EU Methane Regulation Implementation Tracker

Implementation status overview

42 of 4,545 deadlines across 1 selected status ·

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2025 – 2030

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Austria·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

Available information on LDAR investigations indicates medium-quality implementation based on identifiable operational evidence. The published Haidach inspection report records Type 2 LDAR measurements conducted at 11 RAG sites in 2025, while ADX VIE GmbH reports Type 2 measurements conducted by Intero – The Sniffers in August 2025 across its active and inactive sites. The available documents identify operators, measurement periods, surveyed facilities and specialised contractors, although the level of methodological and results-related detail is not consistently sufficient to demonstrate high-quality implementation.

Due: By 05/08/2025

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Austria·2026

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Art. 14(2) – Conducting LDAR investigations

Subject:Oil and Gas (Active)

Theme:LDAR

Lead Entity:Oil & Gas Operator

Obligation Description

Ongoing annual monitoring of Type 1 and Type 2 LDAR surveys in accordance with Annex I of the Regulation.

Implementation Assessment

Available information on ongoing LDAR investigations indicates medium-quality implementation based on identifiable operational evidence. Published operator and inspection reports document Type 1 and Type 2 surveys, including site-specific measurement activities, measurement periods, OGI cameras, quantitative instruments and the use of specialised external contractors. The Haidach inspection report also records Type 2 measurements conducted in February and March 2026. However, the available documentation does not provide consistently comprehensive methodological information and survey results sufficient to demonstrate high-quality implementation.

Due: Ongoing Monitoring

Austria·2026

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

Subject:Oil and Gas (Active, Operated)

Theme:MRV

Lead Entity:Oil & Gas Operator

Obligation Description

Methane emissions monitoring using specific emission factors.

Implementation Assessment

Published methane-emissions reports under Art. 12(8) for reporting year 2025 indicate medium-quality source-level monitoring based on mixed but identifiable quantification methodologies. The reports use direct measurements, Type 2 LDAR measurements, operational records, manufacturer data and specific emission factors. However, generic emission factors and estimates remain in use for certain emission sources, and the level of methodological detail varies between operators.

Due: Ongoing Monitoring

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Austria·2026

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Art. 15(8) – Prohibition of venting and flaring

Subject:Oil and Gas (Active)

Theme:Venting/Flaring

Lead Entity:Oil & Gas Operator

Obligation Description

Ongoing annual monitoring of compliance with the prohibition of venting and routine flaring.

Implementation Assessment

Available information indicates medium-quality implementation of the prohibition of venting and routine flaring under Art. 15(8). The published Haidach inspection report documents checks of compliance with the venting and flaring restrictions, including the review of operational records and internal notification and documentation procedures, and reports no deficiencies at the inspected RAG facilities. However, the available evidence remains limited to the inspected sites and does not demonstrate consistently high-quality implementation across all relevant Austrian operators and facilities.

Due: Starting from 05/02/2026

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Croatia·2025

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Art. 25(1) – Publication of an inventory of closed or abandoned underground mines

Subject:Coal (Closed, Underground)

Theme:Inventory

Lead Entity:Member State

Obligation Description

Publication of an inventory of closed or abandoned underground coal mines.

Implementation Assessment

The Ministry’s official “Metanska regulativa” page provides public information under Article 25(1), stating that Croatia has no active coal mines and identifying the closed/abandoned underground coal mines Labin-Ripenda (1988) and Tupljak (1999) as flooded. No standalone inventory document or Annex VIII table was located, but the official page publicly lists the relevant sites and their status.

Due: By 05/08/2025

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Cyprus·2025

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Art. 4(1) – Designation of national competent authorities

Subject:Cross-sector

Theme:Governance

Lead Entity:Member State

Obligation Description

Designation of national competent authorities responsible for the application of the Regulation.

Implementation Assessment

Competent Authority communicated to the European Commission: Department of Environment of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment. Regarding the formal designation process, there is no publicly available evidence that Cyprus has adopted or published a specific legal act detailing the mandates of the designated authorities for the purposes of Regulation (EU) 2024/1787.

Due: By 05/02/2025

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Czechia·2025

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Art. 4(1) – Designation of national competent authorities

Subject:Cross-sector

Theme:Governance

Lead Entity:Member State

Obligation Description

Designation of national competent authorities responsible for the application of the Regulation.

Implementation Assessment

Competent Authority communicated to the European Commission: State Mining Authority (Státní báňská správa ČR) – responsible for mining operations, including sites connected with underground gas storage. State Energy Inspection (Státní energetická inspekce) – responsible for energy-sector infrastructure except underground storage. Ministry of the Environment – responsible for imports and overall implementation. The formal designation/enforcement framework is still being developed through an implementing bill (“Návrh zákona o některých pravidlech pro snižování emisí metanu v odvětví energetiky”) listed by the Ministry of the Environment as under discussion by the Legislative Council of the Government; the LRV meeting results of 15 Jan 2026 indicate the discussion of the bill was interrupted, confirming that formalisation is still ongoing.

Due: By 05/02/2025

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Denmark·2026

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Art. 18(3) – Monitoring of methane emissions

Subject:Oil and Gas (Closed)

Theme:MRV

Lead Entity:Oil & Gas Operator, Member State

Obligation Description

Monitoring and quantification of methane emissions to air and water from inactive, plugged and abandoned wells.

Implementation Assessment

Published methane-emissions information under Art. 18(10) provides operator-specific quantification results and supporting methodological information for inactive and temporarily plugged wells. The level of methodological detail varies between the published operator information.

Due: Ongoing Monitoring

Denmark·2026

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Art. 6(3) – Routine Inspection

Subject:Cross-sector

Theme:Inspection

Lead Entity:Competent Authority

Obligation Description

First routine inspection for operators and mine operators.

Implementation Assessment

According to information received directly, the first routine inspections of relevant sites/assets under Article 6(3) have been completed. However evidence is not publicly verifiable from online sources.

Due: By 05/05/2026

France·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

France has advanced in the legislative process for adopting a national sanctioning framework. The draft DDADUE law includes provisions adapting French law to the Methane Regulation and establishing penalties for infringements of methane-emission obligations. The bill was adopted by the Senate in first reading and transmitted/deposited at the Assemblée nationale on 20/02/2026 as projet de loi n° 2518.

Due: By 05/08/2025

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France·2025

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Art. 4(1) – Designation of national competent authorities

Subject:Cross-sector

Theme:Governance

Lead Entity:Member State

Obligation Description

Designation of national competent authorities responsible for the application of the Regulation.

Implementation Assessment

Competent Authority communicated to the European Commission: Ministre chargé de l’Énergie / Directrice Générale de l’Énergie et du Climat (DGEC, by delegation). Regarding the formal designation process, there is no publicly available evidence that France has adopted or published a specific legal act detailing the mandates of the designated authorities for the purposes of Regulation (EU) 2024/1787.

Due: By 05/02/2025

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Germany·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

UBA’s 2025 emissions summary contains coal-sector methane data derived from ten lignite-mine reports and explains that German lignite is mined only in open-cast operations. This provides substantial official evidence that source-level quantification is being produced for the active coal sector. However the available public material does not establish full methodological verification of the monitoring cycle

Due: Ongoing Monitoring

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Greece·2025

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Art. 4(1) – Designation of national competent authorities

Subject:Cross-sector

Theme:Governance

Lead Entity:Member State

Obligation Description

Designation of national competent authorities responsible for the application of the Regulation.

Implementation Assessment

Competent Authority communicated to the European Commission: Ministry of the Environment and Energy. Regarding the formal designation process, there is no publicly available evidence that Greece has adopted or published a specific legal act detailing the mandates of the designated authorities for the purposes of Regulation (EU) 2024/1787.

Due: By 05/02/2025

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Hungary·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

Hungary reports that the Mining Authority does not maintain a register of importers as defined in Article 2(59). Therefore, information was requested from the national tax authority and from the trade and licensing office to identify potential importers. Out of 54 potential entities contacted, 28 replied: three confirmed that they had imported crude gas, oil or coal and submitted the required data in accordance with Annex IX, while the remaining 25 stated that they had not imported such energy products from third countries. Twenty-six entities had not responded to the questionnaire as of 25 September 2025.

Due: By 05/05/2025

Hungary·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

As of 25 September 2025, Hungary has received 58 LDAR programmes from operators, while 14 additional operators declared that they are not subject to the obligation. However, only 32 of the submitted programmes were assessed as complete, and 33 were identified as incomplete. One operator failed to submit any programme, and a penalty procedure has been initiated.

Due: By 05/05/2025

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Italy·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

Italy has taken advanced formal steps towards adopting the sanctioning framework required under Art. 33(1). DDL S.1836, submitted by the Government on 16 March 2026 and currently under examination by the Senate’s 8th Permanent Commission, contains detailed administrative penalties and additional measures for infringements of Regulation (EU) 2024/1787. However, the bill has not yet been adopted and the proposed sanctions are not in force.

Due: By 05/08/2025

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Italy·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

While there is no publicly available evidence confirming that all operators completed the first formal Type 2 LDAR survey required under Art. 14(2), LDAR activities already appear to be part of the ordinary operational and methane-management practices of several Italian oil and gas operators. During the January 2026 roundtable organised by Amici della Terra, MASE stated that around 90% of upstream operators had already uploaded their LDAR reports to the Ministry. This suggests that LDAR surveys have been broadly implemented across the sector.

Due: By 05/08/2025

Italy·2025

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Art. 4(1) – Designation of national competent authorities

Subject:Cross-sector

Theme:Governance

Lead Entity:Member State

Obligation Description

Designation of national competent authorities responsible for the application of the Regulation.

Implementation Assessment

Competent Authority communicated to the European Commission: Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security. Regarding the formal designation process, on 16 March 2026 the Government submitted DDL S.1836 to the Senate. The bill would designate MASE for the oil, gas and import-related activities covered by the Regulation and the regions and autonomous provinces for coal-mining activities. As of 24 July 2026, the bill is under examination by the Senate’s 8th Permanent Commission and has not yet been adopted.

Due: By 05/02/2025

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Italy·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

Publicly available methane-emissions reports submitted by Italian oil and gas operators have been analysed. In many cases, operators used or referred to OGMP 2.0 reporting standards/templates for source-level methane-emission quantification. However, the depth, consistency and completeness of the methodologies vary across operators and segments, so the monitoring framework appears broadly implemented but not uniformly mature.

Due: Ongoing Monitoring

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Italy·2025

Mostly met

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

In the absence of operational CA, MASE activated official PEC email addresses for the submission of LDAR programmes by operators. According to preliminary indications provided by MASE, around 100 operators have submitted LDAR programmes.

Due: By 05/05/2025

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Italy·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

The Ministry of Environment and Energy Security (MASE) publicly confirmed, during the January roundtable with operators and institutions organised by Amici della Terra, that around 90% of upstream operators have already uploaded their LDAR reports.

Due: By the end of 2025

Italy·2025

Mostly met

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

The Ministry of Environment and Energy Security (MASE) publicly confirmed, during the January roundtable with operators and institutions organised by Amici della Terra, that an intermediate number of oil and gas operators has already submitted the required reports on venting and flaring to the competent authorities.

Due: By the end of 2025

Italy·2026

Mostly met

Art. 14(2) – Conducting LDAR investigations

Subject:Oil and Gas (Active)

Theme:LDAR

Lead Entity:Oil & Gas Operator

Obligation Description

Ongoing annual monitoring of Type 1 and Type 2 LDAR surveys in accordance with Annex I of the Regulation.

Implementation Assessment

Available information indicates that LDAR investigations have been broadly implemented, particularly in the upstream sector, where MASE reported receipt of LDAR documentation from approximately 90% of operators. However, the available evidence does not demonstrate consistent implementation of the frequencies and methodological requirements applicable to Type 1 and Type 2 investigations under Art. 14(2) and Annex I across all Italian oil and gas segments.

Due: Ongoing Monitoring

Italy·2026

Mostly met

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

Subject:Oil and Gas (Active, Operated)

Theme:MRV

Lead Entity:Oil & Gas Operator

Obligation Description

Methane emissions monitoring using specific emission factors.

Implementation Assessment

The methane-emissions reports submitted in the second reporting cycle show methodological progress compared with the first cycle, including greater use of source-specific emission factors where available. However, the preliminary analysis also identifies continuing methodological differences between operators and segments and does not demonstrate uniformly high-quality monitoring across the entire Italian oil and gas sector.

Due: Ongoing Monitoring

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