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

− **1.** A registry in the form of a standardised electronic database shall be established by each Member State and the Commission by the day after the entry into force of this Regulation.
− **2.** Each registry shall incorporate the hardware and software set out in Annex I, be accessible via the Internet, and conform to the functional and technical specifications required by this Regulation.
− **3.** Each registry shall be capable of executing correctly all the processes concerning verified emissions and accounts set out in Annex VIII, the reconciliation process set out in Annex X and all the administrative processes set out in Annex XI by the day after the entry into force of this Regula…
− **1.** The Community independent transaction log shall be established by the Commission in the form of a standardised electronic database by the day after the entry into force of this Regulation.
− **2.** The Community independent transaction log shall incorporate the hardware and software set out in Annex I, be accessible via the Internet, and conform to the functional and technical specifications required by this Regulation.
− **3.** The Central Administrator designated pursuant to Article 20 of Directive 2003/87/EC shall operate and maintain the Community independent transaction log in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation.
− **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 en…
− **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.
− **6.** The Community independent transaction log shall be capable of executing correctly all the processes concerning allowances, verified emissions, accounts or Kyoto units set out in Annex VIII and Annex IX by the day after the entry into force of this Regulation.
− **1.** A communication link between each registry and the Community independent transaction log shall be established by 31 December 2004.
− **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 independen…
− **3.** The Commission may instruct the Central Administrator to temporarily suspend a process referred to in Annexes VIII and IX initiated by a registry if that process is not being executed in accordance with Articles 32 to 37.
− **4.** The Central Administrator may establish a restricted communication link between the CITL and the registry of an Accession Country for the purposes of enabling such registries to communicate with the UNFCCC independent transaction log through the CITL and to record verified emissions data of o…
− **1.** A communication link between the Community independent transaction log and the UNFCCC independent transaction log shall be considered as established when these systems are linked on the basis of a decision taken by the Central Administrator after consulting the Climate Change Committee. The C…
− **2.** If the conditions provided for in paragraph 1 are not met, the Commission may, subject to the majority support of the Climate Change Committee, instruct the Central Administrator to establish and maintain such a link.
− **3.** After having established the link described in 1., all processes concerning allowances, verified emissions, accounts, automatic national allocation plan table changes and Kyoto units shall be completed through the exchange of data via the UNFCCC independent transaction log and thereon to the …
− **4.** The Commission shall evaluate and report to the Climate Change Committee on options for connecting registries, the UNFCCC independent transaction log and the Community independent transaction log different from the one described in 3.In particular it shall be considered whether all processes …
− **5.** Six months after the establishment of the first communication link referred to in paragraph 4, the Commission shall review the functional and technical specifications for data exchange standards for registry systems under the Kyoto Protocol elaborated pursuant to Decision 24/CP.8 of the Confe…
− **6.** The decisions referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall, where possible be adopted at least three months prior to their implementation.
− **1.** Each Member State and the Commission shall designate a registry administrator to operate and maintain its registry in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation.
− **2.** Each Member State shall notify the Commission of the identity and contact details of the registry administrator for its registry by 1 September 2004 in accordance with the initialisation procedures set out in Annex XIV.
− **3.** The Member States and the Commission shall retain ultimate responsibility and authority for the operation and maintenance of their registries.
− **4.** The Commission shall coordinate the implementation of the requirements of this Regulation with the registry administrators of each Member State and the Central Administrator.
− **1.** Each registry administrator shall make available the information listed in Annex XVI at the frequencies and to the recipients set out in Annex XVI in a transparent and organised manner via his registry web site. Registry administrators shall not release additional information held in the regi…
− **2.** The Central Administrator shall make available the information listed in Annex XVI at the frequencies and to the recipients set out in Annex XVI in a transparent and organised manner via the Community independent transaction log web site. The Central Administrator shall not release additional…
− **3.** Each web site shall allow the recipients of the reports listed in Annex XVI to query those reports using search facilities.
− **4.** Each registry administrator is responsible for the accuracy of the information that originates from his registry and is made available via the Community independent transaction log website.
− **5.** Neither the Community independent transaction log nor registries shall require account holders to submit price information concerning allowances or Kyoto units.
− **1.** All information, including the holdings of all accounts and all transactions made, held in the registries and the Community independent transaction log shall be considered confidential for any purpose other than the implementation of the requirements of this Regulation, Directive 2003/87/EC o…
− **2.** The following entities may obtain data stored in the registries and the CITL:(a) the law enforcement and tax authorities of a Member State;(b) the European Anti-fraud Office of the European Commission;(c) Europol;(d) registry administrators of Member States.
+ 1. A registry in the form of a standardised electronic database shall be established by each Member State and the Commission by the day after the entry into force of this Regulation.
+ 2. Each registry shall incorporate the hardware and software set out in Annex I, be accessible via the Internet, and conform to the functional and technical specifications required by this Regulation.
+ 3. Each registry shall be capable of executing correctly all the processes concerning verified emissions and accounts set out in Annex VIII, the reconciliation process set out in Annex X and all the administrative processes set out in Annex XI by the day after the entry into force of this Regulation…
+ 1. The Community independent transaction log shall be established by the Commission in the form of a standardised electronic database by the day after the entry into force of this Regulation.
+ 2. The Community independent transaction log shall incorporate the hardware and software set out in Annex I, be accessible via the Internet, and conform to the functional and technical specifications required by this Regulation.
+ 3. The Central Administrator designated pursuant to Article 20 of Directive 2003/87/EC shall operate and maintain the Community independent transaction log in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation.
+ 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.
+ 6. The Community independent transaction log shall be capable of executing correctly all the processes concerning allowances, verified emissions, accounts or Kyoto units set out in Annex VIII and Annex IX by the day after the entry into force of this Regulation.
+ 1. A communication link between each registry and the Community independent transaction log shall be established by 31 December 2004.
+ 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. The Commission may instruct the Central Administrator to temporarily suspend a process referred to in Annexes VIII and IX initiated by a registry if that process is not being executed in accordance with Articles 32 to 37.
+ 4. The Central Administrator may establish a restricted communication link between the CITL and the registry of an Accession Country for the purposes of enabling such registries to communicate with the UNFCCC independent transaction log through the CITL and to record verified emissions data of opera…
+ 1. A communication link between the Community independent transaction log and the UNFCCC independent transaction log shall be considered as established when these systems are linked on the basis of a decision taken by the Central Administrator after consulting the Climate Change Committee. The Centr…
+ (a) all registries have successfully completed the UNFCCC initialisation procedure; and
+ (b) the Community independent transaction log and the UNFCCC independent transaction log are able to provide the necessary functionality and to link to each other.
+ 2. If the conditions provided for in paragraph 1 are not met, the Commission may, subject to the majority support of the Climate Change Committee, instruct the Central Administrator to establish and maintain such a link.
+ 3. After having established the link described in 1., all processes concerning allowances, verified emissions, accounts, automatic national allocation plan table changes and Kyoto units shall be completed through the exchange of data via the UNFCCC independent transaction log and thereon to the Comm…
+ 4. The Commission shall evaluate and report to the Climate Change Committee on options for connecting registries, the UNFCCC independent transaction log and the Community independent transaction log different from the one described in 3.In particular it shall be considered whether all processes conc…
+ 5. Six months after the establishment of the first communication link referred to in paragraph 4, the Commission shall review the functional and technical specifications for data exchange standards for registry systems under the Kyoto Protocol elaborated pursuant to Decision 24/CP.8 of the Conferenc…
+ 6. The decisions referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall, where possible be adopted at least three months prior to their implementation.
+ 1. Each Member State and the Commission shall designate a registry administrator to operate and maintain its registry in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation.
+ 2. Each Member State shall notify the Commission of the identity and contact details of the registry administrator for its registry by 1 September 2004 in accordance with the initialisation procedures set out in Annex XIV.
+ 3. The Member States and the Commission shall retain ultimate responsibility and authority for the operation and maintenance of their registries.
+ 4. The Commission shall coordinate the implementation of the requirements of this Regulation with the registry administrators of each Member State and the Central Administrator.
+ 1. Each registry administrator shall make available the information listed in Annex XVI at the frequencies and to the recipients set out in Annex XVI in a transparent and organised manner via his registry web site. Registry administrators shall not release additional information held in the registry…
+ 2. The Central Administrator shall make available the information listed in Annex XVI at the frequencies and to the recipients set out in Annex XVI in a transparent and organised manner via the Community independent transaction log web site. The Central Administrator shall not release additional inf…
+ 3. Each web site shall allow the recipients of the reports listed in Annex XVI to query those reports using search facilities.
+ 4. Each registry administrator is responsible for the accuracy of the information that originates from his registry and is made available via the Community independent transaction log website.
+ 5. Neither the Community independent transaction log nor registries shall require account holders to submit price information concerning allowances or Kyoto units.