#32026D1312EU free emissions allowance rules for 2026-2030
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This decision reviews and approves national data used to calculate free greenhouse gas emission allowances for EU ETS installations during 2026-2030. It covers industrial operators that may still receive free allowances instead of buying all allowances at auction. Businesses in covered sectors should treat this as a key step in the next EU ETS allocation cycle. The decision affects how installation-level production, heat transfer, electricity production and emissions data are accepted for allocation calculations, which can influence compliance costs for energy-intensive operators.
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Key Changes
- Sets the Commission’s review of Member States’ national implementation measures for free EU ETS allocation in 2026-2030
- Confirms the use of harmonised installation-level data covering the 2019-2023 baseline period
- Supports the calculation of free allowances for eligible industrial operators under the EU ETS
Obligations
What this law requires
Member States had to submit National Implementation Measures to the Commission, including a list of installations covered by Directive 2003/87/EC on their territory and installation-level data on production activity, transfers of heat and gases, electricity production, and emissions at sub-installation level for the 2019-2023 baseline period.
Member States had to submit their National Implementation Measures using the electronic template provided by the Commission under Article 14(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/331, including the relevant data per installation.
Member States had to submit a methodology report setting out the data collection process conducted by their authorities for the National Implementation Measures.
Where the Commission found National Implementation Measure submissions incomplete and requested additional information, the Member States concerned had to provide the requested additional information.