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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-345/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2010/345",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 8 June 2010 amending Decision 2007/589/EC as regards the inclusion of monitoring and reporting guidelines for greenhouse gas emissions from the capture, transport and geological storage of carbon dioxide (notified under document C(2010) 3310) (Text with EEA relevance) (2010/345/EU)",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 8 June 2010\namending Decision 2007/589/EC as regards the inclusion of monitoring and reporting guidelines for greenhouse gas emissions from the capture, transport and geological storage of carbon dioxide\n(notified under document C(2010) 3310)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\n(2010/345/EU)\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC, and in particular Articles 14(1) and 24(3) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nDirective 2003/87/EC establishes a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community (hereinafter ‘the Community scheme’). Directive 2009/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 amending Directive 2003/87/EC so as to improve and extend the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading scheme of the Community amends Directive 2003/87/EC so as to include the capture, transport and geological storage of carbon dioxide (hereinafter ‘CO2’) within the Community scheme from the year 2013 onwards.\n(2)\nPursuant to Article 14(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC, the Commission should adopt guidelines for monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from activities covered by the Community scheme.\n(3)\nBefore 2013, CO2 capture, transport and geological storage activities can be unilaterally included into the Community scheme by Member States pursuant to Article 24(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC.\n(4)\nArticle 24(3) of Directive 2003/87/EC provides the legal basis for the Commission to adopt guidelines for activities not yet covered by Annex I to the Directive.\n(5)\nThe Commission should adopt guidelines for monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions resulting from CO2 capture, transport and geological storage activities with a view to the inclusion of these activities in the Community scheme from 2013 and their possible unilateral inclusion in the Community scheme before 2013.\n(6)\nCommission Decision 2007/589/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(7)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Climate Change Committee referred to in Article 23 of Directive 2003/87/EC,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
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  "status": null,
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 63."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 229, 31.8.2007, p. 1."
    }
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