Methane emissions monitoring using generic emission factors.

As emerged from the publication pursuant to Art. 12(8), methane-emissions reports have been published by the Austrian Competent Authority. However, no assessment of the monitoring methodologies or report quality has yet been carried out.

Submission to the competent authorities of the requested information on gas, oil and coal import flows.

There is currently no publicly available evidence that importers have already submitted the information on import flows to the Competent Authority, as required under Art. 27(1).

Submission to the competent authorities of repair and monitoring schedules and a report with the results of all LDAR surveys.

There is no publicly available evidence that operators have submitted the repair and monitoring schedule, and the report on the results of the previous year’s LDAR investigations to the Competent Authority, as required under Art. 14(14).

Submission to the competent authorities of the annual report on all venting and flaring events, in accordance with Annex III and as part of the report referred to in Art. 12.

There is no publicly available evidence that operators have submitted the Annual Report on all venting and flaring events, as required under Art. 16(2).

Transmission to the European Commission of the information received from importers, as per Art. 27(1).

There is currently no publicly available evidence that Austria has transmitted to the European Commission the information on import flows of gas, oil, and coal, as required under Art. 27(2).

Methane emissions monitoring using generic emission factors.

As required under Art. 12(8), no methane-emissions reports have been published by the Belgian Competent Authorities. Therefore, monitoring activities under Art. 12(1-3) cannot be assessed.

Submission to the competent authorities of methane emissions report based on specific emission factors, as per Art. 12(1-3).

There is currently no publicly available evidence that operators or undertakings have submitted the reports required under Art. 12(2)(a), containing source-level methane emissions quantification for operated assets based on direct measurement or, where direct measurement is not possible, specific emission factors.

Adoption of rules on sanctions applicable to violations of the Regulation.

There is currently no publicly available evidence regarding whether Bulgaria has adopted a sanctioning framework for violations of Regulation (EU) 2024/1787, as required under Art. 33(1).

Conducting the first Type 2 LDAR survey.

There is no publicly available evidence that operators have conducted the first Type 2 LDAR investigation, as required under Art. 14(2).

Source-level methane measurement and quantification using continuous monitoring (underground mines and drainage stations) and deposit-specific emission factors (surface coal mines).

As required under Art. 20(7), no coal methane-emissions reports have been published by the Bulgarian Competent Authority. Therefore, monitoring activities under Art. 20(1-3) cannot be assessed.

Methane emissions monitoring using generic emission factors.

As required under Art. 12(8), no methane-emissions reports have been published by the Bulgarian Competent Authority. Therefore, monitoring activities under Art. 12(1-3) cannot be assessed.

Drainage station operators shall notify the competent authorities of all venting events and flaring events with a design destruction and removal efficiency below 99%, in accordance with Annex VII.

As no notifications have been published pursuant to Art. 23(2), it is not possible to determine whether any underground coal mine operators or drainage station operators have notified venting events or flaring events.

Ongoing annual monitoring of compliance with the prohibition of venting and flaring in coal mines. Venting from drainage systems and flaring below 99% efficiency prohibited from 2025.

As no notifications or related information have been published pursuant to Art. 23(2), it is not possible to assess whether underground coal mine operators or drainage station operators have continued any venting or flaring practices prohibited.

Submission to the competent authorities of the requested information on gas, oil and coal import flows.

There is currently no publicly available evidence that importers have already submitted the information on import flows to the Competent Authority, as required under Art. 27(1).

Submission to the competent authorities of LDAR programmes.

There is currently no publicly available evidence that operators have submitted their LDAR programmes to the Competent Authority, as required under Art. 14(1).

Submission to the competent authorities of repair and monitoring schedules and a report with the results of all LDAR surveys.

There is no publicly available evidence that operators have submitted the repair and monitoring schedule, and the report on the results of the previous year’s LDAR investigations to the Competent Authority, as required under Art. 14(14).

Submission to the competent authorities of the annual report quantifying methane emissions at source level, as per Art. 20(1-3).

There is no publicly available evidence that operators of active coal mines have submitted the annual report quantifying methane emissions at the source level to the Bulgarian Competent Authority (NB: not yet designated), as required under Art. 20(6).

Submission to the competent authorities of methane emissions report using generic emission factors, as per Art. 12(1-3).

There is currently no publicly available evidence that any operator has already submitted the annual report quantifying methane emissions at the source level to the Competent Authority (NB: not yet designated), as required under Art. 12(1).

Submission to the competent authorities of the annual report on all venting and flaring events, in accordance with Annex III and as part of the report referred to in Art. 12.

There is no publicly available evidence that operators have submitted the Annual Report on all venting and flaring events, as required under Art. 16(2).

Transmission to the European Commission of the information received from importers, as per Art. 27(1).

There is currently no publicly available evidence that Bulgaria has transmitted to the European Commission the information on import flows of gas, oil, and coal, as required under Art. 27(2).

Submission to the competent authorities of methane emissions report based on specific emission factors, as per Art. 12(1-3).

There is currently no publicly available evidence that operators or undertakings have submitted the reports required under Art. 12(2)(a), containing source-level methane emissions quantification for operated assets based on direct measurement or, where direct measurement is not possible, specific emission factors.

Conducting the first Type 2 LDAR survey.

There is no publicly available evidence that operators have conducted the first Type 2 LDAR investigation, as required under Art. 14(2).

Methane emissions monitoring using generic emission factors.

As required under Art. 12(8), no methane-emissions reports have been published by the Croatian Competent Authority. Therefore, monitoring activities under Art. 12(1-3) cannot be assessed.

Submission to the competent authorities of LDAR programmes.

There is currently no publicly available evidence that operators have submitted their LDAR programmes to the Croatian Competent Authority, as required under Art. 14(1).