Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2024/2985 of 24 September 2024 on the unilateral inclusion of sectors by the Netherlands in the emissions trading system within the Union for buildings, road transport and additional sectors pursuant to Article 30j of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
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Scope of the unilateral extension approval
The extension, in the Netherlands, of the activity referred to in Annex III to Directive 2003/87/EC to the sectors listed in the Annex to this Decision is approved subject to the conditions listed in Article 3.
Authorisation of the issue of additional allowances
Additional allowances shall be issued in 2027 on the basis of the average amount of total emissions of 5 908 224 tCO 2 reported by the Netherlands for the sectors listed in the Annex to this Decision for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018 in accordance with the rules set in Article 30c(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC.
Monitoring and reporting obligations
The Netherlands shall ensure that each regulated entity monitors and reports, in accordance with Article 30f(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC, to the competent authority, for each calendar year, the emissions corresponding to the quantities of fuels released for consumption in the sectors listed in the Annex to this Decision that have taken place from 1 January 2025.
Entry into force and application
This Decision shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
List of additional sectors subject to the EU ETS in the Netherlands pursuant to Article 30j of Directive 2003/87/EC
ANNEX List of additional sectors subject to the EU ETS in the Netherlands pursuant to Article 30j of Directive 2003/87/EC IPCC code Sector Content 1 A 3 b (subset) Road Transportation Combustion emissions from fuel use in agricultural vehicles on paved roads 1 A 3 c Railways Emissions from railway transport for both freight and passenger traffic routes 1 A 3 d (subset) Water-borne Navigation Emissions from fuels used to propel water-borne vessels on inland waters, including hovercraft and hydrofoils, but excluding fishing vessels 1 A 3 e Other Transportation Combustion emissions from all remaining transport activities, including pipeline transportation, ground activities in airports and harbours, and off-road activities not otherwise reported under 1 A 4 c Agriculture or 1 A 2. Manufacturing Industries and Construction 1 A 4 c i (subset) Stationary combustion for agriculture/forestry/fishing Emissions from fuels combusted in pumps, grain drying and other agriculture, forestry or stationary combustion in the fishing industry, excluding stationary combustion in horticultural greenhouses 1 A 4 c ii Off-road Vehicles and Other Machinery mobile combustion Emissions from fuels combusted in traction vehicles on farmland and in forests 1 A 5 (subset) Non-Specified Combustion emissions from fuels used by the military, excluding fuels used in bilateral or multilateral operations and cooperation, and excluding fuels used in national operations
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