LEGISLATIVE ACT : Commission Decision of 29 January 2004 establishing guidelines for the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
CONTENT : This Decision has been established in order to offer Member States clear, consistent and harmonised methods for the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions. The first Annex attached to the Decision offers general guidelines for the purpose of monitoring and reporting emissions. It includes definitions of the most important terms relating to the Decision such as the exact references for the meaning "activity"; "activity specific" "biomass" "emissions" etc. It also offers a comprehensive account of monitoring and reporting principles. Thus, for example, reports must be complete, consistent, transparent and accurate. Annex I also defines in considerable detail what greenhouse emissions are and how they can be measured according a common format. Verification of the reports is also taken into account and incorporated into Annex I attached to the Decision as are issues relating to emission factors.
The eight remaining Annexes relate to:
- Guidelines for combustion emissions.
- Activity-specific guidelines for mineral oil refineries.
- Activity-specific guidelines for coke ovens.
- Activity-specific guidelines for metal ore roasting and sintering installations.
- Activity-specific guidelines for installation for the production of pig iron and steel including continuous casting.
- Activity-specific guidelines for installations for the production cement clinker.
- Activity-specific guidelines for the installations for the production of lime.
- Activity-specific guidelines for installations for the manufacture of glass.
- Activity-specific guidelines for installations for the manufacture of ceramic products.
- Activity-specific guidelines for pulp and paper-producing installations.
All of these are listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC.The revised annexes will enter into force on 01/01/08.�