7.9.2013 Official Journal of the European Union L 240/27 COMMISSION DECISION of 5 September 2013 concerning national implementation measures for the transitional free allocation of greenhouse gas emission allowances in accordance with Article 11(3) of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2013) 5666) (Text with EEA relevance) (2013/448[EU) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, to the Treaty on European Union, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (°) provides for transitional measures applying in respect of Having regard to the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Croatia and set out in Annex V to this Act. Pursuant to Union, point 10 of that Annex V, Croatia is required to ensure that operators comply with Directive 2003/87[EC for the whole year 2013. Likewise, operators of eligible instal- lations receive free allocation for the whole year 2013 to allow them full compliance with the EU ETS and its principle of annual monitoring, reporting and verification of emissions and surrender of emission allowances. Accordingly, Croatia submitted the NIMs to the Commission in accordance with Article 11(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC and Article 15(1) of Decision 2011/278/EU. 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 Articles 10a and 11 thereof, Whereas: 4 To ensure data quality and comparability, the Commission provided an electronic template for the submission of the NIMs. All Member States submitted in this or in a similar format a list of installations, a table containing all relevant data per installation and a methodology report setting out the data collection process conducted by Member States’ authorities. (1) Auctioning is the rule for the allocation of emission allowances from 2013 onwards to operators of instal- lations within the scope of the emissions trading scheme of the Union (EU ETS). However, eligible operators will continue to receive free allowances between 2013 and 2020. The amount of allowances that each such operator receives is determined on the basis of Union-wide harmonised rules set out in Directive 2003/87/EC and Commission Decision 2011/278[EU (3. (5)  Given the wide range of information and data submitted, the Commission first analysed the completeness of all the NIMs. Where the Commission noted that submissions were incomplete, it requested additional information (2)  Member States were required to submit to the from the Member States concerned. In reply to those Commission by 30 September 2011 their National requests, the relevant authorities submitted additional Implementation Measures (NIMs) comprising, among relevant  information in order to complete the other mandatory information, a list of installations submitted NIMs. covered by Directive 2003/87/EC on their territory and the preliminary amount of free allowances to be allocated between 2013 and 2020 calculated on the basis of the Union-wide harmonised rules. (6)  The NIMs, including the preliminary total annual amounts of emission allowances to be allocated for free between 2013 and 2020, have then been evaluated against the criteria contained in Directive 2003/87[EC, (3)  Article 18 of the Act concerning the conditions of notably Article 10a thereof, and in Decision accession of the Republic of Croatia and the adjustments 2011/278[EU, taking into account the Commission’s guidance documents to Member States endorsed by the () OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32. Climate Change Committee on 14 April 2011. Where (%) Commission Decision 2011/278/EU of 27 April 2011 determining applicable, account has been taken of the guidance on 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). () OJ L 112, 24.4.2012, p. 21. interpretation of Annex I to Directive 2003/87[EC.