COMMISSION DECISION
of 10 February 2011
introducing the questionnaire to be used for the first report on the implementation of Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the geological storage of carbon dioxide
(notified under document C(2011) 657)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/92/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the geological storage of carbon dioxide and amending Council Directive 85/337/EEC, European Parliament and Council Directives 2000/60/EC, 2001/80/EC, 2004/35/EC, 2006/12/EC, 2008/1/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 (1), and in particular Article 27(1), thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/692/EEC of 23 December 1991 on standardising and rationalising reports on the implementation of certain Directives relating to the environment (2),
Whereas:
(1)
Article 27(1) of Directive 2009/31/EC requires that Member States submit a report to the Commission on the implementation of Directive 2009/31/EC, including on the register referred to in Article 25(1)(b) of Directive 2009/31/EC, every 3 years.
(2)
Article 27(1) of Directive 2009/31/EC further requires that the report be drawn up on the basis of either a questionnaire or outline drafted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 6 of Directive 91/692/EEC. A questionnaire with questions on all relevant elements of Directive 2009/31/EC appears to be best suited to ensure that the information provided by the Member States in their reports is complete and comparable.
(3)
The first report should be sent to the Commission by 30 June 2011. The questionnaire produced by the Commission should be sent to Member States at least 6 months before the deadline for the submission of the report.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion expressed by the Climate Change Committee, according to the procedure referred to in Article 6 of Directive 91/692/EEC,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Member States shall use the questionnaire set out in the Annex as a basis for the first report on the implementation of Directive 2009/31/EC.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 February 2011.