‘A Member State may request to be granted a derogation by the Commission from point (da) of the first subparagraph to apply a different methodology from that specified in Annex IIIa where the methodology improvement required cannot be achieved in time for the improvement to be taken into account in the greenhouse gas inventories for the period from 2021 to 2030, or where the cost of the methodology improvement would be disproportionately high compared to the benefits of applying such methodology to improve accounting for emissions and removals due to the low significance of the emissions and removals from the carbon pools concerned. Member States wishing to benefit from this derogation shall submit a reasoned request to the Commission by 31 December 2020, indicating by which time the methodology improvement could be implemented, the alternative methodology proposed or both, and an assessment of the potential impacts on the accuracy of accounting. The Commission may request additional information to be submitted within a specific, reasonable time period. Where the Commission considers that the request is justified, it shall grant the derogation. If the Commission rejects the request, it shall give reasons for its decision.’.
“Féadfaidh Ballstát a iarraidh go ndeonófar maolú ó phointe (da) den chéad fhomhír chun modheolaíocht eile seachas an ceann a shonraítear in Iarscríbhinn IIIa a chur i bhfeidhm dó i gcás nach bhféadfar an feabhas ar an modheolaíocht atá de dhíth a bhaint amach in am chun an feabhsú a chur san áireamh sna fardail ar gháis cheaptha teasa don tréimhse ó 2021 go 2030, nó i gcás go mbeadh costas díréireach ard ag baint leis an bhfeabhsú ar an modheolaíocht i gcomparáid le modheolaíocht den sórt sin a chur i bhfeidhm chun an cuntas a thugtar ar astaíochtaí agus ar aistrithe a fheabhsú i ngeall ar an tábhacht íseal atá ag na hastaíochtaí agus aistrithe ó na linnte carbóin lena mbaineann. Cuirfidh Ballstáit ar mian leo leas a bhaint as an maolú seo iarraidh réasúnaithe faoi bhráid an Choimisiúin faoin 31 Nollaig 2020, ina dtabharfar an amlíne le fios don uair a fhéadfar an feabhas ar an modheolaíocht agus/nó an mhodheolaíocht mhalartach atá beartaithe a chur chun feidhme, maille le measúnú ar an tionchar a d’fhéadfadh a bheith i gceist i dtaca le cruinneas na cuntasaíochta. Féadfaidh an Coimisiún a iarraidh go gcuirfí faisnéis bhreise faoina bhráid laistigh de thréimhse ama réasúnta shonraithe. I gcás ina measann an Coimisiún go bhfuil bonn cirt leis an iarraidh, deonóidh sé an maolú. Má dhiúltaíonn an Coimisiún don iarraidh, tabharfaidh an Coimisiún na cúiseanna a bhí lena chinneadh.”.