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

5.3. Other Legislative and Political Instruments
5.3.1. Please list the Community legislative or policy instruments taken into account in the

preparation of BNAP and explain the impact of each on the allocation of allowances and

concerning which activities?

5.3.2. Has in particular any new Community legislation been taken into account resulting in an inevitable emissions increase? If so, explain the manner in which the change in emissions has been taken into account as inevitable?

1. 
   Directive 2003/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 98/70/EC relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels
   

The Directive calls for the manufacture of low sulphur-content fuels. The result is an increase of carbon dioxide emissions from installations covered by the Emissions Trading Directive. However, the emission increases from such installations is accompanied with emission reductions in the transport sector

2. 
   Directive 1999/13/EC on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain activities and installations
   

The Directive introduces VOC emission limits on installations, carrying on certain industrial activities subject to a comprehensive permit and GHG emissions permit requirement. Thermal processing is one of the main methods used to reduce VOC emissions. High temperature keeping require considerable amounts of energy. This would in turn result in higher carbon dioxide emissions, which has been taken into account by the BNAP 2008-2012 by planning reserve for compulsory measures.

3. 
   Directive 2001/80/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from large combustion plants
   

The compulsory measures, related with ensuing of compliance with Directive 2001/80/EC and set out therein emissiom limit values for certain pollutants into the air from large combustion plants, also result in an inevitable increase of carbon dioxide emissions from these installations, which has been taken into account by the BNAP 2008-2012 planning reserve for compulsory measures.

4. 
   Council Directive 96/61/EC concerning integrated pollution prevention and control
   

The IPPC permit required under this Directive is an individual administrative instrument, permitting the operation of a certain installation, or a part of it, under certain conditions, ensuring the installation’s compliance with the legal requirements. The IPPC permits permitting and define the operation of all installations, included in the emissions trading scheme, with the exception of combustion plants of 20–50 MW thermal capacity, that are under the emissions trading scheme, according Article 131c of EPA. Issuing under the terms of the Directive 96/61/EC permit is also use in frame of the GHG emissions permitting procedure, which is of the nature of operational permitting with respect to the installations covered by Annex I of Directive 2003/87/EC. Until such time as emissions permits begin to be issued to the installations covered by the two Directives, those installations should already have been provided with IPPC permits with the measures therein set out in order to be in compliance with legislation in force. Some of these measures have a direct impact on GHG emission levels from the installations concerned.