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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2011 on European environmental economic accountsnote, and in particular Article 8(1) thereof,Whereas:
(1)Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1170note granted derogations to certain Member States concerning the transmission of data pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 691/2011. Following the adoption of that Decision, additional requests for derogations were submitted by certain Member States which at that time had not been able to determine the full extent of the derogations required for compliance with the data transmission obligations laid down in Regulation (EU) No 691/2011.
(2)Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the French Republic, the Republic of Croatia and the Italian Republic have requested derogations due to the need for major adaptations to their national statistical systems in order to comply with Regulation (EU) No 691/2011. The requested derogations should therefore be granted. In accordance with Article 8(1) of that Regulation, those derogations should be granted for a maximum duration of two years after the legal data transmission deadline to the requesting Member States.
(3)The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1#
The derogations requested from Regulation (EU) No 691/2011, as set out in the Annex to this Decision, are granted to Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the French Republic, the Republic of Croatia and the Italian Republic for the respective reference periods listed therein.
Article 2#
This Decision is addressed to Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the French Republic, the Republic of Croatia and the Italian Republic.
LIST OF DEROGATIONS FROM REGULATION (EU) No 691/2011
| Member States | Derogation | End of derogation |
|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Annex IX Module for ecosystem accountsSection 3, paragraph 3.Point (b) for croplandsoil organic carbon stock in topsoilPoint (c) for grasslandsoil organic carbon stock in topsoil | 22 December 2028 |
| Hellenic Republic | Annex VIII Module for environmental subsidies and similar transfers accounts | 23 December 2027 |
| French Republic | Annex IX Module for ecosystem accountsSection 3, paragraph 4.Point (a) Provisioning servicesPollinationPoint (b) Regulating and maintenance servicesAir filtrationLocal climate regulation | 22 December 2028 |
| Republic of Croatia | Annex IX Module for ecosystem accounts | 22 December 2028 |
| Italian Republic | Annex IX Module for ecosystem accountsSection 3, paragraph 3Point (a) for settlements and other artificial areas:concentration of particulate matter, with a diameter up to 2,5 μm in citiesPoint (b) for cropland:soil organic carbon stock in topsoilPoint (d) for cropland and grassland together:common farmland bird indexPoint (e) for forest and woodland:dead woodcommon forest bird indexSection 3, paragraph 4.Point (a) Provisioning servicesPollinationWood provisionPoint (b) Regulating and maintenance servicesAir filtrationGlobal climate regulationLocal climate regulationPoint (c) Cultural servicesNature-based tourism-related services | 22 December 2028 |
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