EEA Emission Review Tool (EMRT) for the National Emission reduction Commitments Directive
EEA Emission Review Tool (EMRT) for the National Emission reduction Commitments Directive (NECD)
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The EMRT-NECD (Emission Review Tool for the National Emission reduction Commitments Directive) is a web-based tool hosted by the EEA to facilitate quality checks and reviews of national emission inventories reported by EU Member States under the National Emission reduction Commitments Directive (NECD, Directive 2016/2284/EU) . The emission inventory review process and the emission projections review process follow guideline documents provided at the bottom of this page. |
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NECD Inventory Review 2025 - Timeline and Process
The timeline of the 2025 NECD Inventory Review process is summarized in the following table.
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Emission Inventory Review 2025 Activity |
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| Deadline for the inventory submission; deadline for MS to inform Commission of their intention to apply for a flexibility | 15 February |
| Nomination of MS contact points for the review via the EE | 4 March |
| Deadline for resubmissions of the inventory; deadline for the submission of the Informative Inventory Report and Flexibility Applications | 15 March |
| Initial checks begin | 24 March |
| Initial checks end | 15 April |
| TERT training workshop and kick-off meeting for the review | 23 April |
| Training webinar for EMRT-NECD MS users performed by EEA | 24 April |
| Questions can be sent via EMRT-NECD from the TERT to MS | From 23 April |
| Desk based review – sector experts perform review | 23 April - 20 May |
| Desk based review – lead reviewers finalise work | 21 May - 23 May |
| Deadline for questions to MS sent via EMRT-NECD | 26 May |
| Deadline for answers by MS to questions sent via EMRT-NECD | 9 June |
| TERT sends follow-up questions to MS via EMRT-NECD | 12 June |
| Deadline for answers by MS to follow-up questions via EMRT-NECD | 17 June noon |
| Centralised review (in exceptional cases, the TERT might send further questions) | 16 - 20 June |
| EEA sends Initial Status reports to Member States and communicates potential technical corrections to Member States | 30 June |
| Feedback from MS on potential Technical Correction | 25 July |
| Draft review reports sent to Member States by EEA | 23 September |
| Deadline for MS to send comments on draft review reports to EEA | 14 October |
| Final review reports sent to Member States by EEA | 7 November |
| Final horizontal project report sent to the European Commission | 5 December |
NECD Inventory Review Guidelines 2025
You can find a copy of the Inventory Review Guidelines here: https://circabc.europa.eu/ui/group/cd69a4b9-1a68-4d6c-9c48-77c0399f225d/library/4d0cb235-a18e-4775-8d10-30efcf13ed5d