What changed, Commission Regulation (EC) No 2216/2004 of 21 December 2004 for a standardised and secured system of registrie…

− (e) ‘assigned amount unit’ (AAU) means a unit issued pursuant to Article 7(3) of Decision No 280/2004/EC;
− (p) ‘registry’ means a registry established, operated and maintained pursuant to Article 6 of Decision No 280/2004/EC, incorporating a registry established pursuant to Article 19 of Directive 2003/87/EC;
− 4. The Central Administrator shall provide the administrative processes referred to in Annex XI in order to facilitate the integrity of the data within the registries system.
− 5. The Central Administrator shall only perform processes concerning allowances, verified emissions, accounts or Kyoto units where necessary to carry out its functions as Central Administrator.
− 2. From 1 January 2005 until the communication link referred to in Article 7 has been established, all processes concerning allowances, verified emissions and accounts shall be completed through the exchange of data via the Community independent transaction log.
− 3. Each competent authority and registry administrator shall only perform processes concerning allowances, verified emissions, accounts or Kyoto units where necessary to carry out their functions as competent authority or registry administrator.
− 1. Within 14 days of the issue of each greenhouse gas emissions permit to the operator of an installation where the installation has not previously been covered by such a permit or the activation of the communication link between the registry and the Community independent transaction log, whichever …
− 1. The Central Administrator shall ensure that the Community independent transaction log conducts the automated checks set out in Annex VIII, Annex IX and Annex XI for all processes concerning allowances, verified emissions, accounts and Kyoto units to ensure that there are no discrepancies.
− 2. If the automated checks referred to in paragraph 1 identify a discrepancy in a process under Annex VIII, Annex IX and Annex XI, the Central Administrator shall immediately inform the registry administrator or administrators concerned by returning an automated response detailing the exact nature o…
− 1. The Central Administrator shall ensure that the Community independent transaction log periodically initiates the data reconciliation process set out in Annex X. For that purpose the Community independent transaction log shall record all processes concerning allowances, accounts and Kyoto units.
− Each process shall follow the complete sequence for message exchanges for that type of process as set out in Annex VIII, Annex IX, Annex X and Annex XI. Each message shall conform to the format and informational requirements described using web services description language as elaborated pursuant to…
− The registry administrator shall assign to each process referred to in Annex VIII a unique correlation identification code and to each process referred to in Annex IX a unique transaction identification code. Each such identification code shall comprise the elements set out in Annex VI.
− 2. A Member State shall notify each correction to its national allocation plan together with each corresponding correction in its national allocation plan table to the Commission. If the correction to the national allocation plan table is based upon the national allocation plan notified to the Commi…
− Without prejudice to Articles 44(2) and 47, by 28 February 2008 and by 28 February in each year thereafter, the registry administrator shall transfer from the Party holding account to the relevant operator holding account the proportion of the total quantity of allowances issued under Article 45 whi…
− If instructed to do so by the competent authority, the registry administrator shall transfer a proportion of the total quantity of allowances issued under Article 45 that are remaining in the Party holding account to the operator holding account of a new entrant.
− 1. Upon the verification as satisfactory, in accordance with the detailed requirements established by the Member State pursuant to Annex V of Directive 2003/87/EC, of an operator’s report on the emissions from an installation during a previous year, the verifier shall enter or approve the entry of t…
− 2. The competent authority may instruct the registry administrator to correct the annual verified emissions for an installation for a previous year, to ensure compliance with the detailed requirements established by the Member State pursuant to Annex V of Directive 2003/87/EC, by entering the correc…
− Upon an entry being made into the section of the surrendered allowance table or verified emissions table designated for an installation, the registry administrator shall:
− (a) during the years 2005, 2006 and 2007 determine the compliance status figure for that installation and for each year by calculating the sum of all allowances surrendered from the year 2005 up to and including the current year minus the sum of all verified emissions from the year 2005 up to and in…
− (b) during the year 2008 and each year thereafter determine the compliance status figure for that installation and for each year by calculating the sum of all allowances surrendered from the year 2008 up to and including the current year minus the sum of all verified emissions from the year 2008 up …
− 1. If instructed by the relevant body of the Member State, the registry administrator shall transfer any quantity and types of Kyoto units specified by that body which have not already been retired pursuant to Article 59 from the Party holding account to the appropriate retirement account in his reg…
− 1. The Central Administrator shall coordinate with registry administrators and the Secretariat to the UNFCCC the preparation and implementation of any amendments to this Regulation resulting in changes in the functional and technical specifications of the registry system before their implementation.
− 2. If, as a result of a these amendments, a new version or release of a registry is required, each registry administrator shall successfully complete the testing procedures set out in Annex XIII before a communication link is established and activated between the new version or release of that regis…
− 1. The Central Administrator and each registry administrator shall store records concerning all processes and account holders set out in Annex III, Annex IV, Annex VIII, Annex IX, Annex X and Annex XI for 15 years or until any questions of implementation relating to them have been resolved, whicheve…
− 1. Points 1 to 4.1, 4.4 to 5.5 and point 7 (activity 1) of the information identifying the installation as listed in section 11.1 of Annex I to Decision 2004/156/EC.
− | 5. | Multiple unit blocks shall not overlap with respect to their identifier element. Multiple unit blocks in the same message shall appear in the message in ascending order of their starting block identifier.Table VI-1: Unit Identification CodeElementDisplay OrderIdentifier Required for the Follo…
− | Supplementary Unit Type | 3 | AAU, RMU, CER, ERU | N | 2 | Blank for Kyoto units1 = Allowance issued for the 2008-2012 period and subsequent five-year periods2 = Allowance issued for the 2005-2007 period3 = Force-majeure allowance |
− | 6. | Table VI-2 lists the valid initial unit type and supplementary unit type combinations. An allowance shall have a supplementary unit type regardless of the period for which it was issued and whether it has been converted from an AAU or other Kyoto unit. An AAU or other Kyoto unit that has not …
− | 8. | An operator holding account identification code shall be linked to one installation. An installation shall be linked to one operator holding account identification code. Holding accounts referred to in Article 11(1) and (2) shall not have an applicable commitment period, regardless of the acc…
− | Account Identifier | 3 | N | 15 | Unique numeric values assigned by a registry from 1 to 999 999 999 999 999 |
+ (e) ‘assigned amount unit’ (AAU) means a unit issued pursuant to Article 7(3) of Decision No 280/2004/EC or by a Party to the Kyoto Protocol;
+ (p) ‘registry’ means a registry established, operated and maintained pursuant to Article 6 of Decision No 280/2004/EC, incorporating a registry established pursuant to Article 19 of Directive 2003/87/EC.►M1 Special provisions are applicable to registries referred to in Article 63a;** ◄ **
+ Each registry shall be capable of executing correctly all the processes concerning automatic national allocation plan table changes set out in Annex XIa from 1 February 2008.
+ 4. The Central Administrator shall provide the administrative processes referred to in Annex XI in order to facilitate the integrity of the data within the registries system and shall provide the processes related to automatic national allocation plan table changes referred to in Annex XIa to ensure…
+ 5. The Central Administrator shall only perform processes concerning allowances, verified emissions, automatic national allocation plan table changes, accounts or Kyoto units where necessary to carry out its functions as Central Administrator.
+ The Community independent transaction log shall be capable of executing correctly all the processes concerning automatic national allocation plan table changes set out in Annex XIa from 1 February 2008.
+ 2. From 1 February 2008 until the communication link referred to in Article 7 has been established, all processes concerning allowances, verified emissions, automatic national allocation plan table changes, and accounts shall be completed through the exchange of data via the Community independent tr…
+ 3. Each competent authority and registry administrator shall only perform processes concerning allowances, verified emissions, automatic national allocation plan table changes, accounts or Kyoto units where necessary to carry out their functions as competent authority or registry administrator.
+ 1. Within 14 days of the entry into force of each greenhouse gas emissions permit issued to the operator of an installation where the installation has not previously been covered by such a permit or the activation of the communication link between the registry and the Community independent transacti…
+ 3. Where the competent authority has notified the registry administrator of the revocation or surrender of a greenhouse gas emissions permit belonging to an installation related to an account which has an entry in the relevant national allocation plan table submitted in accordance with Article 44, t…
+ (a) deleting from the national allocation plan table and replacing with a null any allowances in the national allocation plan table that were not yet allocated to the installation until the proposed national allocation plan table change;
+ (b) adding an equivalent number of allowances to the part of the national allocation plan table representing the quantity of allowances not allocated to existing installations.
+ The proposal shall be submitted to, and checked and implemented automatically by the Community independent transaction log in accordance with the processes set out in Annex XIa.
+ 1. The Central Administrator shall ensure that the Community independent transaction log conducts the automated checks set out in Annexes VIII, IX, XI and XIa for all processes concerning allowances, verified emissions, accounts, automatic national allocation plan table changes and Kyoto units to en…
+ 2. If the automated checks referred to in paragraph 1 identify a discrepancy in a process under Annexes VIII, IX, XI and XIa, the Central Administrator shall immediately inform the registry administrator or administrators concerned by returning an automated response detailing the exact nature of the…
+ Upon receiving such a response code for a process under Annex VIII, Annex IX or Annex XIa, the registry administrator of the initiating registry shall terminate that process and inform the Community independent transaction log.
+ The Central Administrator shall not update the information contained in the Community independent transaction log.
+ The registry administrator or administrators concerned shall immediately inform the relevant account holders that the process has been terminated.
+ 1. ►M1 The Central Administrator shall ensure that the Community independent transaction log periodically initiates the data reconciliation process set out in Annex X. For that purpose the Community independent transaction log shall record all processes concerning allowances, accounts, automatic nat…
+ 3. Upon the request of the Central Administrator, the registry administrator shall provide a copy of the verified emissions table in its registry to the Central Administrator. The Central Administrator shall check that the verified emissions table of the registry is identical to the records held in …
+ The Community independent transaction log shall record all changes to the verified emissions table.
+ Each process shall follow the complete sequence for message exchanges for that type of process as set out in Annexes VIII, IX, X, XI, and Annex XIa. Each message shall conform to the format and informational requirements described using web services description language as elaborated pursuant to the…
+ The registry administrator shall assign to each process referred to in Annexes VIII and XIa a unique correlation identification code and to each process referred to in Annex IX a unique transaction identification code.
+ Each such identification code shall comprise the elements set out in Annex VI.
+ 2. A Member State shall notify each correction to its national allocation plan together with each corresponding correction in its national allocation plan table to the Commission. If the correction to the national allocation plan table is based upon the national allocation plan notified to the Commi…
+ All such corrections relating to new entrants shall be made in accordance with the automatic national allocation plan table change process as set out in Annex XIa to this Regulation.
+ All such corrections not relating to new entrants shall be made in accordance with the initialisation procedures as set out in Annex XIV to this Regulation.
+ In all other cases, the Member State shall notify the correction to its national allocation plan to the Commission and if the Commission does not reject this correction in accordance with the procedure in Article 9(3) of Directive 2003/87/EC, the Commission shall instruct the Central Administrator t…
+ Without prejudice to Articles 44(2) and 47, by 28 February 2008 and by 28 February in each year thereafter, the registry administrator shall transfer from the Party holding account to the relevant operator holding account the proportion of the total quantity of allowances issued by any registry admi…
+ If instructed to do so by the competent authority, the registry administrator shall transfer a proportion of allowances issued by any registry administrator under Article 45 that are in the Party holding account to the operator holding account of a new entrant in accordance with the relevant section…