Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/3181 of 19 December 2024 on the recognition of the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification -PEFC voluntary scheme for demonstrating compliance with the requirements for biomass fuels set out in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council

• CELEX: Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/3181
• Articles: 3

Article 1

The ‘Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification – PEFC’ voluntary scheme, submitted to the Commission on 4 October 2024 for recognition, demonstrates the compliance of consignments of biomass fuels with the sustainability criteria laid down in Article 29(6) and (7) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001.

The ‘PEFC’ voluntary scheme also provides accurate data on greenhouse gas emissions savings for the purpose of Article 29(10) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 as it ensures that all relevant information from economic operators upstream in the chain of custody is transferred to the economic operators downstream in the chain of custody.

Article 2

Where the content of the ‘PEFC’ voluntary scheme, as submitted to the Commission on 4 October 2024 for recognition, change in a way that might affect the grounds of this Decision, the ‘PEFC’ voluntary scheme shall notify the Commission of such changes without delay.

The Commission shall assess the notified changes with a view to establishing whether the ‘PEFC’ voluntary scheme still adequately covers the criteria for which it has been recognised.

Article 3

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

It shall apply until 21 December 2029.