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