COMMISSION DECISION

of 16 April 2020

instructing the Central Administrator of the European Union Transaction Log to enter changes to the international credit entitlement tables in the Union international credit entitlement table in the European Union Transaction Log

(2020/C 150/04)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 389/2013 of 2 May 2013 establishing a Union Registry pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council Decisions No 280/2004/EC and No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Regulations (EU) No 920/2010 and (EU) No 1193/2011 (2), and in particular Article 59(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The number of international credits that operators are entitled to is set in accordance with the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1123/2013 of 8 November 2013 on determining international credit entitlements pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.

(2) The entitlements set in accordance with Article 1(2) – (5) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1123/2013 are updated automatically every year by the Union Registry on the basis of verified emissions. In the case of new installations and new aircraft operators there is no initial value.

(3) Member States are required by Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1123/2013 to notify changes to their international credit entitlement table to the Commission which shall pursuant to Article 59(3) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 389/2013 instruct the central administrator to make the corresponding changes to the international credit entitlement table held in the European Union Transaction Log (EUTL) if these changes are in conformity with Directive 2003/87/EC and measures adopted pursuant to its Article 11a.

(4) By letter dated 3 March 2020, Austia notified changes to its international credit entitlement table for the period from 2008 to 2020 pursuant to Article 59(3) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 389/2013.

(5) By letter dated 17 March 2020, Belgium notified changes to its international credit entitlement table for the period from 2008 to 2020 pursuant to Article 59(3) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 389/2013.

(6) By letter dated 19 March 2020, Cyprus notified changes to its international credit entitlement table for the period from 2008 to 2020 pursuant to Article 59(3) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 389/2013.

(7) By letter dated 9 March 2020, Czechia notified changes to its international credit entitlement table for the period from 2008 to 2020 pursuant to Article 59(3) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 389/2013.

(8) By letter dated 20 March 2020, Denmark notified changes to its international credit entitlement table for the period from 2008 to 2020 pursuant to Article 59(3) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 389/2013.

(9) By letter dated 24 March 2020, Estonia notified changes to its international credit entitlement table for the period from 2008 to 2020 pursuant to Article 59(3) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 389/2013.

(10) By letter dated 28 February 2020, Finland notified changes to its international credit entitlement table for the period from 2008 to 2020 pursuant to Article 59(3) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 389/2013.

(11) By letter dated 23 March 2020, France notified changes to its international credit entitlement table for the period from 2008 to 2020 pursuant to Article 59(3) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 389/2013.

(12) By letter dated 16 March 2020, Germany notified changes to its international credit entitlement table for the period from 2008 to 2020 pursuant to Article 59(3) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 389/2013.

(13) By letter dated 19 March 2020, Ireland notified changes to its international credit entitlement table for the period from 2008 to 2020 pursuant to Article 59(3) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 389/2013.

(14) By letter dated 17 March 2020, Italy notified changes to its international credit entitlement table for the period from 2008 to 2020 pursuant to Article 59(3) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 389/2013.

(15) By letter dated 23 March 2020, Latvia notified changes to its international credit entitlement table for the period from 2008 to 2020 pursuant to Article 59(3) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 389/2013.

(16) By letter dated 18 March 2020, Malta notified changes to its international credit entitlement table for the period from 2008 to 2020 pursuant to Article 59(3) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 389/2013.

(17) By letter dated 17 March 2020, the Netherlands notified changes to its international credit entitlement table for the period from 2008 to 2020 pursuant to Article 59(3) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 389/2013.

(18) By letter dated 20 March 2020, Poland notified changes to its international credit entitlement table for the period from 2008 to 2020 pursuant to Article 59(3) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 389/2013.

(19) By letter dated 18 March 2020, Romania notified changes to its international credit entitlement table for the period from 2008 to 2020 pursuant to Article 59(3) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 389/2013.

(20) By letter dated 17 March 2020, Slovakia notified changes to its international credit entitlement table for the period from 2008 to 2020 pursuant to Article 59(3) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 389/2013.

(21) By letter dated 23 March 2020, Spain notified changes to its international credit entitlement table for the period from 2008 to 2020 pursuant to Article 59(3) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 389/2013.

(22) By letter dated 18 March 2020, Sweden notified changes to its international credit entitlement table for the period from 2008 to 2020 pursuant to Article 59(3) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 389/2013.

(23) By letter dated 25 March 2020, the United Kingdom notified changes to its international credit entitlement table for the period from 2008 to 2020 pursuant to Article 59(3) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 389/2013.

(24) The Commission has not found inconsistencies between the changes notified and Directive 2003/87/EC or measures adopted pursuant to Article 11a,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1 The Commission instructs the Central Administrator of the European Union Transaction Log to enter the changes to the international credit entitlement tables into the European Union Transaction Log.

Article 2 The changes to the international credit entitlement tables are specified in the Annex.

Done at Brussels, 16 April 2020. For the Commission Frans TIMMERMANS Executive Vice-President

(1) OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32.

(2) OJ L 122, 3.5.2013, p. 1.