1. SOLID FUELS

Unless otherwise specified this data collection applies to all of the following energy products: Energy product Definition 1. Hard coal Black, combustible, solid, organic, fossil sediment with a gross calorific value greater than 24 MJ/kg in ash-free condition with the moisture content obtained at a temperature of 30 ^(o)C and a relative air humidity of 96 %. 2. Lignite Combustible, brown to black, organic fossil sediment with a gross calorific value lower than 24 MJ/kg in ash-free condition with the moisture content obtained at a temperature of 30 ^(o)C and a relative air humidity of 96 %. 2.1. Of which: black lignite Lignite with a moisture content of 20 to 25 % and an ash content of 9 to 13 %. Black lignite was formed in the secondary era. Within the Union, it is now produced only by France from deep mining in Provence. 2.2. Of which: brown coal Lignite with a moisture content of 40 to 70 % and an ash content normally between 2 and 6 %; the latter, however, may be as high as 12 % depending on the deposit. Brown coal was mainly formed in the tertiary era. This fuel is mostly mined in opencast workings. 3. Peat Soft, loose to compressed, natural, combustible sediment of vegetable origin with a high moisture content (up to 90 %), light to dark brown in colour. This definition is without prejudice to the definition of renewable energy sources in Directive 2001/77/EC and to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories. 4. Patent fuel Patent fuels of hard coal are artefacts of specified shape produced by hot milling under pressure, with the addition of binding material (pitch). 5. Lignite briquettes Artefacts of even shape produced after crushing and drying of lignite, moulded under high pressure without the addition of binders. This includes dried lignite and lignite breeze. 6. Coke derived from hard coal Artificial solid fuel derived from hard coal and obtained by dry distillation of the coal in the total or partial absence of air. Includes: hard coke: obtained by carbonisation at high temperatures, semi-coke: obtained by carbonisation at low temperatures, gasworks coke: produced in gasworks. 7. Lignite coke Solid residue obtained by dry distillation of lignite in the absence of air. The following list of aggregates shall be declared for all energy products listed in the previous paragraph unless otherwise specified. Annex A applies for explanations of terms for which a specific explanation is not supplied in this Annex. The following aggregates apply to hard coal, total and black lignite, brown coal and peat: 1. Production 2. Recovered products Slurries and waste-heap shale recovered by mines. 3. Imports 3.1. Of which: intra-EU imports 4. Exports 4.1. Of which: intra-EU exports 5. Stock changes Quantities held by mines and importers. Excludes consumer stocks (e.g. those held in power stations and coking plants) except stocks held by consumers who import directly. A stock build is shown as a negative number and a stock draw is shown as a positive number. 6. Calculated inland deliveries Total amount of product calculated to have been delivered for inland consumption. It is defined as: production + recovered products + imports - exports + stock changes 7. Observed internal deliveries Quantities delivered to the internal market. Equal to the total of the deliveries to the different types of consumers. A difference may occur between the calculated and observed deliveries. 7.1. Of which: producers' own use Internal use in production units. Excludes consumption in pit-head power stations, pit-head patent fuel plants, pit-head coke oven plants and deliveries to colliery staff. 7.2. Of which: main activity power stations 7.3. Of which: autoproducer power stations in coal mines 7.4. Of which: coking plants 7.5. Of which: patent fuel plants Quantities used for transformation in patent fuel plants (pithead and independent). 7.6. Of which: total industry (without iron and steel industry) 7.7. Of which: iron and steel industry 7.8. Of which: others (services, households, etc.) Quantities of fuel to households (including colliery coal supplied to workers in mines and associated plants) and services (administrations, shops, etc.) and also to sectors not elsewhere specified (district heating, transport, etc.). 8. Closing stocks 8.1. Of which: mines 8.2. Of which: importers 8.3. Of which: at coking plants Applies to hard coal only. The following aggregates apply to coke derived from hard coal, lignite coke, patent fuels and lignite briquettes: 1. Production 2. Imports 3. Exports 3.1. Of which: intra-EU exports 4. Stock change Quantities held in coking plants (coke) and patent fuel plants (patent fuels) as well as at the importers. Excludes consumers' stocks excepted stocks held by consumers which import directly. A stock build is shown as a negative number and a stock draw is shown as a positive number. 5. Calculated inland deliveries Total amount of product calculated to have been delivered for inland consumption. It is defined as: production + imports - exports + stock changes 6. Observed internal deliveries Quantities delivered to the internal market. Equal to the total of the deliveries to the different types of consumers. A difference may occur between the calculated and observed deliveries. 6.1. Of which: total industry (without iron and steel industry) 6.2. Of which: iron and steel industry 6.3. Of which: others (services, households, etc.) Quantities of fuel to households (including coke and patent fuels supplied to workers in mines and associated plants) and services (administrations, shops, etc.) 7. Closing stocks Stocks are the quantities held: by coking plants (applicable only to coke of coal and lignite), patent fuel plants (applicable only to patent fuels of coal and lignite), importers. For lignite, lignite coke, patent fuels and lignite briquettes the total intra-EU and total extra-EU import quantities must be declared. For hard coal, imports must be declared from the following countries of origin: 1. Intra-EU import quantities 1.1. Of which: Germany 1.2. Of which: United Kingdom 1.3. Of which: Poland 1.4. Of which: other EU The relevant countries must be specified. 2. Extra-EU import quantities 2.1. Of which: USA 2.2. Of which: Australia 2.3. Of which: South Africa 2.4. Of which: CIS 2.4.1. From 2.4, of which: Russia 2.4.2. From 2.4, of which: Ukraine 2.5. Of which: Canada 2.6. Of which: Colombia 2.7. Of which: China 2.8. Of which: other extra-EU The relevant countries must be specified. All product quantities are expressed in 10^(3) tonnes. Not applicable.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-31 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.