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Article 14 Compliance check

Compliance check

1. Overview

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Article 14 1.
By 15 March 2027 for the period from 2021 to 2025, and by 15 March 2032 for the period from 2026 to 2030, Member States shall submit to the Commission a compliance report, based on annual datasets, containing the balance of total emissions and total removals for the relevant period on each of the land accounting categories specified in Article 2(1), points (a) to (f), for the period from 2021 to 2025 and in Article 2(2), points (a) to (j), for the period from 2026 to 2030, using the accounting rules laid down in this Regulation.

The compliance report shall include an assessment of:

(a) 

the policies and measures regarding possible trade-offs, including at least with other Union environmental objectives and strategies, such as those laid down in the 8th Environment Action Programme set out in Decision (EU) 2022/591 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 2 ), in the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and in the communication of the Commission of 11 October 2018 on a sustainable Bioeconomy for Europe: Strengthening the connection between economy, society and the environment;

(b) 

how Member States have taken into account the ‘do no significant harm’ principle when adopting their policies and measures to comply with their target set in accordance with Article 4(3) or their budget set in accordance with Article 4(4), to the extent relevant;

(c) 

the synergies between climate mitigation and adaptation, including policies and measures to reduce the vulnerability of land to natural disturbances and the climate;

(d) 

synergies between climate mitigation and biodiversity.

The compliance report shall also contain, where applicable, details on the intention to use the flexibilities referred to in Article 11 and related amounts, or on the use of such flexibilities and related amounts. Member States shall make the compliance reports publicly available in accordance with Article 28 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Article 14 1a.
The greenhouse gas emission inventory data submitted by each Member State and validated pursuant to Article 38 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 may be subject to a methodological adjustment by the Commission where there has been a change of the methodology used by Member States. However, such methodological adjustments, being for the purpose of the assessment of the compliance with the 2030 Union target, shall not affect the value of the 310 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent net removals as a sum of the values of the greenhouse gas net removals, in kt of CO2 equivalent, in 2030 for Member States set out in column D of Annex IIa or the targets in column C of that Annex.
Article 14 1b.
Member States that indicate their intention to use the flexibility referred to in Article 13b(6) shall describe, in dedicated sections of the report, the measures taken to mitigate or reverse the effects mentioned in Article 13b(6), point (b), as well as the observed and expected effects of those measures.
Article 14 1c.
The Commission shall carry out a comprehensive review of the compliance reports, provided under paragraph 1 of this Article, for the purpose of assessing compliance with Article 4.

In parallel to that comprehensive review, the Commission shall assess how the ‘do no significant harm’ principle has been taken into account under paragraph 1, point (b). In that regard, prior to its first assessment, the Commission shall issue guidance on the application of the ‘do no significant harm’ principle for the purpose of this Regulation.
Article 14 2.
The Commission shall carry out a comprehensive review of the compliance reports, provided under paragraph 1 of this Article, for the purpose of assessing compliance with Article 4.
Article 14 3.
The Commission shall prepare a report in 2027, for the period from 2021 to 2025, and in 2032, for the period from 2026 to 2030, on the Union’s total emissions and total removals of greenhouse gases for each of the land accounting categories referred to in Article 2 calculated as the total reported emissions and total reported removals for the period minus the value obtained by multiplying by five the Union’s average annual reported emissions and removals in the period from 2000 to 2009.
Article 14 4.
The European Environment Agency shall assist the Commission in the implementation of the monitoring and compliance framework provided for in this Article, in accordance with its annual work programme.

1.1 References

1.2 Identified Requirements

1.3 Related Standards

2. Identified Requirements

Requirements

3. Related Standards

Standards