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Commission Decision of 10 February 2005 laying down rules implementing Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning a mechanism for monitoring Community greenhouse gas emissions and for implementing the Kyoto Protocol (notified under document number C(2005) 247) (2005/166/EC)

EU Decision 2005/166 · Adopted 10 February 2005 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Commission Decision

of 10 February 2005

laying down rules implementing Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning a mechanism for monitoring Community greenhouse gas emissions and for implementing the Kyoto Protocol

(notified under document number C(2005) 247)

(2005/166/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 concerning a mechanism for monitoring Community greenhouse gas emissions and for implementing the Kyoto Protocolf1, and in particular Articles 3(3), 4(2), 5(6) and 8(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

The information reported annually to the Commission is necessary to enable the assessment of actual progress towards meeting the Community’s and its Member States’ commitments relating to the limitation or reduction of all greenhouse gas emissions under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol and enable the preparation of annual reports by the Community in accordance with obligations under the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol.

(2)

The Commission should review the elements listed in Article 4(1) of this Decision if additional elements are requested pursuant to the UNFCCC review of the Community inventory and adopt the necessary amendments in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 9(2) of Decision No 280/2004/EC to require Member States to report on these elements in their subsequent reports pursuant to Article 3(1) of Decision No 280/2004/EC.

(3)

The information reported to the Commission every two years is necessary to enable the assessment of projected progress of the Community and its Member States towards fulfilling their commitments under the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol.

(4)

The Commission should review Annex II and Annex III and adopt, by 1 January 2007, any necessary amendments in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 9(2) of Decision No 280/2004/EC.

(5)

The Commission will prepare estimates for data missing in a Member State inventory, following consultation with the Member State concerned and in accordance with the principles set out in this Decision, to ensure completeness of that Member State’s and the Community’s inventory in accordance with the UNFCCC reporting guidelines for annual inventories and the revised 1996 IPCC guidelines for national greenhouse gas inventories.

(6)

The Member States and the Commission should prepare their reports on the demonstration of progress achieved by 2005 in accordance with the UNFCCC reporting guidelines for national communications and the guidelines under Article 7 of the Kyoto Protocol.

(7)

The Member States and the Commission should prepare their reports on the additional period set in the Marrakech Accords for fulfilling commitments upon the expiry of that period in accordance with the guidelines under Article 7 of the Kyoto Protocol.

(8)

The procedures and timescales for cooperation and coordination between Member States and the Community in relation to obligations under Decision No 280/2004/EC set out in this Decision will ensure the timely and effective implementation of these obligations.

(9)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 9 of Decision No 280/2004/EC,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

OJ L 49, 19.2.2004, p. 1.

Contents

  1. Chapter I: Subject matter
  2. 1Subject matter
  3. Chapter II: Reporting by Member States
  4. Annual reports
  5. 2Determination and reporting guidance
  6. 3Reporting under Article 3(1)(d) of Decision No 280/2004/EC
  7. 4Reporting under Article 3(1)(f) of Decision No 280/2004/EC
  8. 5Reporting under Article 3(1)(g) of Decision No 280/2004/EC
  9. 6Reporting under Article 3(1)(h) of Decision No 280/2004/EC
  10. 7Reporting under Article 3(1)(j) of Decision No 280/2004/EC
  11. Biennial reports
  12. 8Reporting guidance
  13. 9Reporting under Article 3(2)(a) of Decision No 280/2004/EC
  14. 10Reporting under Article 3(2)(b) of Decision No 280/2004/EC
  15. 11Reporting under Article 3(2)(a)(vi) and Article 3(2)(d) of Decision No 280/2004/EC
  16. Chapter III: The Community inventory system
  17. The Community inventory system
  18. 12Quality and exchange of information and data in the Community inventory system
  19. Estimates for data missing from a national inventory pursuant to Article 4(1) of Decision No 280/2004/EC
  20. 13Estimates for data missing from a national inventory pursuant to Article 4(1) of Decision No 280/2004/EC
  21. 14Article 14
  22. 15Article 15
  23. 16Article 16
  24. Chapter IV: Reporting on the demonstration of progress by 2005 and the additional period for fulfilling commitments
  25. Reports on the demonstration of progress by 2005
  26. 17Member State reporting on the demonstration of progress achieved by 2005 under Article 5(4) of Decision No 280/2004/EC
  27. Reports upon expiration of the additional period for fulfilling commitments
  28. 18Member State reporting upon expiration of the additional period for fulfilling commitments under Article 5(5) of Decision No 280/2004/EC
  29. 19Community reporting upon expiration of the additional period for fulfilling commitments under Article 5(5) of Decision No 280/2004/EC
  30. Chapter V: Procedures and time scales for cooperation and coordination
  31. 20The compilation of the Community greenhouse gas inventory and inventory report pursuant to Article 8(1)(a) of Decision No 280/2004/EC
  32. 21The review, adjustment and compliance procedures under the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol pursuant to Article 8(1)(b) and (c) of Decision No 280/2004/EC
  33. 22The preparation of the reports on demonstration of progress pursuant to Article 8(1)(d) of Decision No 280/2004/EC
  34. 23Reporting on the determination of the assigned amount pursuant to Article 8(1)(e) of Decision No 280/2004/EC
  35. 24Reporting in relation to the additional period for fulfilling commitments pursuant to Article 8(1)(f) of Decision No 280/2004/EC
  36. Chapter VI: Final provisions
  37. 25Entry into force
  38. 26Addressees
  39. Signature
  40. Annex IAnnex I
  41. Annex IILIST OF ANNUAL INDICATORS
  42. Annex IIIAnnex III
  43. Annex IV: LIST OF PARAMETERS ON PROJECTIONS
  44. Mandatory parameters on projections
  45. Assumptions for general economic parameters
  46. Assumptions for the energy sector
  47. Assumptions for the industry sector
  48. Assumptions for the transport sector
  49. Assumptions for buildings (in residential and commercial or tertiary sector)
  50. Assumptions in the agriculture sector
  51. Assumptions in the waste sector
  52. Assumptions in the forestry sector
  53. Recommended parameters on projections
  54. Assumptions for general economic parameters
  55. Assumptions for the energy sector
  56. Assumptions for the industry sector
  57. Assumptions for buildings (in residential and commercial or tertiary sector)
  58. Assumptions for the transport sector
  59. Assumptions for the agriculture sector
  60. Annex V: Questionnaire on the use of the Kyoto Protocol mechanisms in meeting the 2008-2012 targets
  61. 1Division 1
  62. 2Division 2
  63. 3Division 3
  64. 4What quantitative contributions to the fulfilment of the quantified emission limitation or reduction commitment pursuant to Article 2 of Decision 2002/358/EC and the Kyoto Protocol does your Member State expect from the Kyoto mechanisms during the first quantified emission limitation and reduction commitment period, from 2008 to 2012 (please use Table 1)?
  65. 5Division 5
  66. 6Division 6
  67. 7For each planned, ongoing and completed clean development mechanism and joint implementation project activity in which your Member State participates, provide the following information:
  68. Annex VIAnnex VI
  69. Annex VIIAnnex VII