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GHG INVENTORIES INFORMATION Part 1 Information to be included in the reports referred to in Article 26(3):

(a) their anthropogenic emissions of GHGs listed in Part 2 of this Annex and the anthropogenic emissions of GHGs referred to in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 for the year X-2;

(b) data on their anthropogenic emissions of carbon monoxide (CO), sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds, consistent with data already reported pursuant to Article 8 of Directive (EU) 2016/2284 for the year X-2;

(c) their anthropogenic GHG emissions by sources and removals of CO2 by sinks resulting from LULUCF, for the year X-2, in accordance with the methodologies specified in Part 3 of this Annex. This data shall also be relevant for the compliance report under Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/841;

(d) any changes to the information referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) for the years between the relevant base year or period and the year X-3, indicating the reasons for those changes;

(e) information on indicators, as set out in Part 4 of this Annex, for the year X-2;

(f) summary information on concluded transfers pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 and Articles 12 and 13 of Regulation (EU) 2018/841 for the year X-1;

(g) information on the steps taken to improve inventory estimates, in particular in areas of the inventory that have been subject to adjustments or recommendations following expert reviews;

(h) the actual or estimated allocation of the verified emissions reported by installation operators under Directive 2003/87/EC to the source categories of the national GHG inventory and the ratio of those verified emissions to the total reported GHG emissions in those source categories, for the year X-2;

(i) where relevant, the results of the checks performed on the consistency of the emissions reported in the GHG inventories, for the year X-2, with the verified emissions reported under Directive 2003/87/EC;

(j) where relevant, the results of the checks performed on the consistency of the data used to estimate emissions in preparation of the GHG inventories, for the year X-2, with:

(i) the data used to prepare inventories of air pollutants pursuant to Directive (EU) 2016/2284;

(ii) the data reported pursuant to Article 19(1) of, and Annex VII to, Regulation (EU) No 517/2014;

(iii) the energy data reported pursuant to Article 4 of, and Annex B to, Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008;

(k) a description of changes to their national inventory system, if any;

(l) a description of changes to the national registry, if any;

(m) information on their quality assurance and quality control plans, a general uncertainty assessment, a general assessment of completeness and, any other elements of the national GHG inventory report needed to prepare the Union GHG inventory report;

(n) information on:

(i) the Member State’s intentions to make use of the flexibilities referred to in Article 5(4) and (5) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842, including, where possible, information regarding quantities, type of transfer and estimated range of prices;

(ii) the use of revenues under Article 5(6) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842;

(iii) the Member State’s intentions to make use of the flexibility referred to in Article 7(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842.

A Member State may request to be granted a derogation by the Commission from point (c) of the first paragraph to apply a different methodology from that specified in Part 3 of this Annex where the methodology improvement required cannot be achieved in time for the improvement to be taken into account in the GHG inventories for the period from 2021 to 2030, or where the cost of the methodology improvement would be disproportionately high compared to the benefits of applying such methodology to improve accounting for emissions and removals due to the low significance of the emissions and removals from the carbon pools concerned. Member States wishing to benefit from this derogation shall submit a reasoned request to the Commission by 31 December 2020, indicating by which time the methodology improvement could be implemented, the alternative methodology proposed or both, and an assessment of the potential impacts on the accuracy of accounting. The Commission may request additional information to be submitted within a specific, reasonable time period. Where the Commission considers that the request is justified, it shall grant the derogation. If the Commission rejects the request, it shall give reasons for its decision.

Part 2 The GHGs to be covered are: Carbon dioxide (CO2) Methane (CH4) Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) Nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs):

— HFC-23 CHF3 — HFC-32 CH2F2 — HFC-41 CH3F — HFC-125 CHF2CF3 — HFC-134 CHF2CHF2 — HFC-134a CH2FCF3 — HFC-143 CH2FCHF2 — HFC-143a CH3CF3 — HFC-152 CH2FCH2F — HFC-152a CH3CHF2 — HFC-161 CH3CH2F — HFC-227ea CF3CHFCF3 — HFC-236cb CF3CF2CH2F — HFC-236ea CF3CHFCHF2 — HFC-236fa CF3CH2CF3 — HFC-245fa CHF2CH2CF3 — HFC-245ca CH2FCF2CHF2 — HFC-365mfc CH3CF2CH2CF3 — HFC-43-10mee CF3CHFCHFCF2CF3 or (C5H2F10) Perfluorocarbons (PFCs):

— PFC-14, Perfluoromethane, CF4 — PFC-116, Perfluoroethane, C2F6 — PFC-218, Perfluoropropane, C3F8 — PFC-318, Perfluorocyclobutane, c-C4F8 — Perfluorocyclopropane c-C3F6 — PFC-3-1-10, Perfluorobutane, C4F10 — PFC-4-1-12, Perfluoropentane, C5F12 — PFC-5-1-14, Perfluorohexane, C6F14 — PFC-9-1-18, C10F18 Part 3 Methodologies for monitoring and reporting in the LULUCF sector

For monitoring and reporting in the LULUCF sector, Member States shall use geographically explicit land-use conversion data in accordance with the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for national GHG inventories. The Commission shall provide adequate support and assistance to the Member States in order to ensure consistency and transparency of the data collected. Member States are encouraged to explore synergies and opportunities to consolidate reporting with other relevant policy areas and strive towards greenhouse gas inventories which allow for interoperability with relevant electronic databases and geographic information systems, including:

(a) a system for the monitoring of land use units with high-carbon stock land, as defined in Article 29(4) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001;

(b) a system for the monitoring of land use units subject to protection, defined as land covered by one or more of the following categories:

— land with a high biodiversity value as defined in Article 29(3) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001;

— sites of Community importance adopted and special areas of conservation designated in accordance with Article 4 of Council Directive 92/43/EEC () and land units outside of those which are subject to protection and conservation measures under Article 6(1) and (2) of that Directive in order to meet site conservation objectives;

— breeding sites and resting places of the species listed in Annex IV to Directive 92/43/EEC which are subject to protection measures under Article 12 of that Directive;

— the natural habitats listed in Annex I to Directive 92/43/EEC and the habitats of species listed in Annex II to Directive 92/43/EEC which are found outside sites of Community importance or special areas of conservation and which contribute to those habitats and species reaching favourable conservation status under Article 2 of that Directive or which can be made subject to preventive and remedial measures under Directive 2004/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ();

— special protection areas classified under Article 4 of Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council () and the land units outside of those areas which are subject to protection and conservation measures under Article 4 of Directive 2009/147/EC and Article 6(2) of Directive 92/43/EEC in order to meet site conservation objectives;

— land units which are subject to measures for the preservation of birds reported as not being in secure status under Article 12 of Directive 2009/147/EC in order to fulfil the requirement under Article 4(4), second sentence, of that Directive to strive to avoid pollution or deterioration of habitats or fulfil the requirement under Article 3 of that Directive to preserve and maintain a sufficient diversity and area of habitats for bird species;

— any other habitats which the Member State designates for equivalent purposes to those laid down in Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC;

— land units subject to measures required to protect and ensure the non-deterioration of the ecological status of those bodies of surface water referred to in Article 4(1), point (a)(iii), of Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ();

— natural flood plains or areas for the retention of flood water protected by Member States in relation to flood risk management under Directive 2007/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ();

— the protected areas designated by Member States in order to achieve the protected areas targets;

(c) a system for the monitoring of land use units that are the subject of restoration, defined as land covered by one or more of the following categories:

— sites of Community importance, special areas of conservation and special protection areas as described in point (b), together with the land units outside of those which have been identified as in need of restoration or compensatory measures aimed at meeting site conservation objectives;

— the habitats of wild bird species referred to in Article 4(2) of Directive 2009/147/EC or listed in Annex I thereto, which are found outside of special protection areas and which have been identified as in need of restoration measures for the purposes of Directive 2009/147/EC;

— the natural habitats listed in Annex I to Directive 92/43/EEC and the habitats of species listed in Annex II thereto outside sites of Community importance or special areas of conservation, and identified as in need of restoration measures for the purposes of the achievement of favourable conservation status under Directive 92/43/EEC, or identified as in need of remedial measures for the purposes of Article 6 of Directive 2004/35/EC;

— areas identified as being in need of restoration or that are subject to measures for ensuring their non-deterioration under a nature restoration plan applicable in a Member State;

— land units subject to measures required to restore to good ecological status the bodies of surface water referred to in Article 4(1), point (a)(iii), of Directive 2000/60/EC, or measures required to restore such bodies to high ecological status where required by law;

— land units subject to measures for the recreation and restoration of wetland areas, as referred to in Part B, point (vii), of Annex VI to Directive 2000/60/EC;

— areas in need of ecosystem restoration so as to achieve good ecosystem condition in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament of the Council ();

(d) a system for the monitoring of the following land use units with high climate risk:

— areas subject to compensation under paragraphs 5 and 6 of Article 13b of Regulation (EU) 2018/841;

— areas referred to in Article 5(1) of Directive 2007/60/EC;

— areas identified in the Member States’ national adaptation strategy with high natural and man-made risks, subject to climate-related disaster risk reduction actions;

(e) a system for the monitoring of soil carbon stocks, using, inter alia, annual land use/cover area frame statistical survey (LUCAS) datasets. The greenhouse gas inventory shall enable the exchange and integration of data between the electronic databases and the geographic information systems, in order to facilitate their comparability and public accessibility.