ANNEX VISupplementary provisions
ANNEX VI Procedures and time scales for the compilation of the Community greenhouse gas inventory and inventory report Element Who When What 1. Submission of annual inventories (complete Common Reporting Format (CRF) and elements of the national inventory report) by Member States under Decision No 280/2004/EC Member States Annually, by 15 January Elements listed in Article 3(1) of Decision No 280/2004/EC as elaborated in Articles 2 to 7. Steps taken to improve estimates in areas that were previously adjusted under Article 5.2 of the Kyoto Protocol (for reporting under the Kyoto Protocol). 2. ‘Initial check’ of Member State submissions Commission (incl. DG ESTAT (Eurostat), DG JRC (JRC)), assisted by European Environment Agency (EEA) As soon as possible after receipt of Member State data, at the latest by 1 April Initial checks and consistency checks (by EEA). Comparison of energy data provided by Member States on the basis of the IPCC Reference Approach with Eurostat energy data (by Eurostat and Member States) and check of Member States’ agriculture and land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) inventories by DG JRC (in consultation with Member States). 3. Compilation of draft Community inventory Commission (incl. Eurostat, JRC), assisted by EEA Up to 28 February Draft Community inventory (by EEA), based on Member State inventories and additional information where needed. 4. Circulation of draft Community inventory Commission assisted by EEA 28 February Circulation of the draft Community inventory on 28 February to Member States. Member States check data. 5. Submission of updated or additional inventory data and complete national inventory reports by Member States Member States 15 March Updated or additional inventory data submitted by Member States (to remove inconsistencies or fill gaps) and complete final national inventory reports. 6. 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, following consultation with the Member State concerned, and communicate these to the Member States. 7. Comments from Member States regarding the Commission estimates for missing data Member States 8 April Member States provide comments on the Commission estimates for missing data, for consideration by the Commission. 8. Final annual Community inventory (incl. Community inventory report) Commission assisted by EEA 15 April Submission to UNFCCC of the final annual Community inventory. This inventory will also be used to evaluate progress as part of the Monitoring Mechanism. 9. Circulation of initial check results of the Community submission to Member States Commission assisted by EEA As soon as possible after receipt of initial check results Commission circulates the initial check results of the Community submission as soon as possible after their receipt to those Member States, which are affected by the initial checks. 10. Response of relevant Member State to initial check results of the Community submission Member States within one week from receipt of the findings The Member States for which the initial check indicated problems or inconsistencies provide their responses to the initial check to the Commission. 11. Any resubmissions by Member States in response to the UNFCCC initial checks Member States For each Member State the same as under the UNFCCC initial checks phase Under the Kyoto Protocol: the resubmission should be provided to the Commission within five weeks of the submission due date Member States provide to the Commission the resubmissions which they submit to the UNFCCC secretariat in response to the UNFCCC initial checks. The Member States should clearly specify which parts have been revised in order to facilitate the use for the Community resubmission. As the Community resubmission also has to comply with the deadlines specified in the guidelines under Article 8 of the Kyoto Protocol, the resubmission has to be sent to the Commission earlier than the period foreseen in the guidelines under Article 8 of the Kyoto Protocol, provided that the resubmission correct data or information that is used for the compilation of the Community inventory. 12. 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 (CRF or national inventory report) which they provide to the UNFCCC secretariat after the initial check phase.