# Commission Regulation (EC) No 994/2008 of 8 October 2008 for a standardised and secured system of registries pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed) EU Regulation No 994/2008 · adopted 8 October 2008 Commission Regulation (EC) No 994/2008 of 8 October 2008 for a standardised and secured system of registries pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed) ## Introductory text Commission Regulation (EC) No 994/2008 of 8 October 2008 for a standardised and secured system of registries pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Chapter I: SUBJECT MATTER AND DEFINITIONS ## 1 Subject matter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Chapter II: REGISTRIES AND TRANSACTION LOGS ## 3 Registries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Consolidated registries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 CITL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 Direct communication link between registries and the CITL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 Indirect communication link between registries and the CITL via the ITL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 Registry administrators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 Data Exchange Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Chapter III: CONTENTS OF THE REGISTRIES ### Section 1: Accounts ## 10 Party accounts and national accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 Special accounts in the Community registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 Creation of Party accounts and national accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13 Closure of Party accounts and national accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 14 Operator holding accounts and person holding accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 15 Creation of operator holding accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 16 Closure of operator holding accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 17 Creation of personal holding accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 18 Closure of person holding accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 19 Authorised representatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 20 Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Section 2: Reporting and confidentiality ## 21 Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 22 Confidentiality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Section 3: Tables, codes and identifiers ## 23 National allocation plan tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 24 Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 25 Account identification codes and alphanumeric identifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Chapter IV: CHECKS AND PROCESSES ### Section 1: Blocking of accounts ## 26 Blocking of operator holding accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Section 2: Automated checks and the data reconciliation process ## 27 Detection of discrepancies by the CITL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 28 Detection of inconsistencies by the CITL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 29 Detection of discrepancies by the ITL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 30 Registry automated checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Section 3: Execution and finalisation of processes ## 31 Processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 32 Finalisation of processes concerning accounts, verified emissions and national allocation plan tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 33 Finalisation of processes concerning allowances and Kyoto units within registries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 34 Finalisation of processes involving transfers between registries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 35 Finalisation of the data reconciliation process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 36 Reversal of finalised transactions initiated in error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 37 Suspension of processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Chapter V: TRANSACTIONS ### Section 1: Allocation and issue of allowances ## 38 Entry into the CITL and correction of national allocation plan tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 39 Issue of allowances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 40 Allocation of allowances to operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 41 Surrender of allowances on instruction of the competent authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 42 Allocation of allowances to new entrants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 43 Allocation of allowances following their sale by Member State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Section 2: Transfers and eligibility ## 44 Transfers of allowances by account holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 45 Transfers of Kyoto units by account holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 46 Minimum holding of allowances in registries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Section 3: Verified emissions ## 47 Verified emissions of an installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Section 4: Surrender of allowances, ERUs and CERs ## 48 Surrender of allowances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 49 The surrender of CERs and ERUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 50 Calculation of compliance status figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 51 Recording and notification of compliance status figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 52 Recording of verified emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Section 5: Deletion of allowances and cancellation of Kyoto units ## 53 Deletion of allowances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 54 Cancellation of Kyoto units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Section 6: Clearing of allowance transfers with Kyoto unit transfers ## 55 Clearing of allowance transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Section 7: Retirement of Kyoto units ## 56 Retirement of AAUs, ERUs or CERs against surrenders of allowances, ERUs and CERs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 57 Retirement of Kyoto units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Section 8: Cancellation of Kyoto units ## 58 Cancellation of Kyoto units against allowance deletions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Section 9: Banking of allowances between periods ## 59 Banking between periods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Chapter VI: PROVISIONS FOR REGISTRIES OF MEMBER STATES NOT ABLE TO ISSUE AAUs ## 60 Operation of registries of Member States not able to issue AAUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 61 National accounts in Chapter VI registries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 62 Allowance holdings in Chapter VI registries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 63 Chapter VI registries allowance creation table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 64 Detection of discrepancies and inconsistencies by the ITL in Chapter VI registries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 65 Additional processes in Chapter VI registries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 66 Finalisation of processes concerning accounts, verified emissions and national allocation plan tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 67 Finalisation of processes concerning Kyoto units for Chapter VI registries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 68 Finalisation of the external transfer process for Kyoto units involving Chapter VI registries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 69 Correction to allowances in Chapter VI registries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 70 Issue of allowances in Chapter VI registries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 71 Transfers of allowances by account holders in Chapter VI registries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 72 Transfers of Kyoto units by account holders in Chapter VI registries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 73 Conversion of standard allowances to Chapter VI allowances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 74 Conversion of Chapter VI allowances to standard registry allowances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 75 Surrender of allowances, ERUs and CERs in Chapter VI registries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 76 Deletion of allowances, retirement of CERs and ERUs in Chapter VI registries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 77 Clearing of allowance transfers in Chapter VI registries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Chapter VII: SECURITY REQUIREMENTS, AUTHENTICATION AND ACCESS RIGHTS ## 78 Security requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 79 Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 80 Access to registries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 81 Suspension of access to accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Chapter VIII: AVAILABILITY AND RELIABILITY OF INFORMATION ## 82 Availability and reliability of registries and the CITL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 83 Suspension of access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 84 Notification of suspension of access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 85 Testing area of each registry and the CITL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 86 Change management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Chapter IX: RECORDS AND FEES ## 87 Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 88 Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Chapter X: FINAL PROVISIONS ## 89 Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 90 Amendments of Regulation (EC) No 2216/2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 91 Entry into force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex I: Information concerning Party accounts, national accounts and person holding accounts to be provided to the registry administrator ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex II: CORE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ### Division: Structure and effect of core terms and conditions ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division: The account holder and authorised representative’s obligations ## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division: The registry administrator’s obligations ## 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division: Process procedures ## 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division: Payment ## 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division: Operation of the registry website ## 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division: Warranties and indemnities ## 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division Modification of these core terms to reflect change: Security and response to security breaches ## 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division: Liability ## 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division Third party rights: Agency, notices and governing law ## Annex III: Information concerning each operator holding account to be provided to the registry administrator ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Annex IV: Reporting requirements of each registry administrator and the Central Administrator ### Division: PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION FROM EACH REGISTRY AND THE CITL ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 The following information for each account shall be displayed in the week after the account has been created in a registry, and shall be updated on a weekly basis: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 The following additional information for each operator holding account shall be displayed in the week after the account has been created in the registry, and shall be updated on a weekly basis: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 The following additional information for each operator holding account for the years 2005 onwards shall be displayed in accordance with the following specified dates: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 The following general information shall be displayed and updated within a week of any changes thereto: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division: PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION FROM EACH REGISTRY ## 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 The following information for each project identifier for a project activity implemented pursuant to Article 6 of the Kyoto Protocol against which the Member State has issued ERUs shall be displayed in the week after the issue has taken place: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 The following holding and transaction information, by unit identification code, relevant for that registry for the years 2005 onwards shall be displayed in accordance with the following specified dates: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division: PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION FROM THE CITL ## 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 The following information for each completed transaction relevant for the registries system for year X shall be displayed from 15 January onwards of year (X+5): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13 The Central Administrator shall make available on the public area of the CITL’s website the following information: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Division: INFORMATION FROM EACH REGISTRY TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ACCOUNT HOLDERS ## 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 15 The following elements for each account, by unit identification code, shall be displayed on the account holder’s request to that account holder only: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/994 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-994 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.