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

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.

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.

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.