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S.I. No. 185/2024 - European Union (National Emission Ceilings) Regulations (Amendment) 2024

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 3rd May, 2024.

I, EAMON RYAN, Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by Section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) and for the purpose of giving effect to the Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2024/299 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27th of October 2023 on the reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants, amending Directive (EU) 2016/2284 hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (National Emission Ceilings) Regulations (Amendment) 2024.

Entry into Force

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on 30th June 2024.

3. The European Union (National Emission Ceilings) Regulations 2018 ( S.I. No. 232 of 2018 ) are amended as follows–

(a) In Regulation 3(1), by substituting for the definition of “Minister” the following:

“Minister” means Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications,”,

(b) In Schedule 1, Table C is replaced by the following:

Table C

Reporting requirements for emissions and projections as referred to in Article 8(2)

Element

Pollutants

Time series/target years

Reporting dates

National gridded data of emissions by source category (GNFR)

— SO2, NOx, NMVOC, CO, NH3, PM10, PM2.5

— heavy metals (Cd, Hg, Pb)

—POPs (total PAHs, HCB, PCBs, dioxins/furans)

— BC (if available)

Every four years for reporting year minus 2 (X-2) as from 2017

1 May (1)

Large Point Sources (LPS) by source category (GNFR)

— SO2, NOx, NMVOC, CO, NH3, PM10, PM2.5

— heavy metals (Cd, Hg, Pb)

—POPs (total PAHs, HCB, PCBs, dioxins/furans)

— BC (if available)

Every four years for reporting year minus 2 (X-2) as from 2017

1 May (1)

Projected emissions by NFR source category

— SO2, NOx, NH3, NMVOC, PM2.5 and, if available, BC

Biennial, covering projection years 2020, 2025, 2030 and, where available, 2040 and 2050 as from 2017

15 March

(1) Re-submissions due to errors shall be provided within four weeks and include a clear explanation of the changes made.

(C) In Schedule 4, Part 2 (‘National emission projections’), point 2, is replaced by the following:

‘2. Projections of emissions shall be estimated and reported by NFR source category. Where not possible due to lack of sufficiently detailed data, a justification for reporting at a more aggregated level shall be included in the Informative Inventory Report. Member States shall provide a “with measures” (adopted measures) projection and, where relevant, a “with additional measures” (planned measures) projection for each pollutant in accordance with the guidance established in the EMEP/EEA Guidebook.’.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

30 April, 2024.

EAMON RYAN,

Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications.