Assessment of plans

See the evaluation of PSE later in this chapter for assessment of planning. 

In this chapter we look at the first allocation round from the European perspective. We do this by outlining the allocation process and rules (Section 2), discussing the challenges faced in developing the first allocation plans (Section 3), describing the role of Commission guidance (Section 4) and reviewing the Commission s assessment of plans (Section 5). In Section 6 we describe the key factors that influenced and shaped the first round allocation process, followed by conclusions in the final section. 

Annex in lists eleven criteria to be respected or taken into account in the allocation plan. Some of the criteria have a mandatory character (e.g. the need for consistency with a Member State s Kyoto target and the obligation to include a list of covered installations with allocated amounts per installation), while others are of an optional nature (e.g. accommodation of early action). The common character of the criteria is that they are of a principled and general rather than operational nature. This means that Member States have considerable freedom to implement the criteria, while the Commission has no clear guidance for the assessment of plans. 

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