EN Official Journal of the European Union L 292/19

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION

of 31 October 2013

on the adjustments to Member States’ annual emission allocations for the period from 2013 to 2020 pursuant to Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

(2013/634/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Community’s greenhouse gas reduction commitments up to 2020 (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) To implement Article 10 of Decision No 406/2009/EC, Member States’ annual emissions allocations for the period from 2013 to 2020 as determined pursuant to the Commission Decision 2013/162/EU (2) should be adjusted in accordance with the quantity of: — allowances to be issued in respect of installations carrying out activities listed in Annex I of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) which are only included in the emissions trading scheme of the Union (EU ETS) from 2013 onwards, — allowances issued pursuant to Commission Decisions approving the unilateral inclusion by certain Member States of additional activities and gases in the Emissions Trading Scheme under Article 24(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC in between 2008 and 2012 and, — allowances corresponding to installations excluded from the EU ETS pursuant to Article 27 of Directive 2003/87/EC as of 2013 for the time they are excluded.

(2) Data as submitted by the Member States pursuant to Article 9a(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC and as contained in Commission Decisions C(2011)3798, C(2008)7867, C(2009)3032, C(2009)9849 and C(2012)497 to accept the unilateral inclusion of additional greenhouse gases and activities by Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Latvia and the United Kingdom pursuant to Article 24 of Directive 2003/87/EC, as well as taking in consideration the exclusion of installations with low emissions from the EU ETS by Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Croatia, Slovenia and Italy pursuant to Article 27 of Directive 2003/87/EC and adjusted by the Commission with the 1,74 % linear factor, were used in the calculation of the adjustment to each Member State’s annual emission allocation, as relevant.

(3) The quantity relevant for the application of Article 7 of Decision No 406/2009/EC should be calculated as the difference between the annual emission allocations laid down in Decision 2013/162/EU and the adjustments as set out in this Decision. If the adjustment figure is negative, the relevant quantity should be calculated by increasing the annual emission allocations as laid down in Decision 2013/162/EU by the adjustments set out in this Decision.

(4) To ensure consistency between the determination of the annual emission allocations, the adjustments thereto and the reported greenhouse gas emissions for each year, Member States’ adjustments to the annual emission allocations should also be calculated by applying the global warming potential values from the fourth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change adopted by Decision 15/CP.17 of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The adjustments to the annual emission allocations calculated as such should become applicable from the first year for which the reporting of greenhouse gas inventories using these new global warming potential values becomes compulsory pursuant to Article 7(6)b of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4).

(5) In order to ensure the timely implementation of Decision No 406/2009/EC and to ensure legal certainty regarding Member States’ adjusted annual emissions allocations and the quantity relevant for the application of Article 7 of Decision No 406/2009/EC, this Decision should enter into force three days after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The adjustments to the annual emission allocations for each Member State for each year of the period from 2013 to 2020 are set out in Annex I.

Article 2

Where an act adopted pursuant to Article 7(6)b of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 provides for Member States to submit greenhouse gas emissions inventories determined using global warming potential values from the 4th IPCC assessment report as adopted by Decision15/CP.17 of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the adjustments to the annual emission allocations set out in Annex II shall apply as of the first year for which such reporting of greenhouse gas inventories becomes compulsory. Where this Article applies, Article 1 shall not.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 31 October 2013. For the Commission The President José Manuel BARROSO

(1) OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 136.

(2) Commission Decision 2013/162/EU of 26 March 2013 on determining Member States’ annual emission allocations for the period from 2013 to 2020 pursuant to Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 90, 28.3.2013, p. 106).

(3) Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).

(4) 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).

ANNEX I Adjustments to Member States’ annual emission allocations for each year of the period from 2013 to 2020 calculated applying global warming potential values from the second IPCC assessment report Member State Adjustments to Annual Emission Allocation (tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent) 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Belgium 4 048 929 3 974 598 3 900 267 3 825 935 3 751 604 3 677 272 3 602 941 3 528 609 Bulgaria 1 750 024 1 717 896 1 685 769 1 653 641 1 621 514 1 589 387 1 557 259 1 525 132 Czech Republic 3 000 270 2 945 190 2 890 110 2 835 031 2 779 951 2 724 871 2 669 791 2 614 711 Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Germany 23 249 263 22 822 446 22 395 629 21 968 812 21 541 996 21 115 178 20 688 361 20 261 544 Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ireland 334 322 328 184 322 047 315 909 309 772 303 634 297 496 291 359 Greece 2 057 904 2 020 124 1 982 344 1 944 565 1 906 785 1 869 006 1 831 226 1 793 446 Spain 7 980 597 7 834 086 7 687 576 7 541 066 7 394 555 7 248 046 7 101 536 6 955 025 France 14 867 520 14 594 578 14 321 636 14 048 693 13 775 751 13 502 808 13 229 866 12 956 923 Croatia 1 605 875 1 576 394 1 546 913 1 517 431 1 487 951 1 458 469 1 428 988 1 399 507 Italy 9 607 019 9 430 650 9 254 282 9 077 913 8 901 544 8 725 175 8 548 807 8 372 440 Cyprus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Latvia 19 186 18 834 18 482 18 130 17 778 17 426 17 072 16 720 Lithuania 4 297 664 4 218 766 4 139 868 4 060 971 3 982 073 3 903 175 3 824 277 3 745 379 Luxembourg 275 161 270 110 265 058 260 007 254 955 249 904 244 852 239 801 Hungary 413 285 405 698 398 111 390 524 382 936 375 349 367 762 360 175 Malta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Netherlands 2 176 364 2 136 410 2 096 456 2 056 502 2 016 548 1 976 592 1 936 638 1 896 684 Austria 2 026 990 1 989 778 1 952 566 1 915 354 1 878 142 1 840 930 1 803 718 1 766 505 Poland 11 073 941 10 870 642 10 667 343 10 464 045 10 260 746 10 057 447 9 854 148 9 650 850 Portugal 563 543 553 197 542 852 532 506 522 160 511 815 501 469 491 123 Romania 7 501 529 7 363 813 7 226 098 7 088 383 6 950 667 6 812 952 6 675 237 6 537 521 Slovenia –46 842 –45 983 –45 122 –44 262 –43 403 –42 543 –41 683 –40 822 Slovakia 2 181 413 2 141 366 2 101 319 2 061 272 2 021 225 1 981 178 1 941 131 1 901 084 Finland 1 769 997 1 737 503 1 705 009 1 672 515 1 640 021 1 607 527 1 575 032 1 542 538 Sweden 1 703 979 1 672 697 1 641 415 1 610 133 1 578 851 1 547 568 1 516 286 1 485 004 United Kingdom 238 691 234 309 229 926 225 545 221 163 216 781 212 398 208 017