Reporting on approximated greenhouse gas inventories
1. Member States shall report their approximated greenhouse gas inventories pursuant to Article 26(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in accordance with the format set out in Annex VI:
(a)
at a level of disaggregation of categories reflecting the activity data and methods available for the preparation of estimates for the year X-1;
(b)
in separate columns, the split between emissions covered by Directive 2003/87/EC and emissions covered by Regulation (EU) 2018/842 by source category, where available.
2. Member States shall provide explanations including on the main drivers for the key changes in emissions and removals reported in accordance with the format set out in Annex VI compared to the most recent final greenhouse gas inventory reported.
General rules for reporting on greenhouse gas inventories
1. Member States shall report the information referred to in Article 26(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 by completing, in accordance with the greenhouse gas inventory guidelines and with the rules provided for in this Regulation:
(a)
the common reporting tables by providing a complete set of spread sheets or Extensible Markup Language (XML) files, depending on the availability of the appropriate software, and covering Member State’s geographical scope under Regulation (EU) 2018/1999;
(b)
the information as specified in Articles 9 to 23 of this Regulation.
2. Member States shall draft the national inventory report referred to in Article 26(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 (‘national inventory report’, ‘NIR’) based on the outline for greenhouse gas inventory documents, and following the rules provided for in this Regulation. Member States shall include the information reported pursuant to Articles 9, 10, 12 and 14 to 18 of this Regulation in the national inventory report or in a separate Annex to the national inventory report and indicate clearly in accordance with Annex VII where the information is provided.
Reporting on recalculations
Member States shall report the reasons for recalculations of greenhouse gas emissions and removals referred to in point (d) of Part 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in the years 1990, 2005 and X-3; how the time series consistency for all reported years is maintained in writing in the form of a draft of the dedicated summary chapter on recalculations of the national inventory report.
Reporting on implementation of recommendations
1. Member States shall report the information on the steps taken to improve inventory estimates referred to in point (g) of Part 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in accordance with the formats set out in Annex VIII to this Regulation.
2. In their reports referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall cover both issues raised for the first time in the most recent respective review reports and issues repeated from previous review reports.
Reporting on inventory methods, emission factors and on related methodological descriptions for Union key categories
1. Member States shall provide the following information for the preparation of the Union inventory report referred to in point (m) of Part 1 of Annex V of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999:
(a)
summary information on the methods and emission factors used for the Union’s key categories within the relevant XML files of the common reporting tables;
(b)
for those Union key categories, where information on methods and emission factors is not contained in the common reporting tables, information in accordance with Part 3 of Annex IX of this Regulation;
(c)
updated summary methodological descriptions for the Union’s key categories in accordance with the format set out in Part 4 of Annex IX.
2. For the purpose of reporting under paragraph 1, the Commission shall provide the Member States with the following:
(a)
the list of the most recent Union’s key categories by 31 October in accordance with the format set out in Part 1 of Annex IX;
(b)
the updated list referred to in paragraph 2(a) with changes highlighted by 28 February;
(c)
where available, information on inventory methods, emission factors and on summary methodological descriptions by 31 October in accordance with the format set out in Part 2 of Annex IX;
(d)
the updated information referred to in paragraph 2(c) by 28 February.
Reporting on uncertainty and completeness
1. Member States shall report at least approach 1 uncertainty estimates referred to in point (m) of Part 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in accordance with the format set out in Annex X to this Regulation.
2. Member States shall report the information on the general assessment of completeness referred to in point (m) of Part 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in the national inventory report, specifying:
(a)
the categories, which were reported as not estimated (NE), as defined in the transparency MPGs, and detailed explanations for the use of this notation key especially where the greenhouse gas inventory guidelines provide methods for estimation of greenhouse gases;
(b)
the geographical coverage of the greenhouse gas inventory, and any differences between the geographical coverage under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement and under Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Reporting on indicators
Member States shall report information on indicators referred to in point (e) of Part 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in accordance with the format set out in Annex XI.
Reporting on consistency of reported emissions with data from the EU Emissions Trading System
1. Member States shall report the information referred to in point (h) of Part 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in accordance with the format set out in Annex XII to this Regulation.
2. Member States shall report the information on results of the checks referred to in point (i) of Part 1 of Annex V of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in a textual format.
Reporting on consistency of the reported data on air pollutants
1. Member States shall report information on the results of the checks referred to in point (j)(i) of Part 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and on the consistency of the data pursuant to point (b) of Part 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in a textual format, specifying
(a)
whether the emissions estimates of carbon monoxide (CO), sulphur dioxide (SO 2 ), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds, in inventories submitted by the Member State under Directive (EU) 2016/2284 are consistent with the corresponding emission estimates in greenhouse gas inventories under Regulation (EU) 2018/1999;
(b)
the submission dates of the reports under Directive (EU) 2016/2284 that were compared with the inventory submission under Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
2. Where the checks referred to in paragraph 1 result in differences of more than +/–5 % between the total emissions excluding the Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) for a particular air pollutant reported under Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and under Directive (EU) 2016/2284, the Member State concerned shall, in addition to the textual information referred to in paragraph 1, report information for that air pollutant in accordance with the format set out in Annex XIII to this Regulation.
3. Member States may report only the information referred to in paragraph 1 if the difference of more than +/– 5 % referred to in paragraph 2 derives from correction of data errors or from differences in geographical coverage or scope of application between the respective legal instruments.
Reporting on consistency of the data reported on fluorinated greenhouse gases
Member States shall report the information on the results of the checks referred to in point (j)(ii) of Part 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in a textual format, specifying:
(a)
the checks performed by the Member State concerning the level of detail, the data sets and the submissions compared;
(b)
the main results of the checks and explanations for the main inconsistencies;
(c)
whether the data collected by operators under Article 6(1) of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 10 ) were made use of and how;
(d)
the reasons why the checks were not considered to be relevant, where those checks were not performed.
Reporting on consistency with energy statistics
1. Member States shall report information on the results of the checks referred to in point (j)(iii) of Part 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in a textual format, specifying the differences between the reference approach calculated on the basis of the data included in the greenhouse gas inventory and the reference approach calculated on the basis of the energy statistics reported pursuant to Article 4 and Annex B to Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 11 ) .
2. Member States shall report the quantitative information and explanations for differences of more than +/– 2 % in the total national apparent fossil fuel consumption at aggregate level for all fossil fuel categories for the year X-2 referred to in paragraph 1 in accordance with Annex XIV to this Regulation.
Reporting on changes in descriptions of national inventory systems or registries
Member States shall clearly state in the relevant chapters of the national inventory report if there were no changes in the description of their national inventory systems or, if applicable, of their national registries referred to in points (k) and (l) of Part 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 since the previous submission of the national inventory report.
Reporting on greenhouse gas emissions covered by Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Member States shall report anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases listed in Part 2 of Annex V to Regulation 2018/1999 in the scope specified in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842, as referred to in point (a) of Part 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, and updates of such information referred to in point (d) of Part 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in accordance with the format set out in Annex XV to this Regulation.
Reporting on summary information on concluded transfers in accordance with Regulation 2018/841
Member States shall report the summary information on concluded transfers pursuant to Articles 12 and 13 of Regulation (EU) 2018/841, referred to in point (f) of Part 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, in accordance with the format set out in Annex XVI to this Regulation. After compilation by the Commission, a summary of the information provided pursuant to this paragraph shall be made available within three months from receiving the reports by Member States, in electronic form. In this summary, the range of prices paid per land mitigation units transaction shall be provided.
Reporting on summary information on concluded transfers in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/842
1. Member States shall report the summary information on concluded transfers pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 as referred to in point (f) of Part 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in accordance with the format set out in Table 1 of Annex XVII to this Regulation. After compilation by the Commission, a summary of the information provided pursuant to this paragraph shall be made available within three months from receiving the reports by Member States, in electronic form. In this summary, the range of prices paid per annual emission allocations transaction shall be provided.
2. Within the two periods between the publication of the implementing acts referred to in Article 38(4) and the start of the compliance check procedure set out in Article 38(6) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2018/842, the Member States may report to the Commission on the 15th of each month on concluded transfers pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 in accordance with the format set out in Table 2 of Annex XVII to this Regulation. After compilation by the Commission, a summary of the information received pursuant to this paragraph shall be made available, in a timely manner and in electronic form.
Reporting information on intended use of flexibilities in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/842
1. Member States shall report the information on intended use of the flexibilities referred to in paragraphs 4 and 5 of Article 5 and Article 7(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 as referred to in point (n) of Part 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in accordance with the format set out in Annex XVIII to this Regulation.
2. Within the two periods between the publication of the implementing acts referred to in Article 38(4) and the start of the compliance check procedure set out in Article 38(6) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2018/842, the Member States may report to the Commission on the 15 th of each month on intended use of the flexibilities in paragraphs 4 and 5 of Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 in accordance with the format set out in Table 1 of Annex XVIII to this Regulation. After compilation by the Commission, the information received pursuant to this paragraph shall be made available, in electronic form and no later than at the end of the month referred to above.
3. The information reported pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall not include any concluded transfers reported pursuant to Article 21.
Reporting on the use of revenues from transfers in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Member States shall report the information on the use of revenues in accordance with Article 5(6) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 referred to in point (n) of Part 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in accordance with the format set out in Annex XIX to this Regulation.
Reporting on accounted greenhouse gas emissions and removals
Member States shall report accounted greenhouse gas emissions and removals pursuant to Article 26(5) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in accordance with the format set out in Annex XX.
Timescales for cooperation and coordination in preparing the Union greenhouse gas inventory and the UNFCCC review
1. Member States and the Commission shall cooperate and coordinate in preparing the Union greenhouse gas inventory and of the Union inventory report in accordance with the timescales set out in Annex XXI.
2. When a Member State re-submits its inventory to the UNFCCC Secretariat that Member State shall provide the Commission with a summary of the changes made in the re-submitted inventory, no later than within one week of the re-submission.
3. During the UNFCCC review of the Union inventory, at the request of the Commission, Member States shall, as soon as possible provide the Commission with the answers to the questions raised by the UNFCCC reviewers.
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