# Commission Implementing Decision of 6 November 2012 on granting derogations from Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European environmental economic accounts with regard to the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Austria and the Republic of Poland (notified under document C(2012) 7645) (Only the Spanish, French, Greek, Maltese, German and Polish texts are authentic) (2012/691/EU)

EU Decision 2012/691 · adopted 6 November 2012

Commission Implementing Decision of 6 November 2012 on granting derogations from Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European environmental economic accounts with regard to the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Austria and the Republic of Poland (notified under document C(2012) 7645) (Only the Spanish, French, Greek, Maltese, German and Polish texts are authentic) (2012/691/EU)

## Introductory text

Commission Implementing Decision
of 6 November 2012
on granting derogations from Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European environmental economic accounts with regard to the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Austria and the Republic of Poland
(notified under document C(2012) 7645)
(Only the Spanish, French, Greek, Maltese, German and Polish texts are authentic)
(2012/691/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2011 on European environmental economic accounts, and in particular Article 8(1) thereof,
Having regard to the requests made by the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Austria and the Republic of Poland,
Whereas:
(1)
In accordance with Article 8(1) of Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 the Commission may adopt implementing acts with a view to granting derogations to Member States during the transitional periods referred to in the Annexes to Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 in so far as the national statistical systems require major adaptations.
(2)
Such derogations should be granted, at their justified request, to the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Austria and the Republic of Poland.
(3)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

## 1 

Derogations from Regulation (EU) No 691/2011, as set out in the Annex, are granted to the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Austria and the Republic of Poland.

## 2 

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Austria and the Republic of Poland.

## Signature

Done at Brussels, 6 November 2012.
For the Commission
Algirdas Šemeta
Member of the Commission

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List of specific derogations from Regulation (EU) No 691/2011:
Member State
Derogation
End of derogation
Kingdom of Spain
Annex I — Air emission accounts, breakdown by economic activity (A*64)
30 September 2015
Annex II — Environmentally related taxes, breakdown by economic activity (A*64)
30 September 2015
Annex III — Material flow accounts data for other crop residues, waste imports and adjustment to the residency principle
31 December 2015
French Republic
Annex II — Environmentally related taxes, breakdown by economic activity (A*64)
30 September 2015
Republic of Cyprus
Annex I — Air emission accounts
30 September 2015
Annex II — Environmentally related taxes
30 September 2015
Annex III — Economy-wide Material Flow Accounts
31 December 2015
Republic of Malta
Annex I — Air emission accounts
30 September 2015
Annex II — Environmentally related taxes
30 September 2015
Annex III — Economy-wide Material Flow Accounts
31 December 2015
Republic of Austria
Annex I — Air emission accounts, series missing for PFC, HFC and SF6
30 September 2015
Republic of Poland
Annex II — Environmentally related taxes, breakdown by economic activity (A*64)
30 September 2015

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2012/691 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-691
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