Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the geological storage of carbon dioxide and amending Council Directive 85/337/EEC, European Parliament and Council Directives 2000/60/EC, 2001/80/EC, 2004/35/EC, 2006/12/EC, 2008/1/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 31)

1. Introductory Text

2. CHAPTER 1 SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

   1. Article 1. Subject matter and purpose

   2. Article 2. Scope and prohibition

   3. Article 3. Definitions

3. CHAPTER 2 SELECTION OF STORAGE SITES AND EXPLORATION PERMITS

   1. Article 4. Selection of storage sites

   2. Article 5. Exploration permits

4. CHAPTER 3 STORAGE PERMITS

   1. Article 6. Storage permits

   2. Article 7. Applications for storage permits

   3. Article 8. Conditions for storage permits

   4. Article 9. Contents of storage permits

   5. Article 10. Commission review of draft storage permits

   6. Article 11. Changes, review, update and withdrawal of storage permits

5. CHAPTER 4 OPERATION, CLOSURE AND POST-CLOSURE OBLIGATIONS

   1. Article 12. CO2 stream acceptance criteria and procedure

   2. Article 13. Monitoring

   3. Article 14. Reporting by the operator

   4. Article 15. Inspections

   5. Article 16. Measures in case of leakages or significant irregularities

   6. Article 17. Closure and post-closure obligations

   7. Article 18. Transfer of responsibility

   8. Article 19. Financial security

   9. Article 20. Financial mechanism

6. CHAPTER 5 THIRD-PARTY ACCESS

   1. Article 21. Access to transport network and storage sites

   2. Article 22. Dispute settlement

7. CHAPTER 6 GENERAL PROVISIONS

   1. Article 23. Competent authority

   2. Article 24. Transboundary cooperation

   3. Article 25. Registers

   4. Article 26. Information to the public

   5. Article 27. Reporting by Member States

   6. Article 28. Penalties

   7. Article 29. Amendments to the Annexes

   8. Article 29a. Exercise of the delegation

   9. Article 30. Committee procedure

8. CHAPTER 7 AMENDMENTS

   1. Article 31. Amendment of Directive 85/337/EEC

   2. Article 32. Amendment of Directive 2000/60/EC

   3. Article 33. Amendment of Directive 2001/80/EC

   4. Article 34. Amendment of Directive 2004/35/EC

   5. Article 35. Amendment of Directive 2006/12/EC

   6. Article 36. Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006

   7. Article 37. Amendment of Directive 2008/1/EC

9. CHAPTER 8 FINAL PROVISIONS

   1. Article 38. Review

   2. Article 39. Transposition and transitional measures

   3. Article 40. Entry into force

   4. Article 41. Addressees

10. 1. ANNEX I

       CRITERIA FOR THE CHARACTERISATION AND ASSESSMENT OF THE POTENTIAL STORAGE COMPLEX AND SURROUNDING AREA REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4(3)

       2. Step 1: Data collection

       3. Step 2: Building the three-dimensional static geological earth model

       4. Step 3: Characterisation of the storage dynamic behaviour, sensitivity characterisation, risk assessment...

          2. Step 3.1: Characterisation of the storage dynamic behaviour

          3. Step 3.2: Sensitivity characterisation

          4. Step 3.3: Risk assessment

             2. 3.3.1. Hazard characterisation

             3. 3.3.2. Exposure assessment — based on the characteristics of the environment...

             4. 3.3.3. Effects assessment — based on the sensitivity of particular species,...

             5. 3.3.4. Risk characterisation — this shall comprise an assessment of the...

    2. ANNEX II

       CRITERIA FOR ESTABLISHING AND UPDATING THE MONITORING PLAN REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 13(2) AND FOR POST-CLOSURE MONITORING

       1. 1. Establishing and updating the monitoring plan

          2. 1.1. Establishing the plan

          3. 1.2. Updating the plan

       2. 2. Post-closure monitoring