COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION

of 6 November 2012

on granting derogations from Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European environmental economic accounts with regard to the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Austria and the Republic of Poland

(notified under document C(2012) 7645)

(Only the Spanish, French, Greek, Maltese, German and Polish texts are authentic)

(2012/691/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2011 on European environmental economic accounts(1), and in particular Article 8(1) thereof,

Having regard to the requests made by the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Austria and the Republic of Poland,

Whereas:

(1) In accordance with Article 8(1) of Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 the Commission may adopt implementing acts with a view to granting derogations to Member States during the transitional periods referred to in the Annexes to Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 in so far as the national statistical systems require major adaptations.

(2) Such derogations should be granted, at their justified request, to the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Austria and the Republic of Poland.

(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Derogations from Regulation (EU) No 691/2011, as set out in the Annex, are granted to the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Austria and the Republic of Poland.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Austria and the Republic of Poland.

Done at Brussels, 6 November 2012.

For the Commission

Algirdas ŠEMETA

Member of the Commission

(1)

OJ L 192, 22.7.2011, p. 1

ANNEX

List of specific derogations from Regulation (EU) No 691/2011:

Member State	Derogation	End of derogation
Kingdom of Spain	Annex I — Air emission accounts, breakdown by economic activity (A*64)	30 September 2015
	Annex II — Environmentally related taxes, breakdown by economic activity (A*64)	30 September 2015
	Annex III — Material flow accounts data for other crop residues, waste imports and adjustment to the residency principle	31 December 2015
French Republic	Annex II — Environmentally related taxes, breakdown by economic activity (A*64)	30 September 2015
Republic of Cyprus	Annex I — Air emission accounts	30 September 2015
	Annex II — Environmentally related taxes	30 September 2015
	Annex III — Economy-wide Material Flow Accounts	31 December 2015
Republic of Malta	Annex I — Air emission accounts	30 September 2015
	Annex II — Environmentally related taxes	30 September 2015
	Annex III — Economy-wide Material Flow Accounts	31 December 2015
Republic of Austria	Annex I — Air emission accounts, series missing for PFC, HFC and SF6	30 September 2015
Republic of Poland	Annex II — Environmentally related taxes, breakdown by economic activity (A*64)	30 September 2015