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Article 4Evidence of the excess emissions and diminishing removals#
1.Evidence of the excess emissions and diminishing removals provided by the Member States shall be verifiable.
2.For areas identified pursuant to Article 2(1), the evidence referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be based on the difference of total emissions and total removals generated during the period 2026-2030 in those areas, compared to total emissions and total removals generated during that same period in an area of that Member State that is similar in climate and soil type and land reporting categories with the same management practices, and that was not identified in accordance with Article 2(1). That comparison may also be carried out on the same area, under the same management practices, in a historical period after 1990 during which that area would not qualify as area affected by the long-term impact of climate change in accordance with Article 2(1).
3.For areas identified pursuant to Article 3(2), the evidence referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be based on the difference of total emissions and total removals generated during the period 2026-2030 in those areas, compared to total emissions and total removals generated during that same period in an area of that Member State that is similar in climate and soil type, and land reporting categories, and that does not qualify as affected in accordance with Article 3(2).
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