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On The Agreement Between The European Union And Its Member States, Of The One Part, And Iceland, Of The Other Part, On The Island's Membership In The European Union, Its Member States And The Joint Fulfilment Of Commitments Of Iceland To The United Nat...

Original Language Title: Par Nolīgumu starp Eiropas Savienību un tās dalībvalstīm, no vienas puses, un Islandi, no otras puses, par Islandes dalību Eiropas Savienības, tās dalībvalstu un Islandes saistību kopīgajā izpildē Apvienoto Nāciju Organizācijas Vispārējai konvencijai par

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The Saeima has adopted and promulgated the following laws of Valstsprezident: on the agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Iceland, of the other part, on the Island's membership in the European Union, its Member States and the joint fulfilment of commitments of Iceland to the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change Kyoto Protocol commitment period in the second article 1. 2015 April 1, Brussels agreement signed between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Iceland, of the other part, on the Island's membership in the European Union, its Member States and the joint fulfilment of commitments of Iceland to the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change Kyoto Protocol in the second commitment period (hereinafter referred to as the agreement) with this law is adopted and approved. 2. article. Fulfilment of the obligations provided for in the agreement to coordinate the protection of the environment and regional development Ministry. 3. article. The agreement shall enter into force on its article 11 within the time and in order, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall notify the official Edition of the "journal". 4. article. The law shall enter into force on the day following its promulgation. To put the agreement by law Latvian language. The Parliament adopted the law 2015 October 1. The President vietāSaeim the President i. Mūrniec Riga 2015 October 14. Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Iceland, of the other part, on the Island's membership in the European Union, its Member States and the joint fulfilment of commitments of Iceland to the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change Kyoto Protocol in the second commitment period, the European Union (hereinafter referred to as the "Union"), the Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Bulgaria , The Czech Republic, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Republic of Croatia, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, Romania, the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the one part, and Iceland, of the other part , (hereinafter referred to as "the parties"), recalling that the joint statement that: a was released in 2012 8 December in Doha, indicated that the Union, its Member States, Croatia and Iceland in the second commitment period of quantitative emissions limitation and reduction commitments under the Kyoto Protocol is based on the understanding that that commitment will be met jointly under article 4 of the Kyoto Protocol; Article 3 of the Kyoto Protocol 7. b) points will be applied to the common quantity determined in accordance with the European Union, its Member States, Croatia and Iceland, the agreement on joint implementation and it will not be applied in the Member States, Croatia or Iceland; in that notice, the Union, its Member States and Iceland announced that its their approval will deposit at the same time, as was done also in the case of the Kyoto Protocol, to ensure its entry into force at the same time, the EU 27 Member States, Croatia and Iceland; Iceland participates in the European Union's climate change Committee established by the Regulation (EU) no 525/2013 article 26, as well as the issue of climate change working group of the Committee, I have decided to conclude this agreement. 1. the purpose of the pantsNolīgum the purpose of this agreement is to lay down rules governing the Island's membership in the European Union, its Member States and the joint fulfilment of commitments under the Kyoto Protocol's second commitment period, and making possible the actual implementation of this participation, including contributions to the Union of Iceland for the second Kyoto commitment period the reporting requirements. 2. definitions in this agreement, the following definitions shall apply: (a) the "Kyoto Protocol") is the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change (UNFCCC) Kyoto Protocol, as amended by this Protocol, the Doha amendments adopted 2012 8 December in Doha; (b)) "the Doha amendment" of the UNFCCC Kyoto Protocol, the amendment of the Doha agreement was reached by 2012 8 December in Doha and specifies the second Kyoto Protocol commitment period from January 1, 2013 to 31 December 2020; (c)) "common performance conditions" are the conditions set out in annex 2; (d)) "the ETS directive" means Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the community, as amended. 3. run pantsKopīg 1. Parties agree on its second commitment period quantitative emissions limitation and reduction commitments inscribed in Annex B of the Kyoto Protocol in the third column, run jointly, subject to the conditions of implementation of the joint. 2. to this end, Iceland shall take all necessary measures to ensure that its total greenhouse gas anthropogenic emissions in the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol listed in Annex A, from sources and piesaistītājsistēm covered by the Kyoto Protocol and which fall outside the scope of the ETS directive, expressed as carbon dioxide equivalent, shall not exceed a specified amount, it indicated a common execution conditions. 3. Without prejudice to article 8 of this agreement, Iceland on the other end of the commitment period, in accordance with decision 1/CMP. 8 and other relevant UNFCCC or the Kyoto Protocol framework decision as well as the conditions of the common execution of public registry a copy of the AA, HOPE, ER, RM, temporary and long-term HOPE HOPE the amount equivalent to the greenhouse gas emissions from sources and removals in piesaistītājsistēm for covering it. 4. pantsAttiecīg Union law enforcement 1. legislation listed in annex 1 to this agreement, are binding for Iceland and Iceland. All specified in that annex, references to the legislation of the Member States of the European Union for the purposes of this Agreement shall be understood as references also to Iceland. 2. Annex 1 to this agreement may be amended by a decision adopted in the execution of the Joint Committee established by article 6 of this agreement. 3. Joint Executive Committee may decide on additional technical arrangements regarding the agreement listed in annex 1 of the application of the law to Iceland. 4. If this Agreement annex 1 amendments amendments should be made the primary legislation of Iceland, then determining the following entry into force of amendments to take into account the time which is necessary for Iceland following the adoption of the amendment, and the need to ensure compliance with the Kyoto Protocol and the requirements of the decision. 5. it is especially important to the Commission before the adoption of the Act, delegated which are included or intended to be included in annex 1 of this agreement, comply with their usual practice and consultation of experts, including experts from Iceland. 5. pantsZiņošan. 1, Iceland until 2015 April 15 in accordance with this agreement and the Kyoto Protocol, and the Doha amendment pursuant to the requirements of the decisions submitted to the UNFCCC secretariat a report to facilitate the calculation of its assigned amount. 2. the Union shall in accordance with this agreement and the Kyoto Protocol, and the Doha amendment pursuant to the requirements of the decision taken shall draw up a report, which makes it easier for the Union to a particular quantity, calculation and report, which makes it easier for the Union, its Member States and Iceland share quantity ("total quantity"). The Union of these reports shall be submitted to the UNFCCC secretariat by 2015. on 15 April. 6. the Executive Committee pantsKopīg 1. There is hereby established a joint Executive Committee, consisting of representatives of the parties. 2. the Joint Committee shall ensure the execution of the actual implementation of this agreement and action. It therefore accepts this agreement provided for in article 4 of the decision, and exchange views and information on the implementation of the common rules of execution. All of the joint Executive Committee decisions are taken by consensus. 3. the Joint Committee shall meet at the execution of one or more of the parties or at the request of the Union initiatives. The request is addressed to the Union. 4. the Union and its Member States to the joint representative of the Executive Committee members are the representatives of the Commission and the Member States, which is also the European Union's climate change Committee set up in accordance with European Parliament and Council Regulation (EU) no 525/26-20131. Iceland shall be designated by the environment and natural resources Ministry. Joint meetings of the Executive Committee shall hold as possible alongside the climate change Committee's meetings. 5. Joint Executive Committee of its rules of procedure unanimously. 7. pantsAtrun to this agreement may not provide any reservations. 8. actions and compliance 1. This agreement is concluded for the period up to the end of the second Kyoto Protocol commitment period the discharge of additional period or when you have resolved all the issues about the commitment period or joint enforcement exercise, the parties will emerge in the course of implementing the Kyoto Protocol, — whichever occurs later. This agreement cannot be terminated before that time. 2. Iceland shall notify the appropriate Common to the Executive Committee that it has not complied with the provisions of this agreement or that it will not be able to meet them. within 30 days following notification of failure on the grounds that the Committee members recognized as compelling. Otherwise, the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to fulfil the agreement. 3. If this agreement is breached or Iceland opposes the amendment of annex 1 in accordance with article 4, paragraph 2 of the answer about those common with Iceland in carbon dioxide equivalent of greenhouse gas expressed the anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks in the piesaistītājsistēm in Iceland, which covered the second Kyoto commitment period, including the emissions from sources that included the European Union greenhouse gas emission trading system These emissions taken into account as regards the quantitative emission reduction targets, specified in Annex B of the Kyoto Protocol, and the third column, the end of the second commitment period, Iceland scrapped from its national register the AA, HOPE, ER, RM, temporary and long-term HOPE HOPE to such an extent that the equivalent of the emissions. 9. pantsDepozitārij of this agreement, which is prepared in two originals in the English, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, French, Greek, Dutch, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish and Icelandic languages, each of which are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union. 10. the instrument of deposit pantsRatifikācij 1. Parties this Agreement shall be ratified in accordance with the relevant national requirements. Each party of its instrument of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union, either before his approval of the amendment of the Doha round following the UN Secretary-General, or at the date of approval. 2. Iceland its instrument of acceptance of the Doha amendment in accordance with article 20 of the Kyoto Protocol, paragraph 4, and article 21, paragraph 7 shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations not later than the day when the Union or its Member States deposited its instrument of acceptance of the latter. 3. When depositing its instrument of acceptance of the amendment to the Doha round, Iceland for its part, the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change secretariat shall also communicate the common implementing rules in accordance with article 4 of the Kyoto Protocol (2). 11 entry into force this Agreement shall enter into force on the 90th day after the date on which all parties deposited their instruments of ratification. … … …
In witness whereof, the undersigned Plenipotentiaries have signed this agreement. ON BEHALF OF THE EUROPEAN UNION — THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM, THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA, THE CZECH REPUBLIC, THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK, THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, ON BEHALF OF THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA — IRELAND — ON BEHALF OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC, THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN, THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, ON BEHALF OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA, THE REPUBLIC OF ITALY, ON BEHALF OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS, THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA, THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA, ON BEHALF OF THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG, ON BEHALF OF HUNGARY, THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA, THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS FOR THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA, THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND, THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC, ROMANIA, ON BEHALF OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA, THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC, THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND — SWEDEN On behalf of the Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on behalf of the United Kingdom on behalf of Iceland annex 1 (list provided for in article 4) 1. European Parliament and Council Regulation (EU) no 525/2013 (21 may 2013) as a mechanism for monitoring greenhouse gas emissions and reporting and other information for reporting at national and Union level in relation to climate change and the decision No 280/2004/EC ("Regulation (EU) no 525/2013) except for those of article 4, article 7 paragraph 1 (f)), 15-20. the article and article 22. the provisions of article 21 shall apply where appropriate. 2. current and future delegated and implementing acts adopted on the basis of Regulation (EU) no 525/2013. ___ ___ _____ ___ annex 2 statement of the terms of the agreement, to comply with the European Union, its Member States and Iceland's obligations under article 3 of the Kyoto Protocol for the second Kyoto Protocol commitment period adopted by the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on climate change Conference of the parties, which was organized as the Kyoto Protocol, the meeting of the parties in Doha , by decision 1/CMP. 8 in accordance with article 4 of the Kyoto Protocol Agreement 1 this agreement participants participants ("participants") is the European Union, its Member States and the Republic of Iceland, all of which are parties to the Kyoto Protocol. At present, the Member States of the European Union are the following: the Kingdom of Belgium, Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Republic of Croatia, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, Romania, the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Iceland is a party to this agreement in accordance with the agreement with Iceland about Iceland's participation in the European Union, its Member States and the joint fulfilment of commitments of Iceland to the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change Kyoto Protocol in the second commitment period. 2. Article 3 of the Kyoto Protocol commitments provided for in the joint implementation of the Kyoto Protocol in the second commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol, article 4 (1) of the members of their obligations under article 3 shall read as follows:-members of the Kyoto Protocol, in accordance with article 4, paragraph 5 and 6 will ensure that Member States and Iceland total Kyoto Protocol listed in Annex A of the anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases of PBS, in carbon dioxide equivalent shall not exceed the total quantity laid down; -Article 3 of the Kyoto Protocol for the application of paragraph 1, greenhouse gas emissions from aviation and shipping in the Member States and Iceland is based on the approach used in the Convention that the party includes only emissions from mērķrādītājo internal flights and internal shipping. The European Union's approach in the second Kyoto Protocol commitment period will remain the same as in the first commitment period, whereas since Decision 2/CP. 3 not been progress in these emissions of mērķrādītājo parties. This does not affect the European Union's adherence to the commitments laid down in the climate and energy package and remain unchanged. This is without prejudice to the need to take measures in respect of such gas emissions from aviation and naval fuels; -each participant can raise your ambition, moving target defined quantity units, emission reduction units, or certified emission reduction units to its national register the cancellation created an account. The participants shall jointly submit the information requested in decision 1/9, paragraph 8 of the CMP, and jointly come up with any proposals for Kyoto Protocol article 3 1 b and c of paragraph 1; -participants will continue to apply the Kyoto Protocol, article 3, paragraphs 3 and 4 and, in this context, individual decisions; -Members ' total base year emissions would be the same with each Member State and the relevant base years for Iceland for the applicable amount of emissions; -If the land use, land-use change and forestry, 1990, any Member State or in Iceland was the net greenhouse gas emissions by source, this member of the Kyoto Protocol in accordance with article 3 paragraph 7A in their emissions base year or period shall include the carbon dioxide equivalent emissions of anthropogenic PBS expressed the amount of sources minus the reception piesaistītājsistēm a base year or period from land-use, land-use change and forestry for the purpose of calculating the total of participants given quantity determined in accordance with article 3 of the Kyoto Protocol 7 (a), 8 and 8, point (a); -calculated in accordance with article 3 of the Kyoto Protocol 7 (b), apply a second commitment period to the total quantity determined participants, determined in accordance with article 3 of the Kyoto Protocol 7 (a), 8 and 8, point (a), and the average annual emissions in the first commitment period the sum of the first three years, multiplied by eight; -in accordance with decision 1/8 members of the CMP. prior period reserve account surplus units may be used for additional flushing period to comply with the second commitment period, as far as the participants in the emissions in the second commitment period exceed the quantities laid down for it in that commitment period, as set out in this communication. 3. the members of the agreement set out the relevant levels of quantitative emissions cap and reduction commitments participants listed in Annex B to the Kyoto Protocol included in the third column of the table is 80%. Total of participants of the quantities determined for the second commitment period will be determined in accordance with article 3 of the Kyoto Protocol 7 (a), 8 and 8, point (a), and It will facilitate the calculation with a report submitted by the European Union, in accordance with decision 2/8 (2) of the CMP. The respective emission levels of members are the following:-the level of the European Union is the difference between the total of participants a specified amount and the Member States and the level of emissions. It will facilitate the calculation with a report submitted in accordance with decision 2/8 (2) of the CMP. -The Member States and the respective levels of emissions according to the Kyoto Protocol, article 4 (1) and (5) is the sum of the quantities specified in table 1 below, and any results obtained by applying article 3 of the Kyoto Protocol 7 of the second sentence of point (a) of the Member State concerned or to Iceland. The participants set out are equal to their respective emission levels. The European Union will report the quantity of greenhouse gas emissions from sources in accordance with the European Union emission trading scheme, in which the participating Member States and Iceland, in so far as these emissions covered by the Kyoto Protocol. Concerned Member States and Iceland certain quantities include greenhouse gas emissions by sources and reception piesaistītājsistēm in each Member State or in Iceland from sources and piesaistītājsistēm, which are not the subject of a European Parliament and Council directive 2009/29/EC amending Directive 2003/87/EC is amended in order to improve and extend the Community greenhouse gas emission allowance trading system. This includes all emissions from sources and reception piesaistītājsistēm covered by article 3 of the Kyoto Protocol 3 and 4, as well as all the nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) emissions under the Kyoto Protocol. The participants of this agreement separately reported on emissions by sources and reception piesaistītājsistēm, subject to their respective quantities laid down. table 1. Member States and Iceland's emissions levels (before article 3 the application of paragraphs 7 (a)) of carbon dioxide equivalent expression for the second Kyoto Protocol commitment period 584 228 513 Belgium Bulgaria Czech Republic Denmark 222 945 983 520 515 203 269 321 526 Estonia Ireland Greece Germany 3 592 699 888 51 056 976 343 467 221 Croatia 1 766 877 232 3 014 714 832 480 791 166 Spain France Italy Cyprus Latvia 162 271 086 2 410 291 421 76 47 450 128 Lithuania Luxembourg Hungary 633 439 113 600 821 70 736 832 Malta Netherlands Austria 405 712 317 434 486 280 9 299 769 1 583 938 824 919 963 374 Poland Portugal Romania Slovenia Slovakia 402 210 711 656 059 490 99 425 782 202 268 939 240 544 599 315 554 578 Finland Sweden United Kingdom Iceland 2 743 362 625 15 327 217 1 of European Parliament and Council Regulation (EU) no 525/2013 (21 may 2013) facility greenhouse gas emissions monitoring and reporting, and other information for reporting at national and Union level in relation to climate change and the decision No 280/2004/EC (OJ L 165, 18.6.2013, p. 13).