Article 33 5

(a)

failure of operators, undertakings, mine operators or importers to provide the competent authorities or the verifiers with the assistance necessary for the performance of their tasks in accordance with this Regulation;

(b)

failure of operators or mine operators to carry out the actions set out in the inspection reports referred to in Article 6(5) and (6);

(c)

failure of operators or mine operators to submit the methane emissions reports as required by Article 12, Article 18(3), Article 20 and Article 25(6), including the verification statement issued by an independent verifier in accordance with Article 8(4);

(d)

failure of operators to submit a LDAR programme in accordance with Article 14(1) or carry out a LDAR survey in accordance with Article 14(2), (5) and (6);

(e)

failure of operators to repair or replace components, to continuously survey components and to record leaks in accordance with Article 14(8) to (13);

(f)

failure of operators to submit a report in accordance with Article 14(14);

(g)

venting or flaring, including routine flaring, by operators or mine operators, except in the situations provided for in Article 15(2) and (3), Article 22(1) and (2), and Article 26(2);

(h)

failure of operators or mine operators to demonstrate the necessity to use venting instead of flaring and to demonstrate the necessity to use flaring instead of re-injection, utilisation on-site, storage for later use or dispatch of methane to a market, in the case of operators, or utilisation or mitigation, in the case of mine operators, in accordance with Article 15(4) and (6), Article 22(1) and (2), and Article 26(2);

(i)

failure of operators to replace or use venting equipment in accordance with Article 15(5) and (7);

(j)

failure of operators or mine operators to notify or report on venting events and flaring events in accordance with Article 16, Article 23(1) or Article 26, as applicable;

(k)

use of flare stacks or combustion devices in breach of the requirements laid down in Articles 17, 22 and 23;

(l)

failure of the responsible party to apply mitigation measures in accordance with Article 18(6) and (9);

(m)

failure of importers to provide the information required in accordance with Article 27(1) and Annex IX;

(n)

failure of importers to provide the information required in accordance with Article 28(1) and (2);

(o)

failure of Union producers or importers to provide the information required in accordance with Article 29(1) and (2);

(p)

failure of Union producers or importers to comply with the maximum methane intensity values set out in the delegated acts adopted in accordance with Article 29(6).