Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/2377 of 28 October 2026 granting derogations to certain Member States regarding data transmission under Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European environmental economic accounts (notified under document C(2026) 7464)

L_202602377EN.000101.fmx.xml Official Journal of the European Union EN L series 2026/2377 29.10.2026 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2026/2377 of 28 October 2026 granting derogations to certain Member States regarding data transmission under Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European environmental economic accounts (notified under document C(2026) 7464) (Only the Croatian, English, French, Greek, Irish and Italian texts are authentic) 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 accounts ( 1 ) , and in particular Article 8(1) thereof, Whereas: (1) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1170 ( 2 ) 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. Done at Brussels, 28 October 2026. For the Commission Valdis DOMBROVSKIS Member of the Commission ( 1 ) OJ L 192, 22.7.2011, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2011/691/oj . ( 2 ) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1170 of 13 June 2025 granting derogations to certain Member States regarding data transmission under Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European environmental economic accounts ( OJ L, 2025/1170, 16.6.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/1170/oj ). ANNEX LIST OF DEROGATIONS FROM REGULATION (EU) No 691/2011 Member States Derogation End of derogation Ireland Annex IX Module for ecosystem accounts Section 3, paragraph 3. Point (b) for cropland — soil organic carbon stock in topsoil Point (c) for grassland — soil 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 accounts Section 3, paragraph 4. Point (a) Provisioning services — Pollination Point (b) Regulating and maintenance services — Air filtration — Local climate regulation 22 December 2028 Republic of Croatia Annex IX Module for ecosystem accounts 22 December 2028 Italian Republic Annex IX Module for ecosystem accounts Section 3, paragraph 3 Point (a) for settlements and other artificial areas: — concentration of particulate matter, with a diameter up to 2,5 μm in cities Point (b) for cropland: — soil organic carbon stock in topsoil Point (d) for cropland and grassland together: — common farmland bird index Point (e) for forest and woodland: — dead wood — common forest bird index Section 3, paragraph 4. Point (a) Provisioning services — Pollination — Wood provision Point (b) Regulating and maintenance services — Air filtration — Global climate regulation — Local climate regulation Point (c) Cultural services — Nature-based tourism-related services 22 December 2028 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2026/2377/oj ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)

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