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For all combustion plants covered by Chapter III of this Directive, Member States shall, from 1 January 2016, establish an annual inventory of the sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and dust emissions and energy input. Taking into account the aggregation rules set out in Article 29, the competent authority shall obtain the following data for each combustion plant: (a) the total rated thermal input (MW) of the combustion plant; (b) the type of combustion plant: boiler, gas turbine, gas engine, diesel engine, other (specifying the type); (c) the date of the start of operation of the combustion plant; (d) the total annual emissions (tonnes per year) of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and dust (as total suspended particles); (e) the number of operating hours of the combustion plant; (f) the total annual amount of energy input, related to the net calorific value (TJ per year), broken down in terms of the following categories of fuel: coal, lignite, biomass, peat, other solid fuels (specifying the type), liquid fuels, natural gas, other gases (specifying the type). The annual plant-by-plant data contained in these inventories shall be made available to the Commission upon request. A summary of the inventories shall be made available to the Commission every 3 years within 12 months from the end of the three-year period considered. This summary shall show separately the data for combustion plants within refineries. The Commission shall make available to the Member States and to the public a summary of the comparison and evaluation of those inventories in accordance with Directive 2003/4/EC within 24 months from the end of the three-year period considered.

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Source: EUR-Lex CELLAR · retrieved 2026-08-09