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Objection to a delegated act: Trajectory to decrease the contribution of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels to renewable energy targets

TA-10-2026-0252 · P10_TA(2026)0252 · PE789.919

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Parliament objects to the Commission delegated regulation that would add soybean to the high indirect land-use change-risk list, phasing out soy-based biodiesel from EU renewable energy targets by 2030. It calls on the Commission to submit a revised act that keeps the palm oil phase-down and certification fixes, but reviews soybean's classification using data since 2008, accounts for double-cropping, and exempts low-risk production.

Key points

  1. Parliament objects to the delegated regulation, so it cannot enter into force.
  2. Calls on the Commission to submit a revised delegated act without delay.
  3. Soybean's ILUC-risk status should be based on data 'since 2008' as required by Article 3 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/807; if its expansion share falls below 10%, it should not be classified as high ILUC-risk.
  4. The methodology should fully account for double-cropping practices in soybean cultivation to reflect real land-use change.
  5. Soybean produced in the Union or in third countries with equivalent standards should be recognised as low ILUC-risk and excluded from the phase-down.
  6. Parliament does not object to the palm oil phase-down or the correction of low ILUC-risk certification deficiencies, which should be retained.

Who is affected

  • Soybean farmers and crushers in the Union, who would face economic losses if soybean is classified as high ILUC-risk.
  • The Union biodiesel industry, which would lose soybean oil as a feedstock.
  • Third-country soybean producers, particularly in South America, whose exports to the EU would be affected.

Figures and deadlines

  • 10 % threshold for classifying a feedstock as high ILUC-risk.
  • 8 % share of soybean expansion into high-carbon stock land under the 2008 baseline.
  • 2030: year by which soy-based biodiesel would be phased out from counting towards EU renewable energy targets.
  • Approximately 6 % of soybean consumed is produced in the Union.
  • Approximately 20 % of the soybean seed is oil.
  • Up to 4,8 million tonnes of soybean meal would need to be replaced with imports.
  • EUR 36 million losses for Union soy farmers, EUR 120 million for crushers, up to EUR 1,3 billion for the biodiesel industry.

Legal basis: Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union