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CHAPTER I. SUBJECT MATTER AND DEFINITIONS
Article 1. Subject matter
Article 2. Definitions
CHAPTER II. THE REGISTRIES SYSTEM
Article 3. Registries
Article 4. European Union Transaction Log
Article 5. Communication links between registries, the ITL and the EUTL
Article 6. National administrators and KP registry administrators
CHAPTER III. UNITS
Article 7. Units
CHAPTER IV. ACCOUNTS
SECTION 1. Provisions applicable to all accounts
Article 8. Accounts
Article 9. Account status
Article 10. The administering of accounts
Article 11. Notifications from the administrators
SECTION 2. Opening and updating of accounts
Article 12. Opening of KP Party accounts and management accounts
Article 13. Opening of person holding accounts in the Union registry
Article 14. Opening of trading platform holding accounts in the Union registry
Article 15. Opening of operator holding accounts in the Union registry
Article 16. Opening of aircraft operator holding accounts in the Union registry
Article 17. Opening of verifier accounts in the Union registry
Article 18. Terms and conditions of account holding
Article 19. Authorised representatives
Article 20. Nominating and approval of authorised representatives and additional authorised representatives
Article 21. Updating of account information and information on authorised representatives
SECTION 3. Closure of accounts
Article 22. Closure of KP Party accounts, management accounts, person holding accounts and trading platform holding accounts
Article 23. Closure of operator holding accounts
Article 24. Closure of aircraft operator holding accounts
Article 25. Closure of verifier accounts
Article 26. Positive balance on accounts under closure
SECTION 4. Suspension of access to accounts
Article 27. Suspension of access to accounts
Article 28. Closure of accounts and removal of authorised representative on the administrator's initiative
CHAPTER V. VERIFIED EMISSIONS AND COMPLIANCE
Article 29. Verified emissions data for an installation or aircraft operator
Article 30. Blocking of accounts due to a failure to submit verified emissions
Article 31. Calculation of compliance status figures
Article 32. Inactive aircraft operator holding accounts
CHAPTER VI. TRANSACTIONS
SECTION 1. Allocation and issue of allowances
Article 33. National allocation plan tables
Article 34. Union aviation allocation table
Article 35. Entry into the EUTL of national allocation plan tables
Article 36. Entry of allocation decisions in the Union aviation allocation table
Article 37. Corrections of national allocation plan tables
Article 38. Corrections of the Union aviation allocation table
Article 39. Issuance of Chapter III allowances
Article 40. Allocation of Chapter III allowances
Article 41. Allocation of Chapter II allowances
Article 42. Allocation of Chapter III allowances following their sale by Member State
SECTION 2. Transfers of allowances and Kyoto units
Article 43. Transfers of allowances by account holders
Article 44. Transfers of Kyoto units by account holders
Article 45. Minimum holding of Chapter III allowances in Union registry holding accounts administered by the same Member State
SECTION 3. Surrender of allowances, ERUs and CERs
Article 46. Surrender of allowances
Article 47. Surrender of allowances on instruction of the competent authority
Article 48. The surrender of CERs and ERUs
SECTION 4. Deletion of allowances and cancellation of Kyoto units
Article 49. Deletion of allowances
Article 50. Cancellation of Kyoto units
SECTION 5. Transaction reversal
Article 51. Reversal of finalised processes initiated in error
SECTION 6. Accounting mechanisms
Article 52. Minimum deposited quantity on the ETS AAU deposit account
Article 53. Gateway quantity and gateway deposit account
Article 54. Setting aside of AAUs against surrenders of Chapter III allowances by aircraft operators
Article 55. Cancellation of Kyoto units against deletions of Chapter III allowances
Article 56. Clearing of allowance transfers
Article 57. Banking between periods
Article 58. Retirement of AAUs, ERUs or CERs against the domestic aviation emissions of aircraft operators
CHAPTER VII. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE REGISTRIES SYSTEM
SECTION I. Availability
Article 59. Availability and reliability of the Union registry and the EUTL
Article 60. Helpdesks
SECTION 2. Security, and authentication
Article 61. Authentication of registries and the EUTL
Article 62. Accessing accounts in the Union registry
Article 63. Authentication and authorisation of authorised representatives in the Union registry
Article 64. Suspension of all access by authorised representatives due to a security breach
Article 65. Suspension of processes
SECTION 3. Automated checking, recording and completing of processes
Article 66. Automated checking of processes
Article 67. Detection of discrepancies
Article 68. Detection of discrepancies by the registries
Article 69. Reconciliation — Detection of inconsistencies by the EUTL
Article 70. Finalisation of processes
SECTION 4. Specifications and change management
Article 71. Data Exchange and Technical Specifications
Article 72. Change management
CHAPTER VIII. RECORDS, REPORTS, CONFIDENTIALITY AND FEES
Article 73. Records
Article 74. Reporting
Article 75. Confidentiality
Article 76. Fees
CHAPTER IX. TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 77. Migration and Decoupling
Article 78. Amendments of Regulation (EC) No 2216/2004
Article 79. Repeal
Article 80. Entry into force
ANNEX I. Table I-I: Account types and unit types that may be held in each account type

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 920/2010

of 7 October 2010

for a standardised and secured system of registries pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

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