EU has adopted a regulation referring to monitoring plans, emissions reports, and documents of compliance

The European Commission has adopted Regulation (EU) 2023/2449, laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2015/757 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards templates for monitoring plans, emissions reports, partial emissions reports, documents of compliance, and reports at a company level, and repealing Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1927.

This regulation was adopted on 6 November 2023.

Article 1

Electronic template of the monitoring plan

1. For the purposes of submitting the monitoring plan pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2015/757, companies shall use the electronic version of the template available in the Thetis MRV automated Union information system operated by the European Maritime Safety Agency ('Thetis MRV').
2. The electronic version of the template of the monitoring plan referred to in paragraph 1 shall contain the information set out in Annex I.

Article 2

Electronic template of the emissions report and partial emissions report

1. For the purposes of submitting the report referred to in Article 11(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/757 (the 'emissions report') and the report referred to in Article 11(2) of that Regulation (the 'partial emissions report'), companies shall use the electronic version of the template available in Thetis MRV.
2. The electronic version of the template of the emissions report and the partial emissions report shall contain the information set out in Annex II.

Article 3

Electronic template of the document of compliance

1. For the purposes of issuing a document of compliance pursuant to Article 17(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/757, the verifier shall provide relevant data using the electronic version of the template available in Thetis MRV.
2. The electronic version of the template of the document of compliance referred to in paragraph 1 shall contain the information set out in Annex III.

Article 4

Electronic template of the report at company level

1. For the purposes of submitting the aggregated emissions data at company level pursuant to Article 11a(2) of Regulation (EU) 2015/757 (the 'report at company level'), companies shall use the electronic version of the template available in Thetis MRV.
2. The electronic version of the template of the report at company level shall contain the information set out in Annex IV.

Article 5

Repeal

1. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1927 is repealed with effect from 1 January 2024.
2. References to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1927 shall be construed as references to this Regulation.

Article 6

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 January 2024. OJ L, 7.11.2023 EN

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

For more information, please see the document below (available only to subscribers):

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/2449