CHAPTER IVCOMPLIANCE AND PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION

Article 17Document of compliance

1.

Where the emissions report fulfils the requirements set out in Articles 11 to 15 and those in Annexes I and II, the verifier shall issue, on the basis of the verification report, a document of compliance for the ship concerned.

2.

The document of compliance shall include the following information:

(a)

identity of the ship (name, IMO identification number and port of registry or home port);

(b)

name, address and principal place of business of the shipowner;

(c)

identity of the verifier;

(d)

date of issue of the document of compliance, its period of validity and the reporting period it refers to.

3.

Documents of compliance shall be valid for the period of 18 months after the end of the reporting period.

4.

The verifier shall inform the F1Secretary of State and the authority of the flag State, without delay, of the issuance of any document of compliance. The verifier shall transmit the information referred to in paragraph 2 using automated systems and data exchange formats, including electronic templates.

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The F2Secretary of State may make regulations specifying, technical rules for the data exchange formats, including the electronic templates. F3...

Article 18Obligation to carry a valid document of compliance on board

By 30 June of the year following the end of a reporting period, ships arriving at, within or departing from a port F4in the United Kingdom, and which have carried out voyages during that reporting period, shall carry on board a valid document of compliance.

F5Article 19Compliance with monitoring and reporting requirements and inspections

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F6Article 20Penalties, information exchange and expulsion order

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Article 21Publication of information F7...

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By 30 June each year, the F8Secretary of State shall make publicly available the information on CO2 emissions reported in accordance with Article 11 as well as the information set out in paragraph 2 of this Article.

2.

The F9Secretary of State shall include the following in the information to be made publicly available:

(a)

the identity of the ship (name, IMO identification number and port of registry or home port);

(b)

the technical efficiency of the ship (EEDI or EIV, where applicable);

(c)

the annual CO2 emissions;

(d)

the annual total fuel consumption for voyages;

(e)

the annual average fuel consumption and CO2 emissions per distance travelled of voyages;

(f)

the annual average fuel consumption and CO2 emissions per distance travelled and cargo carried on voyages;

(g)

the annual total time spent at sea in voyages;

(h)

the method applied for monitoring;

(i)

the date of issue and the expiry date of the document of compliance;

(j)

the identity of the verifier that assessed the emissions report;

(k)

any other information monitored and reported on a voluntary basis in accordance with Article 10.

3.

Where, due to specific circumstances, disclosure of a category of aggregated data under paragraph 2, which does not relate to CO2 emissions, would exceptionally undermine the protection of commercial interests deserving protection as a legitimate economic interest overriding the public interest in disclosure pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council13, a different level of aggregation of that specific data shall be applied, at the request of the company, so as to protect such interests. Where application of a different level of aggregation is not possible, the F10Secretary of State shall not make those data publicly available.

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The F11Secretary of State shall publish an annual report on CO2 emissions and other relevant information from maritime transport, including aggregated and explained results, with the aim of informing the public and allowing for an assessment of the CO2 emissions and the energy efficiency of maritime transport per size, type of ships, activity, or any other category deemed relevant.

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