Review of the 2017 Adjustment Applications by Belgium

in accordance with article 5(1) and 5(6) of Directive 2016/2284 (NECD)

Date: 14 June 2017

Review conducted by: EC, DG Environment, unit C.3 – Clean Air

Contents1. Introduction....................................................................................................................................2

2. Context and organization of the review.........................................................................................3

3. Overview of 2017 adjustment applications....................................................................................4

4. Assessment of reporting formalities...............................................................................................5

5. Assessment of consistency with requirements of NEC Directive....................................................7

6. Assessment of consistency with corresponding approved adjustments under CLRTAP.................9

7. Conclusions...................................................................................................................................12

8. Information provided....................................................................................................................13

9. References....................................................................................................................................14

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1. Introduction

Article 5 of the European Union's National Emission Ceilings Directive 2016/2284/EU (NECD) explains that Member States may draw on a number of different flexibilities in order to address some of the uncertainties inherent in setting national emission reduction commitments. This includes the option set out in paragraph 1 of applying for an adjustment to the national total, under selected circumstances.

Article 21(2) of the NECD allows the use of the adjustment flexibility set out in article 5(1) also for the 2010 ceilings as laid down in Directive 2001/81/EC. As specified in article 21(1) of the NECD the 2010 ceilings will remain applicable until 31/12/2019.

Article 5(1) permits Member States - for the purpose of checking compliance with the emission ceilings - to establish adjusted annual national emission inventories where non-compliance with their emission reduction commitments would result from applying improved emission inventory methods updated in accordance with scientific knowledge.

In accordance with Annex IV part 4(1)(d) of the NECD an adjustment to a national emission inventory must be consistent with at least one of the following three circumstances:

(i) emission source categories are indentified that were not accounted for at the time when the emission reduction commitments were set(ii) emission factors used to estimate emissions are significantly different to those used when the emission reduction commitments were set(iii) methodologies used to estimate emissions are significantly different to those used when the emission reduction commitments were set

Member States that intend to apply for an adjustment shall in accordance with article 5(5) of the NECD inform the Commission thereof by 15 February of the reporting year concerned. In accordance with Article 10(2), one month later, by 15 March, the Member States concerned shall provide the adjusted national emission inventories and supporting information prepared in accordance with Annex IV of the NECD. Article 8(4) and part 4 of Annex IV of the NECD further specify that Member States that opt for the adjustment flexibility must include the supporting information in the Informative Inventory Report, including a demonstration that the use of the adjustment procedure fulfils the relevant conditions set out in article 5(1) and part 4 of Annex IV. The minimum supporting information required is highlighted in part 4(1) of Annex IV (which is based on paragraph 2 of the Annex to LRTAP EB Decision 2012/12). In the chapeau of Annex IV of the NECD it is further specified that adjusted emission inventories should be prepared using the EMEP Reporting Guidelines (which in its turn contains references to the relevant LRTAP EB decisions 2012/3 and 2012/12, as amended by 2014/1), while also explaining that reliance upon these EMEP Reporting Guidelines is without prejudice to the additional arrangements specified in Article 5(1) second

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subparagraph and part 4 of Annex IV. Additional technical guidance for making adjustment applications is made available in LRTAP report ECE/EB.AIR/130.

2. Context and organization of the review

As set out in article 5(6) of the NECD, an adjustment application submitted by a Member State must be reviewed by the Commission, with the assistance of the European Environ-ment Agency, within 9 months from the date of receipt of the supplementary information as included in the informative inventory report. This means at the latest by 15 December if the reporting date of the informative inventory report is respected. Where the Commission has raised no objections in this period, the adjustment application shall be considered as valid and accepted for that year. In case of rejection the Commission shall adopt a decision within these 9 months informing the Member State concerned that the adjustment application cannot be accepted and stating the reasons for that refusal.

The adjustment applications for NOX and NMVOC that Belgium - in accordance with articles 5(5) and 10(2) of the NECD - has submitted to the Commission in the first quarter of 2017, have already been reviewed and approved under the LRTAP Convention (CLRTAP) in previous years1.

The Commission, with technical support from the European Environment Agency, has reviewed Belgium's adjustment applications again independently, but with due considera-tion of the findings and conclusions of the corresponding adjustment reviews conducted under CLRTAP in 2015 and 2016, and in particular relying on the technical assessments of the quantification of the impact of the adjustments as performed by the expert review teams under CLRTAP.

In line with articles 5(6) and 10(2) of the NECD the Commission's independent review concentrated on consistency checks with (i) the requirements of the NECD (fulfilment of the relevant conditions set out in article 5(1) and part 4 of Annex IV) and (ii) the corresponding approved adjustments under CLRTAP (requirement of consistency with reporting to CLRTAP).

In accordance with article 5(8) of the NECD the Commission took into account the relevant guidance documents developed under CLRTAP for conducting its review.

1 See: http://www.ceip.at/ms/ceip_home1/ceip_home/adjustments_gp/adj_country_data/

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3. Overview of 2017 adjustment applications

Table 1 shows the details of Belgium's adjustment applications submitted to the Commission in 2017. All emission adjustments included in the applications for NOX and NMVOC have been originally approved under CLRTAP in 2015. The emission adjustments concern the road transport sector (NFR 1A3b) for NOX and the agricultural sector (NFR 3B-3D) for NOX and NMVOC.

With respect to NMVOC, Belgium applied only for 2010, since from 2011 on, Belgium's national total for NMVOC is below the NEC emission ceiling for NMVOC and an adjustment is no longer necessary.

Table 1: Adjustment applications to emission inventories submitted under NECD in 2017

Pollutant NFR source category yearscode description

NOX 1A3bi, ii, iii and iv a Road transport 2010-2015NOX 3B b Manure management 2010-2015NOX 3Da1 Inorganic N-fertilizers 2010-2015NOX 3Da2a Animal manure applied to soils 2010-2015NMVOC 3B b Manure management 2010NMVOC 3De Cultivated crops 2010Abbreviations: NFR = Nomenclature for Reporting; NOX = nitrogen oxides; NMVOC = non-methane volatile organic compoundsa 1A3bi = passenger cars, 1A3bii = light duty vehicles, 1A3bii = heavy duty vehicles and buses, 1A3biv = mopeds and motorcyclesb 3B covers the entire source category

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4. Assessment of reporting formalities

The reporting formalities are set out in articles 5(5), 8(4), 8(5) and 10(2) of the NECD.

a. Assessment of reporting formalities of article 5(5)

"Member States that intend to apply paragraph 1, 2, 3 or 4 shall inform the Commission thereof by 15 February of the reporting year concerned. That information shall include the pollutants and sectors concerned and, where available, the magnitude of the impacts upon national inventories."

Belgium notified the Commission of its intention to apply for adjustments to its NOX and NMVOC emission inventories on 15 February 2017 and thus in time for the legal deadline of 15 February2. The notification includes the pollutants (NOX and NMVOC), sectors (road transport and agriculture) and years (2010-2015 for NOX, 2010 for NMVOC) concerned. The notification letter also makes a reference to the related adjustment applications under CLRTAP. The main emissions reporting template submitted by the deadline of 15 February reports on the magnitude of the adjustments in row 143 (sum of the adjustments).

b. Assessment of reporting formalities of article 8(4)

"Member States that opt for a flexibility under Article 5 shall include the information demonstrating that the use of that flexibility fulfils the relevant conditions set out in Article 5(1) and Part 4 of Annex IV or in Article 5(2), (3) or (4), where applicable, in the informative inventory report of the year concerned."

Belgium provided the requested supporting information in a separate report (2017 adjustment report) that resumes the adjustment report from 2015 submitted in the framework of the adjustment applications under CLRTAP, but updated with the emissions figures reported in the NECD reporting of 15/02/20173. The conclusions of this adjustment report, together with a reference to the separate adjustment report for the details, are included in chapter 11 of its 2017 informative inventory report. Further details are provided in associated excel files.

No additional information or clarification was requested by the Commission during the review. No additional information was provided by Belgium.

c. Assessment of reporting formalities of article 8(5)

"Member States shall prepare and update the national emission inventories (including if appropriate adjusted national emission inventories), national emission projections, spatially

2 See: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/air/pollutants/pdf/emission_inventory_adjustment_applications_2010_ceilings_of_directive_2001.pdf3 Chapter 8 contains a full overview of the information provided

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disaggregated national emission inventories, large point source inventories and the accompanying informative inventory reports in accordance with Annex IV."

In Annex IV of the NECD it is specified that adjusted emission inventories should be prepared using the EMEP Reporting Guidelines (which in its turn contains references to the relevant LRTAP EB decisions 2012/3 and 2012/12, as amended by 2014/1), while also explaining that reliance upon these EMEP Reporting Guidelines is without prejudice to the additional arrangements specified in article 5(1) second subparagraph and part 4 of Annex IV.

In line with the EMEP Reporting Guidelines and the applicable reporting instructions and templates, Belgium reported the quantitative details of its proposed adjustments using the applicable excel reporting template (Appendix B1 excel template to the LRTAP Technical Guidance ECE/EB.AIR/130). Summary information on adjustments was provided using the excel reporting template Annex VII of the EMEP Reporting Guidelines (used for the reporting of the approved adjustments under CLRTAP).

d. Assessment of reporting formalities of article 10(2)

"Member States shall provide their national emission inventories and projections, spatially disaggregated national emission inventories, large point source inventories and the informative inventory reports referred to in Article 8(1), (2) and (3) and, where relevant, in Article 8(4), to the Commission and the European Environment Agency in accordance with the reporting dates set out in Annex I.

This reporting shall be consistent with the reporting to the Secretariat of the LRTAP Convention."

The reporting date for the annual reporting of the informative inventory reports set in Annex I is 15 March.

Belgium provided its informative inventory report together with its adjustment report and its quantitative information in excel format by the legal deadline of 15 March.

Belgium’s reporting of its national emission inventories, adjusted national emission inventories and informative inventory report to the Commission is fully consistent with Belgium’s corresponding reporting to CLRTAP. Belgium also provided the Commission a separate Declaration on consistency with reporting of the approved adjustments under CLRTAP (see more in chapter 6).

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5. Assessment of consistency with requirements of NEC Directive

The relevant conditions are set out in article 5(1) and part 4 of Annex IV of the NECD.

a. Assessment of requirement of paragraph 1(a) of part 4 of Annex IV

"Evidence that the concerned national emission reduction commitment/s is/are exceeded"

Table 2 provides the overview of the reported national emissions totals for NOX and NMVOC for the time series 2010-2015, submitted under the NECD by Belgium on 15 February 2017.

Table 2: National emission totals (fuel used based)

National emission total 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015NOX (kt) 229,80 214,66 204,44 198,82 191,44 186,36NMVOC (kt) 144,75 132,39 130,28 127,86 120,56 118,58

The reported national totals for NOX for the years 2010 to 2015 exceed the 2010 NOX NEC ceiling of 176 kt. The reported national total for NMVOC for the year 2010 exceeds the 2010 NMVOC NEC ceiling of 139 kt.

b. Assessment of requirement of paragraph 1(b) of part 4 of Annex IV

"Evidence of the extent to which the adjustment to the emission inventory reduces the exceedance and contributes to compliance with the concerned national emission reduction commitment/s"

Belgium provided information on the impact of the proposed adjustments to its emission inventories for NOX and NMVOC. The adjusted national emission inventories for NOX would bring Belgium 4% below its NOX ceiling for the year 2010, increasing to 24% below its NOX

ceiling for the year 2015. The adjusted national emission inventory for NMVOC would bring Belgium 17% below its NMVOC ceiling for the year 2010.

c. Assessment of requirement of paragraph 1(c) of part 4 of Annex IV

"An estimation of whether and when the concerned national emission reduction commitment/s is/are expected to be attained based on national emission projections without adjustment"

In its 2017 adjustment report Belgium included information on when it expects to meet its NOX ceiling without the proposed adjustments. Belgium estimates that compliance will be achieved by 2017. This is in line with the national 'unadjusted' WM4 emission projections that Belgium in accordance with article 10(2) of the NECD submitted to the Commission on 15 March 2017. 4 WM = projections with measures: projections that encompass the effects, in terms of air pollutant emission reductions, of policies and measures that have been adopted at the time the projections were calculated.

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What NMVOC concerns, table 2 above shows that compliance without adjustments was achieved from 2011 onwards.

d. Assessment of requirement of paragraph 1(d) of part 4 of Annex IV and article 5(1)

"Evidence that the adjustment is consistent with one or several of the three circumstances ...'

The three circumstances in paragraph 1(d) account for (i) new emission source categories, (ii) significant changes in emission factors and (iii) significant changes in methodologies.

The requirement in paragraph 1(d) of part 4 of Annex IV follows the main condition set in article 5(1) that the adjustment flexibility is allowed where non-compliance is the result from applying improved emission inventory methods updated in accordance with scientific knowledge.

With respect to NOX Belgium submitted an adjustment application to account for new emission source categories (NFR 3B, 3Da1 and 3Da2a) and significant changes in emission factors (NFR 1A3bi-iv). With respect to NMVOC Belgium submitted an adjustment application to account for new emission source categories (NFR 3B and 3De).

Belgium provided sufficient evidence in its supporting information to demonstrate that the proposed adjustments for NOX and NMVOC are consistent with the respective circumstances. The expert review team under CLRTAP reached the same conclusion in its 2015 review report for Belgium.

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6. Assessment of consistency with corresponding approved adjust-ments under CLRTAP

The adjustments for Belgium regarding NMVOC in manure management (NFR 3B) and cultivated crops (NFR 3De) and regarding NOX in road transport (NFR 1A3bi-iv), manure management (NFR 3B) and agricultural soils (NFR 3Da1, 3Da2a) have been approved under CLRTAP, originally in 2015.

Belgium submitted a 'declaration on consistent reporting of approved adjustments' on the 15th of February 2017 declaring that "the criteria and methodologies used for the calculation of adjustments for the years 2010 - 2015 submitted by 15 February 2017 are totally the same for all sectors and pollutants as in the year the adjustments were approved (2015)".

The national emission inventories and adjustment applications for NOX and NMVOC submitted under the NECD in February/March 2017 are fully consistent (identical) with the 2017 LRTAP submissions.

In accordance with point 1(a) and (b) of part 4 of Annex IV of the new NECD, adjustments are in principle only eligible for the years were they are really necessary to reach compliance. It should be noted that although part of the adjustment applications, while needed to reach compliance with applicable ceilings for the first couple of years are no longer needed for reaching compliance in the more recent years, the approach followed in the review was to also accept the application of all adjustments to the more recent inventories including those adjustments that are no longer required to reach compliance in the more recent years, this in order to preserve consistency with already approved adjustments under CLRTAP.

a. NOX adjusted emissions

Table 3 provides an overview of the NOX adjusted emissions, as submitted in 2015 and 2016 under CLRTAP and as submitted in 2017 under CLRTAP and the NECD, together with the reported emission totals for the respective sectors for which the adjusted emissions apply.

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Table 3: NOX adjusted emissions - overview

NFR source category Description 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015Submission 2017 - NECD and CLRTAPNational total (kt) Fuel used based 229,80 214,66 204,44 198,82 191,44 186,36NEC 2010 ceiling (kt) Stricter than 2010 GP ceiling 176 176 176 176 176 176 Exceedance of NEC 2010 ceiling (kt) 53,80 38,66 28,44 22,82 15,44 10,361A3bi, ii, iii, iv Sector estimate (kt) Road transport - fuel used based 103,97 98,79 93,40 91,17 86,77 80,67

Adjustment (kt) -48,21 -47,98 -47,33 -47,24 -44,80 -40,453B Sector estimate (kt) Manure management 0,38 0,37 0,37 0,37 0,38 0,38

Adjustment (kt) -0,38 -0,37 -0,37 -0,37 -0,38 -0,383Da1 Sector estimate (kt) Inorganic N-fertilizers 6,03 5,92 5,77 5,72 5,79 5,72

Adjustment (kt) -6,03 -5,92 -5,77 -5,72 -5,79 -5,723Da2a Sector estimate (kt) Animal manure applied to soils 6,80 6,53 6,31 6,31 6,22 6,12

Adjustment (kt) -6,80 -6,53 -6,31 -6,31 -6,22 -6,12 Total adjustments (kt) -61,43 -60,79 -59,78 -59,65 -57,19 -52,68Submission 2016 - CLRTAP (accepted adjustments) National total (kt) Fuel used based 229,77 214,41 204,18 198,97 187,68 GP 2010 ceiling (kt) Less strict than 2010 NEC ceiling 181 181 181 181 181 Exceedance of GP 2010 ceiling (kt) 48,77 33,41 23,18 17,97 6,681A3bi, ii, iii, iv Sector estimate (kt) Road transport - fuel used based 103,97 98,79 93,40 91,56 87,25

Adjustment (kt) -48,20 -47,95 -47,33 -47,58 -45,163B Sector estimate (kt) Manure management 0,38 0,37 0,37 0,37 0,37

Adjustment (kt) -0,38 -0,37 -0,37 -0,37 -0,373Da1 Sector estimate (kt) Inorganic N-fertilizers 6,03 5,92 5,77 5,72 5,77

Adjustment (kt) -6,03 -5,92 -5,77 -5,72 -5,773Da2a Sector estimate (kt) Animal manure applied to soils 6,80 6,53 6,31 6,25 6,11

Adjustment (kt) -6,80 -6,53 -6,31 -6,25 -6,11 Total adjustments (kt) -61,41 -60,77 -59,78 -59,93 -57,41Submission 2015 - CLRTAP (accepted adjustments) National total (kt) Fuel used based 231,79 216,92 206,76 199,49 GP 2010 ceiling (kt) Less strict than 2010 NEC ceiling 181 181 181 181 Exceedance of GP 2010 ceiling (kt) 50,79 35,92 25,76 18,491A3bi, ii, iii, iv Sector estimate (kt) Road transport - fuel used based 104,25 99,04 93,67 89,77

Adjustment (kt) -47,98 -47,77 -47,17 -46,543B Sector estimate (kt) Manure management 0,39 0,38 0,38 0,37

Adjustment (kt) -0,39 -0,38 -0,38 -0,373Da1 Sector estimate (kt) Inorganic N-fertilizers 5,94 5,85 5,64 5,73

Adjustment (kt) -5,94 -5,85 -5,64 -5,733Da2a Sector estimate (kt) Animal manure applied to soils 7,60 7,29 7,07 6,95

Adjustment (kt) -7,60 -7,29 -7,07 -6,95 Total adjustments (kt) -61,90 -61,30 -60,26 -59,60

The overview in table 3 shows that the 2017 adjustment application for NOX submitted under the NECD is consistent with the adjustment applications submitted and reviewed under CLRTAP in 2015 and 2016.

The very small differences in reported emission estimates for road transport (NFR 1A3bi-iv) and hence adjustments are - according to Belgium's declaration - due to the use of a newer COPERT version and for the period 2013-2015 due to updated mobility data. The sector estimates and adjusted emissions for NFR 1A3bi-iv for the years 2010 - 2012 have not changed compared to slightly recalculated values reported in 2016. It was concluded by the CLRTAP expert review team in 2016 that there had been no change in the methodology between 2015 and 2016 that would change the original approval of this adjustment application in 2015.

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The adjustments for the agricultural sectors (NFR categories 3B, 3Da1, 3Da2a) have been recalculated in 2016 to account for changes in the activity data (animal numbers, use of inorganic fertilizer). The resulting values for the years 2010-2013 have decreased slightly (by 5%) with respect to the adjustment values approved in 2015. It was concluded by the CLRTAP expert review team in 2016 that there had been no change in the methodology between 2015 and 2016 that would change the original approval of these adjustment applications in 2015. The adjustment values reported in 2017 for the agricultural sectors for the years 2010-2014 have not (or minimal) changed compared to the recalculated and approved values reported in 2016.

b. NMVOC adjusted emissions

Table 4 provides an overview of the NMVOC adjusted emissions, as submitted in 2015 and 2016 under CLRTAP and as submitted in 2017 under CLRTAP and the NECD, together with the reported emission totals for the respective sectors for which the adjusted emissions apply.

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Table 4: NMVOC adjusted emissions - overview

NFR source category Description 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015Submission 2017 - NECD and CLRTAPNational total (kt) Fuel used based 144,75 132,39 130,28 127,86 120,56 118,58NEC 2010 ceiling (kt) Stricter than 2010 GP ceiling 139 139 139 139 139 139Exceedance of NEC 2010 ceiling (kt) 5,75 -6,61 -8,72 -11,14 -18,44 -20,423B Sector estimate (kt) Manure management 28,24 27,73 27,55 27,66 28,08 28,46

Adjustment (kt) -28,24 / / / / /3De Sector estimate (kt) Cultivated crops 1,22 1,20 1,20 1,19 1,19 1,20

Adjustment (kt) -1,22 / / / / / Total adjustments (kt) -29,46 / / / / /

Submission 2016 - CLRTAP (accepted adjustments)National total (kt) Fuel used based 145,45 133,07 131,22 129,08 121,16GP 2010 ceiling (kt) Less strict than 2010 NEC ceiling 144 144 144 144 144Exceedance of GP 2010 ceiling (kt) 1,45 -10,93 -12,78 -14,92 -22,843B Sector estimate (kt) Manure management 28,24 27,73 27,55 27,66 27,79

Adjustment (kt) -28,24 / / / /3De Sector estimate (kt) Cultivated crops 1,22 1,20 1,20 1,19 1,19

Adjustment (kt) -1,22 / / / / Total adjustments (kt) -29,46 / / / /

Submission 2015 - CLRTAP (accepted adjustments)National total (kt) Fuel used based 153,72 141,49 139,68 136,68GP 2010 ceiling (kt) Less strict than 2010 NEC ceiling 144 144 144 144Exceedance of GP 2010 ceiling (kt) 9,72 -2,51 -4,32 -7,323B Sector estimate (kt) Manure management 36,59 35,90 35,60 35,37

Adjustment (kt) -36,59 -35,90 -35,60 -35,373De Sector estimate (kt) Cultivated crops 1,22 1,20 1,19 1,19

Adjustment (kt) -1,22 -1,20 -1,19 -1,19 Total adjustments (kt) -37,81 -37,10 -36,79 -36,56

As indicated in chapter 3 the adjustment application for NMVOC under the NECD is only proposed for the year 2010, since from 2011 onwards, Belgium is below the NEC emission ceiling for NMVOC and adjustment is no longer necessary.

The overview in table 4 shows that the 2017 adjustment application for NMVOC submitted for the year 2010 under the NECD is consistent with the adjustment applications submitted and reviewed under CLRTAP in 2015 and 2016.

The adjusted emissions for NFR category 3De for the year 2010 have not changed compared to the values reported in 2015 and 2016 (no changes in activity data or emission factors).

The adjustment for NFR category 3B has been recalculated in 2016 to account for changes in the activity data (animal numbers). The resulting value for the year 2010 has decreased by 22% with respect to the adjustment value approved in 2015. It was concluded by the CLRTAP expert review team in 2016 that there had been no change in the methodology between 2015 and 2016 that would change the original approval of this adjustment application in 2015. The adjustment value reported in 2017 for this category for the year 2010 has not changed compared to the recalculated and approved value reported in 2016.

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7. Conclusions

The national emission inventories and adjustment applications for NMVOC and NOX

submitted under the NECD in February/March 2017 are the same as those submitted under CLRTAP in February/March 2017.

Furthermore, as demonstrated in chapter 6 of this report the 2017 adjustment applications submitted under the NECD are consistent with the adjustment applications submitted, reviewed and accepted under CLRTAP in previous years (submissions 2015 and 2016).

Also, the emission totals for the sectors (NFR source categories) for which the 2017 adjustment applications are proposed under the NECD are consistent with the sector totals reported for historic years 2010-2014 in the previous LRTAP submissions 2015 and 2016.

Given the consistency of the NEC reporting with the CLRTAP reporting and given that the assessments in chapter 5 and 6 of this report have demonstrated that the adjustment applications for NOX and NMVOC fulfil the relevant conditions set out in art 5(1) and part 4 of Annex IV of the NECD, the Commission considers the use of the proposed adjustment applications to be valid and accepted for this year.

It should be noted that this review is carried out solely on the basis of the information reported by Member States in February and March 2017 in accordance with Article 10 of the NECD and, where necessary, additional information submitted by 31 May 2017 at the latest. This review does not take into account the preliminary outcomes of the on-going 'emission inventory review' in accordance with Article 10 (3) of the NECD. The conclusions of this review are therefore without prejudice to the outcomes of a future review of an adjustment application for the same NFR categories which shall also consider any changes to reported sector emissions and adjustment values resulting from the 2017 emission inventory review and review recalculated adjustments.

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8. Information provided

Table 5 below lists the information provided by Belgium in its adjustment applications under the NECD. The information provided by Belgium can be downloaded from the Central Data Depository (CDR) of EIONET's Reportnet at following link:

http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/be/eu/nec_revised/

In accordance with Article 14(2) of the NECD, the Commission shall also publish this review on its website at the following link:

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/air/pollutants/implem_nec_directive.htm

Table 5: Information provided by Belgium

Filename Short description of contentCover_letter_NEC2017.docx Word file that includes the notification of

the adjustment applicationsAdjustment_Report_2017_BE.docx Word file that resumes the adjustment

report from 2015 submitted under CLRTAP, updated to 2017

IIR2017_BE.pdf IIR 2017, pdf-file that includes a summary on the adjustments in chapter 11

ApprovedAdj_BE_2017.docx Word document that contains a declaration on consistent reporting of the approved adjustments under CLRTAP

Appendix_B1_BE.xlsx Excel file with detailed data serving as basis for the proposed adjustments

Annex_VII_Adjustments_summary_BE2017.xlsx Excel file containing the summary of approved adjustments under CLRTAP

Annex_IV_Projections_BE.xlsx Excel file with latest emission projections which provide an indication as to when BE expects to meet its NOX ceiling without adjustments

No additional information or clarification was requested by the Commission during the review. No additional information was provided by Belgium.

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9. References

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Directive (EC) 2001/81 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2001 on national emission ceilings for certain atmospheric pollutantshttp://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32001L0081

1999 Gothenburg Protocol: Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution to Abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-level Ozonehttps://www.unece.org/env/lrtap/multi_h1.html

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Decision 2012/12 (ECE/EB.AIR/113/Add.1): Guidance for adjustments under the 1999 Protocol to Abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-level Ozone to emission reduction commitments or to inventories for the purposes of comparing total national emissions with them (Executive Body, CLRTAP)https://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/env/documents/2012/EB/Decision_2012_12.pdf

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Decision 2014/1 (ECE/EB.Air/127/Add.1) Improving the guidance for adjustments under the 1999 Protocol to Abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-level Ozone to emission reduction commitments or to inventories for the purposes of comparing total national emissions with them (Executive Body, CLRTAP)https://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/env/documents/2014/AIR/EB/Decision_2014_1.pdf

Document ECE/EB.AIR/125: Guidelines for Reporting Emissions and Projections Data under the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution, 13 March 2014 (Executive Body decision 2013/3, CLRTAP)https://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/env/documents/2013/air/eb/ece.eb.air.125_E_ODS.pdf

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Document ECE/EB.AIR/130: Technical Guidance for Parties Making Adjustment Applications and for the Expert Review of Adjustment Applications, 28 April 2015 (Executive Body report ECE/EB.AIR/127 para 25, CLRTAP)https://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/env/documents/2014/AIR/EB/ECE_EB_AIR_130_ENG.pdf

Emission Inventory Guidebook 2016: EMEP/EEA air pollutant emission inventory guidebook - 2016http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/emep-eea-guidebook-2016

Emission Inventory Guidebook 1999: EMEP/CORINAIR atmospheric emissions inventory guidebook - second edition 1999http://www.eea.europa.eu//publications/EMEPCORINAIR

Relevant data submitted by Belgium to the EC for the review of the adjustmentshttp://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/be/eu/nec_revised/

Document ECE/EB.AIR/GE.1/2014/10: Review of adjustment applications, Report by CEIP, 6 August 2014 (EMEP Steering Body, CLRTAP)https://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/env/documents/2014/AIR/EMEP/ECE_EB.AIR_GE.1_2014_10_ENG.pdf

Document ECE/EB.AIR/GE.1/2015/10 - ECE/EB.AIR/WG.1/2015/13: Review of adjustment applica-tions, Report by CEIP, 6 July 2015 (EMEP Steering Body, CLRTAP)https://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/env/documents/2015/AIR/EMEP/ECE_EB.AIR_GE.1_2015_10_ECE_EB.AIR_WG.1_2015_13_ENG.pdf

Document ECE/EB.AIR/GE.1/2016/10 - ECE/EB.AIR/WG.1/2016/18: Review of adjustment applica-tions, Report by CEIP, 4 July 2016 (EMEP Steering Body, CLRTAP)https://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/env/documents/2016/AIR/EMEP/ECE_EB.AIR_GE.1_2016_10_E.pdf

2015 Review report Belgium: Review of the 2015 Adjustment Application by Belgium, Expert Review Team Report for the EMEP Steering Body, 1 September 2015 (EMEP Steering Body, CLRTAP)http://webdab1.umweltbundesamt.at/download/adjustments2015/Belgium2015-adj.pdf?cgiproxy_skip=1

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