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Greenhouse gas monitoring mechanism


Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 concerning a mechanism for monitoring Community greenhouse gas emissions and for implementing the Kyoto Protocol

Greenhouse gas monitoring mechanism

The link address is: http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/climat/greenhouse_monitoring.htm

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