
Article 1 
The Commission considers that the report submitted for recognition by Canada on 14 March 2016 contains accurate data for measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the cultivation of canola oilseed produced in the Canadian regions as NUTS 2 equivalent regions 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 14 March 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 canola oilseed produced in Canada.
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.
Done at Brussels, 18 December 2017.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX

Single emissions(kg CO2eq/dry-ton) Total emissions
Region Seeding Fertilizer production N2O field emissions Pesticide production Field operations (kg CO2eq/dry-ton) Kg CO2eq/MJ FAME
RU 23 2,4 262,5 523,5 4,2 73,1 865,7 33
RU 24 2,2 266,5 510,6 3,7 64,9 847,9 33
RU 28 2,5 212,8 499,5 3,8 71,4 790,0 30
RU 29 2,5 203,1 319,4 3,6 63,4 592,0 23
RU 30 2,2 190,2 206,5 2,8 55,1 456,8 18
RU 34 2,2 170,4 421,2 3,3 57,7 654,8 25
RU 35 1,9 154,2 338,4 2,6 54,9 552,0 21
RU 37 2,1 166,6 198,2 2,8 58,3 428,0 16Note: A RU is the smallest spatial unit at which activity data from the different sources (Such as AAFC -Agriculture and AgriFood - Canada, Canadian Government and Canadian Forest Service) can be harmonized. RUs are AAFC Reporting Zones subdivided by provincial boundaries. A RU is therefore within a single Province. The RUs in Canada fulfil the administrative and population requirements of the NUTS 2 concept.