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Artikolu 2 Definizzjonijiet

Artikolu 2

Definizzjonijiet

Għall-finijiet ta’ dan ir-Regolament, japplikaw id-definizzjonijiet li ġejjin:

(1) 

“assorbiment tal-karbonju” tfisser l-assorbiment antropoġeniku tal-karbonju mill-atmosfera u l-ħżin durabbli tiegħu f’riżervi ġeoloġiċi, fuq l-art jew l-oċeani, jew fi prodotti li jservu fit-tul;

(2) 

“tnaqqis tal-emissjonijiet mill-ħamrija” tfisser it-tnaqqis tal-emissjonijiet netti tal-gassijiet serra minn raggruppamenti tal-karbonju bijoġeniku kif elenkat fit-Taqsima B, il-punti (e) u (f), tal-Anness I tar-Regolament (UE) 2018/841 jew it-tnaqqis tal-emissjonijiet tal-gassijiet serra mill-kategorija ta’ sorsi tal-IPCC tal-agrikoltura, is-sottokategorija 3D tal-ħamrija agrikola, kif determinat skont ir-Regolament (UE) 2018/1999 u l-atti ta’ implimentazzjoni adottati skontu, fejn l-attività rilevanti, b’mod komprensiv, tnaqqas l-emissjoni tal-karbonju mir-raggruppamenti tal-karbonju fil-ħamrija jew iżid l-assorbiment tal-karbonju permezz tar-raggruppamenti tal-karbonju bijoġeniku;

(3) 

“attività” tfisser prattika jew proċess wieħed jew aktar li jitwettqu minn operatur, jew minn grupp ta’ operaturi, li jirriżultaw f’assorbiment permanenti tal-karbonju, f’assorbiment temporanju tal-karbonju permezz tal-kultivazzjoni karbonika jew permezz tal-ħżin tal-karbonju fil-prodotti, jew fi tnaqqis tal-emissjonijiet mill-ħamrija permezz tal-kultivazzjoni karbonika fejn tali kultivazzjoni karbonika, b’mod komplessiv, tnaqqas l-emissjonijiet tal-karbonju mir-raggruppamenti tal-karbonju fil-ħamrija jew iżżid l-assorbiment tal-karbonju fir-raggruppamenti tal-karbonju bijoġeniku;

(4) 

“raggruppament tal-karbonju bijoġeniku” tfisser bijomassa ħajja, mifrex, injam mejjet, materja organika mejta, ħamrija minerali u ħamrija organika kif elenkati fit-Taqsima B, il-punti (a) sa (f) tal-Anness I tar-Regolament (UE) 2018/841;

(5) 

“operatur” tfisser kwalunkwe persuna fiżika jew ġuridika jew entità pubblika li topera jew li tikkontrolla attività, jew li lilha tkun ġiet delegata setgħa ekonomika deċiżiva fuq il-funzjonament tekniku tal-attività; fil-każ ta’ attività tal-kultivazzjoni karbonika, “operatur” tfisser bidwi kif definit fl-Artikolu 3, il-punt (1), tar-Regolament (UE) 2021/2115, kwalunkwe persuna oħra li timmaniġġa attività f’ambjent terrestri jew kostali, sid ta’ foresta jew maniġer ta’ foresta kif definit mil-liġi nazzjonali, jew entità pubblika kompetenti;

(6) 

“grupp ta’ operaturi” tfisser entità ġuridika li tirrappreżenta mill-inqas żewġ operaturi u li hija responsabbli biex tiżgura li dawk l-operaturi jikkonformaw ma’ dan ir-Regolament;

(7) 

“perjodu ta’ attività” tfisser perjodu li matulu l-attività tiġġenera benefiċċju nett tal-assorbiment tal-karbonju jew benefiċċju nett tat-tnaqqis tal-emissjonijiet mill-ħamrija, u li jiġi ddeterminat fil-metodoloġija taċ-ċertifikazzjoni applikabbli;

(8) 

“perjodu ta’ monitoraġġ” tfisser perjodu li matulu t-tnaqqis tal-emissjonijiet mill-ħamrija jew il-ħżin tal-karbonju jiġi mmonitorjat minn operatur jew minn grupp ta’ operaturi, li jkopri mill-inqas il-perjodu ta’ attività, u li huwa ddeterminat fil-metodoloġija taċ-ċertifikazzjoni applikabbli;

(9) 

“assorbiment permanenti tal-karbonju” tfisser kwalunkwe prattika jew proċess li, f’ċirkostanzi normali u bl-użu ta’ prattiki ta’ ġestjoni xierqa, jaqbdu u jaħżnu l-karbonju atmosferiku jew bijoġeniku għal diversi sekli, inkluż il-karbonju magħqud kimikament b’mod permanenti fil-prodotti, u li ma jkunux ikkombinati mal-irkupru assistit tal-idrokarburi;

(10) 

“kultivazzjoni karbonika” tfisser kwalunkwe prattika jew proċess, imwettqa fuq perjodu ta’ attività ta’ mill-inqas ħames snin, relatati mal-ġestjoni ta’ ambjent terrestri jew kostali u li jirriżultaw fil-qbid u l-ħżin temporanju tal-karbonju atmosferiku jew bijoġeniku fir-raggruppamenti tal-karbonju bijoġeniku, jew fit-tnaqqis tal-emissjonijiet mill-ħamrija;

(11) 

“ħżin tal-karbonju fil-prodotti” tfisser kwalunkwe prattika jew proċess li jaqbdu u jaħżnu l-karbonju atmosferiku jew bijoġeniku għal mill-inqas 35 sena fi prodotti li jservu fit-tul, jippermettu l-monitoraġġ fuq il-post tal-karbonju maħżun u huma ċċertifikati matul il-perjodu ta’ monitoraġġ;

(12) 

“karbonju magħqud kimikament b’mod permanenti fil-prodotti” tfisser karbonju maħżun kimikament fi prodott bir-riżultat li ma jidħolx fl-atmosfera waqt l-użu normali tal-prodott, inkluż kwalunkwe attività normali li sseħħ wara tmiem il-ħajja tal-prodott, f’konformità mal-Artikolu 12(3b) tad-Direttiva 2003/87/KE;

(13) 

“ħżin ġeoloġiku tas-CO2” tfisser il-ħżin ġeoloġiku tas-CO2 kif definit fl-Artikolu 3, il-punt 1, tad-Direttiva 2009/31/KE;

(14) 

“korp taċ-ċertifikazzjoni” tfisser korp indipendenti ta’ valutazzjoni tal-konformità akkreditat jew rikonoxxut li jkun ikkonkluda ftehim ma’ skema taċ-ċertifikazzjoni biex iwettaq awditi taċ-ċertifikazzjoni u joħroġ ċertifikati tal-konformità;

(15) 

“skema taċ-ċertifikazzjoni” tfisser organizzazzjoni li tiċċertifika l-konformità tal-attivitajiet u tal-operaturi bil-kriterji tal-kwalità u r-regoli taċ-ċertifikazzjoni stipulati f’dan ir-Regolament;

(16) 

“awditu taċ-ċertifikazzjoni” tfisser awditu li jitwettaq minn korp taċ-ċertifikazzjoni;

(17) 

“awditu taċ-ċertifikazzjoni mill-ġdid” tfisser awditu li jitwettaq fil-proċess tat-tiġdid ta’ ċertifikat tal-konformità maħruġ minn korp taċ-ċertifikazzjoni;

(18) 

“ċertifikat tal-konformità” tfisser dikjarazzjoni tal-konformità maħruġa minn korp taċ-ċertifikazzjoni li tiċċertifika li attività tikkonforma ma’ dan ir-Regolament;

(19) 

“unità tal-assorbiment permanenti tal-karbonju” tfisser tunnellata metrika waħda ta’ ekwivalenti ta’ CO2 ta’ benefiċċju nett tal-assorbiment permanenti iċċertifikat tal-karbonju ġġenerata minn attività tal-assorbiment permanenti tal-karbonju u rreġistrata minn skema taċ-ċertifikazzjoni fir-reġistru taċ-ċertifikazzjoni tagħha jew, kif applikabbli, fir-reġistru tal-Unjoni previst fl-Artikolu 12;

(20) 

“unità ta’ tnaqqis tal-emissjonijiet mill-ħamrija” tfisser tunnellata metrika waħda ta’ ekwivalenti ta’ CO2 ta’ benefiċċju tat-tnaqqis nett iċċertifikat tal-emissjonijiet mill-ħamrija ġġenerata minn attività ta’ kultivazzjoni karbonika u rreġistrata minn skema taċ-ċertifikazzjoni fir-reġistru taċ-ċertifikazzjoni tagħha jew, kif applikabbli, fir-reġistru tal-Unjoni previst fl-Artikolu 12;

(21) 

“treġġigħ lura” tfisser, fil-każ ta’ ħżin ġeoloġiku tas-CO2, it-tnixxija kif definita fl-Artikolu 3, il-punt 5, tad-Direttiva 2009/31/KE u, għal attivitajiet oħra, ir-rilaxx volontarju jew involontarju lura fl-atmosfera tal-karbonju maqbud u maħżun minn attività;

(22) 

“unità ta’ sekwestru fil-kuntest tal-kultivazzjoni karbonika” tfisser tunnellata metrika waħda ta’ ekwivalenti ta’ CO2 ta’ benefiċċju nett tal-assorbiment temporanju ċċertifikat tal-karbonju ġġenerata minn attività tal-kultivazzjoni karbonika u rreġistrata minn skema taċ-ċertifikazzjoni fir-reġistru taċ-ċertifikazzjoni tagħha jew, kif applikabbli, fir-reġistru tal-Unjoni previst fl-Artikolu 12;

(23) 

“unità ta’ ħżin tal-karbonju fil-prodotti” tfisser tunnellata metrika waħda ta’ ekwivalenti ta’ CO2 ta’ benefiċċju nett tal-assorbiment temporanju ċċertifikat tal-karbonju ġġenerata minn attività tal-ħżin tal-karbonju fil-prodotti u rreġistrata minn skema taċ-ċertifikazzjoni fir-reġistru taċ-ċertifikazzjoni tagħha jew, kif applikabbli, fir-reġistru tal-Unjoni previst fl-Artikolu 12.

1. Ħarsa ġenerali

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Article 2 (1)

‘carbon removal’ means the anthropogenic removal of carbon from the atmosphere and its durable storage in geological, terrestrial or ocean reservoirs, or in long-lasting products;
Article 2 (2)

‘soil emission reduction’ means the reduction of net greenhouse gas emissions from biogenic carbon pools as listed in Section B, points (e) and (f), of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2018/841 or the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from the IPCC source category of agriculture, subcategory of 3.D agricultural soils, as determined pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and the implementing acts adopted pursuant to it, where the relevant activity, overall, reduces the emission of carbon from soil carbon pools or increases carbon removals in biogenic carbon pools;
Article 2 (3)

‘activity’ means one or more practices or processes carried out by an operator, or a group of operators, resulting in a permanent carbon removal, a temporary carbon removal through carbon farming or through carbon storage in products, or soil emission reductions through carbon farming where such carbon farming, overall, reduces the emissions of carbon from soil carbon pools or increases carbon removals in biogenic carbon pools;
Article 2 (4)

‘biogenic carbon pool’ means living biomass, litter, deadwood, dead organic matter, mineral soils and organic soils as listed in Section B, points (a) to (f), of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2018/841;
Article 2 (5)

‘operator’ means any natural or legal person or public entity that operates or controls an activity, or to whom or to which decisive economic power over the technical functioning of the activity has been delegated; in the case of a carbon farming activity, ‘operator’ means a farmer as defined in Article 3, point (1), of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, any other manager of an activity in a terrestrial or coastal environment, a forest owner or manager as defined by national law, or a competent public entity;
Article 2 (6)

‘group of operators’ means a legal entity that represents at least two operators and is responsible for ensuring that those operators comply with this Regulation;
Article 2 (7)

‘activity period’ means a period during which the activity generates a net carbon removal benefit or a net soil emission reduction benefit, and which is determined in the applicable certification methodology;
Article 2 (8)

‘monitoring period’ means a period during which the soil emission reduction or storage of carbon is monitored by an operator or a group of operators, which covers at least the activity period, and which is determined in the applicable certification methodology;
Article 2 (9)

‘permanent carbon removal’ means any practice or process that, under normal circumstances and using appropriate management practices, captures and stores atmospheric or biogenic carbon for several centuries, including permanently chemically bound carbon in products, and which is not combined with enhanced hydrocarbon recovery;
Article 2 (10)

‘carbon farming’ means any practice or process carried out over an activity period of at least five years, related to the management of a terrestrial or coastal environment and resulting in the capture and temporary storage of atmospheric or biogenic carbon in biogenic carbon pools, or in the reduction of soil emissions;
Article 2 (11)

‘carbon storage in products’ means any practice or process that captures and stores atmospheric or biogenic carbon for at least 35 years in long-lasting products, allows on-site monitoring of the carbon stored and is certified throughout the monitoring period;
Article 2 (12)

‘permanently chemically bound carbon in products’ means carbon chemically stored within a product with the result that it does not enter the atmosphere under normal use of the product, including any normal activity taking place after the end of life of the product, in accordance with Article 12(3b) of Directive 2003/87/EC;
Article 2 (13)

‘geological storage of CO2’ means geological storage of CO2 as defined in Article 3, point 1, of Directive 2009/31/EC;
Article 2 (14)

‘certification body’ means an accredited or recognised independent conformity assessment body that has concluded an agreement with a certification scheme to carry out certification audits and issue certificates of compliance;
Article 2 (15)

‘certification scheme’ means an organisation that certifies the compliance of activities and operators with the quality criteria and certification rules set out in this Regulation;
Article 2 (16)

‘certification audit’ means an audit carried out by a certification body;
Article 2 (17)

‘re-certification audit’ means an audit carried out in the process of renewing a certificate of compliance issued by a certification body;
Article 2 (18)

‘certificate of compliance’ means a conformity statement issued by a certification body certifying that an activity complies with this Regulation;
Article 2 (19)

‘permanent carbon removal unit’ means one metric tonne of CO2 equivalent of certified permanent net carbon removal benefit generated by a permanent carbon removal activity and registered by a certification scheme in its certification registry or, as applicable, in the Union registry provided for in Article 12;
Article 2 (20)

‘soil emission reduction unit’ means one metric tonne of CO2 equivalent of certified net soil emission reduction benefit generated by a carbon farming activity and registered by a certification scheme in its certification registry or, as applicable, in the Union registry provided for in Article 12;
Article 2 (21)

‘reversal’ means, in the case of geological storage of CO2, leakage as defined in Article 3, point 5, of Directive 2009/31/EC and, for other activities, the voluntary or involuntary release back into the atmosphere of carbon captured and stored by an activity;
Article 2 (22)

‘carbon farming sequestration unit’ means one metric tonne of CO2 equivalent of certified temporary net carbon removal benefit generated by a carbon farming activity and registered by a certification scheme in its certification registry or, as applicable, in the Union registry provided for in Article 12;
Article 2 (23)

‘carbon storage in product unit’ means one metric tonne of CO2 equivalent of certified temporary net carbon removal benefit generated by a carbon storage in product activity and registered by a certification scheme in its certification registry or, as applicable, in the Union registry provided for in Article 12.

1.1 Referenzi

1.2 Rekwiżiti identifikati

1.3 Standards relatati

2. Rekwiżiti identifikati

Rekwiżiti

3. Standards relatati

Standards
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