LegalizeCommission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2917 of 20 October 2023 on the verification activities, accreditation of verifiers and approval of monitoring plans by administering authorities pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/757 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport, and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2072
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[^ntr8-L_202302917EN.000101-E0008]: Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93 (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 30).
[^ntr9-L_202302917EN.000101-E0009]: Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services (OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37).
[^ntr10-L_202302917EN.000101-E0010]: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1927 of 4 November 2016 on templates for monitoring plans, emissions reports and documents of compliance pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/757 of the European Parliament and of the Council on monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport (OJ L 299, 5.11.2016, p. 1).
[^ntr11-L_202302917EN.000101-E0011]: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1928 of 4 November 2016 on determination of cargo carried for categories of ships other than passenger, ro-ro and container ships pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/757 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport (OJ L 299, 5.11.2016, p. 22).
[^ntr12-L_202302917EN.000101-E0012]: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1122 of 12 March 2019 supplementing Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the functioning of the Union Registry (OJ L 177, 2.7.2019, p. 3).
[^ntr13-L_202302917EN.000101-E0013]: ISO 14065:2020 on general principles and requirements for bodies validating and verifying environmental information.
[^ntr14-L_202302917EN.000101-E0014]: ISO/IEC 17029:2019 on Conformity assessment – General principles and requirements for validation and verification bodies, referred to in Annex II to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1835 of 3 December 2020 on the harmonised standards for accreditation and conformity assessment (OJ L 408, 4.12.2020, p. 6).
[^ntr15-L_202302917EN.000101-E0015]: Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market (OJ L 376, 27.12.2006, p. 36).
ANNEX I
MARINE-SECTOR-SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 39(3)
For the purposes of Article 39(3), knowledge and experience of the following shall be taken into consideration:
- (a) understanding of the relevant regulations under the MARPOL Convention and the SOLAS Convention such as those on energy efficiency for ships [^ntr1-L_202302917EN.004401-E0001], the NOx Technical Code [^ntr2-L_202302917EN.004401-E0002], the Sulphur Oxides Regulation [^ntr3-L_202302917EN.004401-E0003], the Fuel Oil Quality Regulation [^ntr4-L_202302917EN.004401-E0004], the Intact Stability Code 2008 and relevant guidelines (such as guidance on the development of the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) [^ntr5-L_202302917EN.004401-E0005]);
- (b) possible synergies between monitoring and reporting in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/757 and existing maritime-specific management systems (including the ISM Code) and other relevant sector-specific guidance (such as guidance on the development of the SEEMP);
- (c) emissions sources on board the ship;
- (d) registration of voyages and procedures ensuring the completeness and accuracy of the list of voyages and of the list of ships (as submitted by the company);
- (e) reliable external sources (including ship-tracking data) that could serve to cross-check information with data from ships;
- (f) fuel consumption calculation methods, as applied by ships in practice;
- (g) the application of uncertainty levels in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/757 and relevant guidance;
- (h) the application of emission factors for all fuels and emission sources used on board the ship, and for all greenhouse gas emissions covered by Regulation (EU) 2015/757;
- (i) knowledge of the implementing acts adopted pursuant to Article 14(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC, in particular with regard to how to account for emissions from biofuels, emissions from a mix of zero-rated sources and sources that are not zero-rated and emissions from renewable fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels;
- (j) understanding of the certification of fuels pursuant to Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council [^ntr6-L_202302917EN.004401-E0006];
- (k) fuel handling, fuel cleaning, tank systems;
- (l) ship maintenance/quality control of metering equipment;
- (m) bunkering documents, including bunker delivery notes;
- (n) operational logs, voyage abstracts and port abstracts, ship deck logs;
- (o) commercial documentation, such as charter party agreements, bills of lading;
- (p) existing statutory requirements;
- (q) operation of the ship’s bunkering systems;
- (r) determination of fuel density by ships in practice;
- (s) data-flow processes and activities for the calculation of cargo carried (in volume or mass), as applied to ship types and activities under Regulation (EU) 2015/757;
- (t) concept of deadweight carried as applicable to ship types and activities under Regulation (EU) 2015/757 in accordance with Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1928;
- (u) data-flow processes used to calculate distance travelled and time at sea for voyages in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/757;
- (v) machinery and technical systems used on board the ship to determine fuel consumption, transport work and other relevant information.
[^ntr1-L_202302917EN.004401-E0001]: Regulation 22, Annex VI to MARPOL Convention.
[^ntr2-L_202302917EN.004401-E0002]: Revised technical Code on Control of Emission of Nitrogen Oxides from Marine Diesel Engines, (Resolution MEPC.176(58), as amended by resolution MEPC.177(58)).
[^ntr3-L_202302917EN.004401-E0003]: Regulation 14, Annex VI to MARPOL Convention.
[^ntr4-L_202302917EN.004401-E0004]: Regulation 18, Annex VI to MARPOL Convention.
[^ntr5-L_202302917EN.004401-E0005]: Regulation 22, Annex VI to MARPOL Convention.
[^ntr6-L_202302917EN.004401-E0006]: Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82).
ANNEX II
CORRELATION TABLE
| Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2072 | This Regulation |
|---|---|
| Article 1 | Article 1 |
| Article 2, point (1) | Article 2, point (1) |
| Article 2, point (2) | Article 2, point (5) |
| Article 2, point (3) | Article 2, point (6) |
| Article 2, points (4) to (13) | Article 2, points (8) to (17) |
| Article 2, points (14) to (17) | Article 2, points (19) to (22) |
| Article 3 | Article 3 |
| Article 4(1) | Article 4(1) |
| Article 4(2) | Article 4(2), points (a) and (c) |
| Article 4(3) | Article 4(4) |
| Article 5 | Article 5 |
| Article 6(1), (2) and (3) | Article 6(1), (2) and (3) |
| Article 6(4) | Article 6(6) |
| Article 6(5) | Article 6(8) |
| Article 7 | Article 7 |
| Article 8 | Article 8 |
| Article 9 | Article 9 |
| Article 10 | Article 10 |
| Article 11 | Article 12 |
| Article 12, point (a) | Article 13, point (a) |
| Article 12, point (b) | Article 13, point (c) |
| Article 13 | Article 14 |
| Article 14(1) | Article 15(1) |
| Article 14(2), point (a) | Article 15(2), point (a) |
| Article 14(2), point (b) | Article 15(2), point (b) |
| Article 14(2), point (c) | Article 15(2), point (d) |
| Article 14(2), point (d) | Article 15(2), point (e) |
| Article 14(2), point (e) | Article 15(2), point (f) |
| Article 15 | Article 17 |
| Article 16(1) | Article 18(1) |
| Article 16(2) | Article 18(2) |
| Article 16(3) | Article 18(4) |
| Article 16(4) | Article 18(7) |
| Article 16(5) | Article 18(3) |
| Article 16(6) | Article 18(10) |
| Article 17 | Article 19 |
| Article 18, points (a) to (e) | Article 20, points (a) to (e) |
| Article 18, point (f) | Article 23(3) |
| Article 19 | Article 21 |
| Article 20(1) | Article 22(1) |
| Article 20(2) | Article 22(3) |
| Article 20(3) | Article 22(4) |
| Article 20(4), points (a), (b) and (c) | Article 22(5), points (a), (b) and (c) |
| Article 20(4), point (d) | Article 22(5), point (e) |
| Article 20(4), points (e) to (j) | Article 22(5), points (g) to (l) |
| Article 20(4), point (k) | Article 22(5), point (o) |
| Article 20(4), point (l) | Article 22(5), point (q) |
| Article 21 | Article 23 |
| Article 22 | Article 37 |
| Article 23(1) | Article 38(1) |
| Article 23(2) | Article 38(2) |
| Article 23(3) | Article 38(4) |
| Article 24 | Article 39 |
| Article 25(1) | Article 40(2) |
| Article 25(2) | Article 40(3) |
| Article 26(1) | Article 41(1) |
| Article 26(2) | Article 41(3) |
| Article 27 | Article 42 |
| Article 28 | Article 43 |
| Article 29(1) | Article 44(1) |
| Article 29(2) | Article 44(3) |
| Article 30(1) | Article 45(2) |
| Article 30(2) | Article 45(3) |
| Article 30(3) | Article 45(4) |
| Article 30(4) | Article 45(6) |
| Article 30(5) | Article 45(7) |
| Article 30(6) | Article 45(8) |
| Article 31 | Article 47 |
| Article 32 | Article 48 |
| Article 33 | Article 46(2) |
| Article 34 | — |
| Article 35 | Article 49 |
| Article 36 | Article 50 |
| Article 37 | Article 51 |
| Article 38 | Article 52 |
| Article 39(1) | Article 53(1) |
| Article 39(2) | Article 53(2) and (3) |
| Article 40 | Article 54 |
| Article 41(1), (2) and (3) | Article 55(1), (2) and (3) |
| Article 41(4), point (a) | Article 55(4), point (b) |
| Article 41(4), point (b) | Article 55(4), point (c) |
| Article 41(5) to (8) | Article 55(5) to (8) |
| Article 42 | Article 56(2) |
| Article 43 | Article 57 |
| Article 44 | Article 58 |
| Article 45(1) | Article 59(1) |
| Article 45(2) | Article 59(3) |
| Article 46(1), point (a) | Article 70(1), point (a) |
| Article 46(1), point (b) | — |
| Article 46(1), point (c) | Article 70(1), point (b) |
| Article 46(1), point (d) | Article 70(1), point (c) |
| Article 46(2) | Article 70(2) |
| Article 46(3) | Article 70(3) |
| Article 47 | Article 80 |
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