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 ====== Chapter 1.2 - Institutional Arrangements ====== ====== Chapter 1.2 - Institutional Arrangements ======
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 ===== 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.
  
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 ===== Documentation and archiving ===== ===== Documentation and archiving =====
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 As a general requirement, all data and information used for inventory calculation must be documented (i.e. recorded) and archived, for each report year. The purpose of such documentation (i.e. recording) is to make it possible to completely reconstruct all emissions As a general requirement, all data and information used for inventory calculation must be documented (i.e. recorded) and archived, for each report year. The purpose of such documentation (i.e. recording) is to make it possible to completely reconstruct all emissions
 calculations after the fact. calculations after the fact.