The European Commission has recently shared further information regarding the application of the Esca caps as defined in the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/996.
Indeed, in a recent exchange with voluntary schemes, the European Commission has indicated that any Esca claims that took place prior to the application of the new sustainability certification rules do not have to comply with the caps set out in the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/996.
Thus, the rules set out in the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/996 would not apply to the certification of any biomass that was claimed before December 29, 2023, regardless of whether this biomass was processed before or after December 29, 2023.
This information updates the previous communication sent on December 12, 2023.