1. Legal basis for the Finnish GHG Inventory System
Jaakko Ojala
Counsellor
Ministry of the Environment
Finland

2. Ministry of the Environment
responsible for
matters pertaining to the Climate Convention/UNFCCC
negotiations and implementation on climate matters in the European Community
the national focal point of the Climate Convention/ UNFCCC
Legislation governing the Government
Act of Finnish Government (175/2003)
Government Rules of Procedure (262/2003)
Government Decree on the Ministry of the Environment (708/2003)

3. § Statistics Finland Finland’s general statistical authority
responsible for
annual National Inventory Report on Finland’s greenhouse gas emissions
Legislation governing the operations of Statistics Finland
Statistics Finland Act (48/1992)
Statistics Act (280/2004)
Government resolution of 30 January 2003 on the organisation of climate policy activities of Government authorities

4. Agreement between the Ministry of the Environment and Statistics Finland
on operating the National System for estimating greenhouse gas emissions under the Kyoto Protocol
on reporting requirements under the Climate Convention/UNFCCC
Contribution to the work of the EU’s Climate Change Committee
Cooperation in national climate policy preparation tasks – exchange of information