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 +====== Chapter 1.2 - Institutional Arrangements ======
 ===== Inventory preparation and responsibilities ===== ===== Inventory preparation and responsibilities =====
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 Article 5.1 of the UNFCCC/Kyoto Protocol mandates the establishment of a National System for preparation of greenhouse-gas emissions inventories. The National System for Germany fulfils the requirements of the revised UNFCCC Reporting Guidelines on National Inventory Arrangements (UNFCCC Decision 24/CP.19), requirements which are binding under the Kyoto Protocol (according to UNFCCC Decision 19/CMP.1) and the European Greenhouse gas Monitoring Mechanism Regulation (525/2013). The German emission inventory as submitted to the Geneva LRTAP Convention is prepared in the very same institutional framework, by the same actors and processes. Article 5.1 of the UNFCCC/Kyoto Protocol mandates the establishment of a National System for preparation of greenhouse-gas emissions inventories. The National System for Germany fulfils the requirements of the revised UNFCCC Reporting Guidelines on National Inventory Arrangements (UNFCCC Decision 24/CP.19), requirements which are binding under the Kyoto Protocol (according to UNFCCC Decision 19/CMP.1) and the European Greenhouse gas Monitoring Mechanism Regulation (525/2013). The German emission inventory as submitted to the Geneva LRTAP Convention is prepared in the very same institutional framework, by the same actors and processes.
  
 The National System provides for the preparation of inventories conforming to the principles of transparency, consistency, comparability, completeness and accuracy. Such conformance is achieved through extensive use of the methodological regulations from the CLRTAP Guidelines and the EMEP/EEA air pollution guidebook, through ongoing quality management and through continuous inventory improvement. The National System provides for the preparation of inventories conforming to the principles of transparency, consistency, comparability, completeness and accuracy. Such conformance is achieved through extensive use of the methodological regulations from the CLRTAP Guidelines and the EMEP/EEA air pollution guidebook, through ongoing quality management and through continuous inventory improvement.
  
-The National System in Germany has been essentially institutionalized at three levels, at the ministerial level, at the level of the German Environmental Agency and the level outside the federal government. At the ministerial level, the system is leaded by the Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) through an agreement of the Secretaries of the ministries involved as policy paper "National System for Emissions Reporting" established from 05.06.2007, extented in December 2014. With the incoporation of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community (BMI), the Federal Ministry of Defence (BMVg); the Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF), the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) and the Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture (BMEL) all the key institutions are included that are in a position to make high-quality specialised contributions to the preparation of the emission inventories.+The National System in Germany has been essentially institutionalized at three levels, at the ministerial level, at the level of the German Environmental Agency and the level outside the federal government. At the ministerial level, the system is leaded by the Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) through an agreement of the Secretaries of the ministries involved as policy paper "National System for Emissions Reporting" established from 05.06.2007, extended in December 2014. With the incorporation of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community (BMI), the Federal Ministry of Defence (BMVg); the Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF), the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) and the Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture (BMEL) all the key institutions are included that are in a position to make high-quality specialised contributions to the preparation of the emission inventories.
  
-The poilcy paper defines the relevant responsibilities of the various departments. In addition, it was resolved that the German Environment Agency (UBA) should serve as the Single National Entity (National Co-ordinating Agency) for Germany. The tasks of the Single National Entity include the planning, preparation, and storage of the inventories and the description of those in the inventory reports as well as the quality control and quality assurance in all relevant process steps.+The policy paper defines the relevant responsibilities of the various departments. In addition, it was resolved that the German Environment Agency (UBA) should serve as the Single National Entity (National Co-ordinating Agency) for Germany. The tasks of the Single National Entity include the planning, preparation, and storage of the inventories and the description of those in the inventory reports as well as the quality control and quality assurance in all relevant process steps.
 In addition, various other institutions and organizations outside the federal government are integrated into the National System via agreements with the Single National Entity. In addition, various other institutions and organizations outside the federal government are integrated into the National System via agreements with the Single National Entity.
  
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 The manner in which these instruments interact in implementation of quality measures within the framework of inventory preparation is laid out by the figure below. The manner in which these instruments interact in implementation of quality measures within the framework of inventory preparation is laid out by the figure below.
  
-Diagram National System on Emissions+{{:general:nase.png?400|Diagram of the National System on Emissions}} 
  
 ===== Documentation and archiving ===== ===== Documentation and archiving =====
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 Consequently, data providers have the obligation to keep records of the following information relative to data they supply to the German Environment Agency, for purposes of inventory calculations: Consequently, data providers have the obligation to keep records of the following information relative to data they supply to the German Environment Agency, for purposes of inventory calculations:
- +  * Publication/source of activity data and emission factors, with detailed referencing of the relevant table numbers and names, and of the relevant pages in the original sources; 
-Publication/source of activity data and emission factors, with detailed referencing of the relevant table numbers and names, and of the relevant pages in the original sources; +  * Survey contents (definitions of the surveyed characteristics, delimitations used, survey units used) and survey methods; 
-Survey contents (definitions of the surveyed characteristics, delimitations used, survey units used) and survey methods; +  * The legal foundations and ordinances on which surveys are based; 
-The legal foundations and ordinances on which surveys are based; +  * Chronological and spatial comparability with previous-year data, and any changes with regard to definitions, scopes of validity, cut-off points, sources of activity rates or data collection methods; 
-Chronological and spatial comparability with previous-year data, and any changes with regard to definitions, scopes of validity, cut-off points, sources of activity rates or data collection methods; +  * Any revision of previously published data; 
-Any revision of previously published data; +  * The accuracy or quantitative error of activity data, methods used to estimate errors and the names of experts who have carried out error estimation. 
-The accuracy or quantitative error of activity data, methods used to estimate errors and the names of experts who have carried out error estimation. +  * Secrecy and data protection: suitable notification with regard to any individual data items that are considered secret.
-Secrecy and data protection: suitable notification with regard to any individual data items that are considered secret.+
 Such materials should be provided to the German Environment Agency on an annual basis, together with pertinent data, and they are centrally archived by the German Environment Agency both electronically and on paper. Such materials should be provided to the German Environment Agency on an annual basis, together with pertinent data, and they are centrally archived by the German Environment Agency both electronically and on paper.