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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1191/2014 of 30 October 2014 determining the format and means for submitting the            report referred to in Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on fluorinated            greenhouse gases         

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# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1191/2014                     

# of 30 October 2014

# determining the format and means for submitting the report referred to in Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the                        European Parliament and of the Council on fluorinated greenhouse gases                     

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on fluorinated                           greenhouse gases and repealing Regulation (EC) No 842/2006(1), and in particular Article 19(7) thereof,                        

Whereas:

(1)Commission Regulation (EC) No 1493/2007(2) established the format for the report to be submitted by producers, importers and exporters of certain fluorinated greenhouse                              gases in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council(3). Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 has since been repealed by Regulation (EU) No 517/2014. Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014                              establishes new reporting obligations concerning the production, import, export, feedstock use and destruction of the substances                              listed in Annex I and II of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014. This Regulation should therefore replace Regulation (EC) No 1493/2007.

(2)With a view to ensuring uniformity and coherency in the collection of data and to limiting administrative burden, undertakings                              should submit the information required under Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 by means of an electronic reporting                              tool containing the relevant forms for their individual activities provided by the European Environmental Agency, accessible                              from the website of the European Commission.

(3)Data on quantities of HFCs exported in equipment that is manufactured in the EU for this purpose, although not relevant for                              the reference value and quota calculation, provided on a voluntary basis, may be useful for the monitoring of the economic                              impacts of the reduction of the quantities of HFCs placed on the market.

(4)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 24(1)                              of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

# Article 1U.K.

The reports required in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 shall be submitted electronically using                     the reporting tool based on the format set out in the Annex to this Regulation which is made available on the website of the                     Commission for that purpose.                  

# Article 2U.K.

Regulation (EC) No 1493/2007 is repealed.

# Article 3U.K.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the *Official Journal of the European Union*.                  

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 30 October 2014.

*For the Commission*                            

*The President*                            

José Manuel Barroso                            

## ANNEXU.K.GENERAL EXPLANATIONS

Unless otherwise stated in the reporting sections of this Annex, the reported data shall cover the activities of the undertaking                     during the calendar year for which the report is submitted.                  

The units of measurement, the gases covered, the level of detail and an indication of the year in which activities are to                     be reported for the first time are specified separately in each reporting section.                  

The general format of the reporting tool is set out in the following reporting sections. The numbering of the sections presented                     below has no relevance with the numbering of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 or the electronic reporting tool, but is used in                     the formulas for the automatic calculation of certain values.                  

### ***Reporting sections***U.K.

#### **Section 1:**U.K.**To be filled in by producers of gases — Article 19(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 and point 1(a) and (c) of Annex                           vii to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014**

Applicable for the first time to reporting on activities carried out in 2014 (by 31 March 2015 at the latest).

Quantities shall be reported in metric tonnes with accuracy to the third decimal place, separately for each gas listed in                     Annex I or Annex II of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014. Quantities of mixtures containing those substances placed on the market                     shall be reported, also indicating the amounts used as components of these mixtures from other sources than own production.                  

#### **Section 2:**U.K.**To be filled in by importers of gases — Article 19(1) of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 and point 2(a) of Annex VII to Regulation                           (EU) No 517/2014**

Applicable for the first time to reporting on activities carried out in 2014 (by 31 March 2015 at the latest).

Quantities shall be reported in metric tonnes with accuracy to the third decimal place, separately for each gas listed in                     Annex I or Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014, for mixtures containing at least one of those gases or for each gas or                     mixture contained in imported pre-blended polyols.                  

Only bulk imports shall be reported here, including quantities shipped alongside equipment for the purpose of charging that                     equipment after import, but not quantities contained in equipment. Imports of gases contained in products or equipment shall                     be reported in reporting section 11. All imports shall be reported, except imports for transit through the Unions customs                     territory or imports under other procedures that allow for a temporary movement of the goods on the customs territory provided                     that in the latter case the goods remain no longer than 45 days on the customs territory.                  

#### **Section 3:**U.K.**To be filled in by exporters of gases — Article 19(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 and point 3(a) and (b) of Annex                           VII to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014**

Applicable for the first time to reporting on activities carried out in 2014 (by 31 March 2015 at the latest).

Quantities shall be reported in metric tonnes with accuracy to the third decimal place, separately for each gas listed in                     Annex I or Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014, for mixtures containing at least one of those gases or for each gas or                     mixture contained in exported pre-blended polyols.                  

Only exports of bulk gases, including any quantities shipped alongside equipment for the purpose of charging that equipment                     after export, shall be reported under this Section.                  

Quantities from own production or own import supplied to other undertakings in the Union for direct export shall be reported                     in reporting Section 5.                  

#### **Section 4:**U.K.**To be filled in by producers and importers of gases — Article 19(1) of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 and points 1(d), 2(b) and                           2(d) of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014**

Applicable for the first time to reporting on activities carried out in 2014 (by 31 March 2015 at the latest).

Quantities shall be reported in metric tonnes with accuracy to the third decimal place, separately for each gas listed in                     Annex I or Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 or for mixtures containing at least one of those gases or for each gas                     or mixture contained in pre-blended polyols.                  

#### **Section 5:**U.K.**Quantities for uses exempted under Article 15(2), to be filled in by producers and importers of hydrofluorocarbons — Article                           19(1), (2) (3) and (4) of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 and points 1(b) and 2(a) of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014**

Applicable for the first time to reporting on activities carried out in 2014 (by 31 March 2015 at the latest).

Quantities shall be reported in metric tonnes with accuracy to the third decimal place, separately for each hydrofluorocarbon                     (for gases listed in Section 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014, for mixtures or pre-blended polyols containing at                     least one of those gases).                  

#### **Section 6:**U.K.**Categories of application of gases for the EU market, to be filled in by producers and importers of gases — Article 19(1)                           and (2) of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 and points 1(a), and 2(a) of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014**

Applicable for the first time to reporting on activities carried out in 2014 (by 31 March 2015 at the latest).

Quantities shall be reported in metric tonnes with accuracy to the third decimal place, separately for each gas listed in                     Annex I or Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 or mixture containing at least one of those gases.                  

#### **Section 7:**U.K.**To be filled in by feedstock users of gases — Article 19(3) of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 and point 5 of Annex VII to Regulation                           (EU) No 517/2014**

Applicable for the first time to reporting on activities carried out in 2014 (by 31 March 2015 at the latest).

Quantities shall be reported in metric tonnes with accuracy to the third decimal place, separately for each gas listed in                     Annex I or Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 or mixture containing at least one of those gases.                  

Only quantities actually used as feedstock shall be reported here.

Where hydrofluorocarbons (gases listed in Section 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 or mixture containing at least                     one of those gases) were produced or imported by the undertaking using them as the feedstock, the quantities used shall be                     reported in section 5 as well. Where the undertaking produced or imported those gases and subsequently sold them for use as                     feedstock to other undertakings, the quantities supplied shall only be reported in reporting section 5, specifying the feedstock                     using undertaking.                  

#### **Section 8:**U.K.**To be filled in by undertakings having destroyed gases — Article 19(2) of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 and point 4 of Annex                           VII to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014**

Applicable for the first time to reporting on activities carried out in 2014 (by 31 March 2015 at the latest).

Quantities shall be reported in metric tonnes with accuracy to the third decimal place, separately for each fluorinated greenhouse                     gas listed in Annex I or Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 or mixture containing at least one of those gases.                  

The total quantities destroyed by the reporting undertaking themselves are to be reported. Undertakings which are producers                     shall also report on the quantities of its own production which have been destroyed, in reporting section 1.                  

Undertakings which are importers of hydrofluorocarbons (gases listed in Section 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014                     or mixture containing at least one of those gases) shall report the quantities of its imports which have been destroyed, in                     reporting section 5.                  

Quantities sent for destruction to other undertakings in the EU shall not be reported here. Quantities exported for destruction                     outside the EU shall be reported in 3F.                  

#### **Section 9:**U.K.**To be filled in by producers or importers having authorised the use of a hydrofluorocarbon quota to undertakings placing on                           the market refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment charged with hydrofluorocarbons — Article 19(1) of Regulation                           (EU) No 517/2014 and points 1(e) and 2(c) of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014**

Applicable for the first time to reporting on activities in 2015 (by 31 March 2016 at the latest).

Quantities shall be reported in tonnes of CO2 equivalents with accuracy to 1 tonne of CO2 equivalent, without distinction between different hydrofluorocarbons.                  

Only authorisations issued during the calendar year for which the report is submitted shall be reported.

#### **Section 10:**U.K.**To be filled in by undertakings which have received their quota exclusively on the basis of a declaration pursuant to Article                           16(2) of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 and which have authorised the use of a hydrofluorocarbon quota to undertakings placing                           on the market refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment charged with hydrofluorocarbons pursuant to second subparagraph                           of Article 18(2) of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 — Article 19(1) of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 and points 1(e) and 2(c) of                           Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014**

Applicable for the first time to reporting on activities in 2015 (by 31 March 2016 at the latest).

Quantities shall be reported in metric tonnes with accuracy to the third decimal place, separately for each hydrofluorocarbon                     (gases listed in Section 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 or mixture containing at least one of those gases).                  

All hydrofluorocarbon supplies linked to the authorisations issued during the calendar year for which the report is submitted,                     as reported under section 9, shall be reported in this reporting section. This information is needed to verify compliance                     with Article 18(2) of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014.                  

#### **Section 11:**U.K.**To be filled in by undertakings having placed on the market gases contained in products or equipment pursuant to Article 19(4)                           of Regulation 517/2014 — Article 19(4) of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 and point 6 of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014**

Applicable for the first time to reporting on activities carried out in 2014 (by 31 March 2015 at the latest).

Quantities of fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I or Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 or mixtures containing                     at least one of those gases contained in the products and equipment shall be reported in metric tonnes with accuracy to the                     third decimal place, by category. In addition to the total quantity of gases, the number of units shall be reported per category,                     unless otherwise stated.                  

Producers of products or equipment manufactured in the Union shall not report on products and equipment where the contained                     gases were previously imported into or produced in the Union. Where a producer itself produces bulk gas in the Union for use                     in the Union for manufacturing their products and equipment, its reporting on production (reporting section 1) would similarly                     cover the relevant gas amounts, so these amounts shall also not be reported in this section.                  

Importers of products or equipment containing a fluorinated greenhouse gas listed in Annex I or II to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014                     shall report on all gas containing imports released by customs for free circulation in the Union. Imports of pre-blended polyols                     are not to be reported in this section but in section 2. Where hydrofluorocarbons (gases listed in Section 1 of Annex I to                     Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 or mixture containing at least one of those gases) contained in imported refrigeration, air conditioning                     or heat pump equipment had previously been exported from the Union, and had been subject to the hydrofluorocarbon quota limitation                     for placing on the market, that shall be reported in reporting section 12 in order to prove compliance with Article 14 of                     Regulation (EU) No 517/2014.                  

The categories of products or equipment listed below include components intended for the specified product or equipment categories.

The term ‘direct design’ refers in particular to air-to-air, water-to-air, brine-to-air systems; the term ‘indirect design’                     in particular to air-to-water, water-to-water, brine-to-water systems, including hydronic heat-pumps.                  

#### **Section 12:**U.K.**To be filled in by importers of refrigeration, air conditioning or heat pump equipment charged with hydrofluorocarbons, where                           the hydrofluorocarbons contained in the imported equipment had previously been exported from the Union and acquired by manufacturers                           of equipment directly from the exporting undertaking, and had been subject to the hydrofluorocarbon quota limitation for placing                           on the Union market — Article 19(5) of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 and point 6 of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014**

Applicable for the first time to reporting on activities carried out in 2017 (by 31 March 2018 at the latest).

Quantities shall be reported in metric tonnes with accuracy to the third decimal place, separately for each hydrofluorocarbon                     (gases listed in Section 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 or mixture containing at least one of those gases).                  

#### **Section 13:**U.K.**To be filled in by importers of refrigeration, air conditioning or heat pump equipment charged with hydrofluorocarbons, where                           the hydrofluorocarbons contained in the equipment are accounted for in the quota system through the use of authorisations                           — Article 19(5) of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 and point 6 of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014**

Applicable for the first time to reporting on activities in 2017 (by 31 March 2018 at the latest).

Quantities shall be reported in tonnes of CO2 equivalents with accuracy to 1 tonne of CO2 equivalent, without distinction between different hydrofluorocarbons (gases listed in Section 1 of Annex I to Regulation                     (EU) No 517/2014 or mixture containing at least one of those gases).                  

Undertakings shall report on all received authorisations to use hydrofluorocarbon quotas which cover the placing on the market                     of hydrofluorocarbons contained in refrigeration, air conditioning or heat pump equipment during the calendar year for which                     the report is submitted.                  

1

OJ L 150, 20.5.2014, p. 195.                           

2

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1493/2007 of 17 December 2007 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European                              Parliament and of the Council, the format for the report to be submitted by producers, importers and exporters of certain                              fluorinated greenhouse gases (OJ L 332, 18.12.2007, p. 7).                           

3

Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on certain fluorinated greenhouse                              gases (OJ L 161, 14.6.2006, p. 1).