Key Benefits:
Chapter 1 Preliminary provisions
Chapter 2 Quatheregister
Chapter 3 Application for authorisation for CDM and JI projects abroad
Chapter 4 Application for permission to execute JI projects in Denmark
Chapter 5 Approval of the use of the CDM and JI credits for the operations manager return in Denmark
Chapter 6 Fees
Chapter 7 The entry into force, etc.
Publication of the quota sheet and CDM and JI projects and credits 1)
In accordance with section 21 a, paragraph, 9-11, section 24, paragraph 24. 3 and 4, section 25 (4). 5, and section 26 (a) (a), 5, Law No. No. 493 of 9. June 2004 on CO 2 -quotas, as amended by law no. 410 of 1. June 2005 and Law No 554 of 6. June 2007, pursuant to Article 37 (3), shall be adopted in accordance with the authorization. 3 :
Preliminary provisions
§ 1. This executive order shall establish rules on authorisations under the law of Article 21 to initiate and implement CDM and JI projects and approvals under the section 26 of the law on the use of the CDM and JI credits for return on accordance with the section 26 of the law.
Paragraph 2. The notice also lays down rules for the operation of the quota register and the use of the quota register in accordance with the sections 24 and 25 of the law, as well as rules on fees for authorisations, approvals, the establishment, use and use of accounts in the quota registration.
§ 2. For the purposes of this notice :
1) CDM projects : Projects in CDM countries, as defined in Section 2 (2), 2.
2) Determinator report : Report from an independent entity approved by the United Nations and which approves the additionality of a JI project.
3) JI projects : Projects in JI Countries, as defined in Section 2 of the law. 16.
4) JI Track 1 projects : Projects in JI Countries, as defined in Section 2 of the law. 16 authorized by the UN to approve the additionality of the projects themselves.
5) JI Track 2 projects : Projects in JI Countries, as defined in Section 2 of the law. 16 which do not have permission from the United Nations to approve the additionality of projects themselves.
6) Project description in UN standard format : Project Description that meets requirements for the UN standard format for CDM or JI.
7) The project's additionality : The fact that the reductions will not take place if the CDM or JI project is not carried out.
8) Project Recovery Plan (monitoring plan) : Description of the measures that will be implemented to document the emission reduction from a given project.
9) Reference Cenarie (Baseline scenario) : Description of the greenhouse gas emissions that will take place if a concrete project is not being implemented.
10) Validation report : Report from an independent entity approved by the United Nations and in accordance with decisions taken under the UN' s Climate Convention, the additionality of the CDM project.
11) Verified monitoring report : Report from an independent entity approved by the United Nations, and in accordance with decisions taken under the UN' s Climate Convention, the measures taken by the actual emission reductions from a CDM or JI project are accepted.
Quatheregister
§ 3. Operating Unit operations unit covered by the CO Act 2 -for each eligible production unit, quotas shall have an operating manager account in the quota register.
Paragraph 2. Physical or legal persons not covered by § § 3-8 of the CO Act 2 -quotas may apply to create and have a person account in the quota register.
§ 4. Operations managers and others who want to create an account in the quota register must comply with the terms and conditions set out in the quota-register website, and pay the fee, cf. § 15.
Paragraph 2. The DEA may, in breach of terms of conditions, including the lack of payment of the fee, may close up an account holder ' s account.
Paragraph 3. If, for technical reasons, access to the quota register cannot be accessed, account gardens per fax, letter or e-mail will be forwarded to the Energy Management Board to carry out the requested actions.
Paragraph 4. The Energy Management Board may reject acts contrary to national or international rules or which are not covered by the account in question.
§ 5. Co-credits from land use, land use changes and forestry cannot be added to the operating manager accounts or persons accounts in the quota register.
§ 6. The DEA gives the authority to transfer CDM and JI credits from one commitment period to another.
Paragraph 2. However, permission cannot be granted for the transfer of JI credits from projects on land use, land use, and forestry to a subsequent commitment period.
Paragraph 3. Applications for authorisation for transfer shall be written, drawn up in Danish or English, and lodged in the quota register between 1. January and 1. July, 2013.
Paragraph 4. If the total quantity applied exceeds the limits for transfer to subsequent periods authorised by the United Nations or the EU, the Energy Management Board shall make a proportionate reduction in the amount applied, but with priority of credit positions inserted ; on operating management accounts.
Paragraph 5. The Energy Management Board shall authorise the transfer to the subsequent commitment period at the latest by 1. November, 2013.
Application for authorisation for CDM and JI projects abroad
§ 7. Legal or natural persons belonging to Denmark, or funds which do not have any premises in Denmark representing participants in Denmark and who wish to obtain a permit to initiate and implement CDM and JI-projects abroad must submit an application to the Energy Management Board containing :
1) Name and contact information of the applicant (s).
2) Project description in UN standard format.
3) Validation or Determining Report.
4) Approval of the host country ' s project or other official confirmation that the host country is in favour of the implementation of the project.
5) Documentation for the payment of the fee, cf. Chapter 6.
Paragraph 2. Applications for authorisation for projects involving hydroelectric installations with a capacity of more than 20 MW shall be subject to the information referred to in paragraph 1. 1, contain an enhanced authentication or determination report that follows instructions for compliance with the World Commission on Dams directional lines.
Paragraph 3. The Energy Management Board may require additional information from the applicant other than those referred to in paragraph 1. One and two.
Paragraph 4. Permission to implement and implement the projects referred to in paragraph 1. 1 and 2 shall be granted when :
1) the application shall contain the information set out in paragraph 1. 1 and 2, and any applicable. additional information required pursuant to paragraph 1. 3,
2) the project is estimated to be in conformity with Denmark's international obligations, including guidelines, procedures and procedures adopted in accordance with the United Nations Climate Convention and the Kyoto Protocol ;
3) the applicant shall be deemed to have the technical or economic conditions necessary for the implementation of the task and
4) the project is estimated to mean real reductions in the greenhouse gas emissions.
Paragraph 5. CDM and JI credits from projects that have obtained permission and comply with the requirements for return, cf. The section 21 a and section 26 (a) shall be recorded immediately as approved for the return and the projects shall be included in the list, cf. § 12.
Application for permission to execute JI projects in Denmark
§ 8. It is a prerequisite for authorization in accordance with section 9 that a positive expression of a JI project is available in Denmark.
Paragraph 2. The application for positive indication to a JI project shall be written, drawn up in Danish or English, and shall be submitted to the DEA. The application shall include the information on the project as specified in Appendix 1 and the documentation for the payment of the fee, cf. Chapter 6.
§ 9. Applications for authorisation to initiate and implement a JI project in Denmark shall be written, drawn up in Danish or English, and shall be submitted to the Energy Management Board of the Project Manager.
Paragraph 2. The application shall include :
1) Person and contact information of the applicant.
2) Project description in UN standard format.
3) Determinator report.
4) Authorisation of the project from the investor country and
5) the documentation for the payment of the fee, cf. Chapter 6.
§ 10. The Energy Management Board may require additional information from the applicant than those referred to in sections 8 and 9.
§ 11. The DEA shall issue credits on the basis of the approval of a verification monitoring report of the actual emission reductions by the project drawn up by an independent entity approved by the United Nations. The verification of the monitoring report shall be submitted to the DEA with the account of the account number for the account to which the credits are transferred.
Approval of the use of the CDM and JI credits for the operations manager return in Denmark
§ 12. Projects approved in accordance with sections 7, 9 and 14 are accepted on a published list of approved projects from which credits can be used for return in the Danish quota register.
Paragraph 2. Credits from projects that are included in the list do not need additional approval to be used for returning in Denmark. The approval shall apply to all credits issued by the project in question in a given commitment period.
§ 13. CDM and JI projects that do not exist in the list of approved projects, cf. Section 12, from which credits can be returned by operators in Denmark, where the credits have already been issued, may be approved by application for the Energy Management Board.
Paragraph 2. The application shall be submitted by account holders in the quota register. The application must be written and written in Danish or English.
Paragraph 3. Application for the approval of credits from CDM and JI Track 2 projects must include :
1) The account name, contact information, and account number in the quota register.
2) Identification numbers on the credits.
3) Documentation for the credits to be used for return in Denmark, such as belief and promise declaration or sale agreement to Danish operations manager.
Paragraph 4. Applications for the approval of credits from JI Track 1 projects shall include :
1) The account name, contact information, and account number in the quota register.
2) The project description in the standard UN format or equivalent.
3) Determinator report or corresponding report, which determines whether the JI Track 1 project is additionally.
4) Identification number of the credits.
5) Project name and number.
6) Documentation to ensure that credits are used for return in Denmark, such as belief and promise declaration or sales agreement to Danish operations manager.
Paragraph 5. If the application relates to projects for hydroelectric installations in excess of 20 MW, the information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be provided. the documents referred to in Article 7 (3) or (4) shall be submitted. 2 or similar documentation for compliance with the World Commission on Dams guidelines.
Paragraph 6. In order to ensure that the Energy Management Board may decide to return the year in which credits from a project are to be returned for the first time, applications shall be submitted within the following time limits in the same year :
1) The CDM or JI projects relating to hydroelectric installations in excess of 20 MW shall be received in the Energy Management Board no later than 15. January.
2) In the case of other JI Track 1 projects, the application shall be received no later than 1. March.
3) In the case of other CDM and JI Track 2 projects, the application shall be received no later than 15. March.
Paragraph 7. The Energy Management Board may require additional information from the applicant than those mentioned above.
§ 14. Approval of the application submitted after paragraph 13 shall be granted after the following requirements are met :
1) Credits from the project are in the applicant ' s account in the quota register.
2) The project should not be deposed by the section 21 of the law.
3) The project lives up to the requirements of the section 26 of the law.
Fees
§ 15. Fee rates for having an account in the quota register are :
1) 0.26 kr. per allocated free quota for having a driver account
2) $600. per year to create-and have a personal account.
Paragraph 2. The DEA shall charge the fee pursuant to paragraph 1. 1, no. 1, in the case of each operator, a yearly medium of the year. Fees in accordance with paragraph 1 1 no. 2, set up by creating the account, and then a yearly medium year.
Paragraph 3. Fees shall be charged in accordance with paragraph 1. 2 is due to be paid 30 days after the date of issue of the collection.
§ 16. For the examination of applications for permits and approvals, cf. Chapters 3 and 4 shall be subject to a fee for the Agency for Energy Management. The payment of the fee shall be paid before submitting applications in accordance with Chapters 3 and 4 and is a prerequisite for the examination of the application.
Paragraph 2. The rates for the examination of applications are :
1) For a CDM or JI project abroad, cf. Article 21 a (a) of the law. 2 is paid a fee of 16.600 kr.
2) For a project for a hydroelectric plant over 20 MW, a fee of DKK 27.600 is payable.
3) For a CDM or JI project abroad, in accordance with the criteria for 'small scale projects' specified in decisions under the Kyoto Protocol, a fee of $8.300 shall be paid.
4) For a JI project in Denmark, cf. Article 21 a (a) of the law. Three, a fee of $38.700 is paid. Half of the fee shall be paid before submitting a positive indication, cf. § 8, and the remainder of the fee shall be paid prior to the submission of applications for authorisation, cf. § 9.
§ 17. The fees provided for in section 15 and 16 are adjusted annually on the basis of the most recently published PL regulatory rates at the price-and the salary index of the Financial Administrative Instructions of the Financial Ministry. The DEA calculates the new fee sizes every year and publishes them on the Energy Management website.
The entry into force, etc.
§ 18. The announcement will enter into force on the 29th. However, February 2008, Section 15 has effect from 1. January 2008.
Paragraph 2. Publication no. 386 of 27. April 2006 on the application for authorisation for projects and approval of the JI and CDM credits shall be repealed.
Paragraph 3. Projects which have been granted approval after notification no. 386 of 27. April 2006 may be included on the published list in the quota register, cf. section 12, if the projects should not be refused in accordance with the provisions of Article 21 (a) (a). 8, and the projects are also living up to the requirements of Article 26 a of the law.
Appendix 1
Application for positive indication to JI projects in Denmark, cf. Section 8 shall include the following particulars, documentation etc., as specified in paragraphs 1 to 6 :
General information about project managers and project participants
If there are several Project Compeers or Project Participants, the information below for each of these items will be indicated below :
1) name,
2) organization type (such as a state institution, municipality or private enterprise),
3) address,
4) contact
5) Telephone,
6) mail and
7) , if appropriate,
General description of the project
1) Project name.
2) Investor land.
3) Project location (name of project transverse, city and region).
4) Project type (greenhouse gas and activity group).
5) Project description (the key feature of the project, such as background and motive for the project, justification for "small scale" status, short description of current greenhouse gas discharge and potential reduction options).
6) Relevant legal and institutional relationships.
7) Projected start date for the project (year and month for project commissioning and the beginning of greenhouse gas reductions).
The technology and additionality of the project.
Description of the following :
1) The implemented technology and relevant conditions in the project location.
2) Possible alternatives to the proposed project activity, including a description of why the project does not constitute the most probable reference scenario.
3) possible obstacles or bottlenecks for the implementation of the project.
4) An account of the fact that the project may be assumed to be in accordance with the Danish climate strategy.
If additional material is available (e.g., detailed project descriptions, drawings, data sheets, calculations, etc.), this should be included in Annex.
Greenhouse gas reductions
Preliminary but a reasoned calculation of :
1) Emissions in the reference centre, baseline, in tonnes CO 2 -equivalents per. Year (i.e. discharges if the project is not implemented).
2) Ucords in tonnes CO 2 -equivalents per. year when the project is complete.
3) Expected reductions of greenhouse gas emissions per year. Years.
Prohibition of project cost assessment
A preliminary, but reasoned assessment of :
1) Investment and operating costs.
2) The potential revenue of the project, including revenue from the sale of JI credits.
Project implementation and financing
Short description of :
1) The current status of the project.
2) Other relevant stakeholders, in addition to project participants and the status of their participation.
3) Project implementation schedule including resumes / CVs on project participants.
4) Plan for the project's financing.
The following shall be attached :
1) Confirmation from the local project to ensure that this is aware of the planned project and agree it is carried out.
1) The announcement shall implement the Directive 2003 /87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13. October 2003 on a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading in the Community and amending Council Directive 96 /61/EC (EU Official Journal 2003 No 1). In 275, page 32), as amended by Directive 2004 /101/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27. In October 2004 (EU Official Journal 2004) L 338, page 18). The publication shall include certain provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2 ; 2216/2004 of 21. This December 2004 on a standardised and secure register system pursuant to Directive 2003 /87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Parliament and of the Council of Decision 280 /2004/EC (EU Official Journal 2004). L 386, page 1). According to Article 249 of the EC Treaty, a Regulation shall apply immediately in each Member State. The rendition of these provisions in the law is therefore based solely on practical considerations and is without prejudice to the immediate validity of the regulation in Denmark.
