
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.
Done at Brussels, 18 May 2018.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX

Greenhouse gas emissions arising from the cultivation of rapeseed in Croatia:

Inputs GHG emission inkg CO2eq/ha GHG emission inkg CO2eq/trapeseed GHG emission ing CO2eq/MJFAME
N-fertilizer 245,7 87,75 3,702
P2O5- fertilizer 25,28 9,028 0,381
K2O- fertilizer 46,08 16,45 0,694
Seed 2,2 0,785 0,033
Plant protection products 13,5 4,82 0,203
Diesel 219,5 78,39 3,307
Field N2O emissions 787,4 281,21 11,86
TOTAL 1 339,66 478,45 20,18