S.L. 643.6 Art. 10Checks performed by the Authority.

(1) The Authority may perform any checks it deems necessary on any report submitted by a shipping company pursuant to regulation 9.

(2) The Authority shall not accept a report of aggregated emissions data at company level which has not been verified as TRADING SYSTEM FOR MARITIME TRANSPORT satisfactory or for which a verification report has not been submitted. Where it deems necessary, the Authority may require the submission of a revised report of verified aggregated emissions data at company level. Where necessary, the shipping company shall update the amount of emissions entered into the Union Registry.

(3) Where, in respect of any monitoring year, a shipping company does not submit a report of verified aggregated emissions data at company level in accordance with regulation 9, or where it is deemed that the shipping company has not submitted a report of aggregated emissions data at company level which is in accordance with the requirements set out in regulation 9, the Authority may, unless there is written agreement between the Authority and the shipping company providing otherwise, determine itself the aggregated emissions data at company level for maritime activities performed by that shipping company for that monitoring year. The Authority shall use best available data and shall ensure that a conservative estimate is made that does not underestimate emissions:

Provided that the Authority shall notify the shipping company of the emissions as determined and the methodology used to determine such emissions:

Provided further that the Authority shall enter the amount of emissions as determined in accordance with this sub-regulation into the Union registry.