1. By 31 October of every year, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a State of the Energy Union report.
2. The State of the Energy Union report shall include the following elements:
(a)
the assessment carried out pursuant to Article 29;
(b)
where appropriate, recommendations pursuant to Article 34;
(c)
the report on the functioning of the carbon market referred to in Article 10(5) of Directive 2003/87/EC, including information on the application of that Directive in accordance with Article 21(2) thereof;
(d)
biennially, from 2023, a report on Union bioenergy sustainability, containing the information specified in Annex X;
(e)
biennially, a report on voluntary schemes in respect of which the Commission has adopted a decision pursuant to Article 30(4) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001, containing the information specified in Annex XI to this Regulation;
(f)
an overall progress report on the application of Directive 2009/72/EC;
(g)
an overall progress report on the application of Directive 2009/73/EC pursuant to Article 52 of that Directive;
(h)
an overall progress report on energy efficiency obligation schemes and alternative policy measures as referred to in Articles 7a and 7b of Directive 2012/27/EU;
(i)
biennially, an overall progress report on the renovation of the national stock of residential and non-residential buildings, both public and private, in line with the roadmaps set out in the long-term renovation strategies that each Member State shall establish in accordance with Article 2a of Directive 2010/31/EU;
(j)
every four years, an overall progress report on Member States' increase in the number of nearly zero-energy buildings in accordance with Article 9(5) of Directive 2010/31/EU;
(k)
an overall progress report on Member States' progress in creating a complete and operational energy market;
(l)
actual fuel quality in the different Member States and geographical coverage of fuels with a maximum sulphur content of 10 mg/kg aiming to provide an overview of the fuels quality data in the different Member States as reported pursuant to Directive 98/70/EC;
(m)
a progress report on competitiveness;
(n)
Member States' progress towards phasing out energy subsidies, in particular for fossil fuels;
(o)
other issues of relevance to the implementation of the Energy Union, including public and private support;
(p)
by 31 October 2019 and every four years thereafter, an assessment of the implementation of Directive 2009/31/EC.