EU Methane Regulation Implementation Tracker

Implementation status overview

213 of 4,248 deadlines across 1 selected status ·

Subject

Theme

Lead Entity

Country

Obligation

Year range

2025 – 2030

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Austria·2025

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Art. 12(1-3) – Monitoring of methane emissions

Subject:Oil and Gas (Active, Operated and non-operated)

Theme:MRV

Lead Entity:Oil & Gas Operator

Obligation Description

Methane emissions monitoring using generic emission factors.

Implementation Assessment

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.

Due: Ongoing Monitoring

Austria·2025

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Art. 27(1) – Submission of information on import flows

Subject:EU Market

Theme:MRV

Lead Entity:Importer

Obligation Description

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

Implementation Assessment

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).

Due: By 05/05/2025

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Austria·2025

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Art. 14(14) – Submission of LDAR results

Subject:Oil and Gas (Active)

Theme:LDAR

Lead Entity:Oil & Gas Operator

Obligation Description

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

Implementation Assessment

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).

Due: By the end of 2025

Austria·2025

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Art. 16(2) – Submission of the venting and flaring events reports

Subject:Oil and Gas (Active)

Theme:Venting/Flaring

Lead Entity:Oil & Gas Operator

Obligation Description

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.

Implementation Assessment

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).

Due: By the end of 2025

Austria·2025

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Art. 27(2) – Transmission of information on import flows

Subject:EU Market

Theme:MRV

Lead Entity:Competent Authority

Obligation Description

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

Implementation Assessment

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).

Due: By 05/08/2025

Belgium·2025

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Art. 12(1-3) – Monitoring of methane emissions

Subject:Oil and Gas (Active, Operated and non-operated)

Theme:MRV

Lead Entity:Oil & Gas Operator

Obligation Description

Methane emissions monitoring using generic emission factors.

Implementation Assessment

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.

Due: Ongoing Monitoring

Belgium·2026

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Art. 12(1-3) – Submission of methane emissions reports

Subject:Oil and Gas (Active, Operated)

Theme:MRV

Lead Entity:Oil & Gas Operator

Obligation Description

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

Implementation Assessment

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.

Due: By 05/02/2026

Bulgaria·2025

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Art. 33(1) – Adoption of sanctioning framework

Subject:Cross-sector

Theme:Penalties

Lead Entity:Member State

Obligation Description

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

Implementation Assessment

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).

Due: By 05/08/2025

Bulgaria·2025

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Art. 14(2) – Conducting LDAR investigations

Subject:Oil and Gas (Active)

Theme:LDAR

Lead Entity:Oil & Gas Operator

Obligation Description

Conducting the first Type 2 LDAR survey.

Implementation Assessment

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

Due: By 05/08/2025

Bulgaria·2025

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Art. 20(1-3) – Monitoring of methane emissions

Subject:Coal (Active, Underground and Surface)

Theme:MRV

Lead Entity:Coal Operator

Obligation Description

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

Implementation Assessment

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.

Due: Ongoing Monitoring

Bulgaria·2025

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Art. 12(1-3) – Monitoring of methane emissions

Subject:Oil and Gas (Active, Operated and non-operated)

Theme:MRV

Lead Entity:Oil & Gas Operator

Obligation Description

Methane emissions monitoring using generic emission factors.

Implementation Assessment

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.

Due: Ongoing Monitoring

Bulgaria·2025

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Art. 23(1) – Notification of venting and flaring events

Subject:Coal (Active, Underground)

Theme:Venting/Flaring

Lead Entity:Coal Operator

Obligation Description

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.

Implementation Assessment

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.

Due: Starting from 01/01/2025

Bulgaria·2025

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Art. 22(1) – Prohibition of venting and flaring

Subject:Coal (Active, Underground)

Theme:Venting/Flaring

Lead Entity:Coal Operator

Obligation Description

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.

Implementation Assessment

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.

Due: Starting from 01/01/2025

Bulgaria·2025

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Art. 27(1) – Submission of information on import flows

Subject:EU Market

Theme:MRV

Lead Entity:Importer

Obligation Description

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

Implementation Assessment

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).

Due: By 05/05/2025

Bulgaria·2025

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Art. 14(1) – Submission of LDAR programmes

Subject:Oil and Gas (Active, Existing sites)

Theme:LDAR

Lead Entity:Oil & Gas Operator

Obligation Description

Submission to the competent authorities of LDAR programmes.

Implementation Assessment

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

Due: By 05/05/2025

Bulgaria·2025

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Art. 14(14) – Submission of LDAR results

Subject:Oil and Gas (Active)

Theme:LDAR

Lead Entity:Oil & Gas Operator

Obligation Description

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

Implementation Assessment

Due: By the end of 2025

Bulgaria·2025

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Art. 20(6) – Submission of methane emissions reports

Subject:Coal (Active, Underground and Surface)

Theme:MRV

Lead Entity:Coal Operator

Obligation Description

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

Implementation Assessment

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).

Due: By 05/08/2025

Bulgaria·2025

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Art. 12(1-3) – Submission of methane emissions reports

Subject:Oil and Gas (Active, Operated and non-operated)

Theme:MRV

Lead Entity:Oil & Gas Operator

Obligation Description

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

Implementation Assessment

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).

Due: By 05/08/2025

Bulgaria·2025

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Art. 16(2) – Submission of the venting and flaring events reports

Subject:Oil and Gas (Active)

Theme:Venting/Flaring

Lead Entity:Oil & Gas Operator

Obligation Description

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.

Implementation Assessment

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).

Due: By the end of 2025

Bulgaria·2025

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Art. 27(2) – Transmission of information on import flows

Subject:EU Market

Theme:MRV

Lead Entity:Competent Authority

Obligation Description

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

Implementation Assessment

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).

Due: By 05/08/2025

Bulgaria·2026

No data

Art. 12(1-3) – Submission of methane emissions reports

Subject:Oil and Gas (Active, Operated)

Theme:MRV

Lead Entity:Oil & Gas Operator

Obligation Description

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

Implementation Assessment

Due: By 05/02/2026

Croatia·2025

No data

Art. 14(2) – Conducting LDAR investigations

Subject:Oil and Gas (Active)

Theme:LDAR

Lead Entity:Oil & Gas Operator

Obligation Description

Conducting the first Type 2 LDAR survey.

Implementation Assessment

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

Due: By 05/08/2025

Croatia·2025

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Art. 12(1-3) – Monitoring of methane emissions

Subject:Oil and Gas (Active, Operated and non-operated)

Theme:MRV

Lead Entity:Oil & Gas Operator

Obligation Description

Methane emissions monitoring using generic emission factors.

Implementation Assessment

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.

Due: Ongoing Monitoring

Croatia·2025

No data

Art. 14(1) – Submission of LDAR programmes

Subject:Oil and Gas (Active, Existing sites)

Theme:LDAR

Lead Entity:Oil & Gas Operator

Obligation Description

Submission to the competent authorities of LDAR programmes.

Implementation Assessment

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).

Due: By 05/05/2025

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