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Commission Decision of 26 March 2013 on determining Member States’ annual emission allocations for the period from 2013 to 2020 pursuant to Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2013) 1708) (2013/162/EU)

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Contents
  1. Preamble
    1. Article 1
    2. Article 2
    3. Article 3
  3. ANNEX
  4. ANNEX I Member States Annual Emissions Allocation for the year 2013 to 2020 calculated applying global warming potential values from the second IPCC assessment report
  5. ANNEX II Member States Annual Emissions Allocation for the year 2013 to 2020 calculated applying global warming potential values from the fourth IPCC assessment report

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Community’s greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments up to 2020, and in particular the forth subparagraph of Article 3(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The greenhouse gas emissions from installations covered by Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC as deriving from the Union Registry, Commission Decisions, National Allocation Plans and the official correspondence between the Commission and the respective Member States constitute verified emission data in the sense of the fourth paragraph of Article 3(2) of Decision No 406/2009/EC.

(2) The total greenhouse gas emissions from gases and activities as defined in Article 2(1) of Decision No 406/2009/EC submitted pursuant to Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 concerning a mechanism for monitoring community greenhouse gas emissions and for implementing the Kyoto Protocol in the year 2012 as established following the 2012 initial review conducted by the Commission pursuant to the Guidelines for the 2012 Technical Review of Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories constitute reviewed greenhouse gas emissions data for the years 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010 in the sense of the fourth paragraph of Article 3(2) of Decision No 406/2009/EC.

(3) To ensure consistency between the determination of the annual emission allocations and the reported greenhouse gas emissions for each year, Member States’ annual emission allocations should be calculated also by applying the global warming potential values from the 4th IPCC assessment report adopted by Decision15/CP.17. The annual emission allocation calculated as such should become applicable from the first year for which the reporting of greenhouse gas inventories using these new global warming potential values becomes compulsory pursuant to Article 3 of Decision No 280/2004/EC.

(4) Data currently reported in the national greenhouse gas inventories and the national and Union registries are not sufficient to determine, at Member State level, the CO2 civil aviation emissions at national level that are not covered by Directive 2003/87/EC. CO2 emissions from flights not covered by Directive 2003/87/EC represent only a very minor part of the total greenhouse gas emissions, and collecting additional information on these emissions would create a disproportionate administrative burden. Therefore, the quantity of CO2 emissions of the inventory category 1.A.3.A civil aviation should be considered equal to zero for the purpose of determining the annual emission allocations.

(5) The annual emission allocations for a Member State for the year 2020 should be calculated by subtracting the quantity of verified greenhouse gas emissions of installations that existed in 2005 from the reviewed greenhouse gas emissions for the year 2005 and adjusting the outcome by the percentage laid down in Annex II of Decision No 406/2009.

(6) The quantity of verified greenhouse gas emissions of installations should be determined as follows:

for Member States that participated in the Emissions Trading Scheme as of 2005: the quantity of emissions of installations covered by Directive 2003/87/EC in 2005 adjusted by the quantity of greenhouse gas emissions of those installations which were included in or excluded from the Emissions Trading Scheme from 2008 to 2012 due to an adjusted scope applied by the Member States and the quantity of greenhouse gas emissions from installations temporarily excluded in the year 2005 but not excluded between 2008 and 2012 from the Emissions Trading Scheme,

for Member States that participated in the Emissions Trading Scheme as of 2007: the quantity of greenhouse gas emissions of installations covered by Directive 2003/87/EC in 2007,

for Member States participating in the Emissions Trading Scheme as of 2013: the quantity of greenhouse gas emissions of installations covered by Directive 2003/87/EC in 2005 (as communicated by the respective Member State and reviewed by the Commission).

(7) The average quantity of greenhouse gas emissions in the year 2009 of a Member State with a positive greenhouse gas emission limit pursuant to Annex II of Decision No 406/2009/EC should be calculated by subtracting an average quantity of verified greenhouse gas emissions from installations covered by Directive 2003/87/EC in the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 in the respective Member State from its average total reviewed greenhouse gas emissions for the years 2008, 2009 and 2010.

(8) The annual emission allocations for a Member State with a positive greenhouse gas emission limit pursuant to Annex II of Decision No 406/2009/EC for the years 2013 to 2019 should be defined by a linear trajectory starting with that member State’s average quantity of greenhouse gas emissions in the year 2009 and ending with its annual emission allocation for the year 2020.

(9) The annual emission allocation for a Member State with a negative greenhouse gas emission limit pursuant to Annex II of Decision No 406/2009/EC for the year 2013 should be calculated by subtracting average quantity of verified greenhouse gas emissions from installations covered by Directive 2003/87/EC in the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 in the respective Member State from its average total reviewed greenhouse gas emissions for the years 2008, 2009 and 2010.

(10) The annual emission allocation for a Member State with a negative greenhouse gas emission limit pursuant to Annex II of Decision No 406/2009/EC for the years 2014 to 2019 should be defined by a linear trajectory starting with that member State’s annual emission allocation for the year 2013 and ending with its annual emission allocation for the year 2020.

(11) The verified greenhouse gas emissions of installations unilaterally included in the Emissions Trading Scheme in accordance with Article 24 of Directive 2003/87/EC during the period from 2008 to 2012 should not be accounted for in the average quantity of verified greenhouse gas emissions from installations covered by Directive 2003/87/EC for the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 as this would result in double counting of greenhouse gas emissions during future adjustments of the annual emission allocations pursuant to Article 10 of Decision No 406/2009/EC.

(12) In view of Croatia’s accession to the Union, its annual emission allocation for each year of the period from 2013 to 2020 should be determined using the same methodology as for the other Member States. These values should become applicable as of the date of Croatia’s accession.

(13) Given the adoption by the European Council of the Decision 2012/419/EU of 11 July 2012 amending the status of Mayotte with regard to the European Union as of 2014, the annual emission allocations for France as of 2014 are calculated by taking into account the relevant reviewed greenhouse gas emissions.

(14) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Climate Change Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The annual emission allocations for each Member State for each year of the period from 2013 to 2020 are set out in Annex I and shall apply subject to any adjustments published pursuant to Article 10 of Decision No 406/2009/EC.

Article 2

Notwithstanding Article 1, where an act adopted pursuant to Article 3 of Decision No 280/2004/EC provides for Member States to submit greenhouse gas emissions inventories determined using global warming potential values from the 4th IPCC assessment report as adopted by Decision 15/CP.17 of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the annual emission allocations set out in Annex II shall apply as of the first year for which such reporting of greenhouse gas inventories becomes compulsory.

Article 3

The annual emission allocations for Croatia as set out in Annex I shall apply as of the date of entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Croatia. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 26 March 2013. For the Commission Connie Hedegaard Member of the Commission

ANNEX

ANNEX I Member States Annual Emissions Allocation for the year 2013 to 2020 calculated applying global warming potential values from the second IPCC assessment report

Country Annual Emission Allocation (tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent) 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Belgium 81206753 79635010 78063267 76491523 74919780 73348037 71776293 70204550 Bulgaria 27308615 27514835 27721056 27927276 28133496 28339716 28545936 28752156 Czech Republic 63569006 64248654 64928302 65607950 66287597 66967245 67646893 68326541 Denmark 35873692 34996609 34119525 33242442 32365359 31488276 30611193 29734110 Germany 487095510 480020642 472945774 465870905 458796037 451721169 444646301 437571432 Estonia 6111145 6133644 6156143 6178641 6201140 6223639 6246137 6268636 Ireland 45163667 44066074 42968480 41870887 40773293 39675700 38578106 37480513 Greece 58909882 59158791 59407700 59656609 59905518 60154427 60403336 60652245 Spain 228883459 226977713 225071967 223166221 221260475 219354728 217448982 215543236 France 397926454 393291390 388254953 383218516 378182079 373145642 368109206 363072769 Croatia 20596027 20761917 20927807 21093696 21259586 21425476 21591366 21757255 Italy 310124250 308146930 306169610 304192289 302214969 300237649 298260329 296283008 Cyprus 5552863 5547275 5541687 5536100 5530512 5524924 5519336 5513749 Latvia 9005483 9092810 9180137 9267464 9354791 9442119 9529446 9616773 Lithuania 16661613 16941467 17221321 17501174 17781028 18060882 18340736 18620590 Luxembourg 9737871 9535962 9334053 9132144 8930235 8728326 8526417 8324508 Hungary 49291591 50388303 51485014 52581726 53678437 54775149 55871861 56968572 Malta 1113574 1112781 1111988 1111195 1110402 1109609 1108816 1108023 Netherlands 121835387 119628131 117420874 115213617 113006361 110799104 108591847 106384590 Austria 53598131 53032042 52465953 51899864 51333775 50767686 50201597 49635508 Poland 197978330 198929081 199879833 200830584 201781336 202732087 203682838 204633590 Portugal 47653190 47920641 48188091 48455541 48722992 48990442 49257893 49525343 Romania 79108341 80681687 82255034 83828380 85401727 86975074 88548420 90121767 Slovenia 11890136 11916713 11943289 11969866 11996442 12023018 12049595 12076171 Slovakia 25095979 25413609 25731240 26048870 26366500 26684130 27001761 27319391 Finland 32732387 32232553 31732719 31232885 30733051 30233217 29733383 29233549 Sweden 42526869 41863309 41199748 40536188 39872627 39209066 38545506 37881945 United Kingdom 350411692 346031648 341651604 337271559 332891515 328511471 324131426 319751382

ANNEX II Member States Annual Emissions Allocation for the year 2013 to 2020 calculated applying global warming potential values from the fourth IPCC assessment report

Country Annual Emission Allocation (tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent) 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Belgium 82376327 80774027 79171726 77569425 75967124 74364823 72762523 71160222 Bulgaria 28661817 28897235 29132652 29368070 29603488 29838906 30074324 30309742 Czech Republic 65452506 66137845 66823185 67508524 68193864 68879203 69564542 70249882 Denmark 36829163 35925171 35021179 34117187 33213195 32309203 31405210 30501218 Germany 495725112 488602056 481479000 474355944 467232888 460109832 452986776 445863720 Estonia 6296988 6321312 6345636 6369960 6394284 6418608 6442932 6467256 Ireland 47226256 46089109 44951963 43814816 42677670 41540523 40403377 39266230 Greece 61003810 61293018 61582226 61871434 62160642 62449850 62739057 63028265 Spain 235551490 233489390 231427291 229365191 227303091 225240991 223178891 221116791 France 408762813 403877606 398580044 393282481 387984919 382687356 377389794 372092231 Croatia 21196005 21358410 21520815 21683221 21845626 22008031 22170436 22332841 Italy 317768849 315628134 313487419 311346703 309205988 307065273 304924558 302783843 Cyprus 5919071 5922555 5926039 5929524 5933008 5936493 5939977 5943461 Latvia 9279248 9370072 9460897 9551721 9642546 9733370 9824194 9915019 Lithuania 17153997 17437556 17721116 18004675 18288235 18571794 18855354 19138913 Luxembourg 9814716 9610393 9406070 9201747 8997423 8793100 8588777 8384454 Hungary 50796264 51906630 53016996 54127362 55237728 56348094 57458460 58568826 Malta 1168514 1166788 1165061 1163334 1161608 1159881 1158155 1156428 Netherlands 125086859 122775394 120463928 118152462 115840997 113529531 111218065 108906600 Austria 54643228 54060177 53477125 52894074 52311023 51727971 51144920 50561869 Poland 204579390 205621337 206663283 207705229 208747175 209789121 210831068 211873014 Portugal 49874317 50139847 50405377 50670907 50936437 51201967 51467497 51733027 Romania 83080513 84765858 86451202 88136547 89821891 91507236 93192581 94877925 Slovenia 12278677 12309309 12339941 12370573 12401204 12431836 12462468 12493100 Slovakia 25877815 26203808 26529801 26855793 27181786 27507779 27833772 28159765 Finland 33497046 32977333 32457619 31937905 31418191 30898477 30378764 29859050 Sweden 43386459 42715001 42043544 41372087 40700630 40029172 39357715 38686258 United Kingdom 358980526 354455751 349930975 345406200 340881425 336356649 331831874 327307099

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