EN Official Journal of the European Union L 292/65

COMMISSION DECISION

of 9 November 2010

concerning a questionnaire for Member States reports on the implementation of Council Directive 1999/13/EC on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain activities and installations during the period 2011-2013

(notified under document C(2010) 7591)

(2010/681/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Directive 1999/13/EC of 11 March 1999 on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain activities and installations (1), and in particular Article 11(1) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/692/EEC of 23 December 1991 on standardising and rationalising reports on the implementation of certain Directives relating to the environment (2),

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 11(1) of Directive 1999/13/EC, Member States are obliged to draw up reports on the implementation of that Directive on the basis of a questionnaire or outline drafted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 6 of Directive 91/692/EEC.

(2) Member States have drawn up reports on the implementation of that Directive for the period from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2004 according to Commission Decision 2002/529/EC of 27 June 2002 concerning a questionnaire for Member States reports on the implementation of Directive 1999/13/EC on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain activities and installations (3).

(3) Member States have drawn up reports on the implementation of that Directive for the period from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2007 according to Commission Decision 2006/534/EC of 20 July 2006 concerning a questionnaire for Member States reports on the implementation of Directive 1999/13/EC during the period 2005-2007 (4).

(4) Member States are obliged to report on the implementation of that Directive for the period from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2010 according to Commission Decision 2007/531/EC of 26 July 2007 concerning a questionnaire for Member States reports on the implementation of Council Directive 1999/13/EC on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain activities and installations during the period 2008-2010 (5) by 30 September 2011 at the latest.

(5) The fourth report should cover the period 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2013.

(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 91/692/EEC,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Member States shall use the questionnaire set out in the Annex to this Decision for the purposes of drawing up the report, covering the period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2013, to be submitted to the Commission pursuant to Article 11(1) of Directive 1999/13/EC.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 9 November 2010. For the Commission Janez POTOČNIK Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 85, 29.3.1999, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 377, 31.12.1991, p. 48.

(3) OJ L 172, 2.7.2002, p. 57.

(4) OJ L 213, 3.8.2006, p. 4.

(5) OJ L 195, 27.7.2007, p. 47.