Annex XXI Timescales for cooperation and coordination in preparing the Union greenhouse gas inventory report pursuant to Article 25(1)

United Kingdom

Element	Who	When	What
1. Submission of annual inventories (complete CRT and elements of the national inventory report) by Member States	Member States	Annually by 15 January	Elements listed in Article 26(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
2. ‘Initial checks’ of Member State submissions	Commission (incl. DG ESTAT (Eurostat), DG JRC), assisted by European Environment Agency (EEA)	For the Member State submission from 15 January at the latest until 28 February	Checks to verify the transparency, accuracy, consistency, completeness and comparability of Member States’ inventories (by EEA). Comparison of energy data provided by Member States in the CRT with Eurostat energy data (sectoral and reference approach) by Eurostat and EEA. Check of Member States’ agriculture inventories by JRC (in consultation with Member States). Check of Member States’ land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) inventories by EEA (in consultation with JRC and Member States). The findings of the initial checks will be documented.
3. Compilation of draft Union inventory and inventory report (elements of the Union inventory report)	Commission (incl. Euro stat, JRC), assisted by EEA	Until 28 February	Draft Union inventory and inventory report (compilation of Member State information), based on Member State inventories and additional information where needed (as submitted on 15 January).
4. Circulation of ‘initial check’ findings including notification of potential gap-filling	Commission assisted by EEA	28 February	Circulation of ‘initial check’ findings including notification of potential gap-filling and making available the findings.
5. Circulation of draft Union inventory and inventory report	Commission assisted by EEA	28 February	Circulation of the draft Union inventory on 28 February to Member States. Member States check data.
6. Submission of updated or additional inventory data and complete national inventory reports by Member States	Member States	By 15 March	Updated or additional inventory data submitted by Member States (to remove inconsistencies or to fill gaps) and complete national inventory reports.
7. Member State commenting on the draft Union inventory	Member States	By 15 March	If necessary, provide corrected data and comments to the draft Union inventory.
8. Member State responses to the ‘initial checks’	Member States	By 15 March	Member States respond to ‘initial checks’ if applicable.
9. Circulation of follow-up initial check findings	Commission assisted by EEA	15 March – 31 March	Evaluation of Member States’ responses to the initial-check findings and follow-up questions to Member States.
10. Estimates for data missing from a national inventory	Commission assisted by EEA	31 March	The Commission prepares estimates for missing data by 31 March of the reporting year and communicates these to the Member States.
12. Comments from Member States regarding the Commission estimates for missing data	Member States	7 April	Member States provide comments on the Commission estimates for missing data, for consideration by the Commission.
13. Member States responses to follow-up ‘initial checks’	Member States	7 April	Member States provide responses to follow up of ‘initial checks’.
14. Member States submissions to the UNFCCC	Member States	15 April	Submissions to the UNFCCC (with a copy to EEA).
15. Final annual Union inventory (incl. Union inventory report)	Commission assisted by EEA	15 April	Submission to UNFCCC of the final annual Union inventory.
16. Submission of any other resubmission after the initial check phase	Member States	When additional resubmissions occur	Member States provide to the Commission any other resubmission (CRT or national inventory report) which they provide to the UNFCCC secretariat after the initial check phase.