REGULATION (EU) 2018/841 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 30 May 2018
on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry in the 2030 climate and energy framework, and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and Decision No 529/2013/EU
(Text with EEA relevance)
Article 1
Subject matter
Article 2
Scope
Article 3
Definitions
Article 4
Commitments
Article 5
General accounting rules
Article 6
Accounting for afforested land and deforested land
Article 7
Accounting for managed cropland, managed grassland and managed wetland
Article 8
Accounting for managed forest land
Article 9
Accounting for harvested wood products
Article 10
Accounting for natural disturbances
Article 11
Flexibilities
Article 12
General flexibilities
Article 13
Managed forest land flexibility
Article 14
Compliance check
Article 15
Registry
Article 16
Exercise of delegation
Article 17
Review
Article 18
Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 525/2013
‘ANNEX IIIA
Article 19
Amendment to Decision No 529/2013/EU
Article 20
Entry into force
ANNEX I
GREENHOUSE GASES AND CARBON POOLS
ANNEX II
Member State |
Area (ha) |
Tree crown cover (%) |
Tree height (m) |
Belgium |
0,5 |
20 |
5 |
Bulgaria |
0,1 |
10 |
5 |
Czech Republic |
0,05 |
30 |
2 |
Denmark |
0,5 |
10 |
5 |
Germany |
0,1 |
10 |
5 |
Estonia |
0,5 |
30 |
2 |
Ireland |
0,1 |
20 |
5 |
Greece |
0,3 |
25 |
2 |
Spain |
1,0 |
20 |
3 |
France |
0,5 |
10 |
5 |
Croatia |
0,1 |
10 |
2 |
Italy |
0,5 |
10 |
5 |
Cyprus |
0,3 |
10 |
5 |
Latvia |
0,1 |
20 |
5 |
Lithuania |
0,1 |
30 |
5 |
Luxembourg |
0,5 |
10 |
5 |
Hungary |
0,5 |
30 |
5 |
Malta |
1,0 |
30 |
5 |
Netherlands |
0,5 |
20 |
5 |
Austria |
0,05 |
30 |
2 |
Poland |
0,1 |
10 |
2 |
Portugal |
1,0 |
10 |
5 |
Romania |
0,25 |
10 |
5 |
Slovenia |
0,25 |
30 |
2 |
Slovakia |
0,3 |
20 |
5 |
Finland |
0,5 |
10 |
5 |
Sweden |
0,5 |
10 |
5 |
United Kingdom |
0,1 |
20 |
2 |
ANNEX III
Member State |
Base Year/Period |
Belgium |
1990 |
Bulgaria |
1988 |
Czech Republic |
1990 |
Denmark |
1990 |
Germany |
1990 |
Estonia |
1990 |
Ireland |
1990 |
Greece |
1990 |
Spain |
1990 |
France |
1990 |
Croatia |
1990 |
Italy |
1990 |
Cyprus |
1990 |
Latvia |
1990 |
Lithuania |
1990 |
Luxembourg |
1990 |
Hungary |
1985-87 |
Malta |
1990 |
Netherlands |
1990 |
Austria |
1990 |
Poland |
1988 |
Portugal |
1990 |
Romania |
1989 |
Slovenia |
1986 |
Slovakia |
1990 |
Finland |
1990 |
Sweden |
1990 |
United Kingdom |
1990 |
ANNEX IV
NATIONAL FORESTRY ACCOUNTING PLAN CONTAINING A MEMBER STATE’S FOREST REFERENCE LEVEL
A. Criteria and guidance for determining forest reference level
B. Elements of the national forestry accounting plan
ANNEX V
FIRST ORDER DECAY FUNCTION, METHODOLOGIES AND DEFAULT HALF-LIFE VALUES FOR HARVESTED WOOD PRODUCTS
ANNEX VI
CALCULATION OF BACKGROUND LEVELS FOR NATURAL DISTURBANCES
ANNEX VII
Member State |
Reported average removals by sinks from forest land for the period from 2000 to 2009 in million tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year |
Compensation limit expressed in million tonnes of CO2 equivalent for the period from 2021 to 2030 |
Belgium |
–3,61 |
–2,2 |
Bulgaria |
–9,31 |
–5,6 |
Czech Republic |
–5,14 |
–3,1 |
Denmark |
–0,56 |
–0,1 |
Germany |
–45,94 |
–27,6 |
Estonia |
–3,07 |
–9,8 |
Ireland |
–0,85 |
–0,2 |
Greece |
–1,75 |
–1,0 |
Spain |
–26,51 |
–15,9 |
France |
–51,23 |
–61,5 |
Croatia |
–8,04 |
–9,6 |
Italy |
–24,17 |
–14,5 |
Cyprus |
–0,15 |
–0,03 |
Latvia |
–8,01 |
–25,6 |
Lithuania |
–5,71 |
–3,4 |
Luxembourg |
–0,49 |
–0,3 |
Hungary |
–1,58 |
–0,9 |
Malta |
0,00 |
0,0 |
Netherlands |
–1,72 |
–0,3 |
Austria |
–5,34 |
–17,1 |
Poland |
–37,50 |
–22,5 |
Portugal |
–5,13 |
–6,2 |
Romania |
–22,34 |
–13,4 |
Slovenia |
–5,38 |
–17,2 |
Slovakia |
–5,42 |
–6,5 |
Finland |
–36,79 |
–44,1 |
Sweden |
–39,55 |
–47,5 |
United Kingdom |
–16,37 |
–3,3 |