25.3.2014 Official Journal of the European Union L 89/45 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 21 March 2014 amending Decision 2005/381/EC as regards the questionnaire for reporting on the application of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2014) 1726) (Text with EEA relevance) (2014/166/EU) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC ('), and in particular Article 21(1) thereof, Whereas: (1) Article 21(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC requires Member States to submit annual reports to the Commission on the application of that Directive. Since its adoption, Directive 2003/87/EC has been substantially amended and the Commission has adopted various legislative instruments to further implement it. (2)  Directive 2008/101/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (%) and Directive 2009/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (}) amended Directive 2003/87/EC so as to include aviation activities in the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union and to improve and extend () OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32. (3 Directive 2008/101/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 amending Directive 2003/87EC so as to include aviation activities in the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community (O] L 8, 13.1.2009, p. 3). Directive 2009/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 amending Directive 2003/87/EC so as to improve and extend the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading scheme of the Community (O] L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 63). — = the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading scheme of the Union, respectively. Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 () laid down rules for the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions and activity data, while Commission Regulation (EU) No 600/2012 (°) set out rules for the verification of greenhouse gas emission reports, the accreditation and mutual recognition of verifiers, and peer evaluation of accreditation bodies. (3)  Furthermore, Commission Regulation (EU) No 389/2013 (°) determined the general, operational and maintenance requirements concerning the Union Registry and Commission Decision 2011/278/EU () set out transitional Union-wide rules for harmonised free allocation of emission allowances pursuant to Article 10a of Directive 2003/87|EC. (4 Commission Decision 2005/381/EC (%) set out a ques- tionnaire to be used by the Member States for the drawing up of annual reports aimed at establishing a () Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 of 21 June 2012 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (O] L 181, 12.7.2012, p. 30). (*) Commission Regulation (EU) No 600/2012 of 21 June 2012 on the verification of greenhouse gas emission reports and tonne-kilometre reports and the accreditation of verifiers pursuant to Directive 2003/87[EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (O] L 181, 12.7.2012, p. 1). (°) Commission Regulation (EU) No 389/2013 of 2 May 2013 estab- lishing a Union Registry pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Decisions No 280/2004/EC and No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Regulations (EU) No 920/2010 and No 1193/2011 (O] L 122, 3.5.2013, p. 1). (7) Commission Decision 2011/278/EU of 27 April 2011 determining transitional Union-wide rules for harmonised free allocation of emission allowances pursuant to Article 10a of Directive 2003/87[EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (O] L 130, 17.5.2011, p. 1). (}) Commission Decision 2005/381/EC of 4 May 2005 establishing a questionnaire for reporting on the application of Directive 2003/87[EC of the European Parliament and of the Council estab- lishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (O] L 126, 19.5.2005, p. 43).