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Contents

1. Preamble
2. CHAPTER I SUBJECT MATTER AND DEFINITIONS
   1. Article 1 Subject matter
   2. Article 2 Definitions
3. CHAPTER II REPORTING BY MEMBER STATES
   1. Article 3 General rules for reporting greenhouse gas inventories
   2. Article 4 Reporting in the National Inventory Report or in an annex to the National Inventory Report
   3. Article 5 Processes for reporting
   4. Article 6 Reporting on national inventory systems
   5. Article 7 Reporting on consistency of the reported data on air pollutants
   6. Article 8 Reporting on recalculations
   7. Article 9 Reporting on implementation of recommendations and adjustments
   8. Article 10 Reporting on consistency of reported emissions with data from the emissions trading scheme
   9. Article 11 Reporting on consistency of the data reported on fluorinated greenhouse gases
   10. Article 12 Reporting on consistency with energy data
   11. Article 13 Reporting on changes in descriptions of national inventory systems or registries
   12. Article 14 Reporting on uncertainty and completeness
   13. Article 15 Reporting on other elements for the preparation of the Union greenhouse gas inventory report
   14. Article 16 Reporting on major changes to methodological descriptions
   15. Article 17 Reporting approximated greenhouse gas inventories
   16. Article 18 Timescales for cooperation and coordination in preparing the Union greenhouse gas inventory report
   17. Article 19 Reporting on the determination of the assigned amount
   18. Article 20 Reporting on national systems for policies and measures and projections
   19. Article 21 Reporting on updates to Member States' low-carbon development strategies
   20. Article 22 Reporting on policies and measures
   21. Article 23 Reporting on projections
   22. Article 24 Reporting on the use of auctioning revenues
   23. Article 25 Reporting on the project credits used for compliance with Decision No 406/2009/EC
   24. Article 26 Reporting on summary information on concluded transfers
4. CHAPTER III UNION EXPERT REVIEW OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
   1. Article 27 Organisation of the Reviews
   2. Article 28 Tasks of the Secretariat
   3. Article 29 First step of the annual review
   4. Article 30 Trigger for the second step of the annual review
   5. Article 31 Threshold of significance
   6. Article 32 Second step of the annual review
   7. Article 33 Comprehensive Review
   8. Article 34 Technical corrections
   9. Article 35 Review Reports
   10. Article 36 Cooperation with Member States
   11. Article 37 Schedule for the reviews
5. CHAPTER IV REPORTING FOR THE PURPOSES OF DECISION No 529/2013/EU
   1. Article 38 Avoidance of double reporting
   2. Article 39 Reporting requirements on systems for cropland management and grazing land management
   3. Article 40 Reporting requirements on annual estimates of emissions and removals from cropland management and grazing land management
   4. Article 41 Specific reporting requirements
   5. Article 42 Submission of information
   6. Article 43 Reporting at the end of an accounting period
6. CHAPTER V TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
   1. Article 44 Repeal and transitional provision
   2. Article 45 Entry into force
7. ANNEX
8. ANNEX I Overview table of reporting requirements and their submission
9. ANNEX II (3)1.A.1.2.3.4.5.B.1.2.2.A.B.C.D.G.H.3.B.D.F.J.5.A.B.C.D.E.6. Format for reporting information on consistency of the reported data on air pollutants pursuant to Article 7
10. ANNEX III 1.A.1.2.3.4.5.B.1.2.C.2.A.B.C.D.G.H.3.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.4.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.5.A.B.C.D.E.6.2.B.9.2.B.10.2.C.3.2.C.42.C.7.2.E.1.2.E.2.2.E.3.2.E.4.2.E.5.2.F.1.2.F.2.2.F.3.2.F.4.2.F.5.2.F.6.2.G.1.2.G.2.2.G.4.2.H. Format for reporting on recalculations pursuant to Article 8
11. ANNEX IV Format for reporting information on implementation of recommendations and adjustments pursuant to Article 9
12. ANNEX V 1.A1.A1.A.11.A.1.a1.A.1.b1.A.1.c1.A.2.1.A.2.a1.A.2.b1.A.2.c1.A.2.d1.A.2.e1.A.2.f1.A.2.g1.A.3.1.A.3.e1.A.41.A.4.a1.A.4.c1.B1.C1.C.11.C.21.C.32.A2.A.12.A.22.A.32.A.42.B2.B.12.B.32.B.42.B.52.B.62.B.72.B.82.C2.C.12.C.22.C.32.C.42.C.52.C.62.C.72.B.22.B.32.B.42.C.3 Format for reporting information on consistency of reported emissions with emissions trading scheme (ETS) data pursuant to Article 10
13. ANNEX VI Format for reporting information on consistency with energy data pursuant to Article 12
14. ANNEX VII Format for reporting information on uncertainty pursuant to Article 14
15. ANNEX VIII 1.A.1.2.3.4.5.B.1.2.C.2.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.3.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.4.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.5.A.B.C.D.E.6. Format for reporting information on major changes to methodological descriptions pursuant to Article 16
16. ANNEX IX 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.12.13.13bis.14.15.16.17. Procedures and time scales for the compilation of the Union greenhouse gas inventory and inventory report
17. ANNEX X Format for reporting greenhouse gas emissions covered by Decision 406/2009/EC
18. ANNEX XI Table 1: Sectors and gases for reporting on policies and measures and groups of measures, and type of policy instrument Table 2: Available results of ex-ante and ex-post assessments of the effects of individual or groups of policies and measures on mitigation of climate change Table 3: Available projected and realised costs and benefits of individual or groups of policies and measures on mitigation of climate change Reporting information on policies and measures pursuant to Article 22
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20. ANNEX XII Table 1: Greenhouse gas projections by gases and categories 1.A.1.a.b.c.2.3.a.b.c.d.e.4.a.b.c.5.B.1.2.C.2.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.3.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.4.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.5.A.B.C.D.E. Table 2: Indicators to monitor and evaluate projected progress of policies and measures Table 3: Reporting on parameters for projections used 1 A.11.A.21.A.31.A.4.a1.A.4.b1B2345 Table 4: Model Factsheet Reporting on projections pursuant Article 23
21. ANNEX XIII Table 1 Revenues generated from auctioning of allowances in year X-1 Table 2 Use of revenues from auctioning of allowances for domestic and Union purposes pursuant to Article 3d and 10 of Directive 2003/87/EC Table 3: Use of revenues from auctioning of allowances for international purposes Table 4: Use of revenues from auctioning of allowances to support developing countries through multilateral channels pursuant to Article 3d and 10 of Directive 2003/87/EC Table 5: Use of revenues from auctioning of allowances pursuant to Article 3d and 10 of Directive 2003/87/EC for bilateral or regional support to developing countries Reporting on the use of auctioning revenues pursuant to Article 24
22. ANNEX XIV Reporting on the project credits used for compliance with Decision No 406/2009/EC pursuant to Article 25 of this Regulation
23. ANNEX XV Reporting on summary information on concluded transfers pursuant to Article 26
24. ANNEX XVI Table 1: Schedule for the comprehensive review to determine Member State's Annual emissions allocations pursuant to the fourth subparagraph of Article 3(2) of Decision No 406/2009/EC Table 2: Schedule for the comprehensive reviews pursuant to Article 19(1) of Regulation (EC) No 525/2013/EC Table 3: Schedule for the annual review pursuant to Article 19(2) of Regulation No (EU) 525/20013

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on a mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and for reporting other information at national and Union level relevant to climate change and repealing Decision No 280/2004/EC, and in particular Articles 7(7), 7(8), 8(2), 12(3), 17(4) and 19(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The information reported to the Commission pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 is necessary to enable the assessment of the actual progress towards meeting the Union's and the Member States' commitments relating to the limitation or reduction of all greenhouse gas emissions under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) approved by Council Decision 94/69/EC, its Kyoto Protocol approved by Council Decision 2002/358/EC and the set of Union legal acts, adopted in 2009, collectively referred to as the Climate and Energy Package. It also enables the preparation of annual reports by the Union in accordance with the obligations under the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol.

(2) Decision 19/CMP.1 of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol lays down the guidelines for national greenhouse gas inventory systems the Parties to the Convention should apply. In Decision 24/CP.19 of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC on the revision of the UNFCCC reporting guidelines on annual inventories for Parties included in Annex I to the UNFCCC, the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC agreed on the use by the Parties to the UNFCCC of the 2006 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National Greenhouse gas inventories, the use of new IPCC global warming potential values and revised common reporting format tables as included in an Annex to that Decision.

(3) Following the replacement of Decision No 280/2004/EC by Regulation (EU) No 525/2013, Commission Decision No 2005/166/EC laying down rules implementing Decision 280/2004/EC needs to be updated in order to take into account the changes in the internationally agreed guidelines and to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of those provisions that are new in the Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 as compared to Decision 280/2004/EC. Such uniform implementing provisions should cover the reporting of greenhouse gas inventories, approximated greenhouse gas inventories, information on systems for policies and measures and projections, the use of auctioning revenue and project credits and for the purposes of Decision No 529/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council. Given the number of changes that are necessary to Decision No 2005/166/EC it is appropriate to repeal and replace it.

(4) To ensure that compliance with Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council is assessed in a credible, consistent, transparent and timely manner, Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 sets up at Union level a review process of the greenhouse gas inventories submitted by the Member States. It is necessary to determine the timing and steps for the conduct of the comprehensive and annual reviews of Member States' greenhouse gas inventories to ensure the timely and effective implementation of the review process.

(5) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No C(2014) 1539 establishes substantive requirements for the Union inventory system to fulfil the obligations set out in Decision 19/CMP.1 of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol. To ensure the timely and effective implementation of the obligations, it is necessary to lay down timescales for cooperation and coordination between the Commission and the Member States in preparing the Union greenhouse gas inventory report.

(6) To ensure legal certainty concerning the reporting obligations of the Union and of the Member States upon expiration of the additional period for fulfilling commitments of the Kyoto Protocol, the effects of Articles 18, 19 and 24 of Decision No 2005/166/EC should be maintained.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

CHAPTER I SUBJECT MATTER AND DEFINITIONS

Article 1 Subject matter

This Regulation establishes rules implementing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 as regards the following:

(a) Member States' reporting of greenhouse gas inventories, approximated greenhouse gas inventories and of information on policies and measures and projections, on the use of auctioning revenue and of project credits pursuant to Articles 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, and 17 of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013;

(b) Member States' reporting for the purposes of Decision No 529/2013/EU;

(c) the timing and steps for the conduct of the comprehensive and annual reviews of Member States' greenhouse gas inventories pursuant to Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013;

(d) timescales for the cooperation and coordination between the Commission and the Member States in preparing the Union greenhouse gas inventory report.

Article 2 Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) common reporting format table means a table for information on anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by sources and removals by sinks included in Annex II to Decision 24/CP.19 of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (Decision 24/CP.19) and in the Annex to Decision 6/CMP.9 of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol;

(2) reference approach means the reference approach by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), as contained in the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories as applicable pursuant to Article 6 of Delegated Regulation (EU) No C(2014) 1539.

(3) approach 1 means the basic method included in the 2006 IPCC Guidelines or the 2003 IPCC Good Practice Guidelines;

(4) key category means a category which has a significant influence on a Member State's or the Union's total inventory of greenhouse gases in terms of the absolute level of emissions and removals, the trend in emissions and removals, or uncertainty in emissions and removals;

(5) sectoral approach means the IPCC sectoral approach, as contained in the 2006 IPCC Guidelines.

CHAPTER II REPORTING BY MEMBER STATES

Article 3 General rules for reporting greenhouse gas inventories

1. Member States shall report the information referred to in Article 7(1) to (5) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 to the Commission with a copy to the European Environment Agency by completing, in accordance with Article 6 of Delegated Regulation (EU) No C(2014) 1539 and with the rules provided for in this Regulation:

(a) the common reporting format 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 that Member State's geographical scope under Regulation (EU) No 525/2013;

(b) the standard electronic format for reporting Kyoto Protocol units and the related reporting instructions as adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol;

(c) the Annexes I to VIII and X to XV to this Regulation.

2. The complete national inventory report referred to in Article 7(3) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 shall be drafted based on the structure set out in the Appendix to the UNFCCC reporting guidelines on annual greenhouse gas inventories as included in Annex I to Decision 24/CP.19 and following the rules provided for in this Regulation.

Article 4 Reporting in the National Inventory Report or in an annex to the National Inventory Report

1. Member States shall include the information and the tabular formats required by Articles 6, 7, 9 to 16 in the National Inventory Report or in a separate annex to the National Inventory Report, as specified in Annex I.

2. Where Member States may choose whether the information and the tabular formats to be reported are included in the National Inventory Report or in a separate annex to the National Inventory Report, Member States shall clearly indicate where the information is provided by completing Annex I.

Article 5 Processes for reporting

Member States shall use the ReportNet tools of the European Environment Agency, provided pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 401/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, for the submission of the information under Articles 4, 5, 7, 8, 12 to 17 of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013.

Article 6 Reporting on national inventory systems

1. Member States shall report the information on their national inventory systems referred to in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 in textual format, specifying:

(a) the name and contact information for the national entity with overall responsibility for the national inventory of the Member State;

(b) the roles and responsibilities of various agencies and entities in relation to the inventory planning, preparation and management process, as well as the institutional, legal and procedural arrangements made to prepare the inventory;

(c) a description of the process for collecting activity data, for selecting emission factors and methods, and for developing emission estimates;

(d) a description of the approaches used and the results of key category identification;

(e) a description of the processes which determine when recalculations of previously submitted inventory data are performed;

(f) a description of the quality assurance and quality control plan, its implementation and the quality objectives established, and information on internal and external evaluation and review processes and their results in accordance with the guidelines for national systems set out in the Annex to Decision 19/CMP.1 of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol;

(g) a description of the procedures for the official consideration and approval of the inventory.

2. Member States shall report a description of the arrangements made to ensure access of the competent inventory authorities to the information referred to in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 including information on the organizations providing the information, the regular scheduling of the access to information, the level of disaggregation and completeness to which access is provided.

Article 7 Reporting on consistency of the reported data on air pollutants

1. Member States shall report textual information on the results of the checks referred to in Article 7(1)(m)(i) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and on the consistency of the data pursuant to Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 including:

(a) a brief assessment whether the emissions estimates of carbon monoxide (CO), sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds, in inventories submitted by the Member State under Directive 2001/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and under the UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution are consistent with the corresponding emission estimates in greenhouse gas inventories under Regulation (EU) No 525/2013.

(b) the submission dates of the reports under Directive 2001/81/EC and under the UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution that were compared with the inventory submission under Regulation (EU) No 525/2013.

2. Where the checks referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article result in differences of more than +/–5 % between the total emissions excluding Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) for a particular air pollutant reported under Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and respectively under Directive 2001/81/EC or the UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution for the year X-2, the Member State concerned shall report in accordance with the tabular format set out in Annex II to this Regulation in addition to the textual information pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article for that air pollutant.

3. Member States may report only textual information if the difference of more than +/– 5 % referred to in paragraph 2 derives from correction of data errors, differences in geographical coverage or in scope of application in between the respective legal instruments.

Article 8 Reporting on recalculations

Member States shall report the reason for recalculations of the base year or period and of year X-3 referred to in Article 7(1)(e) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 in the tabular format set out in Annex III to this Regulation.

Article 9 Reporting on implementation of recommendations and adjustments

1. Under Article 7(1)(j) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013, Member States shall report on the status of implementation of each adjustment and of each recommendation listed in the most recently published individual UNFCCC review report, including reasons for not implementing such a recommendation, in accordance with the tabular format specified in Annex IV to this Regulation.

2. Member States shall report on the status of implementation of each recommendation listed in the most recent review report pursuant to Article 35(2) in accordance with the tabular format specified in Annex IV.

Article 10 Reporting on consistency of reported emissions with data from the emissions trading scheme

1. Member States shall report the information referred to in Article 7(1)(k) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 in accordance with the tabular format set out in Annex V to this Regulation.

2. Member States shall report textual information on the results of the checks performed pursuant to Article 7(1)(l) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013.

Article 11 Reporting on consistency of the data reported on fluorinated greenhouse gases

Member States shall report textual information on the results of the checks referred to in Article 7(1)(m)(ii) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 including:

(a) a description of the checks performed by the Member State concerning the level of detail, the data sets and the submissions compared;

(b) a description of the main results of the checks and explanations for the main inconsistencies;

(c) information whether the data collected by operators under Article 3(6) of Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 has been made use of and how;

(d) where the checks have not been performed, an explanation of the reasons why the checks were not considered to be relevant.

Article 12 Reporting on consistency with energy data

1. Under Article 7(1)(m)(iii) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013, Member States shall report textual information on the comparison 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 data reported pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Annex B to that Regulation.

2. Member States shall provide 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 in accordance with the tabular format set out in Annex VI.

Article 13 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 have been no changes in the description of their national inventory systems or of their national registries referred to in Article 7(1)(n) and (o) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 since the previous submission of the national inventory report.

Article 14 Reporting on uncertainty and completeness

1. For the purposes of reporting on uncertainty under Article 7(1)(p) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013, Member States shall report approach 1 uncertainty estimates for

(a) emission levels and trends and

(b) activity data and emission factors or other estimation parameters used at the appropriate category level using the tabular format set out in Annex VII to this Regulation.

2. The general assessment of completeness referred to in Article 7(1)(p) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 shall include:

(a) an overview of the categories that have been reported as not estimated (NE), as defined in the UNFCCC reporting guidelines on annual greenhouse gas inventories included in Annex I to Decision 24/CP.19, and detailed explanations for the use of this notation key especially where the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories provide methods for estimation of greenhouse gases;

(b) a description of the geographical coverage of the greenhouse gas inventory.

3. Where a Member State submits inventories with different geographical coverage under the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol and under Regulation (EU) No 525/2013, that Member State shall provide a short description of the principles and methods applied to distinguish emissions and removals reported for the Union's territory from emissions and removals reported for non-Union territories when compiling the inventory for the Union's territory of the respective Member State.

Article 15 Reporting on other elements for the preparation of the Union greenhouse gas inventory report

1. To enable the preparation of the Union greenhouse gas inventory report as referred to in Article 7(1)(p) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013, Member States shall report the information on the methods and emission factors used for those categories identified as Union key category in the relevant XML files and common reporting format tables.

2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the Commission shall provide the list of most recent Union's key categories by 31 October of the year prior to the inventory submission.

3. Member States shall explain and interpret past emission trends and inter-annual variations at aggregate level in each sector including reference to the main drivers identified to have significant impacts on the trends. The focus shall lie on the explanation of changes in the most recent inventory year compared with 1990 and on explanations of significant inter-annual variations for the most recent years of reporting, in particular from year X-3 to year X-2.

Article 16 Reporting on major changes to methodological descriptions

By 15 March of each year, Member States shall report the major changes to the methodological descriptions in the national inventory report since its submission due on 15 April of the previous year, in the tabular format set out in Annex VIII.

Article 17 Reporting approximated greenhouse gas inventories

1. Member States shall report approximated greenhouse gas inventories as referred to in Article 8(1) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013, in accordance with the common reporting format table — Summary table 2 as following:

(a) at a level of disaggregation of source categories reflecting the activity data and methods available for the preparation of estimates for the year X-1;

(b) excluding the total approximated CO2 equivalent emissions and removals from LULUCF;

(c) adding two columns for reporting the split between emissions included in the scope of the Union's emissions trading scheme established by Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and emissions covered by Decision No 406/2009/EC by source category, where available.

2. Member States shall provide explanations including on main drivers for the trends in emissions reported in Summary table 2 compared to the inventory already reported. Such explanation shall reflect only the information available for the preparation of estimates for the year X-1.

Article 18 Timescales for cooperation and coordination in preparing the Union greenhouse gas inventory report

Member States and the Commission shall cooperate and coordinate in the preparation of the Union greenhouse gas inventory and of the Union inventory report and comply with the time-limits set out in Annex IX.

Article 19 Reporting on the determination of the assigned amount

Member States shall submit a report with the information necessary to facilitate the calculation of the joint assigned amount and the assigned amount of the Union pursuant to Article 3, paragraphs 7bis, 8 and 8bis of the Kyoto Protocol for the second commitment period in accordance with Annex I to Decision 2/CMP.8 related to that report, to the Commission three months prior to the time limit for submission of that report to the UNFCCC.

Article 20 Reporting on national systems for policies and measures and projections

Member States shall report on national systems for policies and measures and projections referred to in Article 13(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013, including:

(a) information concerning the relevant institutional, legal and procedural arrangements, including the designation of the appropriate national entity or entities entrusted with overall responsibility for the policy evaluation of the Member State concerned and for the projections of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions;

(b) a description of relevant institutional, legal and procedural arrangements established within a Member State for evaluating policy and for making projections of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by sources and removals by sinks;

(c) a description of the relevant procedural arrangements and timescales to ensure the timeliness, transparency, accuracy, consistency, comparability and completeness of the information reported on policies and measures and the information reported on projections;

(d) a description of the overall process for the collection and use of data, together with an assessment of whether consistent processes for collection and use of data are underpinning the evaluation of policies and measures and the making of projections as well as the different projected sectors in the making of projections;

(e) a description of the process for selecting assumptions, methodologies and models for policy evaluation, and for making projections of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions;

(f) a description of the quality assurance and quality control activities and of the sensitivity analysis for projections carried out.

Article 21 Reporting on updates to Member States' low-carbon development strategies

Member States shall report on updates of their low-carbon development strategies referred to in Article 13(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013, including information concerning:

(a) the objective and a short description of the update carried out;

(b) the legal status of the low-carbon development strategy and of its update;

(c) the changes and expected impacts of the update on the implementation of the low-carbon development strategy;

(d) the timeline and a description of the progress for the implementation of the low-carbon development strategy and of its update, and where available, an assessment of the projected costs and benefits associated with the update;

(e) the manner in which the information is made available to the public pursuant to Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013.

Article 22 Reporting on policies and measures

1. Member States shall report the information on policies and measures referred to in Article 13(1)(c), (d) and (e) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 in accordance with the tabular formats set out in Annex XI to this Regulation and using the reporting template provided and the submission process introduced by the Commission.

2. Member States shall report qualitative information regarding the links between the different policies and measures reported pursuant paragraph 1 and the way such policies and measures contribute to the different projection scenarios including an assessment of their contribution to the achievement of a low-carbon development strategy, in a textual format in addition to the tabular format referred to in paragraph 1.

Article 23 Reporting on projections

1. Member States shall report the information on projections of anthropogenic greenhouse gases emissions by sources and removals by sinks referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 in accordance with the tabular formats set out in Annex XII to this Regulation, using the reporting template provided and the submission process introduced by the Commission.

2. Member States shall provide additional information, in a textual format, regarding:

(a) the results of the sensitivity analysis for the total reported greenhouse gas emissions, together with a brief explanation on which parameters were varied and how.

(b) the results of the sensitivity analysis split on total emissions covered by Decision No 406/2009/EC, total emissions included in the scope of the Union's emissions trading scheme established by Directive 2003/87/EC and total LULUCF emissions when such information is available;

(c) the year of inventory data (base year) and year of inventory report used as a starting point for the projections;

(d) the methodologies used for the projections, including a brief description of models used and their sectoral, geographical and temporal coverage, references for further information on the models and information on key exogenous assumptions and parameters used.

3. Nine months before the time-limit for submission of a report on projections pursuant to Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 525/2013 and in consultation with the Member States, the Commission shall recommend harmonised values for key supra-nationally determined parameters including carbon prices under emission trading scheme, international oil and coal import prices, with a view of ensuring consistency of the aggregated Union projections.

Article 24 Reporting on the use of auctioning revenues

Member States shall report the information on the use of auctioning revenues referred to in Article 17(1)(b) and (c) and Article 17(2) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 in accordance with the tabular formats set out in Annex XIII to this Regulation.

Article 25 Reporting on the project credits used for compliance with Decision No 406/2009/EC

Member States shall report the information on the project credits used for compliance with Decision No 406/2009/EC referred to in Article 17(1)(a) and (d) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 in accordance the tabular format set out in Annex XIV to this Regulation.

Article 26 Reporting on summary information on concluded transfers

1. Member States shall report the summary information on concluded transfers pursuant to Article 3(4) and (5) of Decision No 406/2009/EC in accordance with the tabular format set out in Annex XV to this Regulation.

2. The Commission services shall compile and make available electronically a report summarizing the information provided by Member States on annual basis. Such report shall provide only aggregated data and shall not disclose information from individual Member States on prices per unit of annual emission allocation.

CHAPTER III UNION EXPERT REVIEW OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

Article 27 Organisation of the Reviews

1. In conducting the reviews referred to in Article 19(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 the Commission and the European Environment Agency shall be supported by a technical experts review team.

2. The European Environment Agency shall act as Secretariat for the reviews.

3. The Commission and the European Environment Agency shall select a sufficient number of review experts and covering the appropriate inventory sectors in order to ensure an adequate review of the greenhouse gas inventories concerned within the time period available.

4. The review experts selected pursuant to paragraph 3 shall have experience in the area of greenhouse gas inventories compilation and, preferably be active in greenhouse gas review processes.

5. A member of the technical experts review team who has contributed to the compilation of an individual Member State's greenhouse gas inventory, or who is a national of the Member State' whose inventory is concerned, shall not take part in the review of that inventory.

6. The Commission and the European Environment Agency shall strive to ensure that the review of greenhouse gas inventories is performed consistently across all Member States concerned and in an objective manner, in order to ensure a high quality of the resulting technical assessments.

7. The reviews shall be carried out as desk-based or centralized reviews.

8. The Secretariat may decide to organize:

(a) a desk-based and centralized review in the same year;

(b) an in-country visit in addition to the desk-based or centralized reviews upon recommendation of the technical experts review team and in consultation with the Member State concerned.

Article 28 Tasks of the Secretariat

The tasks of the Secretariat referred to in Article 27(2) shall include:

(a) preparing the work plan for the review;

(b) compiling and providing the information necessary for the work of the technical experts review team;

(c) coordinating the review activities as set out in this Regulation, including the communication between the technical experts review team and the designated contact person or persons of the Member State under review, as well as making other practical arrangements;

(d) confirming cases where Member State's greenhouse gas inventories present significant issues in the meaning of Article 31, in consultation with the Commission;

(e) compiling and editing the final and interim review reports and communicating them to the Member State concerned and to the Commission.

Article 29 First step of the annual review

The checks to verify the transparency, accuracy, consistency, comparability and completeness of the information submitted referred to in Article 19(3)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 may include:

(a) an assessment whether all emission source categories and gases required under Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 are reported;

(b) an assessment whether emissions data time series are consistent;

(c) an assessment whether implied emission factors across Member States are comparable taking the IPCC default emission factors for different national circumstances into account;

(d) an assessment of the use of Not Estimated notation keys where IPCC tier 1 methodologies exist and where the use of the notation key is not justified in accordance with paragraph 37 of the UNFCCC reporting guidelines on annual greenhouse gas inventories as included in Annex I to Decision 24/CP.19;

(e) an analysis of recalculations performed for the inventory submission, in particular if the recalculations are based on methodological changes;

(f) a comparison of the verified emissions reported under the Union's Emissions Trading System with the greenhouse gas emissions reported pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 with a view of identifying areas where the emission data and trends as submitted by the Member State under review deviate considerably from those of other Member States;

(g) a comparison of the results of Eurostat's reference approach with the Member States' reference approach;

(h) a comparison of the results of Eurostat's sectoral approach with the Member States' sectoral approach;

(i) an assessment whether recommendations from earlier Union or UNFCCC reviews, not implemented by the Member State could lead to a technical correction;

(j) an assessment whether there are potential overestimations or underestimations relating to a key category in a Member State's inventory.

Article 30 Trigger for the second step of the annual review

In the framework of the annual review, where the checks pursuant to Article 29 identify significant issues in the meaning of Article 31, at a Member State's request, in case of late submission of the inventory that prevents the carrying out of the first step review checks pursuant to the timeline as set out in Annex XVI or in case of a lack of response to the first step review results, the checks set out in Article 32 shall be carried out.

Article 31 Threshold of significance

1. Recommendations from earlier Union or UNFCCC reviews which have not been implemented shall constitute a significant issue under Article 19(4)(a) of Regulation No (EU) 525/2013 if the recommendation or question concern overestimates or underestimates of greenhouse gas inventory data which could lead to a technical correction and if that Member State has not provided satisfactory explanation for the lack of implementation of that recommendation.

2. An underestimate or overestimate of inventory data that amounts to below 0.05 per cent of a Member State's total national greenhouse gas emissions without LULUCF for the year of the inventory under review or that does not exceed 500 kt CO2 equivalent, whichever is smaller, shall not be considered a significant issue under Article 19(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013.

Article 32 Second step of the annual review

1. The checks to identify cases where inventory data is prepared in a manner which is inconsistent with the UNFCCC guidance documentation or Union rules referred to in Article 19(3)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 may include:

(a) detailed examination of the inventory estimates including methodologies used by the Member State in the preparation of inventories;

(b) detailed analysis of the Member State's implementation of recommendations related to improving inventory estimates as listed in its most recent UNFCCC annual review report made available to that Member State before the submission under review or in the final review report pursuant to Article 35(2) of this Regulation; where recommendations have not been implemented a detailed analysis of the justification provided by the Member State for not implementing them;

(c) detailed assessment of the time series consistency of the greenhouse gas emissions estimates;

(d) detailed assessment whether the recalculations made by a Member State in the given inventory submission as compared to the previous one are transparently reported and made in accordance with the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories;

(e) follow-up on the results of the checks referred to in Article 29 of this Regulation and on any additional information submitted by the Member State under review in response to questions from the technical experts review team and other relevant checks.

2. A Member State that wishes to undergo the checks referred to in paragraph 1 upon request, shall notify the Commission by 31 October of the year preceding the year when the relevant review takes place.

Article 33 Comprehensive Review

1. The comprehensive review referred to in Article 19(1) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 shall include the checks pursuant to Articles 29 and 32 of this Regulation for the whole inventory.

2. The comprehensive review may include checks to identify whether problems identified for one Member State in the UNFCCC or Union reviews may also constitute a problem for other Member States.

Article 34 Technical corrections

1. A technical correction shall be deemed necessary in the meaning of Article 19(3)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 if an underestimate or overestimate exceeds the threshold of significance pursuant to Article 31 of this Regulation. Only the technical corrections deemed necessary shall be included in the final review report referred to in Article 35(2) of this Regulation accompanied by evidence based justification.

2. Should a technical correction exceed the threshold of significance for at least one year of the inventory under review but not for all the years of the time series, the technical correction shall be calculated for all the other years under review in order to ensure time series consistency.

Article 35 Review Reports

1. By 20 April of every year with an annual review, the Secretariat shall inform the Member State concerned of any significant issues pursuant to Articles 30 and 31 by means of an interim review report. Such report shall address issues that have been raised no later than by 31 March.

2. The Secretariat shall inform the Member State concerned of the end of the review by means of a final review report as follows:

(a) by 20 April in the case where no interim report was sent pursuant to paragraph 1;

(b) by 30 June at the end of the second step of the annual review;

(c) by 30 August at the end of the comprehensive review.

Article 36 Cooperation with Member States

1. Member States shall:

(a) participate in all the steps of the review pursuant to the schedule as set in Annex XVI;

(b) nominate a National contact point for the Union's review;

(c) participate in and facilitate in close cooperation with the Secretariat the organisation of an in-country visit, if needed;

(d) provide answers and additional information and comment on the review reports as relevant.

2. Upon request by the Member States, comments regarding the review findings shall be included in the final review report.

3. The Commission shall inform the Member States of the composition of the technical experts review team.

Article 37 Schedule for the reviews

The comprehensive and the annual reviews shall be carried out pursuant to the schedules set out in Annex XVI.

CHAPTER IV REPORTING FOR THE PURPOSES OF DECISION No 529/2013/EU

Article 38 Avoidance of double reporting

To the extent that a Member State includes information in its national inventory report and in accordance with Article 3 of this Regulation that is required also pursuant to Decision No 529/2013/EU, that Member State shall be deemed to have complied with its respective reporting obligations under that Decision.

Article 39 Reporting requirements on systems for cropland management and grazing land management

1. To the extent that a Member State has not included information in its national inventory report as set out in Article 38 of this Regulation, it shall report textual information on the systems in place and being developed to estimate emissions and removals from cropland management or grazing land management as referred to in point (a) of the second subparagraph of Article 3(2) of Decision No 529/2013/EU including the following elements:

(a) a description of the institutional, legal and procedural arrangements made in accordance with the requirements for national systems under the Kyoto Protocol as set out in the Annex to Decision 19/CMP.1 and in accordance with the requirements for national arrangements under the UNFCCC reporting guidelines for national greenhouse gas inventories as set out in Annex I to Decision 24/CP.19.

(b) a description of the manner in which the systems implemented are consistent with the methodological requirements of the IPCC report 2013 Revised Supplementary Methods and Good Practice Guidance Arising from the Kyoto Protocol, the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories and, as applicable, with the 2013 Supplement to 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories: Wetlands.

2. Member States shall submit the information set out in paragraph 1 as a separate report to the Commission pursuant to the following schedule:

(a) the first report in the year 2016 for the reporting year 2014 including all developments starting with 1 January 2013,

(b) the second report in the year 2017 for the reporting year 2015 and,

(c) the third report in the year 2018 for the reporting year 2016.

3. Member States shall focus the information included in the reports subsequent to the first report on any changes and developments that have occurred for their systems compared with the information included in their previous report.

Article 40 Reporting requirements on annual estimates of emissions and removals from cropland management and grazing land management

1. Member States that did not elect cropland management or grazing land management under the Kyoto Protocol shall report initial, preliminary and non-binding annual estimates of emissions and removals from cropland management or grazing land management as referred in point (b) of the second subparagraph of Article 3(2) of Decision No 529/2013/EU by including information for the relevant base year or period specified in Annex VI to Decision No 529/2013/EU.

2. The first annual report shall be submitted in the year 2015 for the reporting year 2013.

3. Member States to which paragraph 1 of this Article applies shall submit final annual estimates of emissions and removals from cropland management or grazing land management pursuant to point (c) of the second subparagraph of Article 3(2) of Decision No 529/2013/EU for all reporting years for the period from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2020, by including final information for the relevant base year or period specified in Annex VI to Decision No 529/2013/EU.

4. When providing the information specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article Member States shall comply with the following requirements:

(a) complete all relevant common reporting format tables as included in the Annex to Decision 6/CMP.9 for the respective activity under the Kyoto Protocol for the second commitment period, including the cross-cutting tables on activity coverage, the land transition matrix and the information table on accounting, and

(b) include explanatory information on methodologies and data used as required in the national inventory report in accordance with Decision 2/CMP.8 under the Kyoto Protocol and its Annex II.

Article 41 Specific reporting requirements

1. By derogation from Article 38 of this Regulation, where a Member State reports for its accounting obligation under the Kyoto Protocol information in accordance with the provisions on forest plantations set out in paragraphs 37 to 39 of the Annex to Decision 2/CMP.7, it shall submit for the purpose of its obligations under Decision No 529/2013/EU separate common reporting format tables for the activities of forest management and deforestation completed without the application of the provisions in paragraphs 37 to 39 of the Annex to Decision 2/CMP.7.

2. By derogation from Article 38 of this Regulation, where a Member State which did not elect cropland management or grazing land management under the Kyoto Protocol reports information on wetland drainage and rewetting for its accounting under that protocol and where that Member State applies Article 3(3) of Decision No 529/2013/EU, it shall submit separate common reporting format tables for those activities completed in accordance with that Decision.

Article 42 Submission of information

1. The information corresponding to the reporting requirements set out in Articles 39, 40 and 41 of this Regulation shall be submitted to the Commission as a separate annex to the national inventory report referred to in Article 7(3) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013.

2. To the extent that Article 38 of this Regulation does not apply, for their reporting obligations pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 3(2) and Article 3(3) of Decision No 529/2013/EU Member States shall report in accordance with Article 3 of this Regulation and include the corresponding information in the annex to the national inventory report referred to in Article 7(3) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013.

Article 43 Reporting at the end of an accounting period

For the purposes of Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 Member States shall submit information in accordance with Article 3 of this Regulation and in accordance with the provisions set out in this Chapter.

CHAPTER V TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 44 Repeal and transitional provision

Decision No 2005/166/EC is repealed. The effects of Articles 18, 19 and 24 shall be maintained.

Article 45 Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 30 June 2014. For the Commission The President José Manuel Barroso

ANNEX

ANNEX I Overview table of reporting requirements and their submission

[Article of] This Regulation Information to be provided in the National Inventory Report (NIR) (tick) Information to be provided in a separate annex to NIR (tick) Reference to chapter in the NIR or in separate annex (specify) Article 6 Reporting on national inventory systems Obligatory Not applicable Article 7 Reporting on consistency of the reported data on air pollutants Possible Possible If in the NIR: Chapter of the NIR on quality assurance, quality control and verification plan Article 9(1) Reporting on implementation of recommendations and adjustments Obligatory Not applicable Chapter of the NIR on recalculations and improvements Article 9(2) Reporting on implementation of recommendations and adjustments Not applicable Obligatory Article 10(1) Reporting on consistency of reported emissions with data from the emissions trading scheme Not applicable Obligatory Article 10(2) Reporting on consistency of reported emissions with data from the emissions trading scheme Possible Possible If in the NIR: In the relevant sections of the NIR Article 11 Reporting on consistency of the data reported on fluorinated greenhouse gases Not applicable Obligatory Article 12 Reporting on consistency with energy data Possible Possible If in the NIR: In the relevant sections of the NIR Article 13 Reporting on changes in descriptions of national inventory systems or registries Obligatory Not applicable In the relevant chapters of the NIR Article 14 Reporting on uncertainty and completeness Obligatory Not applicable In the CRF Table 9 and in the respective chapters of the NIR Article 15(1) Reporting on other elements for the preparation of the Union greenhouse gas inventory report Obligatory Not applicable In the relevant chapters of the NIR Article 15(3) Reporting on other elements for the preparation of the Union greenhouse gas inventory report Obligatory Not applicable In the respective chapters of the NIR Article 16 Reporting on major changes to methodological descriptions Possible Possible If in the NIR: In the chapter on recalculations and improvements in the NIR

ANNEX II (3)1.A.1.2.3.4.5.B.1.2.2.A.B.C.D.G.H.3.B.D.F.J.5.A.B.C.D.E.6. Format for reporting information on consistency of the reported data on air pollutants pursuant to Article 7

Data to be reported up to one decimal point for kt and % values Pollutant: EMISSION CATEGORIES Emissions for pollutant X reported in greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory (in kt) Emissions for pollutant X reported under Directive 2001/81/EC (NEC), submission version X (in kt) Absolute difference in kt Relative difference in % Emissions for pollutant X reported in the UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP) inventory, submission version X (in kt) Absolute difference in kt Relative difference in % Explanations for differences Total (Net Emissions) Energy Fuel combustion (sectoral approach) Energy industries Manufacturing industries and construction Transport Other sectors Other Fugitive emissions from fuels Solid fuels Oil and natural gas and other emissions from energy production Industrial processes and product use Mineral industry Chemical industry Metal industry Non-energy products from fuels and solvent use Other product manufacture and use Other Agriculture Manure management Agricultural soils Field burning of agricultural residues Other Waste Solid waste isposal Biological treatment of solid waste Incineration and open burning of waste Wastewater treatment and discharge Other Other

ANNEX III 1.A.1.2.3.4.5.B.1.2.C.2.A.B.C.D.G.H.3.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.4.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.5.A.B.C.D.E.6.2.B.9.2.B.10.2.C.3.2.C.42.C.7.2.E.1.2.E.2.2.E.3.2.E.4.2.E.5.2.F.1.2.F.2.2.F.3.2.F.4.2.F.5.2.F.6.2.G.1.2.G.2.2.G.4.2.H. Format for reporting on recalculations pursuant to Article 8

Recalculated Year Per Gas: CO2, N2O, CH4 GREENHOUSE GAS SOURCE AND SINK CATEGORIES Previous submission (CO2-eq, kt) Latest submission (CO2-eq, kt) Difference (CO2-eq, kt) Difference % Impact of recalculation on total emissions excluding LULUCF % Impact of recalculation on total emissions including LULUCF % Explanation for recalculations Total National Emissions and Removals Energy Fuel combustion activities Energy industries Manufacturing industries and construction Transport Other sectors Other Fugitive Emissions from Fuels Solid fuels Oil and natural gas CO2 transport and storage Industrial processes and product use Mineral industry Chemical industry Metal industry Non-energy products from fuels and solvent use Other product manufacture and use Other Agriculture Enteric fermentation Manure management Rice cultivation Agricultural soils Prescribed burning of savannahs Field burning of agricultural residues Liming Urea application Other carbon-containing fertilizer Other Land use, land-use change and forestry (net) Forestland Cropland Grassland Wetlands Settlements Other land Harvested wood products Other Waste Solid waste disposal Biological treatment of solid waste Incineration and open burning of waste Wastewater treatment and discharge Other Other (As specified in summary 1.A) Memo items: International bunkers Aviation Navigation Multilateral operations CO2 emissions from biomass CO2 captured Long-term storage of C in waste disposal sites Indirect N2O Indirect CO2 F-gases: Total actual Emissions Year Per Gas: PFCs, HFCs, SF6, unspecified mix of HFCs and PFCs, NF3 GREENHOUSE GAS SOURCE AND SINK CATEGORIES Previous submission (CO2-eq, kt) Latest submission (CO2-eq, kt) Difference (CO2-eq, kt) Difference % Impact of recalculation on total emissions excluding LULUCF % Impact of recalculation on total emissions including LULUCF % Explanation for recalculations Fluorochemical production Other Aluminium production Magnesium production Other Integrated circuit or semiconductor TFT flat panel display Photovoltaics Heat transfer fluid Other (as specified in table 2(II)) Refrigeration and air conditioning Foam blowing agents Fire protection Aerosols Solvents Other applications Electrical equipment SF6 and PFCs from other product use Other Other (Please specify:)

ANNEX IV Format for reporting information on implementation of recommendations and adjustments pursuant to Article 9

CRF category/issue Review recommendation Review report/paragraph MS response/status of implementation Chapter/section in the NIR

ANNEX V 1.A1.A1.A.11.A.1.a1.A.1.b1.A.1.c1.A.2.1.A.2.a1.A.2.b1.A.2.c1.A.2.d1.A.2.e1.A.2.f1.A.2.g1.A.3.1.A.3.e1.A.41.A.4.a1.A.4.c1.B1.C1.C.11.C.21.C.32.A2.A.12.A.22.A.32.A.42.B2.B.12.B.32.B.42.B.52.B.62.B.72.B.82.C2.C.12.C.22.C.32.C.42.C.52.C.62.C.72.B.22.B.32.B.42.C.3 Format for reporting information on consistency of reported emissions with emissions trading scheme (ETS) data pursuant to Article 10

Notation: x = reporting year Allocation of verified emissions reported by installations and operators under Directive 2003/87/EC to source categories of the national greenhouse gas inventory Member State Reporting year: Basis for data: verified ETS emissions and greenhouse gas emissions as reported in inventory submission for the year X-2 Total emissions (CO2-eq) Greenhouse gas inventory emissions [kt CO2eq] Verified emissions under Directive 2003/87/EC [kt CO2eq] Ratio in % (Verified emissions/inventory emissions) Comment Greenhouse gas emissions (total emissions without LULUCF for GHG inventory and without emissions from 1A3a Civil aviation, total emissions from installations under Article 3h of Directive 2003/87/EC) CO2 emissions (total CO2 emissions without LULUCF for GHG inventory and without emissions from 1A3a Civil aviation, total emissions from installations under Article 3h of Directive 2003/87/EC) Category CO2 emissions Greenhouse gas inventory emissions [kt] Verified emissions under Directive 2003/87/EC [kt] Ratio in % (Verified emissions/inventory emissions) Comment Fuel combustion activities, total Fuel combustion activities, stationary combustion Energy industries Public electricity and heat production Petroleum refining Manufacture of solid fuels and other energy industries Iron and steel (for GHG inventory combined CRF categories 1.A.2.a+ 2.C.1 + 1.A.1.c and other relevant CRF categories that include emissions from iron and steel (e.g. 1A1a, 1B1)) Manufacturing industries and construction ron and steel Non-ferrous metals Chemicals Pulp, paper and print Food processing, beverages and tobacco Non-metallic minerals Other Transport Other transportation (pipeline transport) Other sectors Commercial/Institutional Agriculture/Forestry/Fisheries Fugitive emissions from Fuels CO2 Transport and storage Transport of CO2 Injection and storage Other Mineral products Cement production Lime production Glass production Other process uses of carbonates Chemical industry Ammonia production Adipic acid production (CO2) Caprolactam, glyoxal and glyoxylic acid production Carbide production Titanium dioxide production Soda ash production Petrochemical and carbon black production Metal production Iron and steel production Ferroalloys production Aluminium production Magnesium production Lead production Zinc production Other metal production Category N2O emissions Greenhouse gas inventory emissions [kt CO2eq] Verified emissions under Directive 2003/87/EC [kt CO2eq] Ratio in % (Verified emissions/inventory emissions) Comment Nitric acid production Adipic acid production Caprolactam, glyoxal and glyoxylic acid production Category PFC emissions Greenhouse gas inventory emissions [kt CO2eq] Verified emissions under Directive 2003/87/EC [kt CO2eq] Ratio in % (Verified emissions/inventory emissions) Comment Aluminium production

ANNEX VI Format for reporting information on consistency with energy data pursuant to Article 12

FUEL TYPES Apparent consumption reported in GHG inventory Apparent consumption using data reported pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 Absolute difference Relative difference Explanations for differences (TJ) (TJ) (TJ) % Liquid fossil Primary fuels Crude oil Orimulsion Natural gas liquids Secondary fuels Gasoline Jet kerosene Other kerosene Shale oil Gas/diesel oil Residual fuel oil Liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) Ethane Naptha Bitumen Lubricants Petroleum coke Refinery feedstocks Other oil Other liquid fossil Liquid fossil totals Solid fossil Primary fuels Anthracite Coking coal Other bituminous coal Sub-bituminous coal Lignite Oil shale and tar sand Secondary fuels BKB and patent fuel Coke oven/gas coke Coal tar Other solid fossil Solid fossil totals Gaseous fossil Natural gas (dry) Other gaseous fossil Gaseous fossil totals Waste (non-biomass fraction) Other fossil fuels Peat Total

ANNEX VII Format for reporting information on uncertainty pursuant to Article 14

Source: 2006 IPCC guidelines, Volume 1, Table 3.2 Approach 1 uncertainty calculation A B C D E F G H I J K L M IPCC category Gas Base year emissions or removals Year x emissions or removals Activity data uncertainty Emission factor/estimation parameter uncertainty Combined uncertainty Contribution to Variance by Category in Year x Type A sensitivity Type B sensitivity Uncertainty in trend in national emissions introduced by emission factor/estimation parameter uncertainty Uncertainty in trend in national emissions introduced by activity data uncertainty Uncertainty introduced into the trend in total national emissions Input data Input data Input data Note A Input data Note A E 2F 2 G*D2D2 Note B DC I * F Note C J * E *2 Note D K2 + L2 Gg CO2 equivalent Gg CO2 equivalent % % % % % % % % E.g., 1.A.1. Energy industries fuel 1 CO2 E.g., 1.A.1. Energy industries fuel 2 CO2 Etc… … Total C D H M Percentage uncertainty in total inventory: H Trend uncertainty: M

ANNEX VIII 1.A.1.2.3.4.5.B.1.2.C.2.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.3.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.4.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.5.A.B.C.D.E.6. Format for reporting information on major changes to methodological descriptions pursuant to Article 16

GREENHOUSE GAS SOURCE AND SINK CATEGORIES DESCRIPTION OF METHODS RECALCULATIONS REFERENCE Please tick where the latest NIR includes major changes in methodological descriptions compared to the NIR of the previous year Please tick where this is also reflected in recalculations compared to the previous years' CRF If ticked please provide a reference to the relevant section or pages in the NIR and if applicable some more detailed information such as the sub-category or gas concerned for which the description was changed. Total (Net Emissions) Energy Fuel Combustion (sectoral pproach) Energy industries Manufacturing industries and construction Transport Other sectors Other Fugitive emissions from fuels Solid fuels Oil and natural gas and other emissions from energy production CO2 transport and storage Industrial processes and product use Mineral industry Chemical industry Metal industry Non-energy products from fuels and solvent use Electronics industry Product uses as substitutes for ODS Other product manufacture and use Other Agriculture Enteric fermentation Manure management Rice cultivation Agricultural soils Prescribed burning of savannahs Field burning of agricultural residues Liming Urea application Other carbon containing fertilisers Other Land use, land-use change and forestry Forest land Cropland Grassland Wetlands Settlements Other land Harvested wood products Other Waste Solid waste disposal Biological treatment of solid waste Incineration and open burning of waste Wastewater treatment and discharge Other Other (as specified in Summary 1.A) KP LULUCF Article 3.3 activities Afforestation/reforestation Deforestation Article 3.4.activities Forest management Cropland management (if elected) Grazing land management (if elected) Revegetation (if elected) Wetland drainage and rewetting (if elected) NIR Chapter DESCRIPTION REFERENCE Please tick where the latest NIR includes major changes in descriptions compared to the previous year NIR If ticked please provide some more detailed information for example reference to pages in the NIR Chapter 1.2 Description of national inventory arrangements

ANNEX IX 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.12.13.13bis.14.15.16.17. Procedures and time scales for the compilation of the Union greenhouse gas inventory and inventory report

Element Who When What Submission of annual inventories (complete CRF and elements of the national inventory report) by Member States Member States Annually by 15 January Elements listed in Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 525/2013/EU and Article 3 of this Regulation Initial checks of Member State submissions Commission (incl. DG ESTAT (Eurostat), DG JRC), assisted by European Environment Agency (EEA) For the Member State submission from 15 January at the latest until 28 February Initial checks and consistency checks (by EEA). Comparison of energy data provided by Member States in the CRF with Eurostat energy data (sectoral and reference approach) by Eurostat and EEA. Check of Member States' agriculture and land use, land- use change and forestry (LULUCF) inventories by JRC (in consultation with Member States). The findings of the initial checks will be documented. Compilation of draft Union inventory and inventory report (elements of the Union inventory report) Commission (incl. Eurostat, JRC), assisted by EEA Until 28 February Draft Union inventory and inventory report (compilation of Member State information), based on Member State inventories and additional information where needed (as submitted on 15 January). Circulation of initial check findings including notification of potential gap-filling Commission assisted by EEA 28 February Circulation of initial check findings including notification of potential gap-filling and making available the findings Circulation of draft Union inventory and inventory report Commission assisted by EEA 28 February Circulation of the draft Union inventory on 28 February to Member States. Member States check data. Submission of updated or additional inventory data and complete national inventory reports by Member States Member States By 15 March Updated or additional inventory data submitted by Member States (to remove inconsistencies or to fill gaps) and complete national inventory reports. Member State commenting on the draft Union inventory Member States By 15 March If necessary, provide corrected data and comments to the draft Union inventory Member State responses to the initial checks Member States By 15 March Member States respond to initial checks if applicable. Circulation of follow-up initial check findings Commission assisted by EEA 31 March Circulation of follow-up initial check findings and making available the findings 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 and communicates these to the Member States. Comments from Member States regarding the Commission estimates for missing data Member States 7 April Member States provide comments on the Commission estimates for missing data, for consideration by the Commission. Member States responses to follow-up initial checks Member States 7 April Member States provide responses to follow up of initial checks. Member States submissions to the UNFCCC Member States 15 April Submissions to the UNFCCC (with a copy to EEA) Final annual Union inventory (incl. Union inventory report) Commission assisted by EEA 15 April Submission to UNFCCC of the final annual Union inventory. Any resubmissions by Member States Member States By 8 May Member States provide to the Commission the resubmissions which they submit to the UNFCCC secretariat. The Member States must clearly specify which parts have been revised in order to facilitate the use for the Union resubmission. Resubmissions should be avoided to the extent possible. As the Union resubmission also has to comply with the time-limits specified in the guidelines under Article 8 of the Kyoto Protocol, the Member States have to send their resubmission, if any, to the Commission earlier than the period foreseen in the guidelines under Article 8 of the Kyoto Protocol, provided that the resubmission corrects data or information that is used for the compilation of the Union inventory. Union inventory resubmission in response to Member States' resubmissions Commission assisted by EEA 27 May If necessary, resubmission to UNFCCC of the final annual Union inventory. 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.

ANNEX X Format for reporting greenhouse gas emissions covered by Decision 406/2009/EC

Notation: x = reporting year A X-2 B Greenhouse gas emissions kt CO2eq C Total greenhouse gas emissions without LULUCF D Total verified emissions from stationary installations under Directive 2003/87/EC E CO2 emissions from 1.A.3.A civil aviation F Total ESD emissions (= C-D-E)

ANNEX XI Table 1: Sectors and gases for reporting on policies and measures and groups of measures, and type of policy instrument Table 2: Available results of ex-ante and ex-post assessments of the effects of individual or groups of policies and measures on mitigation of climate change Table 3: Available projected and realised costs and benefits of individual or groups of policies and measures on mitigation of climate change Reporting information on policies and measures pursuant to Article 22

Notes: Abbreviations: GHG = greenhouse gas; LULUCF = land use, land-use change and forestry. PAM number Name of policy or measure Sector(s) affected GHG(s) affected Objective Quantified objective Short description Type of policy instrument Union policy which resulted in the implementation of the PAM Status of implementation Implementation period Projections scenario in which the PAM is included Entities responsible for j implementing the policy Indicators used to monitor and evaluate progress over time Reference to assessments and underpinning technical reports General comments Union policy Other Start Finish Type name Description Values [Year] [Year] [Year] [Year] Notation: t signifies the first future year ending with 0 or 5 immediately following the reporting year Policy or measure or groups of policies and measures Policy impacting EU ETS or ESD emissions (both can be selected) Ex-ante assessment Ex-post assessment GHG emissions reductions in t (kt CO2-equivalent per year) GHG emissions reductions in t+5 (kt CO2-equivalent per year) GHG emissions reductions in t+10 (kt CO2-equivalent per year) GHG emissions reductions in t+15 (kt CO2-equivalent per year) Year for which reduction applies Average emission reduction (kt CO2-equivalent per year) Explanation of the basis for the mitigation estimates Factors affected by PAM Documentation/Source of estimation if available (provide a weblink of the report where the figure is referenced from) EU ETS ESD LULUCF Total EU ETS ESD Total EU ETS ESD Total EU ETS ESD Total EU ETS ESD Note: Member States are to include all the policies and measures or their groups where such assessment is available. Policy or measure or groups of policies and measures Projected costs and benefits Realised costs and benefits Costs in EUR per tonne CO2eq reduced/sequestered Absolute costs per year in EUR (specify year cost has been calculated for) Description of cost estimates (Basis for cost estimate, what type of costs are included in the estimate, methodology) Price year Year for which calculated Documentation/Source of cost estimation Costs in EUR per tonne CO2eq reduced/sequestered Price year Year for which calculated Description of cost estimates (Basis for cost estimate, what type of costs are included) Documentation/Source of cost estimation A benefit must be indicated in the template as a negative cost. If available, costs and benefits for the same PAM or group of PAMs should be entered in two separate rows, with the net-cost in a separate third row for the PAM or group of PAMs. If the costs reported is net-costs covering both positive costs and benefits (= negative costs) this should be indicated. Questionnaire: Information on the extent to which the Member State's action constitutes a significant element of the efforts undertaken at national level as well as the extent to which the projected use of joint implementation, of the clean development mechanism and of international emissions trading is supplemental to domestic action Questionnaire on the use of the Kyoto Protocol mechanisms in meeting the 2013-2020 targets Note: X is the reporting year. Type of unit Total quantity projected to be used in second Commitment period Average annual projected quantity Quantity used (Units acquired and retired) x-1 Assigned amount units (AAUs) Certified emission reductions(CERs) Emission reduction units (ERUs) Long-term certified emission reductions (lCERs) Temporary certified emission reductions (tCERs) Removal units (RMU)

1. Does your Member State intend to use joint implementation (JI), the clean development mechanism (CDM) and international emissions trading (IET) under the Kyoto Protocol (the Kyoto mechanisms) to meet its quantified limitation or reduction commitment pursuant to the Kyoto Protocol? If so, what progress has been made with the implementing provisions (operational programmes, institutional decisions) and any related domestic legislation?

2. What quantitative contributions to the fulfilment of the quantified emission limitation or reduction commitment pursuant to Article X of Decision Y (Ratification decision) and the Kyoto Protocol does your Member State expect from the Kyoto mechanisms during the second quantified emission limitation and reduction commitment period, from 2013 to 2020? (Please use the table)

3. Specify the budget in euro for the total use of the Kyoto mechanisms and, where possible, per mechanism and initiative, programme or fund, including the time over which the budget will be spent.

4. With which countries has your Member State closed bilateral or multilateral agreements, or agreed memorandums of understanding or contracts for the implementation of project based activities?

5. For each planned, ongoing and completed clean development mechanism and joint implementation project activity in which your Member State participates, provide the following information:

5.

(a) Project title and category (JI/CDM)

(b) Host country

(c) Financing: give a brief description of any financial involvement of the government and the private sector, using categories such as private, public, public-private partnership.

(d) Project type: use a short description, for example:

Energy and power: Fuel-switching, renewable energy generation, improving energy efficiency, reduction of fugitive emissions from fuels, other (please specify)

Industrial processes: Material substitution, process or equipment change, waste treatment, recovery or recycling, other (please specify)

Land use, land-use change and forestry: Afforestation, reforestation, forest management, cropland management, grazing land management, revegetation

Transport: Fuel-switching, improving fuel efficiency, other (please specify)

Agriculture: Manure management, other (please specify)

Waste: Solid-waste management, landfill methane recovery, waste-water management, other (please specify)

Other: Please provide a short description of the other project type

(e) Status: use the following categories:

Proposed,

approved (approval of governments involved and feasibility studies completed),

under construction (start-up or construction phase),

in operation,

completed,

suspended.

(f) Lifetime: provide the following information:

date of official approval (e.g. of the Executive Board for clean development mechanism projects, of the host country for joint implementation projects),

date of project initiation (operation starts),

expected date of project termination (lifetime),

crediting period (for what years will ERUs or CERs be generated),

date(s) of issue of emission reduction units (ERUs) (by host country) or certified emission reductions (CERs) (by CDM executive board).

(g) First or second track approval procedure (For joint implementation projects only).

(h) Projected total and annual emissions reductions that accrue until the end of the second commitment period.

(i) Amount of ERUs or CERS generated by the project that will be acquired by the Member State.

(j) Credits accrued until the end of reporting year: provide information on the number of credits (total and annual) obtained from joint implementation projects, clean development projects and credits resulting from land use, land use change and forestry activities.

ANNEX XII Table 1: Greenhouse gas projections by gases and categories 1.A.1.a.b.c.2.3.a.b.c.d.e.4.a.b.c.5.B.1.2.C.2.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.3.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.4.A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.5.A.B.C.D.E. Table 2: Indicators to monitor and evaluate projected progress of policies and measures Table 3: Reporting on parameters for projections used 1 A.11.A.21.A.31.A.4.a1.A.4.b1B2345 Table 4: Model Factsheet Reporting on projections pursuant Article 23

Notation: t signifies the first future year ending with 0 or 5 immediately following the reporting year Category For each Greenhouse gas (group of gases) pursuant to Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 525/2013/EU (kt) Total GHG emissions (kt CO2 -eq) ETS emissions (kt CO2-eq) ESD emissions (kt CO2-eq) projection base year t-5 t t+5 t+10 t+15 projection base year t-5 t t+5 t+10 t+15 projection base year t-5 t t+5 t+10 t+15 projection base year t-5 t t+5 t+10 t+15 Total excluding LULUCF Total including LULUCF Energy Fuel combustion Energy industries Public electricity and heat production Petroleum refining Manufacture of solid fuels and other energy industries Manufacturing industries and construction Transport Domestic aviation Road transportation Railways Domestic navigation Other transportation Other sectors Commercial/Institutional Residential Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing Other Fugitive emissions from fuels Solid fuels Oil and natural gas and other emissions from energy production CO2 transport and storage Industrial processes Mineral Industry of which cement production Chemical industry Metal industry of which Iron and steel production Non-energy products from fuels and solvent use Electronics industry Product uses as substitutes for ODS Other product manufacture and use Other Agriculture Enteric fermentation Manure management Rice cultivation Agricultural soils Prescribed burning of savannahs Field burning of agricultural residues Liming Urea application Other carbon-containing fertilizers Other (please specify) Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry Forest land Cropland Grassland Wetlands Settlements Other Land Harvested wood products Other Waste Solid Waste Disposal Biological treatment of solid waste Incineration and open burning of waste Wastewater treatment and discharge Other (please specify) Memo items International bunkers Aviation Navigation CO2 emissions from biomass CO2 captured Long-term storage of C in waste disposal sites Indirect N2O International aviation in the EU ETS Notation: t signifies the first future year ending with 0 or 5 immediately following the reporting year Indicator/numerator/denominator Unit Guidance/definition Guidance/source With existing measures With additional measures Base year t t+5 t+10 t+15 Base year t t+5 t+10 t+15 Notation: t signifies the first future year ending with 0 or 5 immediately following the reporting year. Parameter used (with existing measures scenario) Year Values Default unit Additional unit information Data source Year of publication of data source Sectoral projections for which the parameter is used Comment (for guidance) Base/Reference year Base/Reference year t-5 t t+5 t+10 t+15 Energy industries Manufacturing industries and construction Transport (excl 1.A.3.a domestic aviation) Commercial/institutional Residential Fugitive emissions from fuels Industrial Processes and product use Agriculture LULUCF Waste International Aviation in the EU ETS + 1.A.3.a Domestic aviation General parameters Population Count Gross domestic product (GDP) Real growth rate % EUR t-10 Constant prices EUR million EUR t-10 Gross value added (GVA) total industry EUR million EUR t-10 Exchange rates EURO (for non-EURO countries), if applicable EUR/currency EUR t-10 Exchange rates US DOLLAR, if applicable USD/currency USD t-10 EU ETS carbon price EUR/EUA EUR t-10 International (wholesale) fuel import prices Electricity Coal EUR/GJ Yes EUR t-10 Crude Oil EUR/GJ EUR t-10 Natural gas EUR/GJ EUR t-10 Energy parameters National retail fuel prices (with taxes included) Coal, industry EUR/GJ EUR t-10 Coal, households EUR/GJ EUR t-10 Heating oil, industry EUR/GJ EUR t-10 Heating oil, households EUR/GJ EUR t-10 Transport, gasoline EUR/GJ Yes EUR t-10 Transport, diesel EUR/GJ Yes EUR t-10 Natural gas, industry EUR/GJ EURt-10 Natural gas, households EUR/GJ EUR t-10 National retail electricity prices (with taxes included) Industry EUR/kWh EUR t-10 Households EUR/kWh EUR t-10 Gross inland (primary energy) consumption Coal GJ Oil GJ Natural gas GJ Renewables GJ Nuclear GJ Other GJ Total GJ Gross electricity production Coal TWh Oil TWh Natural gas TWh Renewables TWh Nuclear TWh Other TWh Total TWh Total net electricity imports TWh Gross final energy consumption TWh Final energy consumption Industry GJ Transport GJ Residential GJ Agriculture/Forestry GJ Services GJ Other GJ Total GJ Number of heating degree days (HDD) Count Number of cooling degree days (CDD) Count Transport parameters Number of passenger-kilometres (all modes) million pkm Freight transport tonnes-kilometres (all modes) million tkm Final energy demand for road transport GJ Buildings parameters Number of households Count Household size inhabitants/Household Agriculture parameters Livestock Dairy cattle 1000 heads Non-dairy cattle 1000 heads Sheep 1000 heads Pig 1000 heads Poultry 1000 heads Nitrogen input from application of synthetic fertilizers kt nitrogen Nitrogen input from application of manure kt nitrogen Nitrogen fixed by N-fixing crops kt nitrogen Nitrogen in crop residues returned to soils kt nitrogen Area of cultivated organic soils Ha (hectares) Waste parameters Municipal solid waste (MSW) generation tonne MSW Municipal solid waste (MSW) going to landfills tonne MSW Share of CH4 recovery in total CH4 generation from landfills % Other parameters Add rows for other relevant parameters Model name Full model name Model version and status Latest date of revision URL to model description Model type Model description Summary Intended field of application Description of main input data categories and data sources Validation and evaluation Output quantities GHG covered Sectoral coverage Geographical coverage Temporal coverage,(e.g. time steps, time span) Interface with other models Input from other models Model structure(if diagram please add to the template) Member States may reproduce this table to allow them to report details of individual sub-models which have been used to create GHG projections

ANNEX XIII Table 1 Revenues generated from auctioning of allowances in year X-1 Table 2 Use of revenues from auctioning of allowances for domestic and Union purposes pursuant to Article 3d and 10 of Directive 2003/87/EC Table 3: Use of revenues from auctioning of allowances for international purposes Table 4: Use of revenues from auctioning of allowances to support developing countries through multilateral channels pursuant to Article 3d and 10 of Directive 2003/87/EC Table 5: Use of revenues from auctioning of allowances pursuant to Article 3d and 10 of Directive 2003/87/EC for bilateral or regional support to developing countries Reporting on the use of auctioning revenues pursuant to Article 24

Notes: x: reporting year 1 Amount for the year X-1 2 1000 Euros 1000 in domestic currency, if applicable 3 A B C 4 Total amount of revenues generated from auctioning of allowances Sum of B5+B6 Sum of C5+C6 5 Of which amount of revenues generated from auctioning of allowances pursuant to Article 10 of Directive 2003/87/EC 6 Of which amount of revenues generated from auctioning of allowances pursuant to Article 3d(1) or (2) of Directive 2003/87/EC 7 Total amount of revenues from auctioning of allowances or equivalent financial value used for the purposes specified in paragraph 3 of Article 10, and Article 3d(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC 8 Of which amount of revenues from auctioning of allowances used for the purposes specified in Article 10(3) of Directive 2003/87/EC (if data are available for separate reporting) 9 Of which amount of revenues from auctioning of allowances used for the purposes specified in Article 3d(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC (if data are available for separate reporting) 10 Total amount of auctioning revenues generated or the equivalent in financial value committed in years before X-1 generated and not disbursed in the years before the year X-1 and carried-over for disbursement in the year X-1 Notation: x = reporting year Notes: 1 Purpose for which revenues were used Short description Amount for the year X-1 Status Revenues pursuant to [tick relevant column] Type of use Financial instrument Implementing Agency 2 (e.g. programme, act, action or project title) (including reference to online source of more detailed description, if available) 1000 Euros 1000 Domestic Currency Committed/disbursed Article 3d of Directive 2003/87/EC Article 10 of Directive 2003/87/EC the categories of uses outlined in Directive 2003/87/EC To be selected: fiscal, financial support policy, domestic regulatory policy that leverage financial support, other (e.g. responsible ministry) 3 A B C D E F G H I J 4 ☐ ☐ 5 ☐ ☐ 6 Total amount of revenues or equivalent financial value used Sum of column C Sum of column D Notation: x = reporting year Notes: 1 Amount committed in the year X-1 Amount disbursed in the year X-1 2 USE OF REVENUES FROM AUCTIONING OF ALLOWANCES OR THE EQUIVALENT IN FINANCIAL VALUE FOR INTERNATIONAL PURPOSES 1000 Euros 1000 Domestic currency, if applicable 1000 Euros 1000 Domestic currency, if applicable 3 A B C D E 4 Total amount used as specified under Articles 10(3) and Article 3d(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC for supporting third countries other than developing countries 5 Total amount used as specified under Articles 10(3) and Article 3d(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC for supporting developing countries Notation: x = reporting year Notes: 1 Amount for the year X-1 Status Type of support Financial instrument Sector 2 1000 Euros 1000 Domestic Currency to be selected: committed/disbursed to be selected: mitigation, adaptation, cross-cutting, other, information not available to be selected: grant, concessional loan, non-concessional loan, equity, other, information not available to be selected: energy, transport, industry, agriculture forestry, water and sanitation, cross-cutting, other, information not available 3 Total amount for supporting developing countries through multilateral channels 4 of which used, if applicable, via multilateral funds 5 Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund (GEEREF) (Article 10(3)(a) of Directive 2003/87/EC) 6 Adaptation Fund under the UNFCCC (Article 10, paragraph 3(a) of Directive 2003/87/EC) 7 Special Climate Change FUND (SCCF) under the UNFCCC 8 Green Climate Fund under the UNFCCC 9 Least Developed Countries Fund 10 UNFCCC Trust Fund for Supplementary Activities 11 For multilateral support to REDD+ activities 12 Other multilateral climate-related funds (please specify) 13 of which used, if applicable, via multilateral financial institutions 14 Global Environmental Facility 15 World Bank 16 International Finance Corporation 17 African Development Bank 18 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development 19 Inter-American Development Bank 20 Other multilateral financial institutions or support programmes, please specify Notation: x = reporting year Notes: 1 Programme/project title Recipient country/region Amount for the year X-1 Status Type of support Sector Financial instrument Implementing Agency 2 1000 Euros 1000 Domestic currency to be selected: Committed/disbursed to be selected: Mitigation, Adaptation, REDD+, Cross-cutting, Other to be selected: energy, transport. industry, agriculture, forestry, water and sanitation, cross-cutting, other, information not available to be selected: grant, concessional loan, non-concessional loan, equity, direct project investments, investment funds, fiscal support policies, financial support policies, other, information not available 3

ANNEX XIV Reporting on the project credits used for compliance with Decision No 406/2009/EC pursuant to Article 25 of this Regulation

Notes: Notation: x signifies the reporting year 1 Reporting Member State Units transferred to the Effort Sharing Decision Compliance Account in year X-1 2 Type of information Country of origin ERUs CERs lCERs tCERS Other units Justification/explanation of qualitative criteria applied to credits A B C D E F G 3 Total use of project credits in tonnes (= total amount of units transferred to the ESD Compliance Account) 4 Geographical distribution: countries of origin of the emission reductions one row per country should be generated; the corresponding units should be entered in the columns. 5 Of which are credits from project types pursuant to Article 5(1)(a) of Decision No 406/2009/EC 6 Of which are credits from project types pursuant to Article 5(1)(b) of Decision No 406/2009/EC 7 Of which are credits from project types pursuant to Article 5(1)(c) and 5(5) of Decision No 406/2009/EC 8 Of which are credits from project types pursuant to Article 5(1)(d) of Decision No 406/2009/EC 9 Of which are credits from project types pursuant to Article 5(2) and (3) of Decision No 406/2009/EC 11 Of which are credits from project types that cannot be used by operators in the EU ETS

ANNEX XV Reporting on summary information on concluded transfers pursuant to Article 26

Note: X signifies the reporting year Information on concluded transfers for the year X-1 Number of transfers Transfer 1 Quantity of Annual Emission Allocation units (AEAs) Transferring Member State Acquiring Member State Price per AEA Date of the transfer agreement Year of the expected transaction in the registry Other information (such as greening schemes)

ANNEX XVI Table 1: Schedule for the comprehensive review to determine Member State's Annual emissions allocations pursuant to the fourth subparagraph of Article 3(2) of Decision No 406/2009/EC Table 2: Schedule for the comprehensive reviews pursuant to Article 19(1) of Regulation (EC) No 525/2013/EC Table 3: Schedule for the annual review pursuant to Article 19(2) of Regulation No (EU) 525/20013

Activity Task description Time First step review The Secretariat implements the checks to verify the transparency, accuracy, consistency, completeness and comparability of Member States inventories pursuant to Article 29 of this Regulation. 15 January — 15 March Preparation of review material for the technical experts review team (TERT) The Secretariat prepares and compiles material for TERT. 15 March — 30 April Desk-based review TERT performs checks pursuant to Article 32 of this Regulation, prepares initial questions based on 15 April submissions including consideration of any re-submitted data to the UNFCCC. Secretariat to communicate questions to Member States 1 May — 21 May Time-limit for the responses of the Member State to the initial questions Member States respond to questions — two week period for responses 21 May — 4 June Centralised meetings of expert reviewers TERT meets to discuss responses from Member States, identify cross-cutting issues, ensure consistency of findings across Member States, agree upon recommendations etc. Additional questions are identified and communicated by the Secretariat to Member States during this period. 5 June — 29 June Time-limit for the responses of the Member State responses to the additional questions Member States respond to questions. By 6 July Preparation of draft review reports, including possible further questions to Member States The TERT compiles draft review reports, including unresolved questions to Member States, draft recommendations concerning possible inventory improvements for consideration by Member States, and, where applicable, details of and justification for potential technical corrections. The Secretariat communicates the reports to Member States 29-June — 13 July Time-limit for the comments of the Member State on draft review report Member States comment on draft reports, respond to unresolved questions and, where relevant, agree or disagree with the TERT's recommendations. 13 July — 3 August Time-limit for finalisation of review reports Informal communication with Member States to follow up any outstanding issues. The TERT finalises the reports, which are reviewed and edited by the Secretariat. By 17 August Final Review Reports Secretariat communicates the final review reports to the Commission By 17 August Activity Task description Timing First step review and communication of its results to Member States The Secretariat implements the checks to verify the transparency, accuracy, consistency, completeness and comparability of Member States inventories pursuant to Article 29 of this Regulation based on 15 January submissions and sends the first step review results to Member States. 15 January — 28 February Response to the first step review results Member States provide their response to the Secretariat on the first step review results. By 15 March Follow-up on the first step review result and communication of the follow-up results to Member States The Secretariat evaluates Member States' responses to the first step review results and sends the evaluation results and other outstanding issues to Member States. 15 March — 31 March Response to the follow-up results Member States provide their comments to the Secretariat on the follow-up results and other outstanding issues. By 7 April Preparation of review material for the TERT The Secretariat prepares material for the comprehensive review based on 15 April submissions of the Member States. 15 April — 25 April Desk based review The TERT performs checks pursuant to Article 32 of this Regulation, compiles initial questions to Member States based on 15th April submissions. 25 April — 13 May Communication of initial questions The Secretariat sends initial questions to Member States. By 13 May Response Member States respond to initial questions to the Secretariat. 13 May — 27 May Centralised expert meetings The TERT meets to discuss responses from Member States, identify cross-cutting issues, ensure consistency of findings across Member States, agree upon recommendations, prepare draft technical corrections, etc. Additional questions are identified and communicated to Member States during this period. 28 May — 7 June Response Member States provide answers to questions and potential cases of technical corrections during the centralised review to the Secretariat. 28 May — 7 June Communication of technical corrections The Secretariat sends draft technical corrections to Member States. By 8 June Response Member States respond to draft technical corrections to the Secretariat. By 22 June Compilation of draft review reports The TERT compiles draft review reports, including any unresolved questions and draft recommendations and, where applicable, details and justification for draft technical corrections. 8– 29 June Potential in-country visit In exceptional cases, where significant quality issues continue to exist in the inventories reported by Member States or the TERT is unable to resolve questions, an ad-hoc country visit may be undertaken. 29 June — 9 August Draft review reports The Secretariat sends draft review reports to Member States By 29 June Comments Member States provide comments on the draft review reports to the Secretariat including any comments they wish to include in the final review report. By 9 August Finalisation of review reports The TERT finalises the review reports. Informal communication with Member States to follow up any outstanding issues if needed. The Secretariat checks the review reports. 9 August — 23 August Submission of Final Review Reports Secretariat communicates the final review reports to the Commission and to Member States. By 30 August Activity Task description Time First step of the annual review First step review and communication of its results to Member States The Secretariat implements the checks to verify the transparency, accuracy, consistency, completeness and comparability of Member States inventories pursuant to Article 29 of this Regulation based on 15 January submissions and sends the first step review results and potential significant issues to Member States. 15 January — 28 February Response to the first step review results Member States provide their response to the Secretariat on the first step review results and potential cases of significant issues. By 15 March Follow-up on the first step review results and communication of the follow-up results to Member States The Secretariat evaluates Member States' responses to the first step review results and identifies significant issues which could potentially trigger the second step of the annual review and sends the evaluation results and a list of potential significant issues to Member States. 15 March — 31 March Response to the follow-up results Member States provide their comments to the Secretariat on potential cases of significant issues. By 7 April Review of Member States responses The TERT assesses Member States' responses and identifies the Member States that are potentially subject to the Second step of the annual review. Member States with no potential significant issues are notified that they are not subject to the second step of the annual review pursuant to Article 35. 7 April — 20 April Unresolved significant issues The Secretariat sends an interim review report with all unresolved significant issues from the first step checks to Member States subject to the second step of the annual review. Member States which are not subject to the second step of the annual review will receive a final review report. By 20 April Second step of the annual review Preparation of review material The Secretariat prepares review material for the second step of the annual review based on the 15 March submissions of Member States. 15 March — 15 April Second step review The TERT performs checks pursuant to Article 32 of this Regulation, identifies and calculates potential technical corrections. Member States should be available for questions during the second week of the review. 15 April — 28 April Communication of technical corrections The Secretariat sends potential technical corrections to Member States. By 28 April Response Member States provide comments on potential technical corrections to the Secretariat. By 8 May Draft review reports The TERT compiles draft review reports, including draft recommendations and a justification for potential technical corrections. 8 May — 31 May Communication of the draft review reports The Secretariat sends draft review reports to Member States By 31 May Response Member States provide comments on the draft review reports to the Secretariat including any comments they wish to include in the final review report. By 15 June Compilation of review reports The TERT updates the draft review reports and clarifies with Member States any outstanding issues if needed. The Secretariat checks and if needed edits the review reports 15 June — 25 June Submission of final review reports The Secretariat communicates the final review reports to the Commission and to Member States. By 30 June

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• Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2132 of 5 December 2016 on greenhouse gas emissions for each Member State for the year 2013 covered by Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council Decision · Grade B

  Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 provides for a procedure for the review of Member States' greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventories for the purposes of assessing compliance with Decision No 406/2009/EC. The review of the GHG inventories for the year 2013 was delayed by 1 year given the technical impossibility for Member States to report their 2013 emissions data in time due to the malfunctioning of the software provided by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that is used for the compilation and reporting of GHG inventories. The review was therefore mad

• Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2132 of 5 December 2016 on greenhouse gas emissions for each Member State for the year 2013 covered by Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council Decision · Grade B

  The total amount of GHG emissions for the year 2013 covered by Decision No 406/2009/EC for each Member State should take into consideration the technical corrections and revised estimates calculated during the review as contained in the final review reports pursuant to Article 35 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 749/2014.

• Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1522 of 11 October 2018 laying down a common format for national air pollution control programmes under Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants (notified under document C(2018) 6549) (Text with EEA relevance) Decision · Grade B

  Policy options considered in order to comply with the emission reduction commitments for 2020, and 2030, intermediate emission levels for 2025 The information required under this section shall be reported using the Policies and Measures Tool (PaM tool) provided for that purpose by the EEA. Details concerning the PaMs considered in order to comply with the emission reduction commitments (reporting at PaM level) Name and brief description of individual PaM or package of PaMs (M) Affected pollutant(s), select as appropriate: SO2, NOx, NMVOC, NH3, PM2,5, (M); BC as a component of PM2,5, other (e.g

• Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1015 of 15 June 2017 on greenhouse gas emissions covered by Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council for the year 2014 for each Member State Decision · Grade B

  Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 provides for a procedure for the review of Member States' greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventories for the purposes of assessing compliance with Decision No 406/2009/EC. The comprehensive review referred to in Article 19(1) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 was carried out on the basis of the 2014 emissions data reported to the Commission in April 2016 in accordance with the procedures laid down in Chapter III and Annex XVI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 749/2014.

• Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1015 of 15 June 2017 on greenhouse gas emissions covered by Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council for the year 2014 for each Member State Decision · Grade B

  The total amount of GHG emissions covered by Decision No 406/2009/EC for the year 2014 for each Member State should take into consideration the technical corrections and revised estimates calculated during the comprehensive review as contained in the final review reports drawn up pursuant to Article 35(2) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 749/2014.

• Council Decision (EU) 2019/1843 of 24 October 2019 on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning the amendment of Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms (Text with EEA relevance) Decision · Grade B

  It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement in Union actions to include Regulations (EU) 2018/841 and (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council and related provisions from Regulations (EU) 2018/1999 and (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and from Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 749/2014.

• Council Decision (EU) 2019/1843 of 24 October 2019 on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning the amendment of Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms (Text with EEA relevance) Decision · Grade B

  It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement to certain provisions of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 749/2014 of 30 June 2014 on structure, format, submission processes and review of information reported by Member States pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, which are essential for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2018/842.

• Council Decision (EU) 2019/1843 of 24 October 2019 on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning the amendment of Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms (Text with EEA relevance) Decision · Grade B

  32014 R 0749: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 749/2014 of 30 June 2014 on structure, format, submission processes and review of information reported by Member States pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 203, 11.7.2014, p. 23). The applicable provisions of this Regulation are listed below and shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement be read with the following adaptations: