2013/162/EU: Commission Decision 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 (notified under document C(2013) 1708)
Date: 2013-03-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU emission allowance, greenhouse gas, reduction of gas emissions








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28.3.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 90/106








            COMMISSION DECISION
         
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
(notified under document C(2013) 1708)
(2013/162/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 emission reduction commitments up to 2020 (1), and in particular the forth subparagraph of Article 3(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


The greenhouse gas emissions from installations covered by Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (2) as deriving from the Union Registry, Commission Decisions, National Allocation Plans and the official correspondence between the Commission and the respective Member States constitute verified emission data in the sense of the fourth paragraph of Article 3(2) of Decision No 406/2009/EC.












(2)


The total greenhouse gas emissions from gases and activities as defined in Article 2(1) of Decision No 406/2009/EC submitted pursuant to Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 concerning a mechanism for monitoring community greenhouse gas emissions and for implementing the Kyoto Protocol (3) in the year 2012 as established following the 2012 initial review conducted by the Commission pursuant to the Guidelines for the 2012 Technical Review of Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories (4) constitute reviewed greenhouse gas emissions data for the years 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010 in the sense of the fourth paragraph of Article 3(2) of Decision No 406/2009/EC.












(3)


To ensure consistency between the determination of the annual emission allocations and the reported greenhouse gas emissions for each year, Member States’ annual emission allocations should be calculated also by applying the global warming potential values from the 4th IPCC assessment report adopted by Decision15/CP.17. The annual emission allocation 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 3 of Decision No 280/2004/EC.












(4)


Data currently reported in the national greenhouse gas inventories and the national and Union registries are not sufficient to determine, at Member State level, the CO2 civil aviation emissions at national level that are not covered by Directive 2003/87/EC. CO2 emissions from flights not covered by Directive 2003/87/EC represent only a very minor part of the total greenhouse gas emissions, and collecting additional information on these emissions would create a disproportionate administrative burden. Therefore, the quantity of CO2 emissions of the inventory category ‘1.A.3.A civil aviation’ should be considered equal to zero for the purpose of determining the annual emission allocations.












(5)


The annual emission allocations for a Member State for the year 2020 should be calculated by subtracting the quantity of verified greenhouse gas emissions of installations that existed in 2005 from the reviewed greenhouse gas emissions for the year 2005 and adjusting the outcome by the percentage laid down in Annex II of Decision No 406/2009.












(6)


The quantity of verified greenhouse gas emissions of installations should be determined as follows:






—


for Member States that participated in the Emissions Trading Scheme as of 2005: the quantity of emissions of installations covered by Directive 2003/87/EC in 2005 adjusted by the quantity of greenhouse gas emissions of those installations which were included in or excluded from the Emissions Trading Scheme from 2008 to 2012 due to an adjusted scope applied by the Member States and the quantity of greenhouse gas emissions from installations temporarily excluded in the year 2005 but not excluded between 2008 and 2012 from the Emissions Trading Scheme,










—


for Member States that participated in the Emissions Trading Scheme as of 2007: the quantity of greenhouse gas emissions of installations covered by Directive 2003/87/EC in 2007,










—


for Member States participating in the Emissions Trading Scheme as of 2013: the quantity of greenhouse gas emissions of installations covered by Directive 2003/87/EC in 2005 (as communicated by the respective Member State and reviewed by the Commission).
















(7)


The average quantity of greenhouse gas emissions in the year 2009 of a Member State with a positive greenhouse gas emission limit pursuant to Annex II of Decision No 406/2009/EC should be calculated by subtracting an average quantity of verified greenhouse gas emissions from installations covered by Directive 2003/87/EC in the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 in the respective Member State from its average total reviewed greenhouse gas emissions for the years 2008, 2009 and 2010.












(8)


The annual emission allocations for a Member State with a positive greenhouse gas emission limit pursuant to Annex II of Decision No 406/2009/EC for the years 2013 to 2019 should be defined by a linear trajectory starting with that member State’s average quantity of greenhouse gas emissions in the year 2009 and ending with its annual emission allocation for the year 2020.












(9)


The annual emission allocation for a Member State with a negative greenhouse gas emission limit pursuant to Annex II of Decision No 406/2009/EC for the year 2013 should be calculated by subtracting average quantity of verified greenhouse gas emissions from installations covered by Directive 2003/87/EC in the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 in the respective Member State from its average total reviewed greenhouse gas emissions for the years 2008, 2009 and 2010.












(10)


The annual emission allocation for a Member State with a negative greenhouse gas emission limit pursuant to Annex II of Decision No 406/2009/EC for the years 2014 to 2019 should be defined by a linear trajectory starting with that member State’s annual emission allocation for the year 2013 and ending with its annual emission allocation for the year 2020.












(11)


The verified greenhouse gas emissions of installations unilaterally included in the Emissions Trading Scheme in accordance with Article 24 of Directive 2003/87/EC during the period from 2008 to 2012 should not be accounted for in the average quantity of verified greenhouse gas emissions from installations covered by Directive 2003/87/EC for the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 as this would result in double counting of greenhouse gas emissions during future adjustments of the annual emission allocations pursuant to Article 10 of Decision No 406/2009/EC.












(12)


In view of Croatia’s accession to the Union, its annual emission allocation for each year of the period from 2013 to 2020 should be determined using the same methodology as for the other Member States. These values should become applicable as of the date of Croatia’s accession.












(13)


Given the adoption by the European Council of the Decision 2012/419/EU of 11 July 2012 amending the status of Mayotte with regard to the European Union (5) as of 2014, the annual emission allocations for France as of 2014 are calculated by taking into account the relevant reviewed greenhouse gas emissions.












(14)


The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Climate Change Committee,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The annual emission allocations for each Member State for each year of the period from 2013 to 2020 are set out in Annex I and shall apply subject to any adjustments published pursuant to Article 10 of Decision No 406/2009/EC.


Article 2
Notwithstanding Article 1, where an act adopted pursuant to Article 3 of Decision No 280/2004/EC 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 Decision 15/CP.17 of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 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.


Article 3
The annual emission allocations for Croatia as set out in Annex I shall apply as of the date of entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Croatia.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.




Done at Brussels, 26 March 2013.


For the Commission

Connie HEDEGAARD
            

Member of the Commission






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

(2)  
            OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32.

(3)  
            OJ L 49, 19.2.2004, p. 1.

(4)  SWD (2012) 107 final, 26.4.2012.

(5)  
            OJ L 204, 31.7.2012, p. 131.




ANNEX I

Member States Annual Emissions Allocation for the year 2013 to 2020 calculated applying global warming potential values from the second IPCC assessment report














Country


Annual Emission Allocation
(tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent)




2013


2014


2015


2016


2017


2018


2019


2020




Belgium


81 206 753 


79 635 010 


78 063 267 


76 491 523 


74 919 780 


73 348 037 


71 776 293 


70 204 550 




Bulgaria


27 308 615 


27 514 835 


27 721 056 


27 927 276 


28 133 496 


28 339 716 


28 545 936 


28 752 156 




Czech Republic


63 569 006 


64 248 654 


64 928 302 


65 607 950 


66 287 597 


66 967 245 


67 646 893 


68 326 541 




Denmark


35 873 692 


34 996 609 


34 119 525 


33 242 442 


32 365 359 


31 488 276 


30 611 193 


29 734 110 




Germany


487 095 510 


480 020 642 


472 945 774 


465 870 905 


458 796 037 


451 721 169 


444 646 301 


437 571 432 




Estonia


6 111 145 


6 133 644 


6 156 143 


6 178 641 


6 201 140 


6 223 639 


6 246 137 


6 268 636 




Ireland


45 163 667 


44 066 074 


42 968 480 


41 870 887 


40 773 293 


39 675 700 


38 578 106 


37 480 513 




Greece


58 909 882 


59 158 791 


59 407 700 


59 656 609 


59 905 518 


60 154 427 


60 403 336 


60 652 245 




Spain


228 883 459 


226 977 713 


225 071 967 


223 166 221 


221 260 475 


219 354 728 


217 448 982 


215 543 236 




France


397 926 454 


393 291 390 


388 254 953 


383 218 516 


378 182 079 


373 145 642 


368 109 206 


363 072 769 




Croatia


20 596 027 


20 761 917 


20 927 807 


21 093 696 


21 259 586 


21 425 476 


21 591 366 


21 757 255 




Italy


310 124 250 


308 146 930 


306 169 610 


304 192 289 


302 214 969 


300 237 649 


298 260 329 


296 283 008 




Cyprus


5 552 863 


5 547 275 


5 541 687 


5 536 100 


5 530 512 


5 524 924 


5 519 336 


5 513 749 




Latvia


9 005 483 


9 092 810 


9 180 137 


9 267 464 


9 354 791 


9 442 119 


9 529 446 


9 616 773 




Lithuania


16 661 613 


16 941 467 


17 221 321 


17 501 174 


17 781 028 


18 060 882 


18 340 736 


18 620 590 




Luxembourg


9 737 871 


9 535 962 


9 334 053 


9 132 144 


8 930 235 


8 728 326 


8 526 417 


8 324 508 




Hungary


49 291 591 


50 388 303 


51 485 014 


52 581 726 


53 678 437 


54 775 149 


55 871 861 


56 968 572 




Malta


1 113 574 


1 112 781 


1 111 988 


1 111 195 


1 110 402 


1 109 609 


1 108 816 


1 108 023 




Netherlands


121 835 387 


119 628 131 


117 420 874 


115 213 617 


113 006 361 


110 799 104 


108 591 847 


106 384 590 




Austria


53 598 131 


53 032 042 


52 465 953 


51 899 864 


51 333 775 


50 767 686 


50 201 597 


49 635 508 




Poland


197 978 330 


198 929 081 


199 879 833 


200 830 584 


201 781 336 


202 732 087 


203 682 838 


204 633 590 




Portugal


47 653 190 


47 920 641 


48 188 091 


48 455 541 


48 722 992 


48 990 442 


49 257 893 


49 525 343 




Romania


79 108 341 


80 681 687 


82 255 034 


83 828 380 


85 401 727 


86 975 074 


88 548 420 


90 121 767 




Slovenia


11 890 136 


11 916 713 


11 943 289 


11 969 866 


11 996 442 


12 023 018 


12 049 595 


12 076 171 




Slovakia


25 095 979 


25 413 609 


25 731 240 


26 048 870 


26 366 500 


26 684 130 


27 001 761 


27 319 391 




Finland


32 732 387 


32 232 553 


31 732 719 


31 232 885 


30 733 051 


30 233 217 


29 733 383 


29 233 549 




Sweden


42 526 869 


41 863 309 


41 199 748 


40 536 188 


39 872 627 


39 209 066 


38 545 506 


37 881 945 




United Kingdom


350 411 692 


346 031 648 


341 651 604 


337 271 559 


332 891 515 


328 511 471 


324 131 426 


319 751 382 









ANNEX II

Member States Annual Emissions Allocation for the year 2013 to 2020 calculated applying global warming potential values from the fourth IPCC assessment report














Country


Annual Emission Allocation
(tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent)




2013


2014


2015


2016


2017


2018


2019


2020




Belgium


82 376 327 


80 774 027 


79 171 726 


77 569 425 


75 967 124 


74 364 823 


72 762 523 


71 160 222 




Bulgaria


28 661 817 


28 897 235 


29 132 652 


29 368 070 


29 603 488 


29 838 906 


30 074 324 


30 309 742 




Czech Republic


65 452 506 


66 137 845 


66 823 185 


67 508 524 


68 193 864 


68 879 203 


69 564 542 


70 249 882 




Denmark


36 829 163 


35 925 171 


35 021 179 


34 117 187 


33 213 195 


32 309 203 


31 405 210 


30 501 218 




Germany


495 725 112 


488 602 056 


481 479 000 


474 355 944 


467 232 888 


460 109 832 


452 986 776 


445 863 720 




Estonia


6 296 988 


6 321 312 


6 345 636 


6 369 960 


6 394 284 


6 418 608 


6 442 932 


6 467 256 




Ireland


47 226 256 


46 089 109 


44 951 963 


43 814 816 


42 677 670 


41 540 523 


40 403 377 


39 266 230 




Greece


61 003 810 


61 293 018 


61 582 226 


61 871 434 


62 160 642 


62 449 850 


62 739 057 


63 028 265 




Spain


235 551 490 


233 489 390 


231 427 291 


229 365 191 


227 303 091 


225 240 991 


223 178 891 


221 116 791 




France


408 762 813 


403 877 606 


398 580 044 


393 282 481 


387 984 919 


382 687 356 


377 389 794 


372 092 231 




Croatia


21 196 005 


21 358 410 


21 520 815 


21 683 221 


21 845 626 


22 008 031 


22 170 436 


22 332 841 




Italy


317 768 849 


315 628 134 


313 487 419 


311 346 703 


309 205 988 


307 065 273 


304 924 558 


302 783 843 




Cyprus


5 919 071 


5 922 555 


5 926 039 


5 929 524 


5 933 008 


5 936 493 


5 939 977 


5 943 461 




Latvia


9 279 248 


9 370 072 


9 460 897 


9 551 721 


9 642 546 


9 733 370 


9 824 194 


9 915 019 




Lithuania


17 153 997 


17 437 556 


17 721 116 


18 004 675 


18 288 235 


18 571 794 


18 855 354 


19 138 913 




Luxembourg


9 814 716 


9 610 393 


9 406 070 


9 201 747 


8 997 423 


8 793 100 


8 588 777 


8 384 454 




Hungary


50 796 264 


51 906 630 


53 016 996 


54 127 362 


55 237 728 


56 348 094 


57 458 460 


58 568 826 




Malta


1 168 514 


1 166 788 


1 165 061 


1 163 334 


1 161 608 


1 159 881 


1 158 155 


1 156 428 




Netherlands


125 086 859 


122 775 394 


120 463 928 


118 152 462 


115 840 997 


113 529 531 


111 218 065 


108 906 600 




Austria


54 643 228 


54 060 177 


53 477 125 


52 894 074 


52 311 023 


51 727 971 


51 144 920 


50 561 869 




Poland


204 579 390 


205 621 337 


206 663 283 


207 705 229 


208 747 175 


209 789 121 


210 831 068 


211 873 014 




Portugal


49 874 317 


50 139 847 


50 405 377 


50 670 907 


50 936 437 


51 201 967 


51 467 497 


51 733 027 




Romania


83 080 513 


84 765 858 


86 451 202 


88 136 547 


89 821 891 


91 507 236 


93 192 581 


94 877 925 




Slovenia


12 278 677 


12 309 309 


12 339 941 


12 370 573 


12 401 204 


12 431 836 


12 462 468 


12 493 100 




Slovakia


25 877 815 


26 203 808 


26 529 801 


26 855 793 


27 181 786 


27 507 779 


27 833 772 


28 159 765 




Finland


33 497 046 


32 977 333 


32 457 619 


31 937 905 


31 418 191 


30 898 477 


30 378 764 


29 859 050 




Sweden


43 386 459 


42 715 001 


42 043 544 


41 372 087 


40 700 630 


40 029 172 


39 357 715 


38 686 258 




United Kingdom


358 980 526 


354 455 751 


349 930 975 


345 406 200 


340 881 425 


336 356 649 


331 831 874 


327 307 099