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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-166/annex-VI",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2005/166",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-166",
  "path": "annex/VI",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "VI",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Procedures and time scales for the compilation of the Community greenhouse gas inventory and inventory report\nElement\nWho\nWhen\nWhat\n1.\nSubmission of annual inventories (complete Common Reporting Format (CRF) and elements of the national inventory report) by Member States under Decision No 280/2004/EC\nMember States\nAnnually, by 15 January\nElements listed in Article 3(1) of Decision No 280/2004/EC as elaborated in Articles 2 to 7.\nSteps taken to improve estimates in areas that were previously adjusted under Article 5.2 of the Kyoto Protocol (for reporting under the Kyoto Protocol).\n2.\n‘Initial check’ of Member State submissions\nCommission (incl. DG ESTAT (Eurostat), DG JRC (JRC)), assisted by European Environment Agency (EEA)\nAs soon as possible after receipt of Member State data, at the latest by 1 April\nInitial checks and consistency checks (by EEA). Comparison of energy data provided by Member States on the basis of the IPCC Reference Approach with Eurostat energy data (by Eurostat and Member States) and check of Member States’ agriculture and land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) inventories by DG JRC (in consultation with Member States).\n3.\nCompilation of draft Community inventory\nCommission (incl. Eurostat, JRC), assisted by EEA\nUp to 28 February\nDraft Community inventory (by EEA), based on Member State inventories and additional information where needed.\n4.\nCirculation of draft Community inventory\nCommission assisted by EEA\n28 February\nCirculation of the draft Community inventory on 28 February to Member States. Member States check data.\n5.\nSubmission of updated or additional inventory data and complete national inventory reports by Member States\nMember States\n15 March\nUpdated or additional inventory data submitted by Member States (to remove inconsistencies or fill gaps) and complete final national inventory reports.\n6.\nEstimates for data missing from a national inventory\nCommission assisted by EEA\n31 March\nThe Commission prepares estimates for missing data by 31 March of the reporting year, following consultation with the Member State concerned, and communicate these to the Member States.\n7.\nComments from Member States regarding the Commission estimates for missing data\nMember States\n8 April\nMember States provide comments on the Commission estimates for missing data, for consideration by the Commission.\n8.\nFinal annual Community inventory (incl. Community inventory report)\nCommission assisted by EEA\n15 April\nSubmission to UNFCCC of the final annual Community inventory. This inventory will also be used to evaluate progress as part of the Monitoring Mechanism.\n9.\nCirculation of initial check results of the Community submission to Member States\nCommission assisted by EEA\nAs soon as possible after receipt of initial check results\nCommission circulates the initial check results of the Community submission as soon as possible after their receipt to those Member States, which are affected by the initial checks.\n10.\nResponse of relevant Member State to initial check results of the Community submission\nMember States\nwithin one week from receipt of the findings\nThe Member States for which the initial check indicated problems or inconsistencies provide their responses to the initial check to the Commission.\n11.\nAny resubmissions by Member States in response to the UNFCCC initial checks\nMember States\nFor each Member State the same as under the UNFCCC initial checks phase\nUnder the Kyoto Protocol: the resubmission should be provided to the Commission within five weeks of the submission due date\nMember States provide to the Commission the resubmissions which they submit to the UNFCCC secretariat in response to the UNFCCC initial checks. The Member States should clearly specify which parts have been revised in order to facilitate the use for the Community resubmission.\nAs the Community resubmission also has to comply with the deadlines specified in the guidelines under Article 8 of the Kyoto Protocol, the resubmission has to be sent to the Commission earlier than the period foreseen in the guidelines under Article 8 of the Kyoto Protocol, provided that the resubmission correct data or information that is used for the compilation of the Community inventory.\n12.\nSubmission of any other resubmission after the initial check phase\nMember States\nWhen additional resubmissions occur\nMember States provide to the Commission any other resubmission (CRF or national inventory report) which they provide to the UNFCCC secretariat after the initial check phase.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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