For allocation of allowances for greenhouse gas emissions trading for participation of bulgaria in the european greenhouse gas emission

NATIONAL ALLOCATION PLAN
FOR ALLOCATION OF ALLOWANCES FOR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS TRADING
FOR PARTICIPATION OF BULGARIA

IN THE EUROPEAN GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION

ALLOWANCE TRADING SCHEME
FOR THE PERIOD 2008 - 2012

Sofia, 2010

CONTENTS

Sofia, 2010 1

CONTENTS 2

Abbreviations list 4

Summary of allocation principles for the allocation of the allowances 11

1. Calculation of the total amount of allowances for allocation 12

1.1 Bulgaria’s commitment under the Kyoto Protocol 12

1.2 Principles, assumptions and data for calculation of the contributions of the sectors falling under the scope of the Directive 12

1.3 Calculation of the total amount of allowances for allocation 12

1.4 Measures for emissions reduction outside of the Scheme, energy policy 12

1.5 Taking into consideration the national energy policy 15

1.6 Ensuring Compliance with the Criteria under Annex III of the Directive 15

1.7 – 1.9 Rendering an account of the emissions reduction potential and the EU legislation. Allocation of allowances through auctioning 16

2. Allowances for Allocation at Sector Level 18

3. Allowances for Allocation at Installation Level 19

5. Community Legislative and Policy Instruments 28

5.1. Competition policy 28

5.2 Internal Market Policy (Article 43 of the Treaty)) 28

Transfer of allowances between operators in case of installation division 29

New entrant reserve 30

Reserve of allowances for avoiding double counting of greenhouse gas emission reductions for JI projects, to be transferred to other parties 32

7. Criteria other than those under Annex III of the Directive 36

Annex 1 37

Annex 2 44

Annex 3 65

Annex 4. 69

Definitions

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  Combustion installation: any installation which includes one or more piece of stationary technical apparatus in which a combustion process takes place and that together on the same site and under the responsibility of the same operator has a rated thermal power exceeding 20 MW.
  
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  Emission reduction unit: equal to a reduction of one tone of carbon dioxide equivalent as a result of a JI project under Article 6 of the Kyoto Protocol.
  

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  Installation: a stationary technical unit where one or more activities covered by the Emissions Trading Scheme are carried out and any other directly associated activities which have a technical      connection with the activities carried out on that site and which could have an effect on emissions and pollution.
  
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  Allowance: permission to emit one tone of carbon dioxide equivalent during a specified period, which is valid only for the purposes of the GHG Emissions Trading Scheme.