COMMISSION DECISION

of 29 June 2021

instructing the Central Administrator of the European Union Transaction Log to enter the national allocation tables of Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden into the European Union Transaction Log

2021/C 302/01

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1122 of 12 March 2019 supplementing Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the functioning of the Union Registry (1), and in particular Article 46(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Member States submitted to the Commission the list of installations under their territory pursuant to Article 11(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2).

(2) In accordance with Article 2 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/355 (3), the Commission raised no objections to the lists of installations covered by Directive 2003/87/EC as submitted by Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden, except as set out in Article 1 and Annexes to that Decision.

(3) Member States and EEA EFTA States determined and notified the preliminary annual amounts of free allowances per installation using the revised benchmark values determined in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/447 (4), pursuant to Article 14(5) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/331 (5).

(4) In Article 1 of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/927 (6), it was determined that no adjustment needs to be applied to the preliminary annual amounts of free allowances pursuant to Article 10a(5) of Directive 2003/87/EC, as demand did not exceed the maximum amount.

(5) By letter dated 28 May 2021, Belgium notified its national allocation table for the transitional free allocation of emission allowances for the period from 2021 to 2025 with the final annual amounts of emission allowances drawn up on the basis of Article 46(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1122.

(6) By letter dated 2 June 2021, Bulgaria notified its national allocation table for the transitional free allocation of emission allowances for the period from 2021 to 2025 with the final annual amounts of emission allowances drawn up on the basis of Article 46(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1122.

(7) By letter dated 14 May 2021, Czechia notified its national allocation table for the transitional free allocation of emission allowances for the period from 2021 to 2025 with the final annual amounts of emission allowances drawn up on the basis of Article 46(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1122.

(8) By letter dated 1 June 2021, Denmark notified its national allocation table for the transitional free allocation of emission allowances for the period from 2021 to 2025 with the final annual amounts of emission allowances drawn up on the basis of Article 46(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1122.

(9) By letter dated 31 May 2021, Germany notified its national allocation table for the transitional free allocation of emission allowances for the period from 2021 to 2025 with the final annual amounts of emission allowances drawn up on the basis of Article 46(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1122.

(10) By letter dated 31 May 2021, Estonia notified its national allocation table for the transitional free allocation of emission allowances for the period from 2021 to 2025 with the final annual amounts of emission allowances drawn up on the basis of Article 46(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1122.

(11) By letter dated 2 June 2021, Ireland notified its national allocation table for the transitional free allocation of emission allowances for the period from 2021 to 2025 with the final annual amounts of emission allowances drawn up on the basis of Article 46(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1122.

(12) By letter dated 31 May 2021, Greece notified its national allocation table for the transitional free allocation of emission allowances for the period from 2021 to 2025 with the final annual amounts of emission allowances drawn up on the basis of Article 46(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1122.

(13) By letter dated 1 June 2021, Spain notified its national allocation table for the transitional free allocation of emission allowances for the period from 2021 to 2025 with the final annual amounts of emission allowances drawn up on the basis of Article 46(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1122.

(14) By letter dated 2 June 2021, France notified its national allocation table for the transitional free allocation of emission allowances for the period from 2021 to 2025 with the final annual amounts of emission allowances drawn up on the basis of Article 46(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1122.

(15) By letter dated 1 June 2021, Croatia notified its national allocation table for the transitional free allocation of emission allowances for the period from 2021 to 2025 with the final annual amounts of emission allowances drawn up on the basis of Article 46(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1122.

(16) By letter dated 2 June 2021, Italy notified its national allocation table for the transitional free allocation of emission allowances for the period from 2021 to 2025 with the final annual amounts of emission allowances drawn up on the basis of Article 46(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1122.

(17) By letter dated 1 June 2021, Cyprus notified its national allocation table for the transitional free allocation of emission allowances for the period from 2021 to 2025 with the final annual amounts of emission allowances drawn up on the basis of Article 46(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1122.

(18) By letter dated 1 June 2021, Latvia notified its national allocation table for the transitional free allocation of emission allowances for the period from 2021 to 2025 with the final annual amounts of emission allowances drawn up on the basis of Article 46(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1122.

(19) By letter dated 31 May 2021, Lithuania notified its national allocation table for the transitional free allocation of emission allowances for the period from 2021 to 2025 with the final annual amounts of emission allowances drawn up on the basis of Article 46(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1122.

(20) By letter dated 1 June 2021, Luxembourg notified its national allocation table for the transitional free allocation of emission allowances for the period from 2021 to 2025 with the final annual amounts of emission allowances drawn up on the basis of Article 46(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1122.

(21) By letter dated 2 June 2021, Hungary notified its national allocation table for the transitional free allocation of emission allowances for the period from 2021 to 2025 with the final annual amounts of emission allowances drawn up on the basis of Article 46(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1122.

(22) By letter dated 25 May 2021, Netherlands notified its national allocation table for the transitional free allocation of emission allowances for the period from 2021 to 2025 with the final annual amounts of emission allowances drawn up on the basis of Article 46(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1122.

(23) By letter dated 2 June 2021, Austria notified its national allocation table for the transitional free allocation of emission allowances for the period from 2021 to 2025 with the final annual amounts of emission allowances drawn up on the basis of Article 46(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1122.

(24) By letter dated 2 June 2021, Poland notified its national allocation table for the transitional free allocation of emission allowances for the period from 2021 to 2025 with the final annual amounts of emission allowances drawn up on the basis of Article 46(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1122.

(25) By letter dated 1 June 2021, Portugal notified its national allocation table for the transitional free allocation of emission allowances for the period from 2021 to 2025 with the final annual amounts of emission allowances drawn up on the basis of Article 46(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1122.

(26) By letter dated 28 May 2021, Romania notified its national allocation table for the transitional free allocation of emission allowances for the period from 2021 to 2025 with the final annual amounts of emission allowances drawn up on the basis of Article 46(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1122.

(27) By letter dated 1 June 2021, Slovenia notified its national allocation table for the transitional free allocation of emission allowances for the period from 2021 to 2025 with the final annual amounts of emission allowances drawn up on the basis of Article 46(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1122.

(28) By letter dated 27 May 2021, Slovakia notified its national allocation table for the transitional free allocation of emission allowances for the period from 2021 to 2025 with the final annual amounts of emission allowances drawn up on the basis of Article 46(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1122.

(29) By letter dated 2 June 2021, Finland notified its national allocation table for the transitional free allocation of emission allowances for the period from 2021 to 2025 with the final annual amounts of emission allowances drawn up on the basis of Article 46(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1122.

(30) By letter dated 2 June 2021, Sweden notified its national allocation table for the transitional free allocation of emission allowances for the period from 2021 to 2025 with the final annual amounts of emission allowances drawn up on the basis of Article 46(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1122.

(31) The Commission should instruct the central administrator of the European Union Transaction Log to enter the national allocation table into the Union Registry as it considers that the notified national allocation tables are in conformity with Directive 2003/87/EC and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/331 and Decision (EU) 2021/355,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1 The Commission instructs the central administrator of the European Union Transaction Log to enter the national allocation table of Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden with the final annual amounts for the transitional free allocation of emission allowances for the period from 2021 to 2025 into the European Union Transaction Log.

Article 2 The central administrator of the European Union Transaction Log shall enter the changes to the national allocation tables of Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden set out in Annexes I to XXVI respectively into the European Union Transaction Log.

Done at Brussels, 29 June 2021. For the Commission Frans TIMMERMANS Executive Vice-President

(1) OJ L 177, 2.7.2019, p. 3.

(2) Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).

(3) Commission Decision (EU) 2021/355 of 25 February 2021 concerning national implementation measures for the transitional free allocation of greenhouse gas emission allowances in accordance with Article 11(3) of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 68, 26.2.2021, p. 221).

(4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/447 of 12 March 2021 determining revised benchmark values for free allocation of emission allowances for the period from 2021 to 2025 pursuant to Article 10a(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 87, 15.3.2021, p. 29).

(5) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/331 of 19 December 2018 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 (OJ L 59, 27.2.2019, p. 8).

(6) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/927 of 31 May 2021 determining the uniform cross-sectoral correction factor for the adjustment of free allocations of emission allowances for the period 2021 to 2025 (OJ L 203, 9.6.2021, p. 14).