# Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 of 21 June 2012 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed), Annex V: Minimum tier requirements for calculation-based methodologies involving Category A installations and calculation factors for commercial standard fuels used by Category B and C installations (Article 26(1))

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Table 1
Minimum tiers to be applied for calculation-based methodologies in the case of category A installations and in the case of calculation factors for commercial standard fuels for all installations in accordance with point (a) of Article 26(1); (‘n.a.’ means ‘not applicable’)
Activity/Source stream type
Activity data
Emission factor
Composition data (Carbon content)
Oxidation factor
Conversion factor
Amount of fuel or material
Net calorific value
Combustion of fuels
Commercial standard fuels
2
2a/2b
2a/2b
n.a.
1
n.a.
Other gaseous and liquid fuels
2
2a/2b
2a/2b
n.a.
1
n.a.
Solid fuels
1
2a/2b
2a/2b
n.a.
1
n.a.
Mass balance methodology for Gas Processing Terminals
1
n.a.
n.a.
1
n.a.
n.a.
Flares
1
n.a.
1
n.a.
1
n.a.
Scrubbing (carbonate)
1
n.a.
1
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
Scrubbing (gypsum)
1
n.a.
1
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
Refining of mineral oil
Catalytic cracker regeneration
1
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
Hydrogen production
1
n.a.
1
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
Production of coke
Mass balance
1
n.a.
n.a.
2
n.a.
n.a.
Fuel as process input
1
2
2
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
Metal ore roasting and sintering
Mass balance
1
n.a.
n.a.
2
n.a.
n.a.
Carbonate input
1
n.a.
1
n.a.
n.a.
1
Production of iron and steel
Mass balance
1
n.a.
n.a.
2
n.a.
n.a.
Fuel as process input
1
2a/2b
2
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
Production or processing of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, including secondary aluminium
Mass balance
1
n.a.
n.a.
2
n.a.
n.a.
Process emissions
1
n.a.
1
n.a.
n.a.
1
Primary aluminium production
Mass balance for CO2 emissions
1
n.a.
n.a.
2
n.a.
n.a.
PFC emissions (slope method)
1
n.a.
1
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
PFC emissions (overvoltage method)
1
n.a.
1
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
Production of cement clinker
Kiln input based
1
n.a.
1
n.a.
n.a.
1
Clinker output
1
n.a.
1
n.a.
n.a.
1
CKD
1
n.a.
1
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
Non-carbonate carbon
1
n.a.
1
n.a.
n.a.
1
Production of lime and calcination of dolomite and magnesite
Carbonates
1
n.a.
1
n.a.
n.a.
1
Alkali earth oxide
1
n.a.
1
n.a.
n.a.
1
Manufacture of glass and mineral wool
Carbonates
1
n.a.
1
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
Manufacture of ceramic products
Carbon inputs
1
n.a.
1
n.a.
n.a.
1
Alkali oxide
1
n.a.
1
n.a.
n.a.
1
Scrubbing
1
n.a.
1
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
Production of gypsum and plasterboard: see Combustion of fuels
Production of pulp and paper
Make up chemicals
1
n.a.
1
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
Production of carbon black
Mass balance methodology
1
n.a.
n.a.
1
n.a.
n.a.
Production of ammonia
Fuel as process input
2
2a/2b
2a/2b
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
Production of bulk organic chemicals
Mass balance
1
n.a.
n.a.
2
n.a.
n.a.
Production of hydrogen and synthesis gas
Fuel as process input
2
2a/2b
2a/2b
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
Mass balance
1
n.a.
n.a.
2
n.a.
n.a.
Soda ash and sodium bicarbonate
Mass balance
1
n.a.
n.a.
2
n.a.
n.a.

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