European Union (Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions, Calculation Methods and Reporting Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
Jurisdiction | Ireland |
Citation | IR SI 670/2020 |
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in |
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 5th January, 2021. |
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 further effect to Article 7a (inserted by Article 5 of Directive 2009/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 20091 ) of Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 19982 , as amended by Council Directive (EU) 2015/652 of 20 April 20153 , hereby make the following regulations: |
1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions, Calculation Methods and Reporting Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations 2020. |
2. The European Union (Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions, Calculation Methods and Reporting Requirements) Regulations 2017 (S. I. No. 160 of 2017) are amended – |
(a) by inserting after Regulation 8 the following: |
“Maintenance of lifecycle greenhouse gas reductions |
8A. The reduction required to achieved by a supplier by 31 December 2020 in accordance with Regulation 8 shall be maintained by the supplier after that day in each subsequent year.”, |
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(b) in Regulation 17, by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: |
“(6) Where an application has been made by NORA under paragraph (1) and the High Court makes a compliance order under paragraph (4) but the non–compliance that is the subject of the application continues after the making of the order, NORA may make a further application under paragraph (1) in respect of that further non-compliance in that or any subsequent year.”. |
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, |
18 December 2020. |
EAMON RYAN |
Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications. |
1 OJ No. L 140, 05.06.2009, p. 88 2 OJ No. L 350, 28.12.1998, p. 58 3 OJ No. L 107, 25.04.2015, p. 26 |
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