


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA




 


South West


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




K1


Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA




K2


Dorset and Somerset


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA




K3


Cornwall and Isles of Scilly


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA




K4


Devon


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA




 


Wales


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




L1


West Wales and The Valleys


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA




L2


East Wales


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA




 


Scotland


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




M5


North Eastern Scotland


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA




M6


Highlands and Islands


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA




M7


Eastern Scotland


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA




M8


West Central Scotland


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA




M9


Southern Scotland


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA




 


Northern Ireland


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




N0


Northern Ireland


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA


NA







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