
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 994/2008 of 8 October 2008 for a standardised and secured system of registries pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed) 

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CHAPTER I
SUBJECT MATTER AND DEFINITIONS
Subject matter
Article 1 
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Definitions
Article 2 
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CHAPTER II
REGISTRIES AND TRANSACTION LOGS
Registries
Article 3 
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Consolidated registries
Article 4 
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CITL
Article 5 
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Direct communication link between registries and the CITL
Article 6 
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Indirect communication link between registries and the CITL via the ITL
Article 7 
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Registry administrators
Article 8 
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Data Exchange Format
Article 9 
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CHAPTER III
CONTENTS OF THE REGISTRIES
SECTION 1
Accounts
Party accounts and national accounts
Article 10 
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Special accounts in the Community registry
Article 11 
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Creation of Party accounts and national accounts
Article 12 
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Closure of Party accounts and national accounts
Article 13 
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Operator holding accounts and person holding accounts
Article 14 
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Creation of operator holding accounts
Article 15 
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Closure of operator holding accounts
Article 16 
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Creation of personal holding accounts
Article 17 
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Closure of person holding accounts
Article 18 
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Authorised representatives
Article 19 
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Notification
Article 20 
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SECTION 2
Reporting and confidentiality
Reporting
Article 21 
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Confidentiality
Article 22 
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SECTION 3
Tables, codes and identifiers
National allocation plan tables
Article 23 
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Codes
Article 24 
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Account identification codes and alphanumeric identifiers
Article 25 
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CHAPTER IV
CHECKS AND PROCESSES
SECTION 1
Blocking of accounts
Blocking of operator holding accounts
Article 26 
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SECTION 2
Automated checks and the data reconciliation process
Detection of discrepancies by the CITL
Article 27 
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Detection of inconsistencies by the CITL
Article 28 
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Detection of discrepancies by the ITL
Article 29 
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Registry automated checks
Article 30 
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SECTION 3
Execution and finalisation of processes
Processes
Article 31 
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Finalisation of processes concerning accounts, verified emissions and national allocation plan tables
Article 32 
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Finalisation of processes concerning allowances and Kyoto units within registries
Article 33 
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Finalisation of processes involving transfers between registries
Article 34 
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Finalisation of the data reconciliation process
Article 35 
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Reversal of finalised transactions initiated in error
Article 36 
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Suspension of processes
Article 37 
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CHAPTER V
TRANSACTIONS
SECTION 1
Allocation and issue of allowances
Entry into the CITL and correction of national allocation plan tables
Article 38 
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Issue of allowances
Article 39 
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Allocation of allowances to operators
Article 40 
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Surrender of allowances on instruction of the competent authority
Article 41 
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Allocation of allowances to new entrants
Article 42 
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Allocation of allowances following their sale by Member State
Article 43 
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SECTION 2
Transfers and eligibility
Transfers of allowances by account holders
Article 44 
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Transfers of Kyoto units by account holders
Article 45 
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Minimum holding of allowances in registries
Article 46 
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SECTION 3
Verified emissions
Verified emissions of an installation
Article 47 
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SECTION 4
Surrender of allowances, ERUs and CERs
Surrender of allowances
Article 48 
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The surrender of CERs and ERUs
Article 49 
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Calculation of compliance status figures
Article 50 
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Recording and notification of compliance status figures
Article 51 
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Recording of verified emissions
Article 52 
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SECTION 5
Deletion of allowances and cancellation of Kyoto units
Deletion of allowances
Article 53 
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Cancellation of Kyoto units
Article 54 
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SECTION 6
Clearing of allowance transfers with Kyoto unit transfers
Clearing of allowance transfers
Article 55 
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SECTION 7
Retirement of Kyoto units
Retirement of AAUs, ERUs or CERs against surrenders of allowances, ERUs and CERs
Article 56 
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Retirement of Kyoto units
Article 57 
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SECTION 8
Cancellation of Kyoto units
Cancellation of Kyoto units against allowance deletions
Article 58 
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SECTION 9
Banking of allowances between periods
Banking between periods
Article 59 
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CHAPTER VI
PROVISIONS FOR REGISTRIES OF MEMBER STATES NOT ABLE TO ISSUE AAUs
Operation of registries of Member States not able to issue AAUs
Article 60 
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National accounts in Chapter VI registries
Article 61 
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Allowance holdings in Chapter VI registries
Article 62 
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Chapter VI registries allowance creation table
Article 63 
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Detection of discrepancies and inconsistencies by the ITL in Chapter VI registries
Article 64 
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Additional processes in Chapter VI registries
Article 65 
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Finalisation of processes concerning accounts, verified emissions and national allocation plan tables
Article 66 
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Finalisation of processes concerning Kyoto units for Chapter VI registries
Article 67 
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Finalisation of the external transfer process for Kyoto units involving Chapter VI registries
Article 68 
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Correction to allowances in Chapter VI registries
Article 69 
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Issue of allowances in Chapter VI registries
Article 70 
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Transfers of allowances by account holders in Chapter VI registries
Article 71 
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Transfers of Kyoto units by account holders in Chapter VI registries
Article 72 
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Conversion of standard allowances to Chapter VI allowances
Article 73 
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Conversion of Chapter VI allowances to standard registry allowances
Article 74 
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Surrender of allowances, ERUs and CERs in Chapter VI registries
Article 75 
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Deletion of allowances, retirement of CERs and ERUs in Chapter VI registries
Article 76 
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Clearing of allowance transfers in Chapter VI registries
Article 77 
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CHAPTER VII
SECURITY REQUIREMENTS, AUTHENTICATION AND ACCESS RIGHTS
Security requirements
Article 78 
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Authentication
Article 79 
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Access to registries
Article 80 
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Suspension of access to accounts
Article 81 
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CHAPTER VIII
AVAILABILITY AND RELIABILITY OF INFORMATION
Availability and reliability of registries and the CITL
Article 82 
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Suspension of access
Article 83 
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Notification of suspension of access
Article 84 
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Testing area of each registry and the CITL
Article 85 
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Change management
Article 86 
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CHAPTER IX
RECORDS AND FEES
Records
Article 87 
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Fees
Article 88 
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CHAPTER X
FINAL PROVISIONS
Implementation
Article 89 
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Amendments of Regulation (EC) No 2216/2004
Article 90 
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Entry into force
Article 91 
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ANNEX I
Information concerning Party accounts, national accounts and person holding accounts to be provided to the registry administrator

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ANNEX II
CORE TERMS AND CONDITIONSStructure and effect of core terms and conditions 
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The account holder and authorised representative’s obligations 
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The registry administrator’s obligations 
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Process procedures 
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Payment 
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Operation of the registry website 
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Warranties and indemnities 
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Modification of these core terms to reflect changes to this Regulation or changes to domestic legislation Security and response to security breaches 
Dispute resolution 
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Liability 
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Third party rights Agency, notices and governing law 

ANNEX III
Information concerning each operator holding account to be provided to the registry administrator

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ANNEX IV
Reporting requirements of each registry administrator and the Central AdministratorPUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION FROM EACH REGISTRY AND THE CITL 
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 2. The following information for each account shall be displayed in the week after the account has been created in a registry, and shall be updated on a weekly basis: 

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 3. The following additional information for each operator holding account shall be displayed in the week after the account has been created in the registry, and shall be updated on a weekly basis: 

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 4. The following additional information for each operator holding account for the years 2005 onwards shall be displayed in accordance with the following specified dates: 

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 5. The following general information shall be displayed and updated within a week of any changes thereto: 

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PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION FROM EACH REGISTRY 
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 7. The following information for each project identifier for a project activity implemented pursuant to Article 6 of the Kyoto Protocol against which the Member State has issued ERUs shall be displayed in the week after the issue has taken place: 

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 8. The following holding and transaction information, by unit identification code, relevant for that registry for the years 2005 onwards shall be displayed in accordance with the following specified dates: 

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PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION FROM THE CITL 
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 12. The following information for each completed transaction relevant for the registries system for year X shall be displayed from 15 January onwards of year (X+5): 

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 13. The Central Administrator shall make available on the public area of the CITL’s website the following information: 

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INFORMATION FROM EACH REGISTRY TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ACCOUNT HOLDERS 
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 15. The following elements for each account, by unit identification code, shall be displayed on the account holder’s request to that account holder only: 

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