{"id":17584,"date":"2022-09-16T18:53:44","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T18:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/legalblog.ie\/?p=17584"},"modified":"2022-09-25T14:53:33","modified_gmt":"2022-09-25T14:53:33","slug":"institutions-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/institutions-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Institutions [EU]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_63 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/institutions-4\/#Governance_of_the_Energy_Union\" title=\"Governance of the Energy Union\">Governance of the Energy Union<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/institutions-4\/#Key_Points\" title=\"Key Points\">Key Points<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/institutions-4\/#MAIN_DOCUMENT\" title=\"MAIN DOCUMENT\">MAIN DOCUMENT<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/institutions-4\/#The_EUs_environment_agency_%E2%80%93_environmental_information_and_monitoring\" title=\"The EU\u2019s environment agency &#8211; environmental information and monitoring\">The EU\u2019s environment agency &#8211; environmental information and monitoring<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/institutions-4\/#Key_Points-2\" title=\"Key Points\">Key Points<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/institutions-4\/#References\" title=\"References\">References<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Governance_of_the_Energy_Union\"><\/span>Governance of the Energy Union<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Regulation (EU) 2018\/1999 on the Governance of the Energy Union<\/p>\n<p>It aims to ensure that the EU\u2019s Energy Union Strategy is implemented in a coordinated and coherent manner across its 5 dimensions.<br \/>\nMore broadly, it also aims to ensure that the Energy Union achieves its objectives, in particular the targets of the 2030 policy framework for climate and energy and of the Paris Agreement on climate change.<br \/>\nIt repeals Regulation (EU) No 525\/2013 on the monitoring and reporting mechanism for greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_Points\"><\/span>Key Points<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Energy Union strategy has 5 dimensions:<\/p>\n<p>energy security;<br \/>\ninternal energy market;<br \/>\nenergy efficiency;<br \/>\ndecarbonisation;<br \/>\nresearch, innovation and competitiveness.<\/p>\n<p>The regulation has a number of key features:<\/p>\n<p>it requires EU countries to produce a national integrated energy and climate plan for the period 2021 to 2030 by 1 January 2019, and then every 10 years for the following 10-year periods;<br \/>\nit establishes a consultation process between the European Commission and EU countries, and regional cooperation between EU countries, before the plans are finalised, and then every 10 years for the following 10-year periods. For the period to 2030, the plans need to be updated by 30 June 2024;<br \/>\nit requires EU countries to prepare and report to the Commission long-term low-emission strategies with a 50-year perspective, in view of contributing to broader sustainable development goals and the long-term goal set by the Paris Agreement;<br \/>\nit requires EU countries to produce biennial progress reports on the implementation of the plans from 2021 onwards across the 5 dimensions of the Energy Union, to track progress;<br \/>\nit requires the Commission to monitor and assess EU countries\u2019 progress towards the targets, objectives and contributions set in their national plans;<br \/>\nit sets out the requirements for national and EU inventory systems for greenhouse gas emissions, policies, measures and projections.<\/p>\n<p>Application &amp; Background<\/p>\n<p>It has applied since 24 December 2018.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MAIN_DOCUMENT\"><\/span>MAIN DOCUMENT<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Regulation (EU) 2018\/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663\/2009 and (EC) No 715\/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94\/22\/EC, 98\/70\/EC, 2009\/31\/EC, 2009\/73\/EC, 2010\/31\/EU, 2012\/27\/EU and 2013\/30\/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009\/119\/EC and (EU) 2015\/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525\/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, pp. 1-77)<\/p>\n<p>RELATED DOCUMENTS<\/p>\n<p>Council Decision (EU) 2016\/1841 of 5 October 2016 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Paris Agreement adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (OJ L 282, 19.10.2016, pp. 1-3)<\/p>\n<p>Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: A policy framework for climate and energy in the period from 2020 to 2030 (COM(2014) 15 final\/2, 28.1.2014)<\/p>\n<p>Regulation (EU) No 525\/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on a mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and for reporting other information at national and Union level relevant to climate change and repealing Decision No 280\/2004\/EC (OJ L 165, 18.6.2013, pp. 13-40)<\/p>\n<p>Successive amendments to Regulation (EU) No 525\/2013 have been incorporated into the original document. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_EUs_environment_agency_%E2%80%93_environmental_information_and_monitoring\"><\/span>The EU\u2019s environment agency &#8211; environmental information and monitoring<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Regulation (EC) No 401\/2009 &#8211; the European Environment Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation Network<\/p>\n<p>Regulation (EC) No 401\/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the European Environment Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation Network<\/p>\n<p>The regulation describes the aims and objectives of the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the European Environment Information and Observation Network (EIONET). This enables them to provide information in support of the formulation of EU environmental policy.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_Points-2\"><\/span>Key Points<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The EEA is an EU agency whose objective is to protect and improve the environment and support sustainable development. It does this by providing objective, reliable and comparable information so that:<\/p>\n<p>\u2014measures are taken to protect the environment;<br \/>\n\u2014the results of such measures are assessed;<br \/>\n\u2014the public is kept informed about the state of the environment;<br \/>\n\u2014EU countries have the necessary technical and scientific support.<\/p>\n<p>It has the following principal tasks:<\/p>\n<p>\u2014to collect, process and analyse data to provide the EU with the objective information necessary for effective environmental policies;<br \/>\n\u2014to assist the monitoring of environmental measures;<br \/>\n\u2014to collate, assess and disseminate data on the state of the environment to the general public;<br \/>\n\u2014to ensure that data are comparable Europe-wide;<br \/>\n\u2014to promote the incorporation of EU data into international monitoring programmes such as those of the United Nations;<br \/>\n\u2014to stimulate the development of methods of assessing the cost of damage to the environment and the costs of preventive, protection and restoration policies;<br \/>\n\u2014to stimulate the exchange of information on the best technologies available for preventing or reducing damage to the environment;<br \/>\n\u2014to publish a report on the state of, trends in and prospects for the environment every 5 years.<\/p>\n<p>The data covered include:<\/p>\n<p>\u2014air quality and noise pollution;<br \/>\n\u2014water quality;<br \/>\n\u2014the state of the soil and of fauna and flora;<br \/>\n\u2014land use and natural resources;<br \/>\n\u2014waste management<br \/>\n\u2014chemical substances;<br \/>\n\u2014coastal and marine protection;<br \/>\n\u2014climate change and adaptation to climate change.<\/p>\n<p>The EEA Board includes 1 representative from each of its member countries, 2 from the European Commission and 2 scientific experts appointed by the European Parliament. An Executive Director is responsible for day-to-day management.<\/p>\n<p>The EEA cooperates with other EU and international bodies, such as the EU\u2019s statistical office (Eurostat) and the European Commission&#8217;s Joint Research Centre, the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Health Organisation.<\/p>\n<p>EIONET, coordinated by the EEA, is the EU\u2019s information network on environmental issues. It has representation from all EU countries, as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>Application &amp; Background<\/p>\n<p>As of 10 June 2009.<\/p>\n<p>European Environment Agency website.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"References\"><\/span>References<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Act<\/p>\n<p>Entry into force<\/p>\n<p>Deadline for transposition in the Member States<\/p>\n<p>Official Journal<\/p>\n<p>Regulation (EC) No 401\/2009<\/p>\n<p>10.6.2009<\/p>\n<p>-OJ L 126, 21.5.2009, pp. 13-22<\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-17584\" data-postid=\"17584\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-17584 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governance of the Energy Union Regulation (EU) 2018\/1999 on the Governance of the Energy Union It aims to ensure that the EU\u2019s Energy Union Strategy is implemented in a coordinated and coherent manner across its 5 dimensions. 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