ANNEX to the Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a Union certification framework for carbon removals - Main contents

Document date	02-12-2022
Publication date	03-12-2022
Reference	15557/22
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Council of the European Union

Brussels, 2 December 2022 (OR. en)

15557/22

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2022/0394(COD) i

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COVER NOTE

From: Secretary-General of the European Commission, signed by Ms Martine DEPREZ, Director

date of receipt: 1 December 2022

To: Ms Thérèse BLANCHET, Secretary-General of the Council of the

European Union

No. Cion doc.: COM(2022) 672 final i

Subject: ANNEX to the Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN

PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a Union certification framework for carbon removals

Delegations will find attached document COM(2022) 672 final i.

Encl.: COM(2022) 672 final i

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Brussels, 30.11.2022 COM(2022) 672 final i

ANNEX 1

ANNEX

to the

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

establishing a Union certification framework for carbon removals

{SEC(2022) 423 final} - {SWD(2022) 377 final} - {SWD(2022) 378 final} ANNEX I

Elements of the certification methodologies referred to in Article 8

When adopting delegated acts pursuant to Article 8, the certification methodologies shall include at least the following elements:

(a) description of the carbon removal activity covered, including its monitoring period;

(b) rules for identifying all carbon removal sinks and GHG emission sources referred to in Article 4(1);

(c) rules for calculating the carbon removals under the baseline referred to in Article 4(1), point (a);

(d) rules for calculating the total carbon removals referred to in Article 4(1), point (b);

(e) rules for calculating the increase in direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions referred to in Article 4(1), point (c);

(f) rules to address uncertainties in the quantification of carbon removals referred to in Article 4(8);

(g) rules to carry out the specific additionality tests referred to in Article 5(2);

(h) rules on monitoring and mitigation of any risk of release of the stored carbon referred to in Article 6(2), point (a);

(i) rules on appropriate liability mechanisms referred to in Article 6(2), point (b);

(j) rules on the minimum sustainability requirements referred to in Article 7(2);

(k) rules on the monitoring and reporting of co-benefits referred to in Article 7(3).