2012/691/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 6 November 2012 on granting derogations from Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European environmental economic accounts with regard to the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Austria and the Republic of Poland (notified under document C(2012) 7645)

8.11.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 308/23
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 6 November 2012
on granting derogations from Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European environmental economic accounts with regard to the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Austria and the Republic of Poland
(notified under document C(2012) 7645)
(Only the Spanish, French, Greek, Maltese, German and Polish texts are authentic)
(2012/691/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2011 on European environmental economic accounts (1), and in particular Article 8(1) thereof,
Having regard to the requests made by the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Austria and the Republic of Poland,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 8(1) of Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 the Commission may adopt implementing acts with a view to granting derogations to Member States during the transitional periods referred to in the Annexes to Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 in so far as the national statistical systems require major adaptations.
(2) Such derogations should be granted, at their justified request, to the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Austria and the Republic of Poland.
(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,