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| 5.7.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 170/100 |
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5.7.2023

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 170/100

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COMMISSION DECISION (EU) 2023/1409

of 4 July 2023

instructing the Central Administrator of the Union Registry to return to the Member States and the United Kingdom the Union surplus at the end of the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Decision (EU) 2015/1339 of 13 July 2015 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the joint fulfilment of commitments thereunder (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | The Union concluded the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Doha Amendment established a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, starting on 1 January 2013 and ending on 31 December 2020. |
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(1)

The Union concluded the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Doha Amendment established a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, starting on 1 January 2013 and ending on 31 December 2020.

| (2) | In accordance with Article 4 of Decision (EU) 2015/1339, all assigned amount units issued for the second commitment period available in the Union registry after the Union has complied with its obligation laid down in Article 11(3) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) and after any transfer of assigned amount units pursuant to implementing acts adopted on the basis of Article 10(7) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 has been carried out (‘Union surplus’) shall be returned to the Member States at the end of the second commitment period. |
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(2)

In accordance with Article 4 of Decision (EU) 2015/1339, all assigned amount units issued for the second commitment period available in the Union registry after the Union has complied with its obligation laid down in Article 11(3) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) and after any transfer of assigned amount units pursuant to implementing acts adopted on the basis of Article 10(7) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 has been carried out (‘Union surplus’) shall be returned to the Member States at the end of the second commitment period.

| (3) | After transferring the applicable share of proceeds to the Adaptation Fund, there is a net Union surplus in the Union Registry of 2 215 147 885 assigned amount units. These units should be returned to the Member States and the United Kingdom (3) in accordance with the rules set out in Article 4(2) of Decision (EU) 2015/1339. |
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(3)

After transferring the applicable share of proceeds to the Adaptation Fund, there is a net Union surplus in the Union Registry of 2 215 147 885 assigned amount units. These units should be returned to the Member States and the United Kingdom (3) in accordance with the rules set out in Article 4(2) of Decision (EU) 2015/1339.

| (4) | The Commission should instruct the central administrator of the Union Registry to return the units to the Member States and the United Kingdom, |
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(4)

The Commission should instruct the central administrator of the Union Registry to return the units to the Member States and the United Kingdom,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The Commission instructs the central administrator of the Union Registry to return to the accounts of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom the assigned amount units set out in Annex.

Done at Brussels, 4 July 2023.

For the Commission

Frans TIMMERMANS

Executive Vice-President

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(1)  
  OJ L 207, 4.8.2015, p. 1.

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(2)  Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on a mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and for reporting other information at national and Union level relevant to climate change and repealing Decision No 280/2004/EC (OJ L 165, 18.6.2013, p. 13).

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(3)  
  OJ C 384 I, 12.11.2019, p. 59.

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ANNEX

| Member State | Allocated Union surplus assigned amount units |
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| Austria | 13 779 438 |
| Belgium | 21 010 620 |
| Bulgaria | 129 595 427 |
| Croatia | 7 379 327 |
| Cyprus | 1 611 575 |
| Czechia | 136 916 575 |
| Denmark | 13 496 692 |
| Estonia | 52 162 070 |
| Finland | 8 895 367 |
| France | 102 390 482 |
| Germany | 200 540 800 |
| Greece | 16 329 385 |
| Hungary | 110 193 391 |
| Ireland | 11 665 373 |
| Italy | 81 862 104 |
| Latvia | 41 199 008 |
| Lithuania | 72 359 623 |
| Luxembourg | 2 472 803 |
| Malta | 315 853 |
| Netherlands | 31 245 242 |
| Poland | 306 866 601 |
| Portugal | 13 660 512 |
| Romania | 503 842 880 |
| Slovakia | 77 068 229 |
| Slovenia | 3 376 854 |
| Spain | 60 009 461 |
| Sweden | 13 580 833 |
| United Kingdom | 181 321 357 |

Member State

Allocated Union surplus assigned amount units

Austria

13 779 438

Belgium

21 010 620

Bulgaria

129 595 427

Croatia

7 379 327

Cyprus

1 611 575

Czechia

136 916 575

Denmark

13 496 692

Estonia

52 162 070

Finland

8 895 367

France

102 390 482

Germany

200 540 800

Greece

16 329 385

Hungary

110 193 391

Ireland

11 665 373

Italy

81 862 104

Latvia

41 199 008

Lithuania

72 359 623

Luxembourg

2 472 803

Malta

315 853

Netherlands

31 245 242

Poland

306 866 601

Portugal

13 660 512

Romania

503 842 880

Slovakia

77 068 229

Slovenia

3 376 854

Spain

60 009 461

Sweden

13 580 833

United Kingdom

181 321 357

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