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European
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REGULATION (EU) No 525/2013 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 21 May 2013
on a mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and for reporting other
information at national and Union level relevant to climate change and repealing Decision
No 280/2004/EC
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
and in order to implement new monitoring and
EUROPEAN UNION,
reporting requirements provided for in Union law,
Decision No 280/2004/EC should be replaced.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union, and in particular Article 192(1) thereof,
(2)
Decision No 280/2004/EC should be replaced by a Regu
lation on account of the broader scope of Union law, the
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
inclusion of additional categories of persons to which
obligations are addressed, the more complex and highly
technical nature of provisions introduced, the increased
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national
need for uniform rules applicable throughout the Union,
parliaments,
and in order to facilitate implementation.
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and
Social Committee ( 1 ),
(3) The
ultimate
objective
of
the
UNFCCC
is
to
stabilise
greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the
level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic inter
Regions (
ference with the climate system. In order to meet that

2 ),
objective, the overall global annual mean surface
temperature increase should not exceed 2 °C above pre-
industrial levels.
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (


3 ),
Whereas:
(4) There
is
a
need
for
thorough
monitoring
and
reporting,
and for regular assessment of Union and Member States’
(1) Decision
No
280/2004/EC
of
the
European
Parliament
greenhouse gas emissions and of their efforts to address
and of the Council of 11 February 2004 concerning a
climate change.
mechanism for monitoring Community greenhouse gas
emissions and for implementing the Kyoto Protocol ( 4 )
established a framework for monitoring anthropogenic
greenhouse gas emissions by sources and greenhouse
(5)
Decision 1/CP.15 of the Conference of the Parties to the
gas removals by sinks, evaluating progress towards
UNFCCC (Decision 1/CP.15) and Decision 1/CP.16 of the
meeting commitments in respect of those emissions
Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (Decision
and implementing monitoring and reporting
1/CP.16) contributed significantly to progress in
requirements under the United Nations Framework
addressing the challenges raised by climate change in a
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ( 5 ) and the
balanced manner. Those Decisions introduced new moni
Kyoto Protocol ( 6 ) in the Union. In order to take into
toring and reporting requirements that apply to the
account recent and future developments at international
implementation of ambitious emission reductions to
level relating to the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol,
which the Union and its Member States have
committed themselves, and provided support to
( 1 ) OJ C 181, 21.6.2012, p. 169.
developing countries. Those Decisions also recognised
( 2 ) OJ C 277, 13.9.2012, p. 51.
the importance of addressing adaptation with the same
( 3 ) Position of the European Parliament of 12 March 2013 (not yet
priority as mitigation. Decision 1/CP.16 also requires that
published in the Official Journal) and decision of the Council of
developed countries develop low-carbon development
22 April 2013.
( 4 ) OJ L 49, 19.2.2004, p. 1.
strategies or plans. Such strategies or plans are
( 5 ) Council Decision 94/69/EC of 15 December 1993 concerning the
expected to contribute towards building a low-carbon
conclusion of the United Nations Framework Convention on
society and ensure continued high growth and
Climate Change (OJ L 33, 7.2.1994, p. 11).
sustainable development, as well as moving in a cost-
( 6 ) Council Decision 2002/358/EC of 25 April 2002 concerning the
effective manner towards the long-term climate target,
approval, on behalf of the European Community, of the Kyoto
giving due consideration to the intermediary stages.
Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change and the joint fulfilment of commitments thereunder
This Regulation should facilitate the implementation of
(OJ L 130, 15.5.2002, p. 1).
those monitoring and reporting requirements.

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(6) The
set
of
Union
legal
acts,
adopted
in
2009,
collectively
Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC, effective from
referred to as the ‘Climate and Energy package’ in
26 October 2010, respectively.
particular Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on
the effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse
gas emissions to meet the Community’s greenhouse gas
(10) The experience gained in implementing Decision
emission reduction commitments up to 2020 ( 1 ) and
No 280/2004/EC has shown the need to increase
Directive 2009/29/EC of the European Parliament and
synergies and coherence with reporting under other
of the Council of 23 April 2009 amending Directive
legal instruments, in particular with Directive
2003/87/EC so as to improve and extend the greenhouse
2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the
gas emission allowance trading scheme of the Commu
Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for
nity ( 2 ), marks another firm commitment by the Union
greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the
and the Member States to significantly reduce their
Community ( 4 ), with Regulation (EC) No 166/2006 of
greenhouse gas emissions. The Union’s system for moni
the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 January
toring and reporting emissions should also be updated in
2006 concerning the establishment of a European
the light of new requirements under those two legal acts.
Pollutant Release and Transfer Register
( 5 ), with
Directive 2001/81/EC of the European Parliament and
of the Council of 23 October 2001 on national
emission ceilings for certain atmospheric pollutants ( 6 ),
with Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European
(7)
Under the UNFCCC, the Union and its Member States are
Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on
required to develop, regularly update, publish and report
certain fluorinated greenhouse gases ( 7 ), and with Regu
to the Conference of the Parties national inventories of
lation (EC) No 1099/2008 of the European Parliament
anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by
and of the Council of 22 October 2008 on energy stat
sinks of all greenhouse gases not controlled by the
istics ( 8 ). While streamlining reporting requirements will
Montreal Protocol of 1987 on substances that deplete
require the amendment of individual legal instruments,
the ozone layer to the Vienna Convention for the
the use of consistent data to report greenhouse gas
Protection of the Ozone Layer
( 3 ) (the Montreal
emissions is essential to ensuring the quality of
Protocol) using comparable methodologies agreed by
emissions reporting.
the Conference of the Parties.
(11) The
Fourth
Assessment
Report
by
the
Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) identified a global
(8)
Article 5(1) of the Kyoto Protocol requires the Union and
warming potential (GWP) for nitrogen trifluoride (NF 3 )
the Member States to establish and maintain a national
which is approximately 17 000 times that of carbon
system for estimating anthropogenic emissions by
dioxide (CO 2 ). NF 3 is increasingly being used in the elec
sources and removals by sinks of all greenhouse gases
tronics industry to replace perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and
not controlled by the Montreal Protocol, with a view to
sulphur hexafluoride (SF 6 ). In accordance with
ensuring the implementation of other provisions of the
Article 191(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the
Kyoto Protocol. In doing so, the Union and the Member
European Union (TFEU), Union environment policy must
States should apply the guidelines for national systems
be based on the precautionary principle. That principle
set out in the Annex to Decision 19/CMP.1 of the
requires the monitoring of NF 3 to assess the level of
Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC serving as
emissions in the Union and, if required, to define miti
the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol
gation action.
(Decision 19/CMP.1). In addition, Decision 1/CP.16
requires the establishment of national arrangements to
estimate anthropogenic emissions by sources and
removals by sinks of all greenhouse gases not controlled
(12) Data
currently
reported
in
the
national
greenhouse
gas
by the Montreal Protocol. This Regulation should enable
inventories and the national and Union registries are not
both of those requirements to be implemented.
sufficient to determine, at Member State level, the CO 2
civil aviation emissions at national level that are not
covered by Directive 2003/87/EC. In adopting reporting
obligations, the Union should not impose upon Member
States and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
(9) Cyprus
and
Malta
are
included
in
Annex
I
to
the
burdens that are disproportionate to the objectives
UNFCCC pursuant to Decision 10/CP.17 of the
pursued. CO 2 emissions from flights not covered by
Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC, effective
Directive 2003/87/EC represent only a very minor part
from 9 January 2013, and Decision 3/CP.15 of the
of the total greenhouse gas emissions, and establishing a
reporting system for these emissions would be unduly
( 1 ) OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 136.
( 2 ) OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 63.
( 4 ) OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32.
( 3 ) Council Decision 88/540/EEC of 14 October 1988 concerning the
( 5 ) OJ L 33, 4.2.2006, p. 1.
conclusion of the Vienna Convention for the protection of the
( 6 ) OJ L 309, 27.11.2001, p. 22.
ozone layer and the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete
( 7 ) OJ L 161, 14.6.2006, p. 1.
the ozone layer (OJ L 297, 31.10.1988, p. 8).
( 8 ) OJ L 304, 14.11.2008, p. 1.

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burdensome in the light of existing requirements for the
emissions from maritime transport, including
wider sector pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC.
amendments to this Regulation as appropriate, this Regu
Therefore, CO 2 emissions from IPCC source category
lation should not prejudge any such proposal, and
‘1.A.3.A civil aviation’ should be treated as being equal
therefore provisions on the monitoring and reporting
to zero for the purposes of Article 3 and Article 7(1) of
of emissions from maritime transport should not be
Decision No 406/2009/EC.
included in this Regulation at this time.
(13) In order to ensure the effectiveness of the arrangements
(17) The experience gained in implementing Decision
for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions,
No 280/2004/EC demonstrated the need to improve
it is necessary to avoid further adding to the financial and
transparency, accuracy, consistency, completeness and
administrative burden already being borne by the
comparability of information reported on policies and
Member States.
measures and on projections. Decision No 406/2009/EC
requires that Member States report their projected
progress towards meeting their obligations under that
Decision, including information on national policies
and measures and on national projections. The Europe
(14) Whilst
emissions and removals of greenhouse gases
relating to land use, land-use change and forestry
2020 strategy set an integrated economic policy agenda
(LULUCF) count towards the Union’s emissions
requiring the Union and the Member States to make
reduction target under the Kyoto Protocol, they are not
further efforts on the timely reporting of climate
part of the 20 % target for 2020 under the Climate and
change policies and measures and their projected effects
Energy package. Article 9 of Decision No 406/2009/EC
on emissions. Creating systems at Union and Member
requires the Commission to assess modalities for the
State level coupled with better guidance on reporting
inclusion of emissions and removals from activities
should significantly contribute towards those goals. In
relating to LULUCF in the Union’s greenhouse gas
order to ensure that the Union meets its international
emission reduction commitment, ensuring permanence
and internal reporting requirements on greenhouse gas
and the environmental integrity of the contribution of
projections and to evaluate its progress towards meeting
LULUCF, and providing for accurate monitoring and
its international and internal commitments and
accounting of the relevant emissions and removals. It
obligations, the Commission should also be able to
also requires the Commission to submit a legislative
prepare and use greenhouse gas projection estimates.
proposal, as appropriate, with the aim of it entering
into force as from 2013. On 12 March 2012, the
Commission submitted to the European Parliament and
to the Council a proposal as a first step towards the
inclusion of the LULUCF sector in the Union’s emission
(18) Improved
information
from
Member
States
is
needed
to
reduction commitment, which resulted in the adoption
monitor their progress and action in adapting to climate
of Decision No 529/2013/EU of the European Parliament
change. This information is needed to devise a compre
and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on accounting rules
hensive Union adaptation strategy pursuant to the
on greenhouse gas emissions and removals resulting
Commission White Paper of 1 April 2009 entitled
from activities relating to land use, land-use change and
‘Adapting to climate change: Towards a European
forestry and on information concerning actions relating
framework for action’. The reporting of information on
to those activities (
adaptation will enable Member States to exchange best

1 ).
practices and evaluate their needs and level of
preparedness to deal with climate change.
(15) The
Union and the
Member
States
should
strive
to
provide the most up-to-date information on their
greenhouse gas emissions, in particular under the
(19) Under Decision 1/CP.15, the Union and the Member
framework of the Europe 2020 strategy and its
States committed to providing substantial climate
specified timelines. This Regulation should enable such
financing to support adaptation and mitigation action
estimates to be prepared in the shortest timeframes
in developing countries. In accordance with paragraph
possible by using statistical and other information, such
40 of Decision 1/CP.16, each developed country Party
as, where appropriate, space-based data provided by the
to the UNFCCC must enhance reporting on the
Global Monitoring for Environment and Security
provision of financial, technological and capacity-
programme and other satellite systems.
building support to developing country Parties.
Enhanced reporting is essential to recognising the
efforts made by the Union and Member States to meet
their commitments. Decision 1/CP.16 also established a
new ‘Technology Mechanism’ to enhance international
(16) Since
the
Commission
has
announced
that
it
intends
to
technology transfer. This Regulation should ensure
propose new monitoring and reporting requirements for
reporting of up-to-date information on technology
transfer activities to developing countries based on the
( 1 ) See page 80 of this Official Journal.
best data available.

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(20) Directive
2008/101/EC
of
the
European
Parliament
and
propose revising this Regulation to ensure consistency
of the Council ( 1 ) amended Directive 2003/87/EC so as
with the methodologies used in the context of the
to include aviation activities in the scheme for
UNFCCC process.
greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the
Union. Directive 2003/87/EC contains provisions on
the use of auctioning revenue, on reporting on the use
of auctioning revenue by Member States, and on the
(24) In
accordance
with
the
current
UNFCCC
greenhouse
gas
action taken pursuant to Article 3d of that Directive.
reporting guidelines, the calculation and reporting of
Directive 2003/87/EC, as amended by Directive
methane emissions is based on GWPs relating to a
2009/29/EC, now also contains provisions on the use
100-year time horizon. Given the high GWP and
of auctioning revenue, and states that at least 50 % of
relatively short atmospheric lifetime of methane, the
such revenue should be used for the purpose of one or
Commission should analyse the implications for
more of the activities referred to in Article 10(3) of
policies and measures of adopting a 20-year time
Directive 2003/87/EC. Transparency on the use of
horizon for methane.
revenue generated from the auctioning of allowances
under Directive 2003/87/EC is key to underpinning
Union commitments.
(25) Taking into consideration the European Parliament
resolution of 14 September 2011 on a comprehensive
approach to non-CO 2 climate-relevant anthropogenic
emissions and once there is agreement under the
(21) Under the UNFCCC, the Union and its Member States are
UNFCCC to use agreed and published IPCC guidelines
required to develop, regularly update, publish and report
on monitoring and reporting of black carbon emissions,
to the Conference of the Parties national communications
the Commission should analyse the implications for
and biennial reports using the guidelines, methodologies
policies and measures and, if appropriate, amend
and formats agreed upon by the Conference of the
Annex I to this Regulation.
Parties. Decision 1/CP.16 calls for enhanced reporting
on mitigation targets and on the provision of financial,
technological and capacity-building support to
developing country Parties.
(26) Greenhouse
gas
emissions across
reported
time-series
should be estimated using the same methods. The
underlying activity data and emission factors should be
obtained and used in a consistent manner, ensuring that
changes in emission trends are not introduced as a result
(22) Decision
No
406/2009/EC
converted
the
current
annual
of changes in estimation methods or assumptions. Recal
reporting cycle into an annual commitment cycle
culations of greenhouse gas emissions should be
requiring a comprehensive review of Member States’
performed in accordance with agreed guidelines and
greenhouse gas inventories within a shorter time frame
should be carried out with a view to improving the
than the current UNFCCC inventory review, to enable the
consistency, accuracy and completeness of the reported
use of flexibilities and the application of corrective
time-series, and the implementation of more detailed
action, where necessary, at the end of each relevant
methods. Where the methodology or manner in which
year. Setting up at Union-level a review process of the
underlying activity data and emission factors are gathered
greenhouse gas inventories submitted by Member States
has changed, Member States should recalculate inven
is necessary to ensure that compliance with Decision
tories for the reported time-series and evaluate the need
No 406/2009/EC is assessed in a credible, consistent,
for recalculations based on the reasons provided in the
transparent and timely manner.
agreed guidelines, in particular for key categories. This
Regulation should lay down whether and under what
conditions the effects of such recalculations should be
taken into account for the purpose of determining
annual emission allocations.
(23) A
number
of
technical
elements
relating
to
the
reporting
of greenhouse gas emissions from sources and removals
by sinks, such as GWPs, the scope of greenhouse gases
(27) Aviation
has
impacts
on
the
global
climate
as
a
result
of
reported and methodological guidance from the IPCC to
the release of CO
be used to prepare national greenhouse gas inventories,
2 as well as of other emissions,
including nitrogen oxides emissions, and mechanisms,
are currently being discussed under the UNFCCC process.
such as cirrus cloud enhancement. In the light of the
Revisions of those methodological elements in the
rapidly developing scientific understanding of those
context of the UNFCCC process and subsequent recalcu
impacts, an updated assessment of the non-CO
lations of the time-series of greenhouse gas emissions
2
impacts of aviation on the global climate should be
may change the level and trends of greenhouse gas
performed regularly in the context of this Regulation.
emissions. The Commission should monitor such devel
The modelling used in this respect should be adapted
opments at international level and, where necessary,
to scientific progress. Based on its assessments of such
impacts, the Commission could consider relevant policy
( 1 ) OJ L 8, 13.1.2009, p. 3.
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(28) The
European
Environment Agency
aims to support
accordance with decisions taken within the framework of
sustainable development and to help achieve significant
the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol; take account of
and measurable improvement in Europe’s environment
changes in the GWPs and internationally agreed
by providing timely, targeted, relevant and reliable
inventory guidelines; set substantive requirements for
information to policy-makers, public institutions and
the Union inventory system; and set up the Union
the public. The European Environment Agency should
registry. It is of particular importance that the
assist the Commission, as appropriate, with monitoring
Commission carry out appropriate consultations during
and reporting work, especially in the context of the
its preparatory work, including at expert level. The
Union’s inventory system and its system for policies
Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated
and measures and projections; in conducting an annual
acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appro
expert review of Member States’ inventories; in evaluating
priate transmission of relevant documents to the
progress towards the Union’s emission reduction
European Parliament and to the Council.
commitments; in maintaining the European Climate
Adaptation Platform relating to impacts, vulnerabilities
and adaptation to climate change; and in communicating
sound climate information to the public.
(34) Since
the
objectives
of
this
Regulation,
namely
estab
lishing a mechanism for monitoring and reporting
greenhouse gas emissions and for reporting other
information at national and Union level relevant to
(29) All
requirements
concerning
the
provision
of
information
climate change, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the
and data under this Regulation should be subject to
Member States and can therefore, by reason of the
Union rules on data protection and commercial
scale and effects of the proposed action, be better
confidentiality.
achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt
measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity
as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union.
In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set
(30) Information
and
data
gathered
under
this
Regulation
may
out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond
also contribute to future Union climate change policy
what is necessary to achieve those objectives,
formulation and assessment.
HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(31) The
Commission
should
follow
the
implementation
of
monitoring and reporting requirements under this Regu
lation and future developments under the UNFCCC and
the Kyoto Protocol to ensure consistency. In this respect,
CHAPTER 1
the Commission should submit, if appropriate, a legis
lative proposal to the European Parliament and to the
SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS
Council.
Article 1
Subject matter
This Regulation establishes a mechanism for:
(32) In
order
to
ensure
uniform
conditions
for
the
implemen
tation of Article 5(4), Article 7(7) and (8), Article 8(2),
Article 12(3), Article 17(4) and Article 19(5) and (6) of
this Regulation, implementing powers should be
conferred on the Commission. With the exception of
(a) ensuring the timeliness, transparency, accuracy, consistency,
Article 19(6), those powers should be exercised in
comparability and completeness of reporting by the Union
accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the
and its Member States to the UNFCCC Secretariat;
European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February
2011 laying down the rules and general principles
concerning mechanisms for control by Member States
of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers ( 1 ).
(b)
reporting and verifying information relating to
commitments of the Union and its Member States
pursuant to the UNFCCC, to the Kyoto Protocol and to
decisions adopted thereunder and evaluating progress
(33) In
order
to
establish
harmonised
reporting
requirements
towards meeting those commitments;
to monitor greenhouse gas emissions and other
information relevant to climate change policy, the
power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290
TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in order
(c) monitoring and reporting all anthropogenic emissions by
to amend Annex I and Annex III to this Regulation in
sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases not
controlled by the Montreal Protocol on substances that
( 1 ) OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13.
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(d) monitoring, reporting, reviewing and verifying greenhouse
Article 3
gas emissions and other information pursuant to Article 6
of Decision No 406/2009/EC;
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions
apply:
(e) reporting the use of revenue generated by auctioning
allowances under Article 3d(1) or (2) or Article 10(1) of
Directive 2003/87/EC, pursuant to Article 3d(4) and
(1) ‘global warming potential’ or ‘GWP’ of a gas means the
Article 10(3) of that Directive;
total contribution to global warming resulting from the
emission of one unit of that gas relative to one unit of
the reference gas, CO
(f) monitoring and reporting on the actions taken by Member
2 , which is assigned a value of 1;
States to adapt to the inevitable consequences of climate
change in a cost-effective manner;
(2) ‘national inventory system’ means a system of institutional,
legal and procedural arrangements established within a
Member State for estimating anthropogenic emissions by
(g) evaluating progress by the Member States towards meeting
sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases not
their obligations under Decision No 406/2009/EC.
controlled by the Montreal Protocol, and for reporting
and archiving inventory information in accordance with
Decision 19/CMP.1 or other relevant decisions of
Article 2
UNFCCC or Kyoto Protocol bodies;
Scope
This Regulation shall apply to:
(3) ‘competent inventory authorities’ means authorities
entrusted under a national inventory system with the
task of compiling the greenhouse gas inventory;
(a) reporting on the Union’s and its Member States’ low-carbon
development strategies and any updates thereof in
accordance with Decision 1/CP.16;
(4) ‘quality assurance’ or ‘QA’ means a planned system of
review procedures to ensure that data quality objectives
(b) emissions of greenhouse gases listed in Annex I to this
are met and that the best possible estimates and
Regulation from sectors and sources and the removals by
information are reported to support the effectiveness of
sinks covered by the national greenhouse gas inventories
the quality control programme and to assist Member
pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of the UNFCCC and emitted
States;
within the territories of the Member States;
(5) ‘quality control’ or ‘QC’ means a system of routine
(c) greenhouse gas emissions falling within the scope of
technical activities to measure and control the quality of
Article 2(1) of Decision No 406/2009/EC;
the information and estimates compiled with the purpose
of ensuring data integrity, correctness and completeness,
identifying and addressing errors and omissions, docu
(d) the non-CO
menting and archiving data and other material used, and

2 related climate impacts, which are associated
with emissions from civil aviation;
recording all QA activities;
(e) the Union’s and its Member States’ projections of anthro
(6) ‘indicator’ means a quantitative or qualitative factor or
pogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of
variable that contributes to better understanding progress
greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol,
in implementing policies and measures and greenhouse gas
and the Member States’ policies and measures relating
emission trends;
thereto;
(7) ‘assigned amount unit’ or ‘AAU’ means a unit issued
(f) aggregate financial and technological support to developing
pursuant to the relevant provisions in the Annex to
countries in accordance with requirements under the
Decision 13/CMP.1 of the Conference of the Parties to
UNFCCC;
the UNFCCC serving as the meeting of the Parties to the
Kyoto Protocol (Decision 13/CMP.1) or in other relevant
decisions of UNFCCC or Kyoto Protocol bodies;
(g) the use of revenue from auctioning allowances pursuant to
Article 3d(1) and (2) and Article 10(1) of Directive
2003/87/EC;
(8) ‘removal unit’ or ‘RMU’ means a unit issued pursuant to
the relevant provisions in the Annex to Decision
13/CMP.1 or in other relevant decisions of UNFCCC or
(h) Member States’ actions to adapt to climate change.
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(9) ‘emission reduction unit’ or ‘ERU’ means a unit issued
(16) ‘ex ante assessment of policies and measures’ means an
pursuant to the relevant provisions in the Annex to
evaluation of the projected effects of a policy or measure;
Decision 13/CMP.1 or in other relevant decisions of
UNFCCC or Kyoto Protocol bodies;
(17) ‘ex post assessment of policies and measures’ means an
evaluation of the past effects of a policy or measure;
(10) ‘certified emission reduction’ or ‘CER’ means a unit issued
pursuant to Article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol and
requirements thereunder, as well as the relevant provisions
(18) ‘projections without measures’ means projections of
in the Annex to Decision 13/CMP.1 or in other relevant
anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by sources and
decisions of UNFCCC or Kyoto Protocol bodies;
removals by sinks that exclude the effects of all policies
and measures which are planned, adopted or implemented
after the year chosen as the starting point for the relevant
projection;
(11) ‘temporary certified emission reduction’ or ‘tCER’ means a
unit issued pursuant to Article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol
and requirements thereunder, as well as the relevant
provisions in the Annex to Decision 13/CMP.1, or in
(19) ‘projections with measures’ means projections of anthro
other relevant decisions of UNFCCC or Kyoto Protocol
pogenic greenhouse gas emissions by sources and
bodies, that is to say credits given for emission removals
removals by sinks that encompass the effects, in terms
which are certified for an afforestation or reforestation
of greenhouse gas emissions reductions, of policies and
clean development mechanism (CDM) project, to be
measures that have been adopted and implemented;
replaced upon expiry at end of the second commitment
period;
(20) ‘projections with additional measures’ means projections of
anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by sources and
removals by sinks that encompass the effects, in terms of
(12) ‘long-term certified emission reduction’ or ‘lCER’ means a
greenhouse gas emissions reductions, of policies and
unit issued pursuant to Article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol
measures which have been adopted and implemented to
and requirements thereunder, as well as the relevant
mitigate climate change as well as policies and measures
provisions in the Annex to Decision 13/CMP.1, or in
which are planned for that purpose;
other relevant decisions of UNFCCC or Kyoto Protocol
bodies, that is to say credits given for long-term
emission removals which are certified for an afforestation
or reforestation CDM project, to be replaced upon expiry
(21) ‘sensitivity analysis’ means an investigation of a model
at end of the project’s crediting period or in event of
algorithm or an assumption to quantify how sensitive or
storage reversal or non-submission of a certification
stable the model output data are in relation to variations
report;
in the input data or underlying assumptions. It is carried
out by varying input values or model equations and by
observing how the model output varies correspondingly;
(13) ‘national registry’ means a registry in the form of a stan
dardised electronic database which includes data on the
(22) ‘climate change mitigation-related support’ means support
issue, holding, transfer, acquisition, cancellation,
for activities in developing countries that contribute to the
retirement, carry-over, replacement or change of expiry
objective of stabilising greenhouse gas concentrations in
date, as relevant, of AAUs, RMUs, ERUs, CERs, tCERs
the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous
and lCERs;
anthropogenic interference with the climate system;
(14) ‘policies and measures’ means all instruments which aim to
(23) ‘climate change adaptation-related support’ means support
implement commitments under Article 4(2)(a) and (b) of
for activities in developing countries that are intended to
the UNFCCC, which may include those that do not have
reduce the vulnerability of human or natural systems to
the limitation and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
the impact of climate change and climate-related risks, by
as a primary objective;
maintaining or increasing developing countries’ adaptive
capacity and resilience;
(15) ‘system for policies and measures and projections’ means a
(24) ‘technical corrections’ means adjustments to the national
system of institutional, legal and procedural arrangements
greenhouse gas inventory estimates made in the context of
established for reporting policies and measures and
the review carried out pursuant to Article 19 when the
projections of anthropogenic emissions by sources and
submitted inventory data are incomplete or are prepared in
removals by sinks of greenhouse gases not controlled by
a way that is not consistent with relevant international or
the Montreal Protocol as required by Article 12 of this
Union rules or guidelines and that are intended to replace
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(25) ‘recalculations’, in accordance with the UNFCCC reporting
with UNFCCC requirements on national systems, to estimate
guidelines on annual inventories, means a procedure for
anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of
re-estimating anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by
greenhouse gases listed in Annex I to this Regulation and to
sources and removals by sinks of previously submitted
ensure the timeliness, transparency, accuracy, consistency,
inventories as a consequence of changes in methodologies
comparability and completeness of their greenhouse gas inven
or in the manner in which emission factors and activity
tories.
data are obtained and used; the inclusion of new source
and sink categories or of new gases; or changes in the
GWP of greenhouse gases.
2. Member States shall ensure that their competent inventory
authorities have access to:
CHAPTER 2
LOW-CARBON DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
(a) data and methods reported for activities and installations
Article 4
under Directive 2003/87/EC for the purpose of preparing
Low-carbon development strategies
national greenhouse gas inventories in order to ensure
consistency of the reported greenhouse gas emissions
1. Member
States,
and
the
Commission
on
behalf
of
the
under the Union’s emissions trading scheme and in the
Union, shall prepare their low-carbon development strategies
national greenhouse gas inventories;
in accordance with any reporting provisions agreed inter
nationally in the context of the UNFCCC process, to contribute
to:
(b) where relevant, data collected through the reporting systems
on fluorinated gases in the various sectors, set up pursuant
(a) the transparent and accurate monitoring of the actual and
to Article 6(4) of Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 for the
projected progress made by Member States, including the
purpose of preparing national greenhouse gas inventories;
contribution made by Union measures, in fulfilling the
Union’s and the Member States’ commitments under the
UNFCCC to limit or reduce anthropogenic greenhouse gas
emissions;
(c) where relevant, emissions, underlying data and method
ologies reported by facilities under Regulation (EC)
No 166/2006 for the purpose of preparing national
greenhouse gas inventories;
(b) meeting the greenhouse gas emission reduction
commitments of Member States under Decision No 406/
2009/EC and achieving long-term emission reductions and
enhancements of removals by sinks in all sectors in line
(d) data reported under Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008.
with the Union’s objective, in the context of necessary
reductions according to the IPCC by developed countries
as a group, to reduce emissions by 80 to 95 % by 2050
compared to 1990 levels in a cost-effective manner.
3. Member States shall ensure that their competent inventory
authorities, where relevant:
2. Member
States
shall
report
to
the
Commission
on
the
status of implementation of their low-carbon development
(a) make use of reporting systems established pursuant to
strategy by 9 January 2015 or in accordance with any
Article 6(4) of Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 to improve
timetable agreed internationally in the context of the UNFCCC
the estimation of fluorinated gases in the national
process.
greenhouse gas inventories;
3. The
Commission
and
the
Member
States
shall
make
available to the public forthwith their respective low-carbon
(b) are able to undertake the annual consistency checks referred
development strategies and any updates thereof.
to in points (l) and (m) of Article 7(1).
CHAPTER 3
4. The
Commission
shall
adopt
implementing
acts
to
set
out
REPORTING ON HISTORICAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
rules on the structure, format and submission process of the
AND REMOVALS
information relating to national inventory systems and to
requirements on the establishment, operation and functioning
Article 5
of national inventory systems in accordance with relevant
National inventory systems
decisions adopted by the bodies of the UNFCCC or the Kyoto
Protocol or of agreements deriving from them or succeeding
1. Member
States
shall
establish,
operate
and
seek
to them. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance
continuously improve national inventory systems, in accordance
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Article 6
reported pursuant to Article 7 of Directive 2001/81/EC and
the UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary
Union inventory system
Pollution, for the year X-2;
1. A
Union
inventory
system
to
ensure
the
timeliness,
trans
parency, accuracy, consistency, comparability and completeness
of national inventories with regard to the Union greenhouse gas
(c) their anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by sources
inventory is hereby established. The Commission shall admin
and removals of CO
ister, maintain and seek to continuously improve that system,

2 by sinks resulting from LULUCF, for
the year X-2, in accordance with UNFCCC reporting
which shall include:
requirements;
(a) a quality assurance and quality control programme, which
(d) their anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by sources
shall include setting quality objectives and drafting an
and removals of CO
inventory quality assurance and quality control plan. The
2 by sinks resulting from LULUCF
activities pursuant to Decision No 529/2013/EU and the
Commission shall assist Member States in implementing
Kyoto Protocol and information on the accounting of
their quality assurance and quality control programmes;
these greenhouse gas emissions and removals from
LULUCF activities, in accordance with Decision
No 529/2013/EU and with Article 3(3) and (4) of the
(b) a procedure to estimate, in consultation with the Member
Kyoto Protocol, and relevant decisions thereunder, for the
State concerned, any data missing from its national
years between 2008 or other applicable years and the year
inventory;
X-2. Where Member States account for cropland
management, grazing land management, revegetation or
wetland drainage and rewetting, they shall in addition
report greenhouse gas emissions by sources and removals
(c) the reviews of Member States’ greenhouse gas inventories
by sinks for each such activity for the relevant base year or
referred to in Article 19.
period specified in Annex VI to Decision No 529/2013/EU
and in the Annex to Decision 13/CMP.1. In complying
with their reporting obligations pursuant to this point,
and in particular when submitting information on
2. The
Commission
shall
be
empowered
to
adopt
delegated
emissions and removals relating to their accounting
acts in accordance with Article 25 concerning the substantive
obligations set out in Decision No 529/2013/EU, Member
requirements for a Union inventory system in order to fulfil the
States shall submit information taking fully into account
obligations pursuant to Decision 19/CMP.1. The Commission
applicable IPCC good practice guidance for LULUCF;
shall not adopt provisions pursuant to paragraph 1 that are
more onerous for Member States to comply with than
provisions of acts adopted pursuant to Article 3(3) and
Article 4(2) of Decision No 280/2004/EC.
(e) any changes to the information referred to in points (a) to
(d) for the years between the relevant base year or period
and the year X-3, indicating the reasons for these changes;
Article 7
Greenhouse gas inventories
(f) information on indicators, as set out in Annex III, for the
1. By
15
January
each
year
(year
X),
Member
States
shall
year X-2;
determine and report the following to the Commission:
(g) information from their national registry on the issue,
acquisition, holding, transfer, cancellation, retirement and
(a) their anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases listed in
carry-over of AAUs, RMUs, ERUs, CERs, tCERs and lCERs
Annex I to this Regulation and the anthropogenic
for the year X-1;
emissions of greenhouse gases referred to in Article 2(1)
of Decision No
406/2009/EC for the year X-2, in
accordance with UNFCCC reporting requirements.
Without prejudice to the reporting of the greenhouse
(h) summary information on concluded transfers pursuant to
gases listed in Annex I to this Regulation, the CO 2
Article 3(4) and (5) of Decision No 406/2009/EC, for the
emissions from IPCC source category ‘1.A.3.A civil
year X-1;
aviation’ shall be considered equal to zero for the
purposes of Article 3 and Article 7(1) of Decision No 406/
2009/EC;
(i) information on the use of joint implementation, of the
CDM and of international emissions trading, pursuant to
Articles 6, 12 and 17 of the Kyoto Protocol, or any other
(b) data in accordance with UNFCCC reporting requirements
flexible mechanism provided for in other instruments
on their anthropogenic emissions of carbon monoxide
adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC
(CO), sulphur dioxide (SO 2 ), nitrogen oxides (NO x ) and
or the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC serving as
volatile organic compounds, consistent with data already
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their quantified emission limitation or reduction
2. Member
States
shall
report
to
the
Commission
preliminary
commitments pursuant to Article 2 of Decision
data by 15 January and final data by 15 March of the second
2002/358/EC and the Kyoto Protocol or any future
year after the end of each accounting period specified in Annex
commitments under the UNFCCC or the Kyoto Protocol,
I to Decision No 529/2013/EU, as prepared for their LULUCF
for the year X-2;
accounts for that accounting period in accordance with
Article 4(6) of that Decision.
(j) information
on
the
steps
taken
to
improve
inventory
esti
mates, in particular in areas of the inventory that have been
subject to adjustments or recommendations following
3. By
15
March
each
year,
Member
States
shall
communicate
expert reviews;
to the Commission a complete and up-to-date national
inventory report. Such report shall contain all the information
listed in paragraph 1 and any subsequent updates to that
(k) the actual or estimated allocation of the verified emissions
information.
reported by installations and operators under Directive
2003/87/EC to the source categories of the national
greenhouse gas inventory, where possible, and the ratio
of those verified emissions to the total reported greenhouse
4. By 15 April each year, Member States shall submit to the
gas emissions in those source categories, for the year X-2;
UNFCCC Secretariat national inventories containing information
submitted to the Commission in accordance with paragraph 3.
(l) where
relevant,
the
results
of
the
checks
performed
on
the
consistency of the emissions reported in the greenhouse gas
inventories, for the year X-2, with the verified emissions
5. The
Commission
shall,
in
cooperation
with
the
Member
reported under Directive 2003/87/EC;
States, annually compile a Union greenhouse gas inventory and
prepare a Union greenhouse gas inventory report and shall
submit them, by 15 April each year, to the UNFCCC Secretariat.
(m) where relevant, the results of the checks performed on the
consistency of the data used to estimate emissions in prep
aration of the greenhouse gas inventories, for the year X-2,
with:
6. The
Commission
shall
be
empowered
to
adopt
delegated
acts in accordance with Article 25 to:
(i) the data used to prepare inventories of air pollutants
under Directive 2001/81/EC;
(a) add or delete substances to or from the list of greenhouse
gases in Annex I to this Regulation or add, delete or amend
indicators in Annex III to this Regulation in accordance with
(ii) the data reported pursuant to Article 6(1) of Regu
relevant decisions adopted by the bodies of the UNFCCC or
lation (EC) No 842/2006;
the Kyoto Protocol or of agreements deriving from them or
succeeding them;
(iii) the energy data reported pursuant to Article 4 of, and
Annex B to, Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008;
(b) take account of changes in the GWPs and internationally
agreed inventory guidelines in accordance with relevant
(n) a description of changes to their national inventory system;
decisions adopted by the bodies of the UNFCCC or the
Kyoto Protocol or of agreements deriving from them or
succeeding them.
(o) a description of changes to the national registry;
7. The
Commission
shall
adopt
implementing
acts
to
set
out
(p) information on their quality assurance and quality control
the structure, format and process for the Member States’
plans, a general uncertainty assessment, a general
submission of greenhouse gas inventories pursuant to
assessment of completeness and, where available, other
paragraph 1 in accordance with relevant decisions adopted by
elements of the national greenhouse gas inventory report
the bodies of the UNFCCC or the Kyoto Protocol or of
needed to prepare the Union greenhouse gas inventory
agreements deriving from them or succeeding them. Those
report.
implementing acts shall also specify the timescales for
cooperation and coordination between the Commission and
the Member States in preparing the Union greenhouse gas
In the first reporting year under this Regulation, Member States
inventory report. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in
shall inform the Commission of any intention to make use of
accordance with the examination procedure referred to in
Article 3(4) and (5) of Decision No 406/2009/EC.
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8. The
Commission
shall
adopt
implementing
acts
to
set
out holding, transfer, acquisition, cancellation, retirement, carry-
the structure, format and process for Member States’ submission
over, replacement or change of expiry date, as relevant, of
of greenhouse gas emissions and removals in accordance with
AAUs, RMUs, ERUs, CERs, tCERs and lCERs. Member States
Article 4 of Decision No 529/2013/EU. In adopting those
may also use these registries to accurately account for the
implementing acts, the Commission shall ensure compatibility
units referred to in Article 11a(5) of Directive 2003/87/EC.
of Union and UNFCCC timetables for the monitoring and
reporting of that information. Those implementing acts shall
be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure
referred to in Article 26(2).
2. The
Union
and
the
Member
States
may
maintain
their
registries in a consolidated system, together with one or more
other Member States.
Article 8
Approximated greenhouse gas inventories
3. The
data
referred
to
in
paragraph
1
of
this
Article
shall
be
1. By
31
July
each
year
(year
X),
Member
States
shall,
where made available to the central administrator designated pursuant
possible, submit to the Commission approximated greenhouse
to Article 20 of Directive 2003/87/EC.
gas inventories for the year X-1. The Commission shall, on the
basis of the Member States’ approximated greenhouse gas inven
tories or, if a Member State has not communicated its
approximated inventories by that date, on the basis of its
4. The
Commission
shall
be
empowered
to
adopt
delegated
own estimates, annually compile a Union approximated
acts in accordance with Article 25 in order to set up the Union
greenhouse gas inventory. The Commission shall make this
registry referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.
information available to the public each year by 30 September.
Article 11
2. The
Commission
shall
adopt
implementing
acts
to
set
out
the structure, format and submission process for Member States’
Retirement of units under the Kyoto Protocol
approximated greenhouse gas inventories pursuant to paragraph
1. Member
States
shall,
following
the
completion
of
the
1. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with
review of their national inventories under the Kyoto Protocol
the examination procedure referred to in Article 26(2).
for each year of the first commitment period under the Kyoto
Protocol, including the resolution of any implementation issues,
retire from the registry AAUs, RMUs, ERUs, CERs, tCERs and
Article 9
lCERs equivalent to their net emissions during that year.
Procedures for completing emission estimates to compile
the Union inventory
1. The
Commission
shall
perform
an
initial
check
of
the
data 2. In respect of the last year of the first commitment period
submitted by Member States pursuant to Article 7(1) for
under the Kyoto Protocol, Member States shall retire units from
accuracy. It shall send the results of that check to Member
the registry prior to the end of the additional period for
States within six weeks of the submission deadline. Member
fulfilling commitments set out in Decision 11/CMP.1 of the
States shall respond to any relevant questions raised by the
Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC serving as the
initial check by 15 March, together with the final inventory
meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol.
submission for the year X-2.
CHAPTER 5
2. Where
a
Member
State
does
not
submit
the
inventory
data REPORTING ON POLICIES AND MEASURES AND ON
required to compile the Union inventory by 15 March, the
PROJECTIONS OF ANTHROPOGENIC GREENHOUSE GAS
Commission may prepare estimates to complete the data
EMISSIONS BY SOURCES AND REMOVALS BY SINKS
submitted by the Member State, in consultation and close
cooperation with the Member State concerned. The
Article 12
Commission shall use, for this purpose, the guidelines applicable
for preparing the national greenhouse gas inventories.
National and Union systems for policies and measures and

projections
1. By
9
July
2015,
Member
States
and
the
Commission
shall
set up, operate and seek to continuously improve national and
CHAPTER 4
Union systems respectively, for reporting on policies and
REGISTRIES
measures and for reporting on projections of anthropogenic
greenhouse gas emissions by sources and removals by sinks.
Article 10
Those systems shall include the relevant institutional, legal
Establishment and operation of registries
and procedural arrangements established within a Member
State and the Union for evaluating policy and making
1. The
Union
and
the
Member
States
shall
set
up
and projections of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by
maintain registries to accurately account for the issue,
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2. Member
States
and
the
Commission
shall
aim
to
ensure
(ii) the type of policy instrument;
the timeliness, transparency, accuracy, consistency, compara
bility and completeness of the information reported on
policies and measures and projections of anthropogenic
greenhouse gas emissions by sources and removals by sinks,
(iii) the status of implementation of the policy or measure
as referred to in Articles 13 and 14, including, where
or group of measures;
relevant, the use and application of data, methods and
models, and the implementation of quality assurance and
quality control activities and sensitivity analysis.
(iv) where used, indicators to monitor and evaluate
progress over time;
3. The
Commission
shall
adopt
implementing
acts
on
the
structure, format and submission process of information on
national and Union systems for policies and measures and
(v) where available, quantitative estimates of the effects on
projections pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article,
emissions by sources and removals by sinks of
Article 13 and Article 14(1), and in accordance with relevant
greenhouse gases broken down into:
decisions adopted by the bodies of the UNFCCC or the Kyoto
Protocol or of agreements deriving from them or succeeding
them. The Commission shall ensure consistency with inter
nationally agreed reporting requirements as well as the compati
— the results of ex ante assessments of the effects of
bility of Union and international timetables for monitoring and
individual or groups of policies and measures on
reporting of that information. Those implementing acts shall be
the mitigation of climate change. Estimates shall be
adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred
provided for a sequence of four future years ending
to in Article 26(2).
with 0 or 5 immediately following the reporting
year, with a distinction between greenhouse gas
emissions covered by Directive 2003/87/EC and
those covered by Decision No 406/2009/EC;
Article 13
Reporting on policies and measures
1. By
15
March
2015,
and
every
two
years
thereafter,
— the results of ex post assessments of the effects of
Member States shall provide the Commission with the
individual or groups of policies and measures on
following:
the mitigation of climate change, with a distinction
between greenhouse gas emissions covered by
Directive 2003/87/EC and those covered by
Decision No 406/2009/EC;
(a) a description of their national system for reporting on
policies and measures, or groups of measures, and for
reporting on projections of anthropogenic greenhouse gas
emissions by sources and removals by sinks pursuant to
(vi) where available, estimates of the projected costs and
Article 12(1), where such description has not already been
benefits of policies and measures, as well as estimates,
provided, or information on any changes made to that
as appropriate, of the realised costs and benefits of
system where such a description has already been provided;
policies and measures;
(b) updates relevant to their low-carbon development strategies
(vii) where available, all references to the assessments and
referred to in Article 4 and progress in implementing those
the underpinning technical reports referred to in
strategies;
paragraph 3;
(c) information on national policies and measures, or groups of
(d) the information referred to in point (d) of Article 6(1) of
measures, and on implementation of Union policies and
Decision No 406/2009/EC;
measures, or groups of measures, that limit or reduce
greenhouse gas emissions by sources or enhance removals
by sinks, presented on a sectoral basis and organised by gas
or group of gases (HFCs and PFCs) listed in Annex I. That
(e) information on the extent to which the Member State’s
information shall refer to applicable and relevant national or
action constitutes a significant element of the efforts
Union policies and shall include:
undertaken at national level as well as the extent to
which the projected use of joint implementation, of the
CDM and of international emissions trading is supplemental
to domestic action in accordance with the relevant
(i) the objective of the policy or measure and a short
provisions of the Kyoto Protocol and the decisions
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2. A
Member
State
shall
communicate
to
the
Commission
3. Member States shall report the most up-to-date
any substantial changes to the information reported pursuant to
projections available. Where a Member State does not submit
this Article during the first year of the reporting period, by 15
complete projection estimates by 15 March every second year,
March of the year following the previous report.
and the Commission has established that gaps in the estimates
cannot be filled by that Member State once identified through
the Commission’s QA or QC procedures, the Commission may
prepare estimates as required to compile Union projections, in
3. Member States shall make available to the public, in elec
consultation with the Member State concerned.
tronic form, any relevant assessment of the costs and effects of
national policies and measures, where available, and any
relevant information on the implementation of Union policies
and measures that limit or reduce greenhouse gas emissions by
4. Member States shall make available to the public, in elec
sources or enhance removals by sinks along with any existing
tronic form, their national projections of greenhouse gas
technical reports that underpin those assessments. Those
emissions by sources and removals by sinks along with
assessments should include descriptions of the models and
relevant technical reports that underpin those projections.
methodological approaches used, definitions and underlying
Those projections should include descriptions of the models
assumptions.
and methodological approaches used, definitions and underlying
assumptions.
Article 14
Reporting on projections
CHAPTER 6
1. By
15
March
2015,
and
every
two
years
thereafter, REPORTING ON OTHER INFORMATION RELEVANT FOR
Member States shall report to the Commission national
CLIMATE CHANGE
projections of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by
sources and removals by sinks, organised by gas or group of
Article 15
gases (HFCs and PFCs) listed in Annex I and by sector. Those
Reporting on national adaptation actions
projections shall include quantitative estimates for a sequence of
four future years ending with 0 or 5 immediately following the
By 15 March 2015, and every four years thereafter, aligned with
reporting year. National projections shall take into consideration
the timings for reporting to the UNFCCC, Member States shall
any policies and measures adopted at Union level and shall
report to the Commission information on their national adap
include:
tation planning and strategies, outlining their implemented or
planned actions to facilitate adaptation to climate change. That
information shall include the main objectives and the climate-
change impact category addressed, such as flooding, sea level
(a) projections without measures where available, projections
rise, extreme temperatures, droughts, and other extreme weather
with measures, and, where available, projections with
events.
additional measures;
Article 16
(b) total greenhouse gas projections and separate estimates for
the projected greenhouse gas emissions for the emission
Reporting on financial and technology support provided to
sources covered by Directive 2003/87/EC and by Decision
developing countries
No 406/2009/EC;
1. Member
States
shall
cooperate
with
the
Commission
to
allow timely coherent reporting by the Union and its Member
States on support provided to developing countries in
(c) the impact of policies and measures identified pursuant to
accordance with the relevant provisions of the UNFCCC, as
Article 13. Where such policies and measures are not
applicable, including any common format agreed under the
included, this shall be clearly stated and explained;
UNFCCC, and to ensure annual reporting by 30 September.
(d) results of the sensitivity analysis performed for the projec
2. Where
relevant
or
applicable
under
the
UNFCCC,
Member
tions;
States shall endeavour to provide information on financial flows
based on the so-called ‘Rio markers’ for climate change miti
gation-related support and climate change adaptation-related
(e) all relevant references to the assessment and the technical
support introduced by the OECD Development Assistance
reports that underpin the projections referred to in
Committee and methodological information concerning the
paragraph 4.
implementation of the climate change Rio markers method
ology.
2. Member
States
shall
communicate
to
the
Commission
any
substantial changes to the information reported pursuant to this
3. Where
information
is
reported
on
private
financial
flows
Article during the first year of the reporting period, by 15
mobilised, it shall include information on the definitions and
March of the year following the previous report.
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4. In
accordance
with
decisions
adopted
by
the
bodies
of
the 4. The
Commission
shall
adopt
implementing
acts
to
set
out
UNFCCC or the Kyoto Protocol or of agreements deriving from
the structure, format and submission processes for Member
them or succeeding them, information on support provided
States’ reporting of information pursuant to this Article.
shall include information on support for mitigation, adaptation,
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with
capacity-building and technology transfer and, if possible,
the examination procedure referred to in Article 26(2).
information as to whether financial resources are new and
additional.
Article 18
Biennial reports and national communications
Article 17
1. The Union and the Member States shall submit biennial
Reporting on the use of auctioning revenue and project
reports in accordance with Decision 2/CP.17 of the Conference
credits
of the Parties to the UNFCCC (Decision 2/CP.17), or subsequent
1. By
31
July
each
year
(year
X),
Member
States
shall
submit relevant decisions adopted by the bodies of the UNFCCC, and
to the Commission for the year X-1:
national communications in accordance with Article 12 of the
UNFCCC to the UNFCCC Secretariat.
(a) a detailed justification as referred to in Article 6(2) of
2. Member
States
shall
provide
the
Commission
with
copies
Decision No 406/2009/EC;
of the national communications and biennial reports submitted
to the UNFCCC Secretariat.
(b) information on the use of revenues during the year X-1
generated by the Member State by auctioning allowances
CHAPTER 7
pursuant to Article 10(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC,
UNION EXPERT REVIEW OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
including information on such revenue that has been used
for one or more of the purposes specified in Article 10(3)
Article 19
of that Directive, or the equivalent in financial value of that
Inventory review
revenue, and the actions taken pursuant to that Article;
1. The
Commission
shall
carry
out
a
comprehensive
review
of the national inventory data submitted by Member States
pursuant to Article 7(4) of this Regulation to determine the
(c) information on the use, as determined by the Member State,
annual emission allocation provided in the fourth subparagraph
of all revenue generated by the Member State by auctioning
of Article 3(2) of Decision No 406/2009/EC, for the application
aviation allowances pursuant to Article 3d(1) or (2) of
of Articles 20 and 27 of this Regulation and with a view to
Directive 2003/87/EC; that information shall be provided
monitoring Member States’ achievement of their greenhouse gas
in accordance with Article 3d(4) of that Directive;
emission reduction or limitation targets pursuant to Articles 3
and 7 of Decision No 406/2009/EC in the years when a
comprehensive review is carried out.
(d) information referred to in point (b) of Article 6(1) of
Decision No 406/2009/EC and information on how their
purchasing policy enhances the achievement of an inter
2. Starting
with
the
data
reported
for
the
year
2013,
the
national agreement on climate change;
Commission shall conduct an annual review of the national
inventory data submitted by Member States pursuant to
Article 7(1) of this Regulation that are relevant to monitor
Member States’ greenhouse gas emission reduction or limitation
(e) information regarding the application of Article 11b(6) of
pursuant to Articles 3 and 7 of Decision No 406/2009/EC, and
Directive 2003/87/EC as regards hydroelectric power
any other greenhouse gas emission reduction or limitation
production project activities with a generating capacity
targets set out in Union legislation. Member States shall
exceeding 20 MW.
participate fully in that process.
3. The
comprehensive
review
referred
to
in
paragraph
1
shall
2. Auctioning
revenue
not
disbursed
at
the
time
a
Member involve:
State submits a report to the Commission pursuant to this
Article shall be quantified and reported in reports for
subsequent years.
(a) checks to verify the transparency, accuracy, consistency,
comparability and completeness of information submitted;
3. Member
States
shall
make
available
to
the
public
the
reports submitted to the Commission pursuant to this Article.
(b) checks to identify cases where inventory data is prepared in
The Commission shall make aggregate Union information
a manner which is inconsistent with UNFCCC guidance
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(c) where appropriate, calculating the resulting technical
the Commission shall calculate, in accordance with the formula
corrections necessary, in consultation with the Member
set out in Annex II, the sum of the effects of the recalculated
States.
greenhouse gas emissions for each Member State.
4. The
annual
reviews
shall
involve
the
checks
set
out
in
2. Without
prejudice
to
Article
27(2)
of
this
Regulation,
the
point (a) of paragraph 3. Where requested by a Member State
Commission shall use, inter alia, the sum referred to in
in consultation with the Commission or where those checks
paragraph 1 of this Article when proposing the targets for
identify significant issues, such as:
emission reductions or limitations for each Member State for
the period after 2020 pursuant to Article 14 of Decision
No 406/2009/EC.
(a) recommendations from earlier Union or UNFCCC reviews
which have not been implemented, or questions that have
not been explained by a Member State; or
3. The Commission shall forthwith publish the results of
calculations made pursuant to paragraph 1.
(b) overestimations or underestimations relating to a key
category in a Member State’s inventory,
CHAPTER 8
REPORTING ON PROGRESS TOWARDS UNION AND
the annual review for the Member State concerned shall also
INTERNATIONAL COMMITMENTS
involve the checks set out in point (b) of paragraph 3 in order
for the calculations set out in point (c) of paragraph 3 to be
Article 21
carried out.
Reporting on progress
1. The Commission shall annually assess, based on
information reported under this Regulation, and in consultation
5. The
Commission
shall
adopt
implementing
acts
to with the Member States, the progress made by the Union and
determine the timing and steps for the conduct of the compre
its Member States to meet the following, with a view to deter
hensive review and annual review referred to in paragraphs 1
mining whether sufficient progress has been made:
and 2 respectively of this Article, including the tasks set out in
paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article and ensuring due consul
tation of the Member States with regard to the conclusions of
the reviews. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in
(a) commitments under Article 4 of the UNFCCC and Article 3
accordance with the examination procedure referred to in
of the Kyoto Protocol as further set out in decisions adopted
Article 26(2).
by the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC, or by the
Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC serving as the
meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol. Such
assessment shall be based on the information reported in
6. The
Commission
shall,
by
means
of
an
implementing
act,
accordance with Articles 7, 8, 10 and 13 to 17;
determine the total sum of emissions for the relevant year
arising from the corrected inventory data for each Member
State upon completion of the relevant review.
(b) obligations set out in Article 3 of Decision No 406/
2009/EC. Such assessment shall be based on the
7. The
data
for
each
Member
State
as
recorded
in
the
information reported in accordance with Articles 7, 8, 13
registries set up pursuant to Article 11 of Decision No 406/
and 14.
2009/EC and Article 19 of Directive 2003/87/EC as at the
date falling four months from the date of publication of an
implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 6 of this
Article, shall be relevant for the application of Article 7(1) of
2. The
Commission
shall
biennially
assess
aviation’s
overall
Decision No 406/2009/EC. This includes changes to such data
impact on the global climate including through non-CO 2
arising as a result of that Member State making use of the
emissions or effects, based on the emission data provided by
flexibilities by that Member State pursuant to Articles 3 and 5
Member States pursuant to Article 7, and improve that
of Decision No 406/2009/EC.
assessment by reference to scientific advancements and air
traffic data, as appropriate.
Article 20
Addressing the effects of recalculations
3. By
31
October
each
year,
the
Commission
shall
submit
a
report summarising the conclusions of the assessments provided
1. When
the
comprehensive
review
of
inventory
data
relating for in paragraphs 1 and 2 to the European Parliament and to
to the year 2020 has been completed pursuant to Article 19,
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Article 22
in accordance with its annual work programme. This shall
include assistance with:
Report on the additional period for fulfilling commitments
under the Kyoto Protocol
The Union and each Member State shall submit a report to the
(a) compiling the Union greenhouse gas inventory and
UNFCCC Secretariat on the additional period for fulfilling
preparing the Union greenhouse gas inventory report;
commitments referred to in paragraph 3 of Decision
13/CMP.1 upon the expiry of that period.
(b) performing quality assurance and quality control procedures
to prepare the Union greenhouse gas inventory;
CHAPTER 9
COOPERATION AND SUPPORT
(c) preparing estimates for data not reported in the national
Article 23
greenhouse gas inventories;
Cooperation between the Member States and the Union
Member States and the Union shall cooperate and coordinate
(d) conducting the reviews;
fully with each other in relation to obligations under this Regu
lation concerning:
(e) compiling the Union approximated greenhouse gas
inventory;
(a) compiling the Union greenhouse gas inventory and
preparing the Union greenhouse gas inventory report,
pursuant to Article 7(5);
(f) compiling the information reported by Member States on
policies and measures and projections;
(b) preparing the Union national communication pursuant to
Article 12 of the UNFCCC and the Union biennial report
(g) performing quality assurance and quality control procedures
pursuant to Decision 2/CP.17 or subsequent relevant
on the information reported by Member States on
decisions adopted by the bodies of the UNFCCC;
projections and policies and measures;
(c) review and compliance procedures under the UNFCCC and
(h) preparing estimates for data on projections not reported by
the Kyoto Protocol in accordance with any applicable
the Member States;
decision under the UNFCCC or the Kyoto Protocol as well
as the Union’s procedure to review Member States
greenhouse gas inventories referred to in Article 19 of
(i) compiling data as required for the annual report to the
this Regulation;
European Parliament and the Council prepared by the
Commission;
(d) any adjustments pursuant to Article 5(2) of the Kyoto
Protocol or following the Union review process referred
(j) disseminating information collected under this Regulation,
to in Article 19 of this Regulation or other changes to
including maintaining and updating a database on Member
inventories and inventory reports submitted, or to be
States’ mitigation policies and measures and the European
submitted, to the UNFCCC Secretariat;
Climate Adaptation Platform relating to impacts, vulner
abilities and adaptation to climate change.
(e) compiling the Union approximated greenhouse gas
inventory, pursuant to Article 8;
CHAPTER 10
DELEGATION
(f) reporting in relation to the retirement of AAUs, RMUs,
Article 25
ERUs, CERs, tCERs and lCERs, after the additional period
referred to in paragraph 14 of Decision 13/CMP.1 for
Exercise of the delegation
fulfilling commitments pursuant to Article 3(1) of the
1. The
power
to
adopt
delegated
acts
is
conferred
on
the
Kyoto Protocol.
Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article.
Article 24
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles
Role of the European Environment Agency
6, 7 and 10 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period
of five years from 8 July 2013. The Commission shall draw up
The European Environment Agency shall assist the Commission
a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than
in its work to comply with Articles 6 to 9, 12 to 19, 21 and 22
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delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an
Article 27
identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the
Council opposes such extension not later than three months
Review
before the end of each period.
1. The
Commission
shall
regularly
review
the
conformity
of
the monitoring and reporting provisions under this Regulation
with future decisions relating to the UNFCCC and the Kyoto
3. The
delegation
of
power
referred
to
in
Articles
6,
7
and Protocol or other Union legislation. The Commission shall also
10 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or
regularly assess whether developments within the framework of
by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the
the UNFCCC give rise to a situation where the obligations
delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take
pursuant to this Regulation are no longer necessary, not
effect the day following the publication of the decision in the
proportionate to the corresponding benefits, need adjusting or
Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified
are not consistent with, or are duplicative of, reporting
therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts
requirements under the UNFCCC, and shall submit, if appro
already in force.
priate, a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and to
the Council.
4. As
soon
as
it
adopts
a
delegated
act,
the
Commission
shall
notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the
Council.
2. By
December
2016,
the
Commission
shall
examine
if
the
impact of the use of the 2006 IPCC guidelines for National
Greenhouse Gas Inventories, or a significant change to
5. A
delegated
act
adopted
pursuant
to
Articles
6,
7
and
10 UNFCCC methodologies used, in determining the greenhouse
shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed
gas inventories leads to a difference of more than 1 % in a
either by the European Parliament or the Council within a
Member State’s total greenhouse gas emissions relevant for
period of three months of notification of that act to the
Article 3 of Decision No
406/2009/EC and may revise
European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry
Member States’ annual emissions allocations as provided in
of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have
the fourth subparagraph of Article 3(2) of Decision No 406/
both informed the Commission that they will not object. That
2009/EC.
period shall be extended by three months at the initiative of the
European Parliament or of the Council.
Article 28
Repeal
CHAPTER 11
Decision No 280/2004/EC is hereby repealed. References to the
FINAL PROVISIONS
repealed Decision shall be construed as references to this Regu
Article 26
lation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table
in Annex IV.
Committee procedure
1. The
Commission
shall
be
assisted
by
a
Climate
Change
Committee. That Committee shall be a committee within the
Article 29
meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day
2. Where
reference
is
made
to
this
paragraph,
Article
5
of following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Strasbourg, 21 May 2013.
For the European Parliament
For the Council
The President
The President
M. SCHULZ
L. CREIGHTON

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ANNEX I
GREENHOUSE GASES
Carbon dioxide (CO 2 )
Methane (CH 4 )
Nitrous Oxide (N 2 O)
Sulphur hexafluoride (SF 6 )
Nitrogen trifluoride (NF 3 )
Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs):
— HFC-23 CHF 3
— HFC-32 CH 2 F 2
— HFC-41 CH 3 F
— HFC-125 CHF 2 CF 3
— HFC-134 CHF 2 CHF 2
— HFC-134a CH 2 FCF 3
— HFC-143 CH 2 FCHF 2
— HFC-143a CH 3 CF 3
— HFC-152 CH 2 FCH 2 F
— HFC-152a CH 3 CHF 2
— HFC-161 CH 3 CH 2 F
— HFC-227ea CF 3 CHFCF 3
— HFC-236cb CF 3 CF 2 CH 2 F
— HFC-236ea CF 3 CHFCHF 2
— HFC-236fa CF 3 CH 2 CF 3
— HFC-245fa CHF 2 CH 2 CF 3
— HFC-245ca CH 2 FCF 2 CHF 2
— HFC-365mfc CH 3 CF 2 CH 2 CF 3
— HFC-43-10mee CF 3 CHFCHFCF 2 CF 3 or (C 5 H 2 F 10 )
Perfluorocarbons (PFCs):
— PFC-14, Perfluoromethane, CF 4
— PFC-116, Perfluoroethane, C 2 F 6
— PFC-218, Perfluoropropane, C 3 F 8
— PFC-318, Perfluorocyclobutane, c-C 4 F 8
— Perfluorocyclopropane c-C 3 F 6
— PFC-3-1-10, Perfluorobutane, C 4 F 10
— PFC-4-1-12, Perfluoropentane, C 5 F 12
— PFC-5-1-14, Perfluorohexane, C 6 F 14
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ANNEX II
The sum of the effects of recalculated greenhouse gas emissions by Member State as referred to in Article 20(1)
The sum of the effects of recalculated greenhouse gas emissions by Member State shall be calculated using the following
formula:
Σ2020

i2013
t i;2022 – e i;2022 – t i; – e i;i2

Where:
— t i , is the Member State’s annual emission allocation for year i as determined pursuant to the fourth paragraph of
Article 3(2) and Article 10 of Decision No 406/2009/EC either as determined in 2012 or, if applicable, as determined
in 2016 on the basis of the revision carried out in accordance with Article 27(2) of this Regulation and pursuant to
Article 3(2) of Decision No 406/2009/EC;
— t i,2022 is the Member State’s annual emission allocation for year i pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Article 3(2) and
Article 10 of Decision No 406/2009/EC as it would have been calculated if reviewed inventory data submitted in
2022 had been used as an input;
— e i,j is the Member State’s greenhouse gas emissions for year i as established pursuant to acts adopted by the
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ANNEX III
LIST OF ANNUAL INDICATORS
Table 1: list of priority indicators (1 )
EN
No
Nomenclature in Eurostat
energy efficiency indicators
Indicator Numerator/denominator Guidance/definitions
(2 ) (3 )

1 MACRO Total
CO 2 intensity of GDP,
Total CO 2 emissions, kt Total
CO 2 emissions (excluding LULUCF) as reported in the CRF.
t/million euro
GDP, billion euro (EC95) Gross
domestic
product
at
constant
1995
prices
(source:
National
Accounts).
2 MACRO
B0 Energy-related
CO 2 intensity of
CO 2 emissions from energy consumption, kt CO 2 emissions from combustion of fossil fuels (IPCC source category 1A,
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GDP, t/million euro
sectoral approach).
icial
Jour
GDP, billion euro (EC95) Gross
domestic
product
at
constant
1995
prices
(source:
National
Accounts)
nal
of
the
3 TRANSPORT
C0 CO 2 emissions from passenger
CO 2 emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels for all transport activity
cars, kt
with passenger cars (automobiles designated primarily for transport of
European
persons and having capacity of 12 persons or fewer; gross vehicle weight
rating of 3 900 kg or less — IPCC source category 1A3bi).
Union
Number of kilometres by passenger
Number of vehicle kilometres by passenger cars (source: transport statistics).
cars, Mkm
Note: activity data should be consistent with the emission data, if possible.
4 INDUSTRY
A1 Energy-related
CO 2 intensity of
CO 2 emissions from industry, kt Emissions
from
combustion
of
fossil
fuels
in
manufacturing
industries,
industry, t/million euro
construction and mining and quarrying (except coal mines and oil and gas
extraction) including combustion for the generation of electricity and heat
(IPCC source category 1A2). Energy used for transport by industry should not
be included here but in the transport indicators. Emissions arising from off-
road and other mobile machinery in industry should be included in this
sector.
Gross value-added total industry, billion euro Gross value added at constant 1995 prices in manufacturing industries
18.6.2013
(EC95)
(NACE 15-22, 24-37), construction (NACE 45) and mining and quarrying
(except coal mines and oil and gas extraction) (NACE 13-14) (source:
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Indicator Numerator/denominator Guidance/definitions
(2 ) (3 )
5 HOUSEHOLDS
A.1 Specific
CO 2 emissions of house
CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel consumption CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion in households (IPCC source
holds, t/dwelling
households, kt
category 1A4b).
EN

Stock of permanently occupied dwellings,
Stock of permanently occupied dwellings.
1 000
6 SERVICES
A0 CO 2 intensity of the commercial
CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel consumption CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion in commercial and institutional
and institutional sector, t/million
in commercial and institutional sector, kt
buildings in the public and private sectors (IPCC source category 1A4a).
euro
Energy used for transport by services should not be included here but in the
transport indicators.
icial
Jour
nal
Gross value-added services, billion euro
Gross value added at constant 1995 prices in services (NACE 41, 50, 51, 52,
of
(EC95)
55, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 80, 85, 90, 91, 92, 93, 99)
the
(source: National Accounts).
European
7 TRANSFORMATION
B0 Specific
CO 2 emissions of public CO 2 emissions from public and auto
CO 2 emissions from all fossil fuel combustion for gross electricity and heat
Union
and autoproducer power plants,
producer thermal power stations, kt
production by public and autoproducer thermal power and combined heat
t/TJ
and power plants. Emissions from heat only plants are not included.
All products — output by public and auto Gross electricity produced and any heat sold to third parties (combined heat
producer thermal power stations, PJ
and power plants — CHP) by public and autoproducer thermal power and
combined heat and power plants. Output from heat only plants is not
included. Public thermal plants generate electricity (and heat) for sale to third
parties, as their primary activity. They may be privately or publicly owned.
Autoproducer thermal power stations generate electricity (and heat) wholly or
partly for their use as an activity, which supports their primary activity. The
gross electricity generation is measured at the outlet of the main transformers,
i.e. the consumption of electricity in the plant auxiliaries and in transformers
is included. (source: energy balance).
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(1 ) Member States shall report numerator and denominator, if not included in the common reporting format (CRF).
(2 ) Member States should follow this guidance. If they cannot follow exactly this guidance or if numerator and denominator are not entirely consistent, Member States should clearly indicate this.
(3 ) The references to IPCC source categories refer to IPCC (1996) Revised 1996 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories.

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Table 2: list of additional priority indicators (1 )
No
Nomenclature in Eurostat
energy efficiency indicators
Indicator Numerator/denominator Guidance/definitions
(2 )
1 TRANSPORT
D0 CO 2 emissions from freight
CO 2 emissions from the combustion of fossil fuel for all transport activity
transport on road, kt
with light duty trucks (vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 3 900 kg or less
designated primarily for transportation of light-weight cargo or which are
EN
equipped with special features such as four-wheel drive for off-road operation

— IPCC source category 1A3bii) and heavy duty trucks (any vehicle rated at
more than 3 900 kg gross vehicle weight designated primarily for transpor
tation of heavy-weight cargo — IPCC source category 1A3biii excluding
buses).
Freight transport on road, Mtkm
Number of tonne-kilometres transported in light and heavy duty trucks on
road; one tonne-kilometre represents the transport of one tonne by road over
one kilometre (source: transport statistics).
Off
Note: activity data should be consistent with the emission data, if possible.
icial
Jour
2 INDUSTRY
A1.1 Total
CO 2 intensity — iron and
Total CO 2 emissions from iron and steel, kt CO 2 emissions from combustion of fossil fuels in manufacture of iron and
steel industry, t/million euro
steel including combustion for the generation of electricity and heat (IPCC
nal
source category 1A2a), from the iron and steel production process (IPCC
of
source category 2C1) and from ferroalloys production process (IPCC source
the
category 2C2).
European
Gross value-added — iron and steel industry, Gross value added at constant 1995 prices in manufacture of basic iron and
billion euro (EC95)
steel and of ferro-alloys (NACE 27.1), manufacture of tubes (NACE 27.2),
Union
other first processing of iron and steel (NACE (27.3), casting of iron (NACE
27.51) and casting of steel (NACE 27.52) (source: National Accounts).
3 INDUSTRY
A1.2 Energy-related
CO 2 intensity —
Energy-related CO 2 emissions chemical
CO 2 emissions from combustion of fossil fuels in manufacture of chemicals
chemical industry, t/million euro
industries, kt
and chemical products including combustion for the generation of electricity
and heat (IPCC source category 1A2c).
Gross value-added chemical industry, billion Gross value added at constant 1995 prices in manufacture of chemicals and
euro (EC95)
chemical products (NACE 24) (source: National Accounts).
4 INDUSTRY
A1.3 Energy-related
CO 2 intensity —
Energy-related CO 2 emissions glass, pottery CO 2 emissions from combustion of fuels in manufacture of non-metallic
glass, pottery and building
and building materials, kt
mineral products (NACE 26) including combustion for the generation of
materials industry, t/million euro
electricity and heat.
18.6.2013
Gross value-added — glass, pottery and
Gross value added at constant 1995 prices in manufacture of non-metallic
buildings materials industry, billion euro
mineral products (NACE 26) (source: National Accounts).
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No
Nomenclature in Eurostat
energy efficiency indicators
Indicator Numerator/denominator Guidance/definitions
(2 )
5 INDUSTRY
C0.1 Specific
CO 2 emissions of iron and Total CO 2 emissions from iron and steel, kt CO 2 emissions from combustion of fossil fuels in manufacture of iron and
steel industry, t/t
steel including combustion for the generation of electricity and heat (IPCC
source category 1A2a), from the iron and steel production process (IPCC
source category 2C1) and from ferroalloys production process (IPCC source
EN
category 2C2).

Production of oxygen steel, kt Production
of
oxygen
steel
(NACE
27)
(source:
production
statistics).
6 INDUSTRY
C0.2 Specific
energy-related
CO 2
Energy-related CO 2 emissions from glass,
CO 2 emissions from combustion of fuels in manufacture of non-metallic
emissions of cement industry, t/t
pottery and building materials, kt
mineral products (NACE 26) including combustion for the generation of
electricity and heat.
icial
Cement production, kt
Cement production (NACE 26) (source: production statistics).
Jour
(1 ) Member States shall report numerator and denominator, if not included in the CRF.
nal
(2 ) Member States should follow this guidance. If they cannot follow exactly this guidance or if numerator and denominator are not entirely consistent, Member States should clearly indicate this.
of
the
European
Table 3: list of supplementary indicators
No
Nomenclature in Eurostat
energy efficiency indicators
Indicator Numerator/denominator Guidance/definitions
Union
1 TRANSPORT
B0 Specific
diesel
related
CO 2
CO 2 emissions of diesel-driven passenger
CO 2 emissions from the combustion of diesel for all transport activity with
emissions of passenger cars,
cars, kt
passenger cars (automobiles designated primarily for transport of persons and
g/100 km
having capacity of 12 persons or fewer; gross vehicle weight rating of
3 900 kg or less — IPCC source category 1A3bi only diesel).
Number of kilometres of diesel-driven
Number of vehicle kilometres of total diesel-driven passenger cars licensed to
passenger cars, million km
use roads open to public traffic (source: transport statistics).
2 TRANSPORT
B0 Specific
petrol
related
CO 2
CO 2 emissions of petrol-driven passenger
CO 2 emissions from the combustion of petrol for all transport activity with
emissions of passenger cars,
cars, kt
passenger cars (automobiles designated primarily for transport of persons and
g/100 km
having capacity of 12 persons or fewer; gross vehicle weight rating of
3 900 kg or less — IPCC source category 1A3bi only petrol).
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Number of kilometres of petrol-driven
Number of vehicle kilometres of total petrol-driven passenger cars licensed to
passenger cars, million km
use roads open to public traffic (source: transport statistics).

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Indicator Numerator/denominator Guidance/definitions
3 TRANSPORT
C0 Specific
CO 2 emissions of
CO 2 emissions from passenger cars, kt CO 2 emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels for all transport activity
passenger cars, t/pkm
with passenger cars (automobiles designated primarily for transport of
persons and having capacity of 12 persons or fewer; gross vehicle weight
rating of 3 900 kg or less — IPCC source category 1A3bi).
EN

Passenger transport by cars, Mpkm Number
of
passenger-kilometres
travelled
in
passenger
cars;
one
passenger-
kilometre is the transport of one passenger over one kilometre (source:
transport statistics).
Note: activity data should be consistent with the emission data, if possible.
4 TRANSPORT
E1 Specific
air-transport
emissions,
CO 2 emissions from domestic air transport, CO 2 emissions from domestic air transport (commercial, private, agricultural,
t/passenger
kt
etc.), including take-offs and landings (IPCC source category 1A3aii). Exclude
Off
use of fuel at airports for ground transport. Also exclude fuel for stationary
icial
combustion at airports.
Jour
nal
Domestic air-passengers, million
Number of persons, excluding on-duty members of the flight and cabin
of
crews, making a journey by air (domestic aviation only) (source: transport
the
statistics).
European
Note: activity data should be consistent with the emission data, if possible.
Union
5 INDUSTRY
A1.4 Energy-related
CO 2 intensity —
Energy-related CO 2 emissions food indus
CO 2 emissions from combustion of fossil fuels in manufacture of food
food, drink and tobacco industry, tries, kt
products and beverages and tobacco products including combustion for the
t/million euro
generation of electricity and heat (IPCC source category 1A2e).
Gross value-added — food, drink and
Gross value added at constant 1995 prices in manufacture of food products
tobacco industry, million euro (EC95)
and beverages (NACE 15) and tobacco products (NACE 16) (source: National
Accounts).
6 INDUSTRY
A1.5 Energy-related
CO 2 intensity —
Energy-related CO 2 emissions paper and
CO 2 emissions from combustion of fossil fuels in manufacture of pulp, paper
paper and printing industry,
printing, kt
and paper products and publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded
t/million euro
media including emissions from combustion for the generation of electricity
and heat (IPCC source category 1A2d).
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Gross value-added — paper and printing
Gross value added at constant 1995 prices in manufacture of pulp, paper and
industry, million euro (EC95)
paper products (NACE 21) and publishing, printing and reproduction of
recorded media (NACE 22) (source: National Accounts).

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No
Nomenclature in Eurostat
energy efficiency indicators
Indicator Numerator/denominator Guidance/definitions
7 HOUSEHOLDS
A0 Specific
CO 2 emissions of
CO 2 emissions for space heating in house
CO 2 emissions from fuel combustion for space heating in households.
households for space heating, t/m2 holds, kt
Surface area of permanently occupied
Total surface area of permanently occupied dwellings.
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dwellings, million m2

8 SERVICES
B0 Specific
CO 2 emissions of
CO 2 emissions from space heating in
CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion for space heating in commercial
commercial and institutional sector commercial and institutional, kt
and institutional buildings in the public and private sectors.
for space heating, kg/m2
Surface area of services buildings, million m2 Total surface area of services buildings (NACE 41, 50, 51, 52, 55, 63, 64, 65,
66, 67, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 80, 85, 90, 91, 92, 93, 99).
9 TRANSFORMATION
D0 Specific
CO
icial

2 emissions of public
CO 2 emissions from public thermal power CO 2 emissions from all fossil fuel combustion for gross electricity and heat
power plants, t/TJ
stations, kt
production by public thermal power and combined heat and power plants
Jour
(IPCC source categories 1A1ai and 1A1aii). Emissions from heat only plants
are not included.
nal
of
the
All products output by public thermal
Gross electricity produced and any heat sold to third parties (combined heat
power stations, PJ
and power plants — CHP) by public thermal power and combined heat and
European
power plants. Output from heat only plants is not included. Public thermal
plants generate electricity (and heat) for sale to third parties, as their primary
activity. They may be privately or publicly owned. The gross electricity
generation is measured at the outlet of the main transformers, i.e. the
Union
consumption of electricity in the plant auxiliaries and in transformers is
included (source: energy balance).
10 TRANSFORMATION
E0 Specific
CO 2 emissions of auto
CO 2 emissions from autoproducers, kt CO 2 emissions from all fossil fuel combustion for gross electricity and heat
producer plants, t/TJ
production by autoproducer thermal power and combined heat and power
plants.
All products output by autoproducer
Gross electricity produced and any heat sold to third parties (combined heat
thermal power stations, PJ
and power — CHP) by autoproducer thermal power and combined heat and
power plants. Autoproducer thermal power stations generate electricity (and
heat) wholly or partly for their use as an activity, which supports their
primary activity. The gross electricity generation is measured at the outlet of
the main transformers, i.e. the consumption of electricity in the plant
auxiliaries and in transformers is included (source: energy balance).
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11 TRANSFORMATION Carbon
intensity
of
total
power
CO 2 emissions from classical power
CO 2 emissions from all fossil fuel combustion for gross electricity and heat
generation, t/TJ
production, kt
production by public thermal power and combined heat and power plants

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Nomenclature in Eurostat
energy efficiency indicators
Indicator Numerator/denominator Guidance/definitions
and by autoproducer thermal power and combined heat and power plants.
Emissions from heat only plants are not included.
All products output by public and auto
Gross electricity produced and any heat sold to third parties (combined heat
producer power stations, PJ
and power — CHP) by public and autoproducer power and combined heat
EN
and power plants. Includes electricity production from renewable sources and

nuclear power (source: energy balance).
12 TRANSPORT Carbon
intensity
of
transport,
t/TJ CO 2 emissions from transport, kt CO 2 emissions from fossil fuels for all transport activity (IPCC source
category 1A3).
Total final energy consumption from
Includes total final energy consumption of transport from all energy sources
transport, PJ
(including biomass and electricity consumption) (source: energy balance).
13 INDUSTRY
C0.3 Specific
energy-related
CO 2
Energy-related CO 2 emissions paper and
CO 2 emissions from combustion of fossil fuels in manufacture of pulp, paper
Off
emissions of paper industry, t/t
printing industries, kt
and paper products and publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded
media including emissions from combustion for the generation of electricity
icial
and heat (IPCC source category 1A2d).
Jour
Physical output of paper, kt Physical
output
of
paper
(NACE
21)
(source:
production
statistics).
nal
of
14 INDUSTRY CO 2 emissions from the industry
Emissions from combustion of fossil fuels in manufacturing industries,
the
sector, kt
construction and mining and quarrying (except coal mines and oil and gas
extraction) including combustion for the generation of electricity and heat
European
(IPCC source category 1A2). Energy used for transport by industry should not
be included here but in the transport indicators. Emissions arising from off-
road and other mobile machinery in industry should be included in this
sector.
Union
Total final energy consumption
Includes total final energy consumption of industry from all energy sources
from industry, PJ
(including biomass and electricity consumption) (source: energy balance).
15 HOUSEHOLDS CO 2 emissions from households,
CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion in households (IPCC source
kt
category 1A4b).
Total final energy consumption
Includes total final energy consumption of households from all energy
from households, PJ
sources (including biomass and electricity consumption) (source: energy
balance).
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Journal
of
the
European
Union L
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ANNEX IV
CORRELATION TABLE
Decision No 280/2004/EC This
Regulation
Article 1 Article
1
Article 2(1) Article
4(1)
Article 2(2)
—
Article 2(3) Article
4(3)
Article 3(1) Article
7(1)
and
Article
7(3)
Article 3(2) Article
13(1)
and
Article
14(1)
Article 3(3) Article
12(3)
Article 4(1) Article
6
Article 4(2)
—
Article 4(3) Article
24
Article 4(4) Article
5(1)
Article 5(1) Article
21(1)
Article 5(2) Article
21(3)
Article 5(3)
—
Article 5(4)
—
Article 5(5) Article
22
Article 5(6)
—
Article 5(7) Article
24
Article 6(1) Article
10(1)
Article 6(2) Article
10(3)
Article 7(1)
—
Article 7(2) Article
11(1)
and
Article
11(2)
Article 7(3)
—
Article 8(1) Article
23
Article 8(2) Article
7(4)
Article 8(3)
—
Article 9(1) Article
26
Article 9(2)
—
Article 9(3)
—
Article 10
—
Article 11 Article
28
Article 12 Article
29

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Commission statements
"The Commission takes note of the deletion of Article 10 of its original proposal. However, in order to
improve data quality and transparency on CO 2 emissions and on other climate-relevant information relating
to maritime transport, the Commission agrees to instead address this issue as part of its upcoming initiative
on monitoring, reporting and verification of shipping emissions that the Commission undertakes to adopt
during the first half of 2013. The Commission intends to propose an amendment to this Regulation in that
context."
"The Commission notes that supplementary rules concerning the establishment, maintenance and modifi
cation of the Union system for policies, measures and projections as well as the preparation of
approximated greenhouse gas inventories may be required in order to ensure the proper functioning of
the Regulation. As of early 2013, the Commission will examine the matter in close cooperation with
Member States and will, if appropriate, make a proposal to amend the Regulation."

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