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Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/462 of 11 March 2025 on the recognition of the US Soybean Sustainability Assurance Protocol (SSAP) voluntary scheme for demonstrating compliance with the requirements for agricultural biomass set out in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council

Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/462 · Decision · 3 articles

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Article 1

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The US Soybean Sustainability Assurance Protocol (‘SSAP’) voluntary scheme, submitted for recognition to the Commission on 13 December 2023, is recognised to demonstrate compliance of consignments of agricultural biomass from soybeans with Article 29(3) to (5) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001. The SSAP voluntary scheme is recognised to contain accurate data on greenhouse gas emissions savings for consignments of agricultural biomass from soybeans and 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. The SSAP voluntary scheme is recognised to demonstrate compliance of economic operators with the obligation to enter accurate information into the Union database on renewable fuels in accordance with Article 31a(5) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001.

Article 2

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Where the contents of the SSAP voluntary scheme, as submitted for recognition to the Commission on 13 December 2023, change in a way that might affect the grounds for this Decision, the SSAP voluntary scheme shall notify the Commission of such changes without delay. The Commission services shall assess the notified changes to establish if the SSAP voluntary scheme still adequately covers the criteria for which it is recognised.

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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 apply until 1 April 2030.

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