What changed, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066 of 19 December 2018 on the monitoring an…

− (21) ‘biomass’ means the biodegradable fraction of products, waste and residues from biological origin from agriculture (including vegetal and animal substances), forestry and related industries including fisheries and aquaculture, as well as the biodegradable fraction of industrial and municipal wa…
− (23) ‘biofuels’ means liquid or gaseous fuel for transport produced from biomass;
− **2.** The emission factor of biomass shall be zero.
− **3.** By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2 and Article 30, where the guarantee of origin has been established in accordance with Articles 2(j) and 15 of Directive 2009/28/EC for biogas injected into and subsequently removed from a gas network, the operator shall not use analyses to determin…
− ### Article 54 — Specific provisions for biomass
− Article 39 shall apply accordingly to the determination of the biomass fraction of a mixed fuel.
− Notwithstanding Article 39(2), the competent authority shall allow the use of a methodology uniformly applicable in all Member States for the determination of the biomass fraction, as appropriate.
− Under that methodology, the biomass fraction, net calorific value and emission factor or carbon content of the fuel used in an EU ETS aviation activity listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC shall be determined using fuel purchase records.
− The methodology shall be based on the guidelines provided by the Commission to facilitate its consistent application in all Member States.
− The use of biofuels for aviation shall be assessed in accordance with Article 18 of Directive 2009/28/EC.
− (7) a detailed description of the monitoring methodology where transfer of inherent CO2 as part of a source stream in accordance with Article 48, transfer of CO2 in accordance with Article 49, or transfer of N2O in accordance with Article 50 are carried out, where appropriate in the form of a descri…
− 2. The monitoring plan shall contain the following information for aircraft operators which are not small emitters in accordance with Article 55(1) or which do not intend to use a small emitter tool in accordance with Article 55(2): (a) a description of the written procedure to be used for defining …
− | for emission factors expressed as t CO2/TJ | : | C = (EF × NCV) / f |
− | for emission factors expressed as t CO2/t | : | C = EF / f |
− (6) Information for all emissions sources and source streams consisting of at least: (a) the total emissions expressed as t CO2(e); (b) where greenhouse gases other than CO2 are emitted, the total emissions expressed as t; (c) whether the measurement or the calculation methodology referred to in Art…
− (8) Information to be reported as memo items, consisting of at least: (a) amounts of biomass combusted, expressed in TJ, or employed in processes, expressed in t or Nm3; (b) CO2 emissions from biomass, expressed in t CO2, where measurement-based methodology is used to determine emissions; (c) a prox…
− (9) Total CO2 emissions in tonnes of CO2 disaggregated by the Member State of departure and arrival;
− (12) Memo-items: (a) amount of biomass used as fuel during the reporting year (in tonnes or m3) listed per fuel type; (b) the net calorific value of alternative fuels;
+ (21) ‘biomass’ means the biodegradable fraction of products, waste and residues from biological origin from agriculture, including vegetal and animal substances, from forestry and related industries, including fisheries and aquaculture, as well as the biodegradable fraction of waste, including indus…
+ (21a) ‘biomass fuels’ means gaseous and solid fuels produced from biomass;
+ (21b) ‘biogas’ means gaseous fuels produced from biomass;
+ (21c) ‘waste’ means waste as defined in point (1) of Article 3 of Directive 2008/98/EC, excluding substances that have been intentionally modified or contaminated in order to meet this definition;
+ (21d) ‘residue’ means a substance that is not the end product(s) that a production process directly seeks to produce; it is not a primary aim of the production process and the process has not been deliberately modified to produce it;
+ (21e) ‘agricultural, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry residues’ means residues that are directly generated by agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry and that do not include residues from related industries or processing;
+ (23) ‘biofuels’ means liquid fuels for transport produced from biomass;
+ For the purpose of this paragraph, Article 38(5) shall apply, provided that the relevant information on the sustainability and the greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels used for combustion is available to the operator.
+ **6.** For the purpose of this Article, Article 38(5) shall apply.
+ For the purpose of this paragraph, Article 38(5) shall apply.
+ **2.** ►M1 The emission factor of biomass shall be zero. For the purpose of this subparagraph, Article 38(5) shall apply.** ◄ **
+ For the purpose of this paragraph, Article 38(5) shall apply.
+ **5.** Where reference is made to this paragraph, biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels used for combustion shall fulfil the sustainability and the greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria laid down in paragraphs 2 to 7 and 10 of Article 29 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001.
+ However, biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from waste and residues, other than agricultural, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry residues are required to fulfil only the criteria laid down in Article 29(10) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001. This subparagraph shall also apply to waste and re…
+ Electricity, heating and cooling produced from municipal solid waste shall not be subject to the criteria laid down in Article 29(10) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001.
+ The criteria laid down in paragraphs 2 to 7 and 10 of Article 29 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 shall apply irrespective of the geographical origin of the biomass.
+ Article 29(10) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 shall apply to an installation as defined in Article 3(e) of Directive 2003/87/EC.
+ The compliance with the criteria laid down in paragraphs 2 to 7 and 10 of Article 29 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 shall be assessed in accordance with Articles 30 and 31(1) of that Directive.
+ Where the biomass used for combustion does not comply with this paragraph, its carbon content shall be considered as fossil carbon.
+ **6.** By way of derogation from paragraph 5, first subparagraph, Member States, or competent authorities as appropriate, may consider as fulfilled the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria referred to in that paragraph for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels used for combus…
+ **3.** By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2 and Article 30, the operator shall not use analyses or estimation methods in accordance with paragraph 2 to determine the biomass fraction of natural gas received from a gas grid to which biogas is added.
+ The operator may determine that a certain quantity of natural gas from the gas grid is biogas by using the methodology set out in paragraph 4.
+ **4.** The operator may determine the biomass fraction using purchase records of biogas of equivalent energy content, provided that the operator provides evidence to the satisfaction of the competent authority that:(a) there is no double counting of the same biogas quantity, in particular that the b…
+ For the purpose of this paragraph, Article 38(5) shall apply.
+ For the purpose of this paragraph, Article 38(5) shall apply.
+ ### Article 54 — Specific provisions for biofuels
+ **1.** For mixed fuels, the aircraft operator may either assume the absence of biofuel and apply a default fossil fraction of 100 %, or determine a biofuel fraction in accordance with paragraphs 2 or 3.
+ **2.** Where biofuels are physically mixed with fossil fuels and delivered to the aircraft in physically identifiable batches, the aircraft operator may carry out analyses in accordance with Articles 32 to 35 to determine the biomass fraction, on the basis of a relevant standard and the analytical m…
+ **3.** Where purchased biofuel batches are not physically delivered to a specific aircraft, the aircraft operator shall not use analyses to determine the biomass fraction of the fuels used.
+ The aircraft operator may determine the biomass fraction using purchase records of biofuel of equivalent energy content, provided that the aircraft operator provides evidence to the satisfaction of the competent authority that there is no double counting of the same biofuel quantity, in particular t…