Allocation to new entrants
Article 18
1. For the purposes of the free allocation of emission allowances to new entrants, Member States shall calculate the preliminary annual number of emission allowances allocated free of charge as of the start of normal operation of the installation for each sub-installation separately, as follows: (a) for each product benchmark sub-installation, heat benchmark sub-installation and fuel benchmark sub-installation, the preliminary annual number of emission allowances allocated free of charge for a given year shall correspond to the value of that benchmark for the relevant period multiplied by the relevant historical activity level; (b) for each process emissions sub-installation, the preliminary annual number of emission allowances allocated free of charge for a given year shall correspond to the process-related historical activity level multiplied by 0,97. Article 16(3), (4), (5) and (7) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the calculation of the preliminary annual number of emission allowances allocated free of charge to new entrants. 2. The preliminary annual number of emission allowances allocated free of charge for the calendar year where the start of normal operation occurs shall correspond to the value of the applicable benchmark value for each sub-installation multiplied by the activity level of that year. 3. The preliminary annual amount of emission allowances allocated free of charge for each installation shall be the sum of all sub-installations' preliminary annual numbers of emission allowances allocated free of charge calculated in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2. The second subparagraph of Article 16(6) shall apply. 4. Member States shall notify to the Commission without delay the annual amount of emission allowances per installation allocated free of charge to new entrants. Emission allowances from the new entrants reserve created pursuant to Article 10a(7) of Directive 2003/87/EC shall be allocated by the Commission on a first come, first served basis as from receipt of that notification. The Commission may reject the preliminary annual amount of emission allowances allocated free of charge to a specific installation. 5. The final annual amount of emission allowances allocated free of charge shall correspond to the preliminary annual amount of emission allowances allocated free of charge for each installation determined in accordance with paragraphs 1 to 4 annually adjusted by the linear factor referred to in Article 9 of Directive 2003/87/EC, using the preliminary annual amount of emission allowances allocated free of charge for the installation concerned for the first year of the relevant allocation period as a reference. 6. For the purpose of the calculations referred to in paragraphs 1 to 5, the number of allowances for sub-installations and installations shall be expressed as the nearest integer.