1. For the purpose of reporting to the Commission an estimate of the total annual emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO 2 ), nitrogen oxides (NO x ) and dust pursuant to Article 11(1) of Directive (EU) 2015/2193, Member States shall use the format set out in Annex I to this Decision.
2. For the purpose of reporting to the Commission qualitative and quantitative information on the implementation of Directive (EU) 2015/2193, on any action taken to verify compliance of the operation of medium combustion plants with Directive (EU) 2015/2193 and on any enforcement action for the purposes thereof, pursuant to Article 11(1) of Directive (EU) 2015/2193, Member States shall use the format set out in Annex II to this Decision.
3. Member States shall use the electronic reporting tool referred to in Article 11(3), first subparagraph, of Directive (EU) 2015/2193 to submit the information requested in Annexes I and II to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
ANNEX ISupplementary provisions
ANNEX I
TECHNICAL FORMAT FOR REPORTING INFORMATION ON MEDIUM COMBUSTION PLANTS COVERED BY DIRECTIVE (EU) 2015/2193
PART 1
Plant categories
This table provides the plant categories to be used for providing the information required under parts 2 and 3 ( 1 ) .
1.1
New or existing
As defined under Article 3(6) and (7) of Directive (EU) 2015/2193
1.2
Capacity classes (rated thermal input) ( 2 )
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equal to or greater than 1 MW th and less than or equal to 5 MW th
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greater than 5 MW th and less than or equal to 20 MW th
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greater than 20 MW th
1.3
Plant types
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other than engines and gas turbines
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engines
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gas turbines
1.4
Fuel types
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solid biomass
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other solid fuels
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gas oil
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liquid fuels other than gas oil
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natural gas
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gaseous fuels other than natural gas
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mixed fuels.
PART 2
Metadata
2.1
Member State
Identification of the Member State submitting the report
2.2
Competent Authority
Identification of the competent authority responsible for the report (department, address, phone number and email)
2.3
Number of plants
Number of plants for each plant category
2.4
Reporting year
Calendar year to which the reporting refers ( 3 )
PART 3
Emissions, energy input and capacity
3.1
SO 2 , NO x and dust emissions
Estimated emissions of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and dust expressed as the total quantity in tonnes per calendar year discharged by plants for each plant category
3.2
Energy input
Estimated total fuel used by the plants expressed in tera joules per year for each plant category
3.3
Total aggregated capacity
Estimated total installed capacity expressed as the sum of the rated thermal input of all the plants for each plant category
( 1 ) Example of category: new boilers larger than 5 MW th and lower or equal to 20 MW th combusting liquid fuels other than gas oil.
( 2 ) For new medium combustion plants, the total rated thermal input may be used.
( 3 ) Preferably 2025. If not possible, 2024 or 2023, whichever year where the most recent data is available. For the second report, preferably 2030. If not possible, 2029 or 2028, whichever year where the most recent data is available.
ANNEX IISupplementary provisions
ANNEX II
TECHNICAL FORMAT FOR REPORTING INFORMATION ON MEDIUM COMBUSTION PLANTS COVERED BY DIRECTIVE (EU) 2015/2193
For the purpose of reporting the information set out in this Annex to the Commission, any reference to ‘Plant category’ should be understood as a reference to the table ‘Part 1, Plant categories’ set out in Annex I to this Decision.
PART 1
Metadata
1.1
Member State
Identification of the Member State submitting the report
1.2
Organisation of the Member State for the implementation of Directive (EU) 2015/2193
Description of the competent authority(ies) responsible for the implementation of Directive (EU) 2015/2193 (national level, regional level, local level), distribution of responsibilities
1.3
Reporting year
Calendar year to which the reporting refers ( 1 )
PART 2
Qualitative and quantitative information
2.1
Permits or Registration
Method, referred to in Article 5(1) of Directive (EU) 2015/2193, in use into the reporting year for each plant category (use of permit, registration, or both)
2.2
Procedure
Procedure for granting a permit or for registration in respect of Article 5(3) of Directive (EU) 2015/2193, in use in the reporting year for each plant category (description of procedure, and URL to the procedure if available)
2.3
Register
Presence of a register with information on each medium combustion plant pursuant to Article 5(5) of Directive (EU) 2015/2193 used into the reporting year for each plant category (YES or NO),
if YES, Description of the register (number of registers, level of the registers – national, regional, local)
Are the registers available to the public via the internet? (YES or NO)
If yes, URL of register(s)
2.4
General binding rules
Adoption of general binding rules in respect of Article 5(6) of Directive (EU) 2015/2193 and a reference to such rules ( description of use and URL available to the public )
2.5
Number of plants part of small isolated systems (SIS) / micro isolated systems (MIS)
Number of plants that are part of a small isolated systems (SIS), or micro isolated systems (MIS) as defined in Article 3 of Directive (EU) 2015/2193, into the reporting year for each plant category
2.6
Use of exemptions
Exemptions applied in respect of:
Article 6(3) of Directive (EU) 2015/2193
Article 6(8)
For each exemption scheme, number of concerned plants.
2.7
Stricter emission limit values
Overview of cases where stricter emission limit values are in force in respect of Article 6(9) of Directive (EU) 2015/2193 in the reporting year (brief description of reasons and procedures for application of stricter ELVs). This information is reported for each plant category when this information is available at this level.
2.8
Changes to medium combustion plants
Examples of measures referred to in Article 9 of Directive (EU) 2015/2193 aimed at ensuring that the operator informs the competent authority of planned changes to the medium combustion plants which would affect the applicable emission limit values
2.9
System for compliance check
Method used to verify that emissions monitored, with continuous or periodic measurements, do not exceed the emission limit values referred to Article 6 of Directive (EU) 2015/2193 (description of the system referred to in Article 8 of Directive (EU) 2015/2193 such as use of inspections, self-measurements, external measurements or other measures, use of accredited organisations to carry out controls).
2.10
Enforcement actions taken
Overview of enforcement actions taken in the event of non-compliance as referred to in Article 8 of Directive (EU) 2015/2193, into the reporting year (brief description of the procedures established to enforce the Directive and types of enforcement actions), including the penalties set out in Article 16 of Directive (EU) 2015/2193.
2.11
Suspension of operations
Summary of the type of cases of non-compliance referred to in Article 8 of Directive (EU) 2015/2193 having led to suspension of operations.
( 1 ) For the first report, preferably 2025. If not possible, 2024 or 2023, whichever year where the most recent data is available. For the second report, preferably 2030. If not possible, 2029 or 2028, whichever year where the most recent data is available.
