COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Technical information to the Report on the additional period for fulfilling commitments under the Kyoto Protocol Accompanying the document Report from the Commission Report on the additional period for fulfilling commitments under the Kyoto Protocol (required under Article 22 of 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 and Decision 13/CMP.1 of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol)
Date: 2015-12-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Climate Action, European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, EU emission allowance, Kyoto Protocol, adaptation to climate change, environmental monitoring, pollution control, reduction of gas emissions, tradeable emission permit

EUROPEAN 
COMMISSION 

Brussels, 15.12.2015  
SWD(2015) 288 final 

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT 

Technical information to the Report on the additional period for fulfilling commitments 
under the Kyoto Protocol  

Accompanying the document 

Report from the Commission 

Report on the additional period for fulfilling commitments under the Kyoto Protocol 
(required under Article 22 of 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 and  Decision 
13/CMP.1 of the Conference of the Parties serving as the 
meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol)  

{COM(2015) 650 final} 

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Contents 

1. UNFCCC Secretariat template filled in for the European Union ...........................................2 
2. Standard Electronic Format (SEF)..........................................................................................5 
2.1 Standard Electronic Format (SEF) tables for the European Union (EU15)......................5 
2.2 Standard Electronic Format (SEF) tables for the EU......................................................14 
3. R2-R5 reports........................................................................................................................24 

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1. UNFCCC Secretariat template filled in for the European Union 

I. 

Introduction 

1.  This  Staff  Working  Document  accompanying  the  Report  on  the  additional  period  for 
fulfilling  commitments  under  the  Kyoto  Protocol,  submitted  by  the  European  Union, 
contains the information required to be reported upon the expiration of the additional period 
for  fulfilling  the  commitments  for  the  first  commitment  period  of  the  Kyoto  Protocol 
(hereinafter referred to as the true-up period),1 in accordance with the relevant decisions of the 
Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol.2  

2.  The information contained in this Staff Working Document covers the period 1 January to 18 
November  2015,  as  well  as  the  period  1  January  to  31  December  2014,  in  accordance  with 
decision 15/CMP.1, annex, paragraph 20. 

3.  The information required to be included in the report is presented using the standard electronic 

4. 

format (SEF) tables in accordance with decision 3/CMP.10, paragraph 3. 
In  addition  to  the  SEF  tables,  the  information  required  to  be  included  in  the  report  in 
accordance with decision 15/CMP.1, annex, paragraphs 12–16 is presented in reports R2–R5.3 

II.  Information provided before the submission of the report  

5.  The  SEF  tables  of  the  European  Union  (with  the  file  name  euc-2015-sef-cp1-24jul.zip  ) 
covering the period 1 January to 31 December 2014 have been submitted previously and can 
be 
at 
http://unfccc.int/files/national_reports/annex_i_ghg_inventories/national_inventories_submissi
ons/application/zip/euc-2015-sef-cp1-24jul.zip. 

UNFCCC 

website 

found 

the 

in 

6.  The reports R2–R5 of Party covering the period 1 January to 31 December 2014 have not been 

submitted because there was nothing to report for this period. 

III.  Information incorporated into the report 

7.  The SEF tables of European Union (with the file name RREG1_EU_2015.xlsx) covering the 

period 1 January to 18 November 2015 are part of this report. 

8.  For  the  reports  R2–R5  of  European  Union  covering  the  period  1  January  to  18  November 

2015 there is nothing to report, and for this reason they are not included.  

IV.  Other information contained in the report 

1 Section XIII of decision 27/CMP.1 (Procedures and mechanisms related to compliance under the Kyoto Protocol) 
defines the additional period for fulfilling commitments.  
2 Decisions 5/CMP.1, 13/CMP.1, 15/CMP.1, 22/CMP.1, 27/CMP.1, 1/CMP.8 and 3/CMP.10. 
3  Report  R2  (list  of  discrepant  transactions)  provides  information  on  any  discrepancies  identified  by  the 
international  transaction  log,  and  additional  information  required  under  paragraph  12  of  the  annex  to  decision 
15/CMP.1;  report  R3  (list  of  clean  development  mechanism  (CDM)  notifications)  provides  information  on  any 
notification received by the Party from the Executive Board of the CDM, directing the Party to replace long-term 
certified emission reductions, in accordance with paragraphs 13–14 of the annex to decision 15/CMP.1; report R4 
(list  of  non-replacements)  provides  information  on  any  record  of  non-replacement  identified  by  the  international 
transaction  log,  and  the  additional  information  required  under  paragraph  15  of  the  annex  to  decision  15/CMP.1; 
report R5 (list of invalid units) provides information on the quantities of Kyoto Protocol units held in the national 
registry  that  are  not  valid  for  use  towards  compliance  with  commitments  under  Article  3,  paragraph  1,  in 
accordance with paragraph 16 of the annex to decision 15/CMP.1. 

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9.  In addition to the information presented in sections II and III above, the European Union also 

reports the following information: 

a) 

Information  on  actions  to  correct  discrepancies,  changes  to  the  national  registry  to 
prevent  discrepancies  from  reoccurring  and  resolution  of  previous  questions  of 
implementation pertaining to transactions  

10.  Option A. In accordance with paragraph 17 of the annex to decision 15/CMP.1, the European 
Union  reports  that  no  discrepancies  have  been  identified  by  the  international  transaction  log 
during  the  period  1  January  to  18  November  2015  or  the  period  1  January  to  31  December 
2014; therefore, there was no need to take any action or make any change to its registry with 
regard to this issue. 

11.  Option A. In accordance with paragraph 17 of the annex to decision 15/CMP.1, the European 
Union  reports  that  no  questions  of  implementation  pertaining  to  its  transactions  have  been 
previously identified. 

b)  Commitment period reserve 

12.  The commitment period reserve (CPR) of the European Union  is 17,659,243,358 t CO2 eq. 
The calculation of the European Union’s CPR is contained in chapter G.2 of the “Report on 
the individual review of the annual submission of the European Union  submitted in 2014”4 
and was agreed by the relevant expert review team. 

c)  Total quantity of units in the retirement accounts 

13.  Table 1 presents the total quantity of Kyoto Protocol units in the European Union’s  retirement 
account at the end of the true-up period, in accordance with paragraph 49(b) of the annex to 
decision 13/CMP.1.  

Table 1. Total quantity of Kyoto Protocol units in the retirement account  

AAUs 

RMUs
17368888639  445838157  302009951  725166210  1615811  0 

tCERs

ERUs 

CERs

lCERs

Total 
18843518768 

Abbreviations: AAUs = assigned amount units, CERs = certified emission reductions, ERUs = emission reduction 
units,  RMUs  =  removal  units,  tCERs  =  temporary  certified  emission  reductions,  lCERs  =  long-term  certified 
emission reductions.  

The  EU  and  its  Member  States  fulfil  their  commitments  under  Article  3(1)  of  the  Kyoto 
Protocol  jointly,  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  Article  4  thereof.  At  the  time  of 
ratification,  the  following  15  countries  were  Member  States:  Austria,  Belgium,  Denmark, 
Germany,  Greece,  Finland,  France,  Ireland,  Italy,  Luxembourg,  the  Netherlands,  Portugal, 
Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The quantity of units retired for the EU, and showed 
in  Table  1  above,  is  calculated  as  the  sum  of  the  quantity  of  units  in  the  15  Member  States 
retirement accounts. 

Table  1bis. Total  quantity  of  Kyoto Protocol  units  in  the  retirement  accounts  of  the  15 
Member States  

Austria 

AAUs 
362501669 

ERUs  RMUs 
11975750  6786726 

CERs 
33393909 

tCERs 
0 

lCERs 
0 

Total 
414658054  

4 FCCC/ARR/2014/EU, paragraph G. 

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9451546 
14510576  8654523 
4088755 

0 
26162846 
590701837 
0 
17005884 
257813160 
0 
304541813 
17449492  12273471 
0 
2425839655  24706979  23648026  64661871 
194764982  39728163  226101588  0 
4245979938 
0 
11322449  2052032 
16563409 
568566201 
1221981 
4294121 
280189478 
16291152  6512114 
131267 
2258521514  46715521  75276599  98993939 
262563 
5893782 
53190972 
0 
38406579 
928949317 
302650818 
0 
44760045  10119578 
1568312827  65062121  52780585  105824516  0 
0 
0 
295466371 
0 

Belgium 
Denmark 
Finland 
France 
Germany 
Greece 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxembourg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
Spain 
7994055 
Sweden 
United Kingdom  2925663069  22105493  14209329  55258669 

626316229 
297984143 
338353531 
2538856531 
4706574671 
598504091 
308508846 
2479638840 
60116132 
997119267 
362098075 
1791980049 
305573749 
3017236560 
Abbreviations: AAUs = assigned amount units, CERs = certified emission reductions, ERUs = emission reduction 
units,  RMUs  =  removal  units,  tCERs  =  temporary  certified  emission  reductions,  lCERs  =  long-term  certified 
emission reductions.  

395536 
29763371  0 
4567634 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

2113323 

373279 

14.  The information regarding the serial numbers of the units mentioned in table 1 can be found 
on  the  website  of  the  European  Commission  Directorate  General  Climate  Action  at 
http://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/strategies/progress/kyoto_1/documentation_en.htm 

d)  Total quantity of units requested to be carried over to the second commitment period 

15.  Table  2  presents  the  total  quantity  of emission  reduction  units, certified  emission  reductions 
and assigned amount units that the European Union requests to be carried over to the second 
commitment period, in accordance with paragraph 49(c) of the annex to decision 13/CMP.1.  

Table  2.  Total  quantity  of  Kyoto  Protocol  units  requested  to  be  carried  over  from  the 
first to the second commitment period  

AAUs  
2124109368 

ERUs 
0 

CERs 
0 

Abbreviations: AAUs = assigned amount units, CERs = certified emission reductions, ERUs = emission reduction 
units. 

The total quantity of units in the EU Member States holding accounts requested to be carried 
over  by  the  Member  States  will  be  reported  in  the  Member  States'  reports  on  the  additional 
period for fulfilling commitments under the Kyoto Protocol. 

16.  The information regarding the serial numbers of the units mentioned in table 2 can be found 
on  the  website  of  the  European  Commission  Directorate  General  Climate  Action  at 
http://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/strategies/progress/kyoto_1/documentation_en.htm  

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2. Standard Electronic Format (SEF) 

2.1 Standard Electronic Format (SEF) tables for the European Union (EU15)  

The following tables represent the SEF for the EU15 covering the period 1/January/2015 to 18/November/2015  

Party 

Submission Year 

Reported Year 

Commitment 
Period 

EU15 

2015 

1/January/2015 to 18/November/2015 

1 

Table 1. Total quantities of Kyoto Protocol units by account type at beginning of reported year 

Account type 

Unit type 

Party holding accounts 

Entity holding accounts 

Article 3.3/3.4 net source cancellation accounts 

Non-compliance cancellation account 

Other cancellation accounts 

Retirement account 

tCER replacement account for expiry 

lCER replacement account for expiry  

lCER replacement account for reversal of storage 

lCER replacement account for non-submission of certification report 

Total 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

lCERs 

11595433331 

156576624 

30690051 

173223881 

3555899 

47467337 

34319883 

NO 

63582147 

1486130 

12709792 

NO 

249885 

NO 

NO 

408683 

40038645 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

7451774 

6965994734 

151712547 

288245 

445516068 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

18621855079 

343017737 

71016941 

689773870 

5042029 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

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Table 2a. Annual internal transactions 

Transaction type 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

lCERs 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

lCER
s 

Additions 

Subtractions 

Art6 issuance and conversion 

Party verified projects 

Independently verified projects 

Art3.3 and 3.4 issuance or cancellation 

3.3 Afforestation reforestation 

3.3 Deforestation 

3.4 Forest management 

3.4 Cropland management 

3.4 Grazing land management 

3.4 Revegetation 

Art 12 afforestation and reforestation 

Replacement of expired tCERs 

Replacement of expired lCERs 

Replacement for reversal of storage 

Replacement for non-submission of 
certification report 

Other cancellation 

Subtotal 

12108 

NO 

199978325 

NO 

144982940 

19375950 

6416813 

NO 

12108 

NO 

NO 

17665014 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

71179 

88605540 

NO 

NO 

412321 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

12108 

370754028 

172148711 

8580908 

99722373 

154471589 

8580908 

10633333 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 
2439756
7 
2439756
7 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

Transaction type 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

lCERs 

Retirement 

10402893905 

294125610 

301721706 

279650142 

1615811 

NO 

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Table 2b. 
Annual 
external 
transactions 

Transfers 
and 
acquisitions 
AU 

BG 

CDM 

CH 

CZ 

JP 

NO 

NZ 

PL 

RO 

NO 

7389 

NO 

1169 

NO 

NO 

6168128 

20774449 

NO 

NO 

NO 

57886 

23410000 

302 

591222 

NO 

NO 

7391038 

NO 

145545 

Subtotal 

29643705 

28903423 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

Additions 

Subtractions 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

2306700 

NO 

NO 

NO 

10125494 

60049 

12504591 

NO 

3000 

NO 

4512993 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

29452778 

60049 

lCE
Rs 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCE
Rs 

lCE
Rs 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

26000 

NO 

NO 

14098930 

212769 

NO 

31826 

5261900 

11634529 

NO 

NO 

NO 

54055 

5261900 

26058109 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

20945597 

NO 

NO 

3935972 

NO 

787006 

833481 

9353284 

NO 

16345 

35871685 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

lCE
Rs 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCE
Rs 

lCE
Rs 

Additional Information 

NO 

AAUs 

29643705 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

28915531 

370754028 

29452778 

60049 

lCE
Rs 
NO 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

177410611 

34639017 

99722373 

60269252 

tCE
Rs 
NO 

lCE
Rs 
NO 

Table 2c. Total annual transactions 

Independent
ly verified 
ERU 

Total (Sum 
of table 2(a) 
and 2(b)) 

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Transaction or event type 

Temporary CERs (tCERs) 

Expired in retirement and replacement accounts 

Replacement of expired tCERs 

Expired in holding accounts 

Cancellation of tCERs expired in holding accounts 

Long-term CERs (lCERs) 

Expired in retirement and replacement accounts 

Replacement of expired lCERs 

Expired in holding accounts 

Cancellation of lCERs expired in holding accounts 

Subject to replacement for reversal of storage 

Replacement for reversal of storage 

Subject to replacement for non-submission of certification report 

Replacement for non-submission of certification report 

Total 

Table 3. Expiry, cancellation and replacement 

Expiry, cancellation  
 and requirement  
 to replace 

Replacement 

tCERs 

lCERs 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

lCERs 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

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Table 4. Total quantities of Kyoto Protocol units by account type at end of reported year 

Account type 

Unit type 

Party holding accounts 

Entity holding accounts 

Article 3.3/3.4 net source cancellation accounts 

Non-compliance cancellation account 

Other cancellation accounts 

Retirement account 

tCER replacement account for expiry 

lCER replacement account for expiry  

lCER replacement account for reversal of storage 

lCER replacement account for non-submission of certification report 

Total 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

lCERs 

774857496 

2779838 

30374806 

NO 

23457238 

94124228 

NO 

NO 

60805264 

3321194 

57661916 

165073 

NO 

NO 

129127685 

NO 

NO 

NO 

154721474 

8989591 

10633333 

31849341 

NO 

17368888639 

445838157 

302009951 

725166210 

1615811 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

18331622253 

572409214 

441770969 

875482731 

5102078 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

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Table 5 a. Summary information 
on additions and subtractions 

Starting Values 

Issuance pursuant to Article 3.7 
and 3.8  

Non-compliance cancellation 

Carry-over 

Subtotal 

Annual Transactions 

Year 0 (2007) 

Year 1 (2008) 

Year 2 (2009) 

Year 3 (2010) 

Year 4 (2011) 

Year 5 (2012) 

Year 6 (2013) 

Year 7 (2014) 

Year 8 (2015) 

Subtotal 

Total 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

lCE
Rs 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

lCE
Rs 

Additions 

Subtractions 

19620641131 

NO 

19620641131 

NO 

848306344 

204461841 

256016303 

269669926 

181706923 

243389221 

7000000 

29643705 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

4209766 

25744334 

NO 

NO 

NO 

346406840 

199365130 

160035967 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

83814594 

28334734 

316807311 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

349803677 

17688550 

276486248 

1520942 

275819102 

20824133 

245258602 

3040179 

30742211 

13219524 

26528189 

493241 

28915531 

370754028 

29452778 

60049 

2040194263 

799049215 

450820969 

1600341065 

5114411 

21660835394 

799049215 

450820969 

1600341065 

5114411 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

11 

NO 

NO 

NO 

800212308 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

207441828 

120534547 

94168652 

101786001 

736197 

176540540 

6299844 

113309770 

17123894 

4235864 

90614316 

71026979 

115215588 

14319982 

96560483 

6856642 

165830905 

18253017 

78217817 

12333 

5980049 

27258102 

11442242 

11432225 

177410611 

34639017 

99722373 

60269252 

NO 

NO 

1453122900 

367103547 

147973478 

759239120 

12333 

1453122900 

367103547 

147973478 

759239120 

12333 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

 
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
 
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
 
 
Previous CPs 

Year 1 (2008) 

Year 2 (2009) 

Year 3 (2010) 

Year 4 (2011) 

Year 5 (2012) 

Year 6 (2013) 

Year 7 (2014) 

Year 8 (2015) 

Total 

Table 5 b. Summary information on replacement 

Expiry, cancellation  
 and requirement  
 to replace 

Replacement 

tCERs 

lCERs 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

lCERs 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

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Table 5 c. Summary information on retirement 

Year 

Retirement 

Year 1 (2008) 

Year 2 (2009) 

Year 3 (2010) 

Year 4 (2011) 

Year 5 (2012) 

Year 6 (2013) 

Year 7 (2014) 

Year 8 (2015) 

Total 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

lCERs 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

288245 

NO 

NO 

301721706 

302009951 

NO 

17935064 

84557378 

100552286 

147920934 

42165689 

52384717 

279650142 

725166210 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

1615811 

1615811 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

908860033 

1536052233 

2060295747 

1908493342 

209979121 

342314258 

10402893905 

17368888639 

NO 

48338 

1178001 

12003006 

57617782 

33442015 

47423405 

294125610 

445838157 

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Table 6 a. Memo item: corrective transactions relating to additions and subtractions  

Additions 

Subtractions 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

lCERs 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

lCERs 

Table 6 b. Memo item: corrective transactions relating to replacement 

Expiry, cancellation  
 and requirement  
 to replace 

Replacement 

tCERs 

lCERs 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

lCERs 

Table 6 c. Memo item: corrective transactions relating to retirement 

Retirement 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

lCERs 

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2.2 Standard Electronic Format (SEF) tables for the EU 

The following tables represent the SEF for the EU covering the period 1/January/2015 to 18/November/2015  

Party 

Submission Year 

Reported Year 

Commitment 
Period 

EU 

2015 

1/January/2015 to 18/November/2015 

1 

Table 1. Total quantities of Kyoto Protocol units by account type at beginning of reported year 

Account type 

Unit type 

Party holding accounts 

Entity holding accounts 

Article 3.3/3.4 net source cancellation accounts 

Non-compliance cancellation account 

Other cancellation accounts 

Retirement account 

tCER replacement account for expiry 

lCER replacement account for expiry  

lCER replacement account for reversal of storage 

lCER replacement account for non-submission of certification report 

Total 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

lCERs 

1761840096 

255537262 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

2539558 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

1761840096 

258076820 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

223718697 

NO 

NO 

NO 

3289498 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

227008195 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

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Table 2a. Annual internal transactions 

Transaction type 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

lCERs 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

lCERs 

Additions 

Subtractions 

Art6 issuance and conversion 

Party verified projects 

Independently verified projects 

Art3.3 and 3.4 issuance or cancellation 

3.3 Afforestation reforestation 

3.3 Deforestation 

3.4 Forest management 

3.4 Cropland management 

3.4 Grazing land management 

3.4 Revegetation 

Art 12 afforestation and reforestation 

Replacement of expired tCERs 

Replacement of expired lCERs 

Replacement for reversal of storage 

Replacement for non-submission of certification report 

Other cancellation 

Subtotal 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

1448640 

1448640 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

1319914 

1319914 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

Transaction type 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

lCERs 

Retirement 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

16 

 
 
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 2b. Annual external transactions 

Additions 

Subtractions 

Transfers and acquisitions 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

AT 

BE 

BG 

CDM 

CH 

CZ 

DE 

DK 

EE 

ES 

FI 

FR 

GB 

GR 

HR 

HU 

IE 

IS 

IT 

JP 

LT 

LU 

LV 

NL 

NO 

NZ 

3509245 

299853 

13522131 

101742 

1449938 

704752 

NO 

NO 

8144627 

117458650 

8775036 

4311906 

NO 

6403957 

472 

23336 

52298 

NO 

61793300 

411645 

3349097 

600 

10332927 

360791 

31110028 

2982949 

7470104 

706416 

2906622 

4246884 

102346 

45159557 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

1 

NO 

103 

NO 

863136 

2851493 

498698 

103456 

NO 

NO 

17160046 

912342 

NO 

NO 

17376 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

tCERs 

lCERs 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

lCERs 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

4935 

3243 

75 

NO 

NO 

1177382 

6037855 

1600123 

NO 

2099026 

21729 

6379290 

668725 

62145260 

47089 

1578520 

NO 

4114549 

1169164 

41729556 

10072257 

672497 

1908807 

5664808 

1985 

75242046 

173901 

3493261 

NO 

1470 

9098 

NO 

487493 

1284644 

1419571 

37041 

795601 

18501884 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

1220701 

5868 

22911 

7622 

12251747 

437246 

857102 

NO 

133183 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

2347759 

11803399 

530060 

NO 

5579922 

1780654 

61221512 

7285241 

212531 

22986710 

2809991 

7940882 

23768724 

4294544 

218923 

1631237 

2827313 

86175 

28986956 

576000 

229737 

568638 

80545 

18067580 

6033636 

1296958 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

CERs 

7047 

1741 

NO 

21687 

6612492 

128 

630182 

3809 

NO 

2789745 

270309 

44822 

1041292 

NO 

NO 

NO 

6616 

NO 

159082 

392169 

19886 

NO 

NO 

849862 

666171 

77090 

17 

 
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
PL 

PT 

RO 

SE 

SI 

SK 

AU 

LI 

15793067 

2246600 

7257533 

3058267 

225635 

6750416 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

Subtotal 

378305668 

15123710 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

1427059 

NO 

40262 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

15061451 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

80512 

14151 

8910310 

550502 

405535 

6030413 

211469 

1208958 

NO 

1782 

NO 

NO 

11636 

2034772 

NO 

5156 

16036396 

266908065 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

6882757 

1891788 

1358261 

2598559 

220832 

4718880 

1146548 

NO 

231983252 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

Independently verified ERU 

NO 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

lCERs 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

lCERs 

Additional Information 

Total (Sum of table 2(a) and 2(b)) 

378305668 

15123710 

NO 

15061451 

NO 

NO 

16036396 

268356705 

NO 

233303166 

NO 

NO 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

lCERs 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

lCERs 

Table 2c. Total annual transactions 

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Table 3. Expiry, cancellation and replacement 

Expiry, cancellation  
 and requirement  
 to replace 

Replacement 

Transaction or event type 

Temporary CERs (tCERs) 

Expired in retirement and replacement accounts 

Replacement of expired tCERs 

Expired in holding accounts 

Cancellation of tCERs expired in holding accounts 

Long-term CERs (lCERs) 

Expired in retirement and replacement accounts 

Replacement of expired lCERs 

Expired in holding accounts 

Cancellation of lCERs expired in holding accounts 

Subject to replacement for reversal of storage 

Replacement for reversal of storage 

Subject to replacement for non-submission of certification report 

Replacement for non-submission of certification report 

Total 

tCERs 

lCERs 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

lCERs 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

19 

 
 
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 4. Total quantities of Kyoto Protocol units by account type at end of reported year 

Account type 

Unit type 

Party holding accounts 

Entity holding accounts 

Article 3.3/3.4 net source cancellation accounts 

Non-compliance cancellation account 

Other cancellation accounts 

Retirement account 

tCER replacement account for expiry 

lCER replacement account for expiry  

lCER replacement account for reversal of storage 

lCER replacement account for non-submission of certification report 

Total 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

lCERs 

2124109368 

2304267 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

3988198 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

2124109368 

6292465 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

5476982 

NO 

NO 

NO 

4609412 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

10086394 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

20 

 
 
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 5 a. Summary information on additions and 
subtractions 

Starting Values 

Issuance pursuant to Article 3.7 and 3.8  

Non-compliance cancellation 

Carry-over 

Subtotal 

Annual Transactions 

Year 0 (2007) 

Year 1 (2008) 

Year 2 (2009) 

Year 3 (2010) 

Year 4 (2011) 

Year 5 (2012) 

Year 6 (2013) 

Year 7 (2014) 

Year 8 (2015) 

Subtotal 

Total 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

lCERs 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

lCERs 

Additions 

Subtractions 

19357532 

NO 

19357532 

NO 

18057525 

NO 

633525 

377706 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

2313181 

360433744 

1750589459 

338954222 

NO 

88317436 

378305668 

15123710 

2150277064 

802829112 

2169634596 

802829112 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

303069 

653402 

319074427 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

310357700 

12333 

92208930 

15061451 

NO 

NO 

737658979 

12333 

737658979 

12333 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

18057525 

NO 

508009 

5090000 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

1656232 

138175698 

NO 

125017676 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

2117877 

366613271 

NO 

334004636 

12333 

2059189 

27379171 

NO 

39856519 

16036396 

268356705 

NO 

233303166 

45525228 

800524845 

NO 

732181997 

45525228 

800524845 

NO 

732181997 

NO 

NO 

12333 

12333 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

21 

 
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Previous CPs 

Year 1 (2008) 

Year 2 (2009) 

Year 3 (2010) 

Year 4 (2011) 

Year 5 (2012) 

Year 6 (2013) 

Year 7 (2014) 

Year 8 (2015) 

Total 

Table 5 b. Summary information on replacement 

Expiry, cancellation  
 and requirement  
 to replace 

Replacement 

tCERs 

lCERs 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

lCERs 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

22 

 
 
 
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 5 c. Summary information on retirement 

Year 

Retirement 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

lCERs 

Year 1 (2008) 

Year 2 (2009) 

Year 3 (2010) 

Year 4 (2011) 

Year 5 (2012) 

Year 6 (2013) 

Year 7 (2014) 

Year 8 (2015) 

Total 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

NO 

23 

 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 6 a. Memo item: corrective transactions relating to additions and subtractions  

Additions 

Subtractions 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

lCERs 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

lCERs 

Table 6 b. Memo item: corrective transactions relating to replacement 

Expiry, cancellation  
 and requirement  
 to replace 

Replacement 

tCERs 

lCERs 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

lCERs 

Table 6 c. Memo item: corrective transactions relating to retirement 

Retirement 

AAUs 

ERUs 

RMUs 

CERs 

tCERs 

lCERs 

24 

 
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. R2-R5 reports  

For the period 1 January to 18 November 2015, there is no information to be reported for R2, R3, R4 or R5 for the EU registry.  

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