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Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (Text with EEA relevance)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.Subject matter

  3. Article 2.Scope

  4. Article 3.Definitions

  5. Article 4.Greenhouse gas emissions permits

  6. Article 5.Applications for greenhouse gas emissions permits

  7. Article 6.Conditions for and contents of the greenhouse gas emissions permit

  8. Article 7.Changes relating to installations

  9. Article 8.Coordination with Directive 96/61/EC

  10. Article 9.National allocation plan

  11. Article 10.Method of allocation

  12. Article 11.Allocation and issue of allowances

  13. Article 12.Transfer, surrender and cancellation of allowances

  14. Article 13.Validity of allowances

  15. Article 14.Guidelines for monitoring and reporting of emissions

  16. Article 15.Verification

  17. Article 16.Penalties

  18. Article 17.Access to information

  19. Article 18.Competent authority

  20. Article 19.Registries

  21. Article 20.Central Administrator

  22. Article 21.Reporting by Member States

  23. Article 22.Amendments to Annex III

  24. Article 23.Committee

  25. Article 24.Procedures for unilateral inclusion of additional activities and gases

  26. Article 25.Links with other greenhouse gas emissions trading schemes

  27. Article 26.Amendment of Directive 96/61/EC

  28. Article 27.Temporary exclusion of certain installations

  29. Article 28.Pooling

  30. Article 29. Force majeure

  31. Article 30.Review and further development

  32. Article 31.Implementation

  33. Article 32.Entry into force

  34. Article 33.Addressees

  35. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      CATEGORIES OF ACTIVITIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 2(1), 3, 4, 14(1), 28 AND 30

      1. 1. Installations or parts of installations used for research, development and...

      2. 2. The threshold values given below generally refer to production capacities...

    2. ANNEX II

      GREENHOUSE GASES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 3 AND 30

      1. Carbon dioxide (CO2)

      2. Methane (CH4)

      3. Nitrous Oxide (N2O)

      4. Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)

      5. Perfluorocarbons (PFCs)

      6. Sulphur Hexafluoride (SF6)

    3. ANNEX III

      CRITERIA FOR NATIONAL ALLOCATION PLANS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 9, 22 AND 30

      1. 1. The total quantity of allowances to be allocated for the...

      2. 2. The total quantity of allowances to be allocated shall be...

      3. 3. Quantities of allowances to be allocated shall be consistent with...

      4. 4. The plan shall be consistent with other Community legislative and...

      5. 5. The plan shall not discriminate between companies or sectors in...

      6. 6. The plan shall contain information on the manner in which...

      7. 7. The plan may accommodate early action and shall contain information...

      8. 8. The plan shall contain information on the manner in which...

      9. 9. The plan shall include provisions for comments to be expressed...

      10. 10. The plan shall contain a list of the installations covered...

      11. 11. The plan may contain information on the manner in which...

    4. ANNEX IV

      PRINCIPLES FOR MONITORING AND REPORTING REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 14(1)

      1. Monitoring of carbon dioxide emissions

      2. Calculation

      3. Measurement

      4. Monitoring of emissions of other greenhouse gases

      5. Reporting of emissions

    5. ANNEX V

      CRITERIA FOR VERIFICATION REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 15

      1. General Principles

        1. 1. Emissions from each activity listed in Annex I shall be...

        2. 2. The verification process shall include consideration of the report pursuant...

        3. 3. Reported emissions may only be validated if reliable and credible...

        4. 4. The verifier shall be given access to all sites and...

        5. 5. The verifier shall take into account whether the installation is...

      2. Methodology

        1. Strategic analysis

          1. 6. The verification shall be based on a strategic analysis of...

        2. Process analysis

          1. 7. The verification of the information submitted shall, where appropriate, be...

        3. Risk analysis

          1. 8. The verifier shall submit all the sources of emissions in...

          2. 9. On the basis of this analysis the verifier shall explicitly...

          3. 10. The verifier shall take into consideration any effective risk control...

        4. Report

          1. 11. The verifier shall prepare a report on the validation process...

        5. Minimum competency requirements for the verifier

          1. 12. The verifier shall be independent of the operator, carry out...

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