Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1655 of 26 September 2022 recognising the report including information on the typical greenhouse gas emissions from the cultivation of soybean in Argentina under Article 31(3) and (4) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council

• CELEX: Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/1655
• Articles: 5

Article 1

The report submitted for recognition to the Commission by Argentina on 16 February 2022 contains accurate data for the purposes of measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of soybean typically produced in regions in Argentina equivalent to NUTS 2 regions of the European Union, pursuant to Article 31(4) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001. The summary of the report’s data is set out in the Annex.

Article 2

The Decision is valid for a period of five years after the day of its entry into force. If the content of the report, as submitted for recognition to the Commission on 16 February 2022, changes in a way that might affect the basis of this Decision, such changes shall be notified to the Commission immediately. The Commission shall assess the notified changes to determine whether the report still provides accurate data for which it is recognised.

Article 3

The Commission may repeal this Decision if it has been clearly demonstrated that the report no longer contains accurate data for the purposes of measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of soybean produced in Argentina.

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 .

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

Summary total GHG emissions arising from soybean cultivation per category in Argentinian regions in kg CO2eq per dry ton of soybean

Province

GHG emissions crop residue (kgCO2eq/tonne dry)

GHG emissions application of fertilisers (kgCO2eq/tonne dry)

GHG emissions fuel use (kgCO2eq/tonne dry)

GHG emissions fuel production (kgCO2eq/tonne dry)

GHG emissions production of agrochemicals (kgCO2eq/tonne dry)

GHG emissions production of fertilizers (kgCO2eq/tonne dry)

GHG emissions production of seeds (kgCO2eq/tonne dry)

Total (kgCO2eq/tonne dry)

BUENOS AIRES

95,90

3,94

40,79

3,94

40,64

5,61

0,00

190,81

CHACO

97,41

6,60

53,97

5,21

70,30

6,23

0,00

239,72

CORDOBA

89,04

5,13

36,91

3,56

41,05

4,89

0,00

180,58

ENTRE RIOS

102,53

13,11

51,29

4,95

57,61

15,91

0,00

245,41

LA PAMPA

90,75

3,61

37,07

3,58

36,12

4,08

0,00

175,20

SALTA

94,87

1,08

51,34

4,96

55,72

1,39

0,00

209,36

SANTA FE

88,54

1,86

36,05

3,48

43,95

4,40

0,00

178,28

SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO

93,15

0,41

48,09

4,64

54,91

0,42

0,00

201,62

TUCUMAN

94,87

1,08

51,34

4,96

55,72

1,39

0,00

209,36