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Table: NZ ETS participant obligations: dates of commencement and relevant compliance periods

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Sector

Schedule

Voluntary reporting period

Mandatory reporting period

Unit obligations/ entitlements commence

End of initial compliance period for surrendering units

Forestry
(pre-1990 forests)

Part 1 of Schedule 3

not applicable

not applicable

1 January 2008

31 Dec 2009

Forestry removal activities
(post-1989 forests)

Part 1 of Schedule 4

not applicable

not applicable

1 January 2008

31 Dec 2008
(if registered)

Liquid fossil fuels

Part 2 of Schedule 3

1 Jan 2009 – 31 Dec 2009

1 Jan 2010 – 31 Dec 2010

1 January 2011

31 Dec 2011

Liquid fossil fuels
(opt-in for obligation jet fuel)

Part 3 of Schedule 4

1 Jan 2009 – 31 Dec 2009

1 Jan 2010 – 31 Dec 2010

1 January 2011
(if registered)

31 Dec 2011
(if registered)

Stationary energy

Part 3 of Schedule 3

not applicable

not applicable

1 January 2010

31 Dec 2010

Stationary energy
(opt-in for purchasers of coal or natural gas)

Part 4 of Schedule 4

not applicable

not applicable

1 January 2010

31 Dec 2010
(if registered)

Industrial processes
(subpart 1)

Subpart 1 of Part 4 of Schedule 3

not applicable

not applicable

1 January 2010

31 Dec 2010

Industrial processes
(subpart 2 – synthetic gases)

Subpart 2 of Part 4 of Schedule 3

1 Jan 2011 - 31 Dec 2011

1 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2012

1 January 2013

31 Dec 2013

Agriculture

Part 5 of Schedule 3

1 Jan 2011 – 31 Dec 2011

1 Jan 2012 – 31 Dec 2012

1 Jan 2013

31 Dec 2013

Agriculture
(opt-in by farmers if point of obligation at processor level)

Part 5 of Schedule 4
(if brought into force)

1 Jan 2011 – 31 Dec 2011
(if registered)

1 Jan 2012 – 31 Dec 2012
(if registered)

1 Jan 2013
(if registered)

1 Jan 2013
(if registered)

Waste

Part 6 of Schedule 3

1 Jan 2011 – 31 Dec 2011

1 Jan 2012 – 31 Dec 2012

1 Jan 2013

31 Dec 2013

Other removal activities
(subpart 1 – embedded products)

Subpart 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 4

not applicable

not applicable

1 Jan 2010

31 Dec 2010 (although may report quarterly before this date)

Other removal activities
(subpart 2 – CCS)

Subpart 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 4

not applicable

not applicable

Date determined by an Order in Council

 

Other removal activities
(subpart 3 – HFCs and PFCs)

Subpart 3 of Part 2 of Schedule 4

1 Jan 2011 – 31 Dec 2011

1 Jan 2012 – 31 Dec 2012

1 Jan 2013

31 Dec 2013

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