
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 920/2010 of 7 October 2010 establishing a Union Registry for the periods ending 31 December 2012 of the Union emissions trading scheme 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and of the Council and Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed) 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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Scope
Article 1a 
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Definitions
Article 2 
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CHAPTER II
THE REGISTRIES SYSTEM
Registries
Article 3 
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European Union Transaction Log
Article 4 
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Communication links between registries, the ITL and the EUTL
Article 5 
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National administrators and KP registry administrators
Article 6 
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CHAPTER III
UNITS
Units
Article 7 
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CHAPTER IV
ACCOUNTS
SECTION 1
Provisions applicable to all accounts
Accounts
Article 8 
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Account status
Article 9 
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The administering of accounts
Article 10 
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Notifications from the administrators
Article 11 
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SECTION 2
Opening and updating of accounts
Opening of KP Party accounts and management accounts
Article 12 
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Opening of person holding accounts in the Union registry
Article 13 
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Opening of trading accounts in the Union Registry
Article 13a 
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Opening of trading platform holding accounts in the Union registry
Article 14 
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Opening of operator holding accounts in the Union registry
Article 15 
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Opening of aircraft operator holding accounts in the Union registry
Article 16 
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Opening of verifier accounts in the Union registry
Article 17 
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Refusal to open an account
Article 18 
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Authorised representatives
Article 19 
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Nominating and approval of authorised representatives and additional authorised representatives
Article 20 
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Updating of account information and information on authorised representatives
Article 21 
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Trusted account list
Article 21a 
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SECTION 3
Closure of accounts
Closure of KP Party accounts, management accounts, person holding accounts and trading platform holding accounts
Article 22 
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Closure of operator holding accounts
Article 23 
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Closure of aircraft operator holding accounts
Article 24 
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Closure of verifier accounts
Article 25 
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Positive balance on accounts under closure
Article 26 
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SECTION 4
Suspension of access to accounts
Suspension of access to accounts
Article 27 
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Closure of accounts and removal of authorised representative on the administrator's initiative
Article 28 
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CHAPTER V
VERIFIED EMISSIONS AND COMPLIANCE
Verified emissions data for an installation or aircraft operator
Article 29 
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Blocking of accounts due to a failure to submit verified emissions
Article 30 
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Calculation of compliance status figures
Article 31 
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Excluded aircraft operator holding accounts
Article 32 
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CHAPTER VI
TRANSACTIONS
SECTION 1
Allocation and issue of allowances
Execution of transfers
Article 32a 
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Nature of allowances and finality of transactions
Article 32b 
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National allocation plan tables
Article 33 
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Union aviation allocation table
Article 34 
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Entry into the EUTL of national allocation plan tables
Article 35 
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Entry of allocation decisions in the Union aviation allocation table
Article 36 
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Corrections of national allocation plan tables
Article 37 
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Corrections of the Union aviation allocation table
Article 38 
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Issuance of Chapter III allowances
Article 39 
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Allocation of Chapter III allowances
Article 40 
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Allocation of Chapter II allowances
Article 41 
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Allocation of Chapter III allowances following their sale by Member State
Article 42 
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SECTION 2
Transfers of allowances and Kyoto units
Transfers of allowances by account holders
Article 43 
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Transfers of Kyoto units by account holders
Article 44 
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Minimum holding of Chapter III allowances in Union registry holding accounts administered by the same Member State
Article 45 
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SECTION 3
Surrender of allowances, ERUs and CERs
Surrender of allowances
Article 46 
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Surrender of allowances on instruction of the competent authority
Article 47 
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The surrender of CERs and ERUs
Article 48 
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SECTION 4
Deletion of allowances and cancellation of Kyoto units
Deletion of allowances
Article 49 
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Cancellation of Kyoto units
Article 50 
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SECTION 5
Transaction reversal
Reversal of finalised processes initiated in error
Article 51 
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SECTION 6
Accounting mechanisms
Minimum deposited quantity on the ETS AAU deposit account
Article 52 
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Gateway quantity and gateway deposit account
Article 53 
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Setting aside of AAUs against surrenders of Chapter III allowances by aircraft operators
Article 54 
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Cancellation of Kyoto units against deletions of Chapter III allowances
Article 55 
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Clearing of allowance transfers
Article 56 
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Banking between periods
Article 57 
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Retirement of AAUs, ERUs or CERs against the domestic aviation emissions of aircraft operators
Article 58 
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CHAPTER VII
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE REGISTRIES SYSTEM
SECTION I
Availability
Availability and reliability of the Union registry and the EUTL
Article 59 
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Helpdesks
Article 60 
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SECTION 2
Security, and authentication
Authentication of registries and the EUTL
Article 61 
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Accessing accounts in the Union registry
Article 62 
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Authentication and authorisation of authorised representatives in the Union registry
Article 63 
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Suspension of all access due to a security breach or a security risk
Article 64 
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Suspension of access to allowances or Kyoto units in case of a suspected fraudulent transaction
Article 64a 
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Suspension of processes
Article 65 
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SECTION 3
Automated checking, recording and completing of processes
Automated checking of processes
Article 66 
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Detection of discrepancies
Article 67 
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Detection of discrepancies by the registries
Article 68 
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Reconciliation — Detection of inconsistencies by the EUTL
Article 69 
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Finalisation of processes
Article 70 
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SECTION 4
Specifications and change management
Data exchange and technical specifications
Article 71 
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Change management
Article 72 
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CHAPTER VIII
RECORDS, REPORTS, CONFIDENTIALITY AND FEES
Records
Article 73 
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Reporting
Article 74 
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Confidentiality
Article 75 
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Fees
Article 76 
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CHAPTER IX
TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Migration and Decoupling
Article 77 
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Amendments of Regulation (EC) No 2216/2004
Article 78 
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Repeal
Article 79 
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Entry into force
Article 80 
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ANNEX I

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ANNEX II

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ANNEX III
Information to be submitted with requests for opening KP Party accounts and management accounts
1. The information set out in Table III-I. 

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ANNEX IV
Information concerning person holding accounts and trading platform holding accounts to be provided to the national administrator
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3. Evidence to support the identity of the natural person requesting the account opening, which may be a copy of one of the following: 

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4. Evidence to support the address of the permanent residence of the natural person account holder, which may be a copy of one of the following: 

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5. The following documents in case of a legal person requesting the account opening: 

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ANNEX VAdditional information concerning trading platform holding accounts to be provided to the national administrator 
 1. A signed statement from the competent financial authorities of the Member State of the administrator opening the account confirming that the person requesting the account opening is authorised by that Member State as one of the following: 

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Additional information concerning verifier accounts to be provided to the national administrator 
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ANNEX VI
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 
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Dispute resolution 
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Liability 
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Third party rights 
Agency, notices and governing law 

ANNEX VII
Information concerning each operator holding account to be provided to the national administrator
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3. The information set out in Tables VII-I and VII-II 

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ANNEX VIII
Information concerning each aircraft operator holding account to be provided to the registry administrator
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3. The information set out in Table VIII-I. 

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ANNEX IX
Information concerning authorised representatives and additional authorised representatives to be provided to the administrator of the account
1. The information set out in Table IX-I. 

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3. Evidence to support the identity of the nominee, which may be a copy of one of the following: 

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4. Evidence to support the address of the permanent residence of the nominee, which may be a copy of one of the following: 

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ANNEX X
Formats for submitting annual emissions data
1. Emissions data for operators shall contain the information set out in Table X-I. 

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ANNEX XI

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ANNEX XII

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ANNEX XIII
Reporting requirements of the Central AdministratorInformation available to the public 
 1. The EUTL shall display on the public website of the EUTL the following information for each account: 

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 2. The EUTL shall display on the public website of the EUTL the following general information, and shall update it every 24 hours: 

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 3. The EUTL shall display on its public website the following general information, on 30 April of each year: 

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 4. The EUTL shall display on the public website of the EUTL the following information about each completed transaction recorded by the EUTL, on 1 January of the fifth year after the year of the recording of the information: 

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Information available to account holders 
 5. The Union registry shall display on the part of the Union registry's website only accessible to the account holder the following information, and shall update it in real time: 

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Information available to national administrators 
 6. The Union registry shall display on the part of the Union registry's website only accessible to national administrators: 

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