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 2026 - Timeline and Process
The timeline of the 2026 NECD Inventory Review process is summarized in the following table.
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Emission Inventory Review 2026 Activity |
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| Initial checks for gridded data and LPS (submitted in 2025) | 7 January - 23 March |
| 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 EEA | 4 March |
| Deadline for resubmissions of the inventory; deadline for the submission of the Informative Inventory Report and Flexibility Applications | 15 March |
| Initial checks for main pollutants and PM10 | 23 March - 16 April |
| TERT training workshop for new reviewers | 7 April |
| Kick-off meeting gridded data and LPS review | 9 April |
| TERT training workshop and kick-off meeting for the review | 22 April |
| Training webinar for EMRT-NECD MS users performed by EEA | 24 April |
| Desk based review of gridded data and LPS - sector experts perform review | 7 April - 15 May |
| Questions can be sent via EMRT-NECD from the TERT to MS | From 22 April |
| Desk based review for main pollutants and PM10– sector experts perform review | 22 April - 15 May |
| Desk based review – lead reviewers finalise work | 15 May - 18 May |
| Deadline for questions to MS sent via EMRT-NECD | 19 May |
| Deadline for answers by MS to questions sent via EMRT-NECD | 2 June |
| TERT sends follow-up questions to MS via EMRT-NECD | 9 June |
| Centralised review (in exceptional cases, the TERT might send further questions) | 15 - 19 June |
| Deadline for answers by MS to follow-up questions via EMRT-NECD | 16 June noon |
| EEA sends Initial Status reports to Member States and communicates potential technical corrections to Member States | 29 June |
| Feedback from MS on potential Technical Correction | 24 July |
| Draft review reports sent to Member States by EEA | 22 September |
| Deadline for MS to send comments on draft review reports to EEA | 13 October |
| Final review reports sent to Member States by EEA | 12 November |
| Final horizontal project report sent to the European Commission | 15 December |
NECD Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Review Guidelines 2026
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