Version status: Repealed | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes

Published date: 12 July 2012

Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 of 21 June 2012 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)

	Recitals
	Chapter I General provisions (arts. 1-10)
	Section 1 Subject matter and definitions (arts. 1-3)
	Article 1 Subject matter
	Article 2 Scope
	Article 3 Definitions
	Section 2 General principles (arts. 4-10)
	Article 4 General obligation
	Article 5 Completeness
	Article 6 Consistency, comparability and transparency
	Article 7 Accuracy
	Article 8 Integrity of methodology
	Article 9 Continuous improvement
	Article 10 Coordination
	Chapter II Monitoring plan (arts. 11-18)
	Section 1 General rules (arts. 11-16)
	Article 11 General obligation
	Article 12 Content and submission of the monitoring plan
	Article 13 Standardised and simplified monitoring plans
	Article 14 Modifications of the monitoring plan
	Article 15 Approval of modifications of the monitoring plan
	Article 16 Implementation and recordkeeping of modifications
	Section 2 Technical feasibility and unreasonable costs (arts. 17-18)
	Article 17 Technical feasibility
	Article 18 Unreasonable costs
	Chapter III Monitoring of emissions of stationary installations (arts. 19-49)
	Section 1 General provisions (arts. 19-23)
	Article 19 Categorisation of installations and source streams
	Article 20 Monitoring boundaries
	Article 21 Choice of the monitoring methodology
	Article 22 Monitoring methodology not based on tiers
	Article 23 Temporary changes to the monitoring methodology
	Section 2 Calculation-based methodology (arts. 24-39)
	Subsection 1 General (arts. 24-26)
	Article 24 Calculation of emissions under the standard methodology
	Article 25 Calculation of emissions under the mass balance methodology
	Article 26 Applicable tiers
	Subsection 2 Activity data (arts. 27-29)
	Article 27 Determination of activity data
	Article 28 Measurement systems under the operator's control
	Article 29 Measurement systems outside the operator's own control
	Subsection 3 Calculation factors (arts. 30-35)
	Article 30 Determination of calculation factors
	Article 31 Default values for calculation factors
	Article 32 Calculation factors based on analyses
	Article 33 Sampling plan
	Article 34 Use of laboratories
	Article 35 Frequencies for analyses
	Subsection 4 Specific calculation factors (arts. 36-37)
	Article 36 Emission factors for CO2
	Article 37 Oxidation and conversion factors
	Subsection 5 Treatment of biomass (arts. 38-39)
	Article 38 Biomass source streams
	Article 39 Determination of biomass and fossil fraction
	Section 3 Measurement-based methodology (arts. 40-46)
	Article 40 Use of the measurement-based monitoring methodology
	Article 41 Tier requirements
	Article 42 Measurement standards and laboratories
	Article 43 Determination of emissions
	Article 44 Data aggregation
	Article 45 Missing data
	Article 46 Corroborating with calculation of emissions
	Section 4 Special provisions (arts. 47-49)
	Article 47 Installations with low emissions
	Article 48 Inherent CO2
	Article 49 Transferred CO2
	Chapter IV Monitoring of emissions and tonne-kilometre data from aviation (arts. 50-56)
	Article 50 General provisions
	Article 51 Submission of monitoring plans
	Article 52 Monitoring methodology for emissions from aviation activities
	Article 53 Specific provisions for biomass
	Article 54 Small emitters
	Article 55 Sources of uncertainty
	Article 56 Determination of tonne-kilometre data
	Chapter V Data management and control (arts. 57-66)
	Article 57 Data flow activities
	Article 58 Control system
	Article 59 Quality assurance
	Article 60 Quality assurance of information technology
	Article 61 Segregation of duties
	Article 62 Internal reviews and validation of data
	Article 63 Corrections and corrective action
	Article 64 Out-sourced processes
	Article 65 Treatment of data gaps
	Article 66 Records and documentation
	Chapter VI Reporting requirements (arts. 67-73)
	Article 67 Timing and obligations for reporting
	Article 68 Force majeure
	Article 69 Reporting on improvements to the monitoring methodology
	Article 70 Determination of emissions by the competent authority
	Article 71 Access to information
	Article 72 Rounding of data
	Article 73 Ensuring consistency with other reporting
	Chapter VII Information technology requirements (arts. 74-75)
	Article 74 Electronic data exchange formats
	Article 75 Use of automated systems
	Chapter VIII Final provisions (arts. 76-77)
	Article 76 Repeal of Decision 2007/589/EC and transitional provisions
	Article 77 Entry into force
	Annex I Minimum content of the monitoring plan (Article 12(1))
	Annex II Tier thresholds for calculation-based methodologies related to installations (Article 12(1))
	Annex III Monitoring methodologies for aviation (Article 52 and Article 56)
	Annex IV Activity-specific monitoring methodologies related to installations (Article 20(2))
	Annex V Minimum tier requirements for calculation-based methodologies involving Category A installations and calculation factors for commercial standard fuels used by Category B and C installations (Article 26(1))
	Annex VI Reference values for calculation factors (Article 31(1)(a))
	Annex VII Minimum frequency of analyses (Article 35)
	Annex VIII Measurement-based methodologies (Article 41)
	Annex IX Minimum data and information to be retained in accordance with Article 66(1)
	Annex X Minimum content of Annual Reports (Article 67(3))
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