Recitals
- Recital (1)Supporting efforts towards better sustainability and efficiency of the Union transport system is prerequisite to maintain a stable path…
- Recital (2)Greenhouse gas emissions accounting is used in various economic sectors – including transport – to quantify greenhouse gas emission data…
- Recital (3)Despite the growing interest of transport stakeholders, the overall uptake of greenhouse gas emissions accounting of transport services is…
- Recital (4)The Commission, in its White Paper of 28 March 2011 entitled Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a competitive and…
- Recital (5)The Commission, in its communication of 9 December 2020 entitled Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy – putting European transport on…
- Recital (6)Greenhouse gases related to transport and logistics are emitted during the vehicle operation, the operation of transport and logistics…
- Recital (7)Laying down harmonised rules for greenhouse gas emissions accounting of freight and passenger transport services is therefore appropriate…
- Recital (8)This Regulation should provide a reference framework for the calculation and disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions, on a contractual or…
- Recital (9)Despite benefits stemming from the increased transparency on the performance of transport services, the mandatory application of this…
- Recital (10)This Regulation should apply to entities calculating and disclosing the greenhouse gas emissions from transport services, in particular…
- Recital (11)The calculation and disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions under this Regulation should be carried out in a disaggregated manner, at the…
- Recital (12)A proper methodology for calculating greenhouse gas emissions from transport services is one of the key aspects of the harmonised Union…
- Recital (13)EN ISO 14083:2023 – Greenhouse gases – Quantification and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions arising from transport chain operations…
- Recital (14)The Commission, in cooperation with the European Committee for Standardization and the national standardisation bodies of the Member…
- Recital (15)Life-cycle emissions are generally considered to include the well-to-wheel greenhouse gas emissions, and the emissions from vehicle…
- Recital (16)Attention should be paid not to deviate from the methodological choices of the EN ISO standard, in order to avoid inconsistencies in the…
- Recital (17)To avoid circulation of inaccurate information on the market, it may be necessary to clarify the common methodology in respect of…
- Recital (18)Various types of input data, including primary and secondary data, can be used to calculate greenhouse gas emissions from transport…
- Recital (19)Without prejudice to State aid rules, Member States should be able to introduce incentives of an administrative, financial or operational…
- Recital (20)Regarding secondary data, greenhouse gas emissions from a transport service can be calculated by using default values or modelled data.…
- Recital (21)A core Union database of default values for greenhouse gas emission intensities (core Union database) should be established to improve the…
- Recital (22)When establishing the greenhouse gas emission intensity of a transport service, greenhouse gas emission factors for transport energy…
- Recital (23)A location-based approach should be encouraged when quantifying emissions related to the usage of electricity, provided that updated and…
- Recital (24)The core Union database and the central Union database should, where available and appropriate, include default values agreed by the Union,…
- Recital (25)The development and maintenance of the core Union database and the central Union database, as well as the technical quality check of…
- Recital (26)It should be possible to use modelled data if they are based on a model established in accordance with the common methodology and, where…
- Recital (27)Regulation (EU) 2015/757 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the…
- Recital (28)For the purpose of facilitating accurate data collection, subsequent calculations, and the use of primary data by SMEs, the provision of…
- Recital (29)To facilitate the implementation of this Regulation and to limit the complexity of calculations while reducing administrative and financial…
- Recital (30)It is appropriate to lay down common metrics to express greenhouse gas emissions output data that underlie the comparability of those data…
- Recital (31)Any disaggregated information on greenhouse gas emissions from a transport service that is disclosed to a third party for commercial or…
- Recital (32)The disclosure of information on greenhouse gas emissions prior to the provision of a transport service is crucial to encourage an informed…
- Recital (33)To demonstrate compliance with the requirements laid down in this Regulation, transport and hub entities and data intermediaries…
- Recital (34)Unless separate arrangements apply, a data intermediary collecting information on greenhouse gas emissions from a transport service of…
- Recital (35)External calculation tools that are provided on the market by a third party for broader commercial and non-commercial use can facilitate…
- Recital (36)A properly designed system for verifying the compliance of greenhouse gas emissions output data disclosed on the market and underlying…
- Recital (37)The administrative burden linked to the verification could be disproportionate for smaller enterprises and it should therefore be avoided.…
- Recital (38)Union legal acts in the transport sector already establish rules on emissions verification requirements, in particular Regulations (EU)…
- Recital (39)Where disaggregated output data on greenhouse gas emissions from transport services have already been verified in accordance with specific…
- Recital (40)In order to allow for the efficient functioning of this Regulation and to supplement it where necessary with additional rules, the power to…
- Recital (41)In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission…
- Recital (42)Since the objective of this Regulation, namely incentivising behavioural change by public bodies, enterprises and consumers to reduce…
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