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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-1757/annex/division-O",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2017/1757",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2017/1757 of 17 July 2017 on the acceptance on behalf of the European Union of an Amendment to the 1999 Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution to Abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-Level Ozone",
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  "number": "O",
  "heading": "Annex II",
  "text": "For annex II the following text is substituted:\n‘ Emission reduction commitments\n1.\nThe emission reduction commitments listed in the tables below relate to the provisions of article 3, paragraphs 1 and 10, of the present Protocol.\n2.\nTable 1 includes the emission ceilings for sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), ammonia (NH3) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) for 2010 up to 2020 expressed in thousands of metric tons (tonnes) for those Parties that ratified the present Protocol prior to 2010.\n3.\nTables 2–6 include emission reduction commitments for SO2, NOx, NH3, VOCs and PM2,5 for 2020 and beyond. These commitments are expressed as a percentage reduction from the 2005 emission level.\n4.\nThe 2005 emission estimates listed in tables 2-6 are in thousands of tonnes and represent the latest best available data reported by the Parties in 2012. These estimates are given for information purposes only, and may be updated by the Parties in the course of their reporting of emission data under the present Protocol if better information becomes available. The Secretariat will maintain and regularly update on the Convention's website a table of the most up-to-date estimates reported by Parties, for information. The percentage emission reduction commitments listed in tables 2-6 are applicable to the most up-to-date 2005 estimates as reported by the Parties to the Executive Secretary of the Commission.\n5.\nIf in a given year a Party finds that, due to a particularly cold winter, a particularly dry summer or unforeseen variations in economic activities, such as a loss of capacity in the power supply system domestically or in a neighbouring country, it cannot comply with its emission reduction commitments, it may fulfil those commitments by averaging its national annual emissions for the year in question, the year preceding that year and the year following it, provided that this average does not exceed its commitment.\nTable 1\nEmission ceilings for 2010 up to 2020 for Parties that ratified the present Protocol prior to 2010 (expressed in thousands of tonnes per year)\nFigures apply to the European part of the country.\nUpon acceptance of the present Protocol in 2004, the United States of America provided an indicative target for 2010 of 16 013 000 tons for total sulphur emissions from the PEMA identified for sulphur, the 48 contiguous United States and the District of Columbia. This figure converts to 14 527 000 tonnes.\nUpon acceptance of the present Protocol in 2004, the United States of America provided an indicative target for 2010 of 6 897 000 tons for total NOx emissions from the PEMA identified for NOx, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. This figure converts to 6 257 000 tonnes.\nUpon acceptance of the present Protocol in 2004, the United States of America provided an indicative target for 2010 of 4 972 000 tons for total VOC emissions from the PEMA identified for VOCs, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. This figure converts to 4 511 000 tonnes.\nParty\nRatification\nSO2\nNOx\nNH3\nVOCs\n1\nBelgium\n2007\n106\n181\n74\n144\n2\nBulgaria\n2005\n856\n266\n108\n185\n3\nCroatia\n2008\n70\n87\n30\n90\n4\nCyprus\n2007\n39\n23\n9\n14\n5\nCzech Republic\n2004\n283\n286\n101\n220\n6\nDenmark\n2002\n55\n127\n69\n85\n7\nFinland\n2003\n116\n170\n31\n130\n8\nFrance\n2007\n400\n860\n780\n1 100\n9\nGermany\n2004\n550\n1 081\n550\n995\n10\nHungary\n2006\n550\n198\n90\n137\n11\nLatvia\n2004\n107\n84\n44\n136\n12\nLithuania\n2004\n145\n110\n84\n92\n13\nLuxembourg\n2001\n4\n11\n7\n9\n14\nNetherlands\n2004\n50\n266\n128\n191\n15\nNorway\n2002\n22\n156\n23\n195\n16\nPortugal\n2005\n170\n260\n108\n202\n17\nRomania\n2003\n918\n437\n210\n523\n18\nSlovakia\n2005\n110\n130\n39\n140\n19\nSlovenia\n2004\n27\n45\n20\n40\n20\nSpain\n2005\n774\n847\n353\n669\n21\nSweden\n2002\n67\n148\n57\n241\n22\nSwitzerland\n2005\n26\n79\n63\n144\n23\nUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\n2005\n625\n1 181\n297\n1 200\n24\nUnited States of America\n2004\n25\nEuropean Union\n2003\n7 832\n8 180\n4 294\n7 585\nTable 2\nEmission reduction commitments for sulphur dioxide for 2020 and beyond\nUpon ratification, acceptance or approval of, or accession to the present Protocol, Canada shall provide: (a) a value for total estimated sulphur emission levels for 2005, either national or for its PEMA, if it has submitted one; and (b) an indicative value for a reduction of total sulphur emission levels for 2020 from 2005 levels, either at the national level or for its PEMA. Item (a) will be included in the table, and item (b) will be included in a footnote to the table. The PEMA, if submitted, will be offered as an adjustment to annex III to the Protocol.\nFigures apply to the European part of the country.\nUpon ratification, acceptance or approval of, or accession to the amendment adding this table to the present Protocol, the United States of America shall provide: (a) a value for total estimated sulphur emission levels for 2005, either national or for a PEMA; (b) an indicative value for a reduction of total sulphur emission levels for 2020 from identified 2005 levels; and (c) any changes to the PEMA identified when the United States became a Party to the Protocol. Item (a) will be included in the table, item (b) will be included in a footnote to the table, and item (c) will be offered as an adjustment to annex III.\nConvention Party\nEmission levels 2005 in thousands of tonnes of SO2\nReduction from 2005 level (%)\n1\nAustria\n27\n26\n2\nBelarus\n79\n20\n3\nBelgium\n145\n43\n4\nBulgaria\n777\n78\n5\nCanada\n6\nCroatia\n63\n55\n7\nCyprus\n38\n83\n8\nCzech Republic\n219\n45\n9\nDenmark\n23\n35\n10\nEstonia\n76\n32\n11\nFinland\n69\n30\n12\nFrance\n467\n55\n13\nGermany\n517\n21\n14\nGreece\n542\n74\n15\nHungary\n129\n46\n16\nIreland\n71\n65\n17\nItaly\n403\n35\n18\nLatvia\n6,7\n8\n19\nLithuania\n44\n55\n20\nLuxembourg\n2,5\n34\n21\nMalta\n11\n77\n22\nNetherlands\n65\n28\n23\nNorway\n24\n10\n24\nPoland\n1 224\n59\n25\nPortugal\n177\n63\n26\nRomania\n643\n77\n27\nSlovakia\n89\n57\n28\nSlovenia\n40\n63\n29\nSpain\n1 282\n67\n30\nSweden\n36\n22\n31\nSwitzerland\n17\n21\n32\nUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\n706\n59\n33\nUnited States of America\n34\nEuropean Union\n7 828\n59\nTable 3\nEmission reduction commitments for nitrogen oxides for 2020 and beyond\nEmissions from soils are not included in the 2005 estimates for EU member States.\nUpon ratification, acceptance or approval of, or accession to the present Protocol, Canada shall provide: (a) a value for total estimated nitrogen oxide emission levels for 2005, either national or for its PEMA, if it has submitted one; and (b) an indicative value for a reduction of total nitrogen oxide emission levels for 2020 from 2005 levels, either at the national level or for its PEMA. Item (a) will be included in the table, and item (b) will be included in a footnote to the table. The PEMA, if submitted, will be offered as an adjustment to annex III to the Protocol.\nFigures apply to the European part of the country.\nIncluding emissions from crop production and agricultural soils (NFR 4D).\nUpon ratification, acceptance or approval of, or accession to the amendment adding this table to the present Protocol, the United States of America shall provide: (a) a value for total estimated nitrogen oxides emission levels for 2005, either national or for a PEMA; (b) an indicative value for a reduction of total nitrogen oxides emission levels for 2020 from identified 2005 levels; and (c) any changes to the PEMA identified when the United States became a Party to the Protocol. Item (a) will be included in the table, item (b) will be included in a footnote to the table, and item (c) will be offered as an adjustment to annex III.\nConvention Party\nEmission levels 2005 in thousands of tonnes of NO2\nReduction from 2005 level (%)\n1\nAustria\n231\n37\n2\nBelarus\n171\n25\n3\nBelgium\n291\n41\n4\nBulgaria\n154\n41\n5\nCanada\n6\nCroatia\n81\n31\n7\nCyprus\n21\n44\n8\nCzech Republic\n286\n35\n9\nDenmark\n181\n56\n10\nEstonia\n36\n18\n11\nFinland\n177\n35\n12\nFrance\n1 430\n50\n13\nGermany\n1 464\n39\n14\nGreece\n419\n31\n15\nHungary\n203\n34\n16\nIreland\n127\n49\n17\nItaly\n1 212\n40\n18\nLatvia\n37\n32\n19\nLithuania\n58\n48\n20\nLuxembourg\n19\n43\n21\nMalta\n9,3\n42\n22\nNetherlands\n370\n45\n23\nNorway\n200\n23\n24\nPoland\n866\n30\n25\nPortugal\n256\n36\n26\nRomania\n309\n45\n27\nSlovakia\n102\n36\n28\nSlovenia\n47\n39\n29\nSpain\n1 292\n41\n30\nSweden\n174\n36\n31\nSwitzerland\n94\n41\n32\nUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\n1 580\n55\n33\nUnited States of America\n34\nEuropean Union\n11 354\n42\nTable 4\nEmission reduction commitments for ammonia for 2020 and beyond\nFigures apply to the European part of the country.\nConvention Party\nEmission levels 2005 in thousands of tonnes of NH3\nReduction from 2005 level (%)\n1\nAustria\n63\n1\n2\nBelarus\n136\n7\n3\nBelgium\n71\n2\n4\nBulgaria\n60\n3\n5\nCroatia\n40\n1\n6\nCyprus\n5,8\n10\n7\nCzech Republic\n82\n7\n8\nDenmark\n83\n24\n9\nEstonia\n9,8\n1\n10\nFinland\n39\n20\n11\nFrance\n661\n4\n12\nGermany\n573\n5\n13\nGreece\n68\n7\n14\nHungary\n80\n10\n15\nIreland\n109\n1\n16\nItaly\n416\n5\n17\nLatvia\n16\n1\n18\nLithuania\n39\n10\n19\nLuxembourg\n5,0\n1\n20\nMalta\n1,6\n4\n21\nNetherlands\n141\n13\n22\nNorway\n23\n8\n23\nPoland\n270\n1\n24\nPortugal\n50\n7\n25\nRomania\n199\n13\n26\nSlovakia\n29\n15\n27\nSlovenia\n18\n1\n28\nSpain\n365\n3\n29\nSweden\n55\n15\n30\nSwitzerland\n64\n8\n31\nUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\n307\n8\n32\nEuropean Union\n3 813\n6\nTable 5\nEmission reduction commitments for Volatile Organic Compounds for 2020 and beyond\nUpon ratification, acceptance or approval of, or accession to the present Protocol, Canada shall provide: (a) a value for total estimated VOC emission levels for 2005, either national or for its PEMA, if it has submitted one; and (b) an indicative value for a reduction of total VOC emission levels for 2020 from 2005 levels, either at the national level or for its PEMA. Item (a) will be included in the table, and item (b) will be included in a footnote to the table. The PEMA, if submitted, will be offered as an adjustment to annex III to the Protocol.\nFigures apply to the European part of the country.\nIncluding emissions from crop production and agricultural soils (NFR 4D).\nUpon ratification, acceptance or approval of, or accession to the amendment adding this table to the present Protocol, the United States of America shall provide: (a) a value for total estimated VOC emission levels for 2005, either national or for a PEMA; (b) an indicative value for a reduction of total VOC emission levels for 2020 from identified 2005 levels; and (c) any changes to the PEMA identified when the United States became a Party to the Protocol. Item (a) will be included in the table, item (b) will be included in a footnote to the table, and item (c) will be offered as an adjustment to annex III.\nConvention Party\nEmission levels 2005 in thousands of tonnes of VOC\nReduction from 2005 level (%)\n1\nAustria\n162\n21\n2\nBelarus\n349\n15\n3\nBelgium\n143\n21\n4\nBulgaria\n158\n21\n5\nCanada\n6\nCroatia\n101\n34\n7\nCyprus\n14\n45\n8\nCzech Republic\n182\n18\n9\nDenmark\n110\n35\n10\nEstonia\n41\n10\n11\nFinland\n131\n35\n12\nFrance\n1 232\n43\n13\nGermany\n1 143\n13\n14\nGreece\n222\n54\n15\nHungary\n177\n30\n16\nIreland\n57\n25\n17\nItaly\n1 286\n35\n18\nLatvia\n73\n27\n19\nLithuania\n84\n32\n20\nLuxembourg\n9,8\n29\n21\nMalta\n3,3\n23\n22\nNetherlands\n182\n8\n23\nNorway\n218\n40\n24\nPoland\n593\n25\n25\nPortugal\n207\n18\n26\nRomania\n425\n25\n27\nSlovakia\n73\n18\n28\nSlovenia\n37\n23\n29\nSpain\n809\n22\n30\nSweden\n197\n25\n31\nSwitzerland\n103\n30\n32\nUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\n1 088\n32\n33\nUnited States of America\n34\nEuropean Union\n8 842\n28\nTable 6\nEmission reduction commitments for PM2,5 for 2020 and beyond\nUpon ratification, acceptance or approval of, or accession to the present Protocol, Canada shall provide: (a) a value for total estimated PM emission levels for 2005, either national or for its PEMA, if it has submitted one; and (b) an indicative value for a reduction of total emission levels of PM for 2020 from 2005 levels, either at the national level or for its PEMA. Item (a) will be included in the table, and item (b) will be included in a footnote to the table. The PEMA, if submitted, will be offered as an adjustment to annex III to the Protocol.\nFigures apply to the European part of the country.\nUpon ratification, acceptance or approval of, or accession to the amendment adding this table to the present Protocol, the United States of America shall provide: (a) a value for total estimated PM2,5 emission levels for 2005, either national or for a PEMA; and (b) an indicative value for a reduction of total PM2,5 emission levels for 2020 from identified 2005 levels. Item (a) will be included in the table and item (b) will be included in a footnote to the table.\nConvention Party\nEmission levels 2005 in thousands of tonnes of PM2,5\nReduction from 2005 level (%)\n1\nAustria\n22\n20\n2\nBelarus\n46\n10\n3\nBelgium\n24\n20\n4\nBulgaria\n44\n20\n5\nCanada\n6\nCroatia\n13\n18\n7\nCyprus\n2,9\n46\n8\nCzech Republic\n22\n17\n9\nDenmark\n25\n33\n10\nEstonia\n20\n15\n11\nFinland\n36\n30\n12\nFrance\n304\n27\n13\nGermany\n121\n26\n14\nGreece\n56\n35\n15\nHungary\n31\n13\n16\nIreland\n11\n18\n17\nItaly\n166\n10\n18\nLatvia\n27\n16\n19\nLithuania\n8,7\n20\n20\nLuxembourg\n3,1\n15\n21\nMalta\n1,3\n25\n22\nNetherlands\n21\n37\n23\nNorway\n52\n30\n24\nPoland\n133\n16\n25\nPortugal\n65\n15\n26\nRomania\n106\n28\n27\nSlovakia\n37\n36\n28\nSlovenia\n14\n25\n29\nSpain\n93\n15\n30\nSweden\n29\n19\n31\nSwitzerland\n11\n26\n32\nUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\n81\n30\n33\nUnited States of America\n34\nEuropean Union\n1 504\n22\n’",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Figures apply to the European part of the country."
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      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Upon acceptance of the present Protocol in 2004, the United States of America provided an indicative target for 2010 of 16 013 000 tons for total sulphur emissions from the PEMA identified for sulphur, the 48 contiguous United States and the District of Columbia. This figure converts to 14 527 000 tonnes."
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Upon acceptance of the present Protocol in 2004, the United States of America provided an indicative target for 2010 of 6 897 000 tons for total NOx emissions from the PEMA identified for NOx, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. This figure converts to 6 257 000 tonnes."
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Upon acceptance of the present Protocol in 2004, the United States of America provided an indicative target for 2010 of 4 972 000 tons for total VOC emissions from the PEMA identified for VOCs, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. This figure converts to 4 511 000 tonnes."
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Upon ratification, acceptance or approval of, or accession to the present Protocol, Canada shall provide: (a) a value for total estimated sulphur emission levels for 2005, either national or for its PEMA, if it has submitted one; and (b) an indicative value for a reduction of total sulphur emission levels for 2020 from 2005 levels, either at the national level or for its PEMA. Item (a) will be included in the table, and item (b) will be included in a footnote to the table. The PEMA, if submitted, will be offered as an adjustment to annex III to the Protocol."
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "Figures apply to the European part of the country."
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "Upon ratification, acceptance or approval of, or accession to the amendment adding this table to the present Protocol, the United States of America shall provide: (a) a value for total estimated sulphur emission levels for 2005, either national or for a PEMA; (b) an indicative value for a reduction of total sulphur emission levels for 2020 from identified 2005 levels; and (c) any changes to the PEMA identified when the United States became a Party to the Protocol. Item (a) will be included in the table, item (b) will be included in a footnote to the table, and item (c) will be offered as an adjustment to annex III."
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      "label": "f8",
      "text": "Emissions from soils are not included in the 2005 estimates for EU member States."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "Upon ratification, acceptance or approval of, or accession to the present Protocol, Canada shall provide: (a) a value for total estimated nitrogen oxide emission levels for 2005, either national or for its PEMA, if it has submitted one; and (b) an indicative value for a reduction of total nitrogen oxide emission levels for 2020 from 2005 levels, either at the national level or for its PEMA. Item (a) will be included in the table, and item (b) will be included in a footnote to the table. The PEMA, if submitted, will be offered as an adjustment to annex III to the Protocol."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f10",
      "text": "Figures apply to the European part of the country."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f11",
      "text": "Including emissions from crop production and agricultural soils (NFR 4D)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f12",
      "text": "Upon ratification, acceptance or approval of, or accession to the amendment adding this table to the present Protocol, the United States of America shall provide: (a) a value for total estimated nitrogen oxides emission levels for 2005, either national or for a PEMA; (b) an indicative value for a reduction of total nitrogen oxides emission levels for 2020 from identified 2005 levels; and (c) any changes to the PEMA identified when the United States became a Party to the Protocol. Item (a) will be included in the table, item (b) will be included in a footnote to the table, and item (c) will be offered as an adjustment to annex III."
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f13",
      "text": "Figures apply to the European part of the country."
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f14",
      "text": "Upon ratification, acceptance or approval of, or accession to the present Protocol, Canada shall provide: (a) a value for total estimated VOC emission levels for 2005, either national or for its PEMA, if it has submitted one; and (b) an indicative value for a reduction of total VOC emission levels for 2020 from 2005 levels, either at the national level or for its PEMA. Item (a) will be included in the table, and item (b) will be included in a footnote to the table. The PEMA, if submitted, will be offered as an adjustment to annex III to the Protocol."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f15",
      "text": "Figures apply to the European part of the country."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f16",
      "text": "Including emissions from crop production and agricultural soils (NFR 4D)."
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f17",
      "text": "Upon ratification, acceptance or approval of, or accession to the amendment adding this table to the present Protocol, the United States of America shall provide: (a) a value for total estimated VOC emission levels for 2005, either national or for a PEMA; (b) an indicative value for a reduction of total VOC emission levels for 2020 from identified 2005 levels; and (c) any changes to the PEMA identified when the United States became a Party to the Protocol. Item (a) will be included in the table, item (b) will be included in a footnote to the table, and item (c) will be offered as an adjustment to annex III."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f18",
      "text": "Upon ratification, acceptance or approval of, or accession to the present Protocol, Canada shall provide: (a) a value for total estimated PM emission levels for 2005, either national or for its PEMA, if it has submitted one; and (b) an indicative value for a reduction of total emission levels of PM for 2020 from 2005 levels, either at the national level or for its PEMA. Item (a) will be included in the table, and item (b) will be included in a footnote to the table. The PEMA, if submitted, will be offered as an adjustment to annex III to the Protocol."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f19",
      "text": "Figures apply to the European part of the country."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f20",
      "text": "Upon ratification, acceptance or approval of, or accession to the amendment adding this table to the present Protocol, the United States of America shall provide: (a) a value for total estimated PM2,5 emission levels for 2005, either national or for a PEMA; and (b) an indicative value for a reduction of total PM2,5 emission levels for 2020 from identified 2005 levels. Item (a) will be included in the table and item (b) will be included in a footnote to the table."
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