Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/335

of 7 March 2016

granting derogations from Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European environmental economic accounts with regard to Spain, France, Italy and Cyprus

(notified under document C(2016) 1341)

(Only the Spanish, French, Italian and Greek texts are authentic)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2011 on European environmental economic accounts(1), and in particular Article 8(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In accordance with Article 8(1) of Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 the Commission may adopt implementing acts with a view to granting derogations to Member States during the transitional periods referred to in the Annexes to Regulation (EU) No 691/2011, in so far as the national statistical systems require major adaptations.

(2) Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic and the Republic of Cyprus have requested such derogations due to the need for major adaptations to their national statistical systems in order to comply with Regulation (EU) No 691/2011. Those derogations should be granted to the requesting Member States.

(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

(1)

OJ L 192, 22.7.2011, p. 1.