COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2018/749

of 18 May 2018

on recognition of the report of Croatia including typical greenhouse gas emissions from cultivation of agricultural raw materials pursuant to Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC (1), and in particular Article 19(4) thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Commission considers that the report submitted for recognition by Croatia on 1 April 2016 contains accurate data for measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of rapeseed produced in the NUTS 2 region Continental Croatia for the purposes of Article 17(2) of Directive 2009/28/EC. A summary of the data contained in the report is set out in the Annex.

Article 2

This Decision is valid for a period of 5 years. If the content or circumstances of the report, as submitted for recognition to the Commission on 1 April 2016, change in a way that might affect the conditions required for the recognition made in Article 1, such changes shall be notified to the Commission without delay. The Commission shall assess the notified changes with a view to establishing whether the report is still providing accurate data.

Article 3

The Commission may repeal this Decision if it has been clearly demonstrated that the report does not contain any longer accurate data for the purposes of measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of rapeseed produced in Croatia.

Article 4

This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

(1)  OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 16.