Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/753 of 31 March 2026 recognising that the report submitted by Latvia 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 rapeseed in that Member State
Date: 2026-03-31
Institutions: Directorate-General for Energy, European Commission
Subjects: Latvia, crop production, environmental monitoring, greenhouse gas, oil seed rape, pollution control measures, reduction of gas emissions, regions of Latvia, report








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Official Journal of the European Union


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2026/753


1.4.2026







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2026/753
of 31 March 2026
         
recognising that the report submitted by Latvia 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 rapeseed 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 23 July 2025, Latvia submitted to the Commission the final report with data for the purposes of measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of rapeseed typically produced in areas on its territory classified as level 2 in the nomenclature of territorial units for statistics. Latvia 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 rapeseed typically produced in NUTS 2 regions in Latvia.












(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 Latvia on 23 July 2025 contains accurate data for the purposes of measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of rapeseed typically produced in NUTS 2 regions in Latvia. 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 23 July 2025, changes in a way that might affect the accuracy of the data and thereby the basis for this Decision, Latvia 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 21 April 2031.




Done at Brussels, 31 March 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 rapeseed in Latvia for NUTS-2 regions (tonnes CO2eq/tonne rapeseed 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




LV000


Latvija


0,332 


0,03 


0,206 


0,037 


0,004 


0,093 


0,001 


0,705 







ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2026/753/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)