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GHG Registry in Lithuania 30 July 2009 Jolanta Žaltkauskienė Lithuanian Environmental Investment Fund (LEIF) Climate Change Division SUMMARY: • • • • • About LEIF in brief Mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol EU Emission Trading System GHG Registry Main ETS players in Lithuania About LEIF: Founded in 1996 by the Ministry of Environment; main task – to support public and private sectors in realization of environmental projects and projects to reduce the negative impact of economic activities on environment. On 29th of April, 2004, (order of the MoE) LEIF has been authorized to carry out the function of GHG Registry and JI projects administration. Climate Change Division was founded in 2005. Currently 3 persons employed. Servers – in the MoE, outsourced IT services. Mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol • European Union Emission Trading System (units - EUA, AEUA lt. ATL); • Joint Implementation mechanism (units - ERU, lt. TMV); • Clean Development mechanism (units - CER, lt. PTMV). EU Emission Trading System (I) • European Union Allowance (EUA) - an allowance to emit one tone of CO2 eq gases. EUAs are allocated for installations under the National Allocation plan (NAP, lt. NPP) framed by Member State and ratified by the European Commission. • The target - to obtain economically effective reduction of GHG emissions in the different industrial areas. • From 2012 onwards - special units for aviatorsAEUAs. GHG Registry Each operator shall hold its allowances and other Kioto units in the Operator Holding account in the national GHG Registry. GHG Registry – standardised electronic database form. It is established, administrated and serviced under the Article 6 of the decision 280/2004/EB (Regulation of registries) and connected with CITL (EU) and ITL (UNFCCC). Legal and technical basis: • On 16 May, 2005 – order of the MoE on establishment of GHG Registry. • On 8 June, 2005 – Registry Regulations (ammended on 4 November, 2008). • On 14 November, 2005 – start of the GHG Registry. Address: http://etr.am.lt • 16-23 October, 2008 - established connectivity with the ITL. Operator Holding Accounts 2008-2012 GHG REGISTRY OF LITHUANIA Retirement Account 2005-2007 Retirement Account 100 Person Holding Accounts 5 PARTY HOLDING ACCOUNT 35,7 mln. allowances allocated for installations Verifiers registered 2 7,21 mln. NEW ENTRANT RESERVE 1,292 mln. JI SET-ASIDE RESERVE Tables: Verified emissions table Aircraft Operator Holding Accunts (“AOHAs”) Surrendered allowances table Compliance status table 2008-2012 2005-2007 Cancellation Account Aviation Surrenders Set-Aside Account (“KPASA”) Cancellation Account Requirements for opening of Operator Holding Account (OHA) • Application form (Annex 3, Registry Rules, 3 December 2008); • The copy of IPPC permit (titular page, EUA quantity, obligations); • Registration certificate and the Statute of the legal entity; • Original document and a copy of ID card or passport of the Primary (PAR) and Secondary Account Representatives (SAR); • Document certifying that the annual account holding fee is paid. Additional requirements for the documentation of foreign persons Transcripts of the registration certificate or extract from the Registry where the legal entity file, extract and transcript of the statute are kept, shall be legalized and presented in accordance of the procedure description of the Document Legalization and Approval Certificate (Apostille), approved by the decision No. 1079, 30 October, 2006 (Žin., 2006, Nr. 118-4477). The transcript certifying the ID of the foreign natural person, issued by foreign country (the transcript and its translation) shall be legalized and presented, pursuant to the Regulations for Consular Legalisation of Documents approved by the order No. 39 of 21 July, 1997, of Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Žin., 1997, No. 78-2001). Registry fees for 2009: 1. Fixed fee for the opening of account – LTL 3500; 2. Fixed fee for the holding of 1000 allowances in OHA (operators only) – LTL 64,35; 3. Annual service fee (all registry users) – LTL 1142; 4. Nominal fee for data reports (all users) – LTL 2. AVIATORS ARE WELCOME TO THE GHG REGISTRY! Laisvės pr. 3, LT-04215 Vilnius Tel. 8 ~ 5 241 21 14 8 ~ 5 216 97 99 Faks. 8 ~ 5 216 93 99 www.laaif.lt http://etr.am.lt [email protected] [email protected]