Paragraph 12 Article 8 amended (content and submission of the monitoring methodology plan)I1

Article 8 is amended as follows.

In paragraph 1 for “Articles 4(2)b and 5(2) shall draw up” substitute “ Article 4 or 5 must, except where a monitoring methodology plan has already been approved in relation to the installation under this Article, draw up ”.

In paragraph 3 omit “and for the purposes of Article 12(3) of Regulation (EU) No 601/2012,”.

Omit paragraphs 4 and 5.

After paragraph 3 insert—

“6

Where the operator has submitted a monitoring methodology plan to the regulator, the regulator must, by notice to the operator:

(a)

if the plan is in accordance with this Regulation, approve it; or

(b)

reject it.

7

A notice under paragraph 6 must be given:

(a)

where the monitoring methodology plan is submitted with an application for free allocation in the 2026-2030 allocation period under Article 4, on or before 31 December 2025;

(b)

where the monitoring methodology plan is submitted with an application for free allocation under Article 5, as soon as reasonably practicable after the application is made.”