CHAPTER IVU.K.Reporting on the demonstration of progress by 2005 and the additional period for fulfilling commitments

Section 1U.K.Reports on the demonstration of progress by 2005

Article 17U.K.Member State reporting on the demonstration of progress achieved by 2005 under Article 5(4) of Decision No 280/2004/EC

1.Member States shall prepare the report on the demonstration of progress achieved by 2005 in accordance with the UNFCCC reporting guidelines for national communications and the Guidelines under Article 7 of the Kyoto Protocol. The report shall include:

(a)a description of domestic measures, including any legal and institutional steps, adopted for the purpose of meeting that Member State’s commitments pursuant to Article 2 of Decision 2002/358/EC and the Kyoto Protocol, and any programmes for domestic compliance and enforcement;

(b)information on trends in, and projections of, greenhouse gas emissions at national level, where the trends shall be based on the inventory data submitted by the Member States to the UNFCCC by 15 April 2005;

(c)an evaluation of how the domestic measures referred to in point (a), in the light of the trends and projections referred to in point (b), will contribute to the Member State meeting its commitments pursuant to Article 2 of Decision 2002/358/EC and the Kyoto Protocol;

(d)a description of the activities, actions and programmes undertaken by the Member State for the purpose of meeting its commitments under Articles 10 and 11 of the Kyoto Protocol.

2.Member States shall submit the report as a single document including four chapters containing the information listed in paragraph 1, points (a) to (d).

The information on projections referred to in paragraph 1(b) shall be consistent with the information submitted to the Commission by 15 June 2005 pursuant to Article 5(3) of Decision No 280/2004/EC.