G/TBT/N/EU/1202

14 April 2026

(26-2872)

Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade

Original: English

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Agency responsible:

European Commission

EU-TBT Enquiry Point,

Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43,

E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu

Website: https://technical-barriers-trade.ec.europa.eu/en/home

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], Other:

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Products covered (HS codes or national tariff lines. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): 27.190 - Biofuels produced from food and feed crops

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Details of notified document(s) (title, number of pages and languages, means of access): Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/807 to introduce a trajectory to gradually decrease the contribution of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels to renewable energy targets; (6 page(s), in English), (2 page(s), in English)

Link to notified document(s) and/or contact details for agency or authority which can provide copies upon request:

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2026/TBT/EEC/26_02027_00_e.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2026/TBT/EEC/26_02027_01_e.pdf

European Commission

EU-TBT Enquiry Point

Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43

E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu

The text is available on the Website: https://technical-barriers-trade.ec.europa.eu/en/home

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Description of content: Directive (EU) 2018/2001 sets out a specific limit to biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from food and feed crops with high ILUC-risk and for which a significant expansion of their feedstock production area into land with high carbon stock is observed. The Commission has set out the criteria for determining the high indirect land-use change-risk feedstock for which a significant expansion of the production area into land with high-carbon stock is observed in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/807.

This delegated act updates the methodology as well as the data for determining the high indirect land-use change-risk feedstock for which a significant expansion of the production area into land with high-carbon stock is observed and sets a trajectory to gradually decrease the contribution of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from feedstock for which a significant expansion of the production into land with high-carbon stock is observed to the targets for renewable energy.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: The proposal is made pursuant to Article 26(2) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001, which empowers the Commission to adopt a delegated act setting out the criteria for certification of low indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels and for determining the high indirect land-use change-risk feedstock for which a significant expansion of the production area into land with high-carbon stock is observed and to supplement that Directive by including a trajectory to gradually decrease the contribution of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from feedstock for which a significant expansion of the production into land with high-carbon stock is observed.; Protection of the environment

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Relevant documents:

• Directive (EU) 2018/2001

• Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/807

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Proposed date of adoption: 13 April 2026

Proposed date of entry into force: 13/06/2026 (2 months scrutiny period Council and Parliament, possibility to add 2 more months)

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Provision of comments

Final date for comments: 4 May 2026 (20 days from notification)

[ ] 60 days from notification

Contact details of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification:

European Commission,

EU-TBT Enquiry Point,

Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43,

E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu