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the following Articles 73b to 73g are inserted: ‘Article 73b Issuance and Deposit of AAUs 1. Prior to the retirement transaction in accordance with Article 11(3) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6), the central administrator shall: (a) issue a number of AAUs equal to the Union assigned amount determined in accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2015/1339 (7) in the EU AAU Account in the Union Registry; (b) immediately transfer a number of AAUs equal to the number of general allowances created pursuant to Commission Decision 2010/634/EU (8) from the EU AAU Account to the ETS AAU Deposit Account in the Union Registry. 2. At the latest 3 months after the closure of the ESD Compliance Account for 2020 pursuant to Article 31, each national administrator shall: (a) issue a number of AAUs equal to its respective Member State assigned amount determined pursuant to the Ratification Decision in a Party holding Account in its KP registry; (b) immediately transfer a number of AAUs equal to the total number of AEAs corresponding to the annual emission allocation for its Member State for all years pursuant to Article 3(2) of Decision No 406/2009/EC as determined prior to any amendment pursuant to Article 27(2) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 from the Party holding Account to the ESD AAU Deposit Account in its KP registry. 3. Before the completion of the clearing processes pursuant to Article 73f, the central administrator shall ensure that the EUTL prevents all transactions of AAUs from the ETS AAU Deposit Account or from the ESD AAU Deposit Accounts, with the exception of: (a) the cancellation or the transfer of a number of AAUs less than or equal to the number of AEAs transferred to the ESD Deletion Account pursuant to Article 88(2); (b) the retirement of a number of AAUs in accordance with Article 11(3) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013, equal to the number of AEAs transferred to the ESD Deletion Account pursuant to Article 31(4) of this Regulation corresponding to the quantity of GHG emissions entered in the ESD Compliance Account pursuant to Article 77 of this Regulation; (c) the cancellation or the transfer of a number of AAUs less than or equal to the number of AEAs transferred to the ESD Deletion Account pursuant to Article 31(4) that exceed the quantity of GHG emissions entered in the ESD Compliance Account pursuant to Article 77; (d) transfers required for the purposes of the clearing processes pursuant to Article 73f; (e) the conversion of AAUs into ERUs, provided that a number of AEAs equal to the number of AAUs to be converted plus the number of ERUs required to satisfy the share of proceeds levy referred to in Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 have been transferred to the ESD Deletion Account pursuant to Article 31(4) of this Regulation. Article 73c Transfer and use of units 1. The central administrator shall ensure that the EUTL prevents transactions involving CERs, ERUs, tCERs and lCERs which have been used in accordance with Article 81 with the exception of: (a) the transfer of units from the ESD Compliance Account in the Union Registry to the relevant MS KP registry pursuant to Article 31(3); (b) the retirement of units pursuant to Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013; (c) the carry-over of units from the first to the second commitment period in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013. 2. Upon completion of the carry-over of units from the first to the second commitment period in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013, the central administrator shall ensure that the EUTL prevents the use of CERs, ERUs, tCERs or lCERs pursuant to Article 81 of this Regulation unless those units are valid for the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol. Article 73d Cancellation of units 1. After the completion of the carry-over of units from the first to the second commitment period in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013, the central administrator shall cancel all CERs and ERUs remaining in the Aviation Surrender Set Aside Account. 2. After the completion of the carry-over of units from the first to the second commitment period in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013, the central administrator shall request national administrators to cancel CERs and ERUs valid for the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol held in ETS accounts they administer in the Union Registry or cancel them. Article 73e Retirement of units To the extent that emissions covered by Directive 2003/87/EC exceed the Union assigned amount determined in accordance with the Ratification Decision, the central administrator shall retire AAUs from the EU PPSR Account. Article 73f Carry-over in the Union Registry The central administrator shall carry-over all AAUs from the ETS Central Clearing Account and the AAUs transferred pursuant to Article 73a(4) of this Regulation to the EU PPSR Account established pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013. Article 73g Clearing Processes 1. Within 6 months of the closure of the ESD Compliance Account for 2020 in accordance with Article 31, the central administrator shall calculate a clearing value for each Member State by subtracting net transfers of AEAs from net acquisitions of AEAs between Member States over the period 2013-2020. 2. Where a Member State has a negative clearing value pursuant to paragraph 1, the relevant national administrator shall transfer a number of AAUs equal to the clearing value from their ESD AAU Deposit Account to the ESD Central Clearing Account. 3. Where a Member State has a positive clearing value pursuant to paragraph 1 and after the completion of all transfers pursuant to paragraph 2, the central administrator shall transfer a number of AAUs equal to the clearing value to a Party holding Account of the relevant Member State. 4. Before performing the transfer referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, the relevant national administrator shall first transfer a number of AAUs required to satisfy the share of proceeds applied to first international transfers of AAUs in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013. (6) Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on a mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and for reporting other information at national and Union level relevant to climate change and repealing Decision No 280/2004/EC (OJ L 165, 18.6.2013, p. 13)." (7) Council Decision (EU) 2015/1339 of 13 July 2015 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the joint fulfilment of commitments thereunder (OJ L 207, 4.8.2015, p. 1)." (8) Commission Decision 2010/634/EU of 22 October 2010 adjusting the Union-wide quantity of allowances to be issued under the Union Scheme for 2013 and repealing Decision 2010/384/EU (OJ L 279, 23.10.2010, p. 34).’"