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Additional tools
Legal framework
- 10/03/2003 - 2003/87/EC - Consolidated version of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community
EU ETS PHASE III – Emissions from 1 January 2013
- Regulations
- 21/06/2012 - Commission Regulation 601/2012 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
- 21/06/2012 - Commission Regulation 600/2012 on the verification of greenhouse gas emission reports and tonne-kilometre reports and the accreditation of verifiers pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council Text with EEA relevance
- 21/06/2012 - SWD(2012) 177 - Impact Assesment accompanying the Commission Regulation 601/2012 and Commission Regulation 600/2012
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- Monitoring and Reporting Regulation (MRR): Guidance and templates
- 22/11/2012 - Guidance document No. 1 - The Monitoring and Reporting Regulation – General guidance for installations [719 KB]
- 11/10/2012 - Guidance document No. 2 - The Monitoring and Reporting Regulation – General guidance for aircraft operators [543 KB]
- Template No. 2: Monitoring plan for the emissions of aircraft operators [392 KB]
- Template No. 3: Monitoring plan for the tonne-kilometre data of aircraft operators [372 KB]
- Template No. 5: Annual emissions report of aircraft operators [404 KB]
- Template No. 6: Tonne-kilometre data report of aircraft operators [348 KB]
- Template No. 2: Monitoring plan for the emissions of aircraft operators
- 17/10/2012 - Guidance document No. 3 - Biomass issues [238 KB]
- 11/10/2012 - Guidance document No. 4 - Uncertainty Assessment [1.00 MB]
- 11/10/2012 - Guidance document No. 5 - Sampling and Analysis [714 KB]
- 17/10/2012 - Guidance document No. 6 - Data flow activities and control system [262 KB]
- 22/11/2012 - Guidance document No. 1 - The Monitoring and Reporting Regulation – General guidance for installations
- Accreditation and Verification Regulation (AVR): Guidance and templates
- 11/10/2012 - The Accreditation and Verification Regulation - Explanatory Guidance Document No.1 [1.40 MB]
- 13/08/2012 - Guidance document - Key guidance note II.1 on the scope of verification [304 KB]
- 12/07/2012 - Guidance document - Key guidance note II.2 on risk analysis [198 KB]
- 29/10/2012 - Guidance document - Key guidance note II.3 on process analysis [672 KB]
- 22/11/2012 - Guidance document - Key guidance note II.4 on sampling [913 KB]
- 29/10/2012 - Guidance document - Key guidance note II.5 on site visits concerning installations [442 KB]
- 12/07/2012 - Guidance document - Key guidance note II.6 on the verification report [198 KB]
- 11/10/2012 - Guidance document - Key guidance note II.7 on competence of verifiers [417 KB]
- 11/10/2012 - Guidance document - Key guidance note II.8 on the relation between EN ISO 14065 and AVR [480 KB]
- 11/10/2012 - Guidance document - Key guidance note II.9 on the relation between EN ISO/IEC 17011 and AVR [481 KB]
- 11/10/2012 - Guidance document - Key guidance note II.10 on information exchange [441 KB]
- Information exchange template No. 1 - Notification template (Article 76 AVR) from the verifier to the National Accreditation Body/National Certification Authority (by 15 November each year) [152 KB]
- Information exchange template No. 2 - Work programme (Article 70(1) AVR) from the National Accreditation Body/National Certification Authority to the Competent Authority (by 31 December each year) [235 KB]
- Information exchange template No. 3 - Management report (Article 70(3) AVR) from the National Accreditation Body/National Certification Authority to the Competent Authority (by 1 June each year) [231 KB]
- Information exchange template No. 4 - Information exchange (Article 72 AVR) from the Competent Authority to the National Accreditation Body/National Certification Authority (recommended by 30 September each year) [235 KB]
- Information exchange template No. 1 - Notification template (Article 76 AVR) from the verifier to the National Accreditation Body/National Certification Authority (by 15 November each year)
- 29/10/2012 - Guidance document - Key guidance note II.11 on certification [518 KB]
- 22/11/2012 - The Accreditation and Verification Regulation - Verification Guidance for EU ETS Aviation (GD III) [1.60 MB]
- 11/10/2012 - The Accreditation and Verification Regulation - Explanatory Guidance Document No.1
EU ETS PHASE I and II – Emissions before 1 January 2013
- 08/06/2010 - 2010/345 - Commission Decision amending Decision 2007/589/EC as regards the inclusion of monitoring and reporting guidelines for greenhouse gas emissions from the capture, transport and geological storage of carbon dioxide
- 16/04/2009 - 2009/339/EC - Commission Decision 2009/339/EC of 16 April 2009 amending Decision 2007/589/EC as regards the inclusion of monitoring and reporting guidelines for emissions and tonne-kilometre data from aviation activities
- 17/12/2008 - 2009/73/EC - Commission Decision 2009/73/EC of 17 December 2008 amending Decision 2007/589/EC as regards the inclusion of monitoring and reporting guidelines for emissions of nitrous oxide
- 18/07/2007 - 2007/589/EC - Commission Decision 2007/589/EC establishing guidelines for the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (MRG 2007)
- 29/01/2004 - 2004/156/EC - Commission Decision establishing guidelines for the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (original MRG)
