Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Article 6 U.K. Reporting, evaluation of progress, amendments and review

1. Member States shall, in their reports submitted pursuant to Article 3 of Decision No 280/2004/EC, include the following:

(a) their annual greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the implementation of Article 3;

(b) the use, geographical distribution and types of, as well as the qualitative criteria applied to, credits used in accordance with Article 5;

(c) projected progress towards meeting their obligations under this Decision, including information on national policies and measures and national projections;

(d) information on planned additional national policies and measures envisaged with a view to limiting greenhouse gas emissions beyond their commitments under this Decision and in view of the implementation of an international agreement on climate change, as referred to in Article 8.

2. In the event that a Member State uses credits from project types that cannot be used by operators in the Community scheme, that Member State shall provide a detailed justification for the use of such credits.

3. The Commission shall, in its reports submitted pursuant to Article 5(1) and (2) of Decision No 280/2004/EC, evaluate whether the progress made by Member States is sufficient for them to fulfil their obligations under this Decision.

The evaluation shall take into account progress in Community policies and measures and information from Member States in accordance with Article 3 and Article 5 of Decision No 280/2004/EC.

Every two years, starting with the greenhouse gas emissions reported for 2013, the evaluation shall also include the projected progress of the Community towards meeting its reduction commitment and of Member States towards fulfilling their obligations under this Decision.

4. In the report referred to in paragraph 3, the Commission shall assess the overall implementation of this Decision, including the use and quality of CDM credits and the need for further common and coordinated policies and measures at Community level in the sectors covered by this Decision in order to assist Member States in meeting their commitments under this Decision, and shall make proposals as appropriate.

5. In order to implement this Decision, the Commission shall, where appropriate, make proposals to amend Decision No 280/2004/EC and adopt amendments to Commission Decision 2005/166/EC(1) with a view to the amending acts applying from 1 January 2013, to ensure in particular:

(a) faster, efficient, transparent and cost-effective monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions;

(b) the development of national projections of greenhouse gas emissions beyond 2020.

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Commission Decision 2005/166/EC of 10 February 2005 laying down rules implementing Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning a mechanism for monitoring Community greenhouse gas emissions and for implementing the Kyoto Protocol (OJ L 55, 1.3.2005, p. 57).