European Union (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading) (Amendment) Regulations 2020.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading) (Amendment) Regulations 2020.
(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on 31 December 2020.
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paragraphs: In these Regulations, “the Principal Regulations” means the European Communities (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading) Regulations 2012 ( S.I. No. 490 of 2012 ).
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paragraphs: Regulation 3 of the Principal Regulations is amended -
(a) in the definition of “combustion”, by the substitution of “waste gas scrubbing;” for “waste gas scrubbing, and is without prejudice to any decision taken under any national allocation plan in accordance with Regulation 10;”,
(b) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “Commission”:
“ ‘Commission’ means the European Commission;”,
(c) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “Commission’s Auctioning Regulation”:
“ ‘Commission’s Auctioning Regulation’ means Commission Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 of 12 November 20106 on the timing, administration and other aspects of auctioning of greenhouse gas emission allowances pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowances trading within the Community, as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1210/2011 of 23 November 20117 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 784/2012 of 30 August 20128 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 1042/2012 of 7 November 20129 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 1143/2013 of 13 November 201310 , Commission Regulation (EU) No 176/2014 of 25 February 201411 , Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1902 of 18 October 201712 , Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/7 of 30 October 201813 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1868 of 28 August 201914 ;”,
(d) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “Commission’s Free Allocation Rules”:
“ ‘Commission’s Free Allocation Rules’ means -
(a) in relation to allocations relating to the period prior to 1 January 2021, Commission Decision of 27 April 201115 determining transitional Union-wide rules for harmonised free allocation of emission allowances pursuant to Article 10a of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, and
(b) in relation to allocations relating to the period commencing on 1 January 2021, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/331 of 19 December 201816 determining transitional Union-wide rules for harmonised free allocation of emission allowances pursuant to Article 10a of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council;”,
(e) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “Commission’s Monitoring and Reporting Regulation”:
“ ‘Commission’s Monitoring and Reporting Regulation’ means Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 of 21 June 201217 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066 of 19 December 201818 ;”,
(f) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “Commission’s Verification and Accreditation Regulation”:
“ ‘Commission’s Verification and Accreditation Regulation’ means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2067 of 19 December 201819 on the verification of data and on the accreditation of verifiers pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council;”,
(g) by the deletion of the definition of “Community scheme”,
(h) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “Directive”:
“ ‘Directive’ means Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 20031 establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC, as amended by Directive 2004/101/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 20042 , Directive 2008/101/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 20083 , Directive 2009/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 20094 , and Directive (EU) 2018/410 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 20185 ;”,
(i) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of Minister:
“ ‘Minister’ means the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications;”,
(j) by the substitution of the following definition for the definitions of “new entrant”:
“ ‘new entrant’ means -
(a) for the purposes of the allocation of allowances prior to 1 January 2021 -