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1.7.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
173/13
COMMISSION DECISION
of 30 June 2011
on the Union-wide quantity of allowances referred to in Article 3e(3)(a) to (d) of Directive
2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a scheme for greenhouse
gas emission allowances trading within the Community
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/389/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Article 1
Union,
1. The
Union-wide
total
number
of
allowances
referred
to
in
Article 3c(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC relating to the period
Having regard to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European
from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012 is 212 892 053.
Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing
a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowances trading within
2. The
Union-wide
total
number
of
allowances
referred
to
in
the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC ( 1 ),
Article 3c(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC relating to each year of
and in particular Article 3e(3)(a) to (d) thereof,
the period beginning on 1 January 2013 is 208 502 526.
Article 2
Whereas:
1. The
Union-wide
total
number
of
allowances
referred
to
in
(1)
Article 3e(3)(a) to (d) of Directive 2003/87/EC provides
Article 3d(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC relating to the period
for a decision by the Commission, before the start of
from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012 is 31 933 808.
each trading period, fixing the total quantity of
allowances to be created, auctioned, placed in the
2. The
Union-wide
total
number
of
allowances
referred
to
in
special reserve provided for in Article 3f(1) of Directive
Article 3d(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC relating to each year of
2003/87/EC, and distributed for free to aircraft operators.
the period beginning on 1 January 2013 is 31 275 379.
These quantities are to be determined arithmetically from
Article 3
the figure on the historical aviation emissions which has
been set by Commission Decision 2011/149/EU of
The Union-wide total number of allowances referred to in
7 March 2011 on historical aviation emissions
Article 3f(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC relating to the special
pursuant to Article 3c(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC of
reserve is 50 040 608.
the European Parliament and of the Council establishing
a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowances trading
Article 4
within the Community ( 2 ), at 219 476 343 tonnes of
1. The
Union-wide
total
number
of
allowances
referred
to
in
CO 2 .
Article 3e(3)(d) of Directive 2003/87/EC relating to the period
from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012 is 180 958 245.
(2) Following
its
adaptation
on
incorporation
into
the
EEA
Agreement by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee
2. The
Union-wide
total
number
of
allowances
referred
to
in
No 6/2011 of 1 April 2011 amending Annex XX
Article 3e(3)(d) of Directive 2003/87/EC relating to each year of
(Environment) to the EEA Agreement ( 3 ), Article 3e(3)
the period beginning on 1 January 2013 is 170 972 071.
of Directive 2003/87/EC also provides for the calculation
of EEA-wide quantities of allowances by the EEA Joint
Article 5
Committee when incorporating this Decision into the
This Decision shall enter into force on the third day following
EEA Agreement.
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
(3) Pursuant
to
Article
3e(3)(e)
and
the
third
subparagraph
of
Article 3f(5) of Directive 2003/87/EC (inserted on incor
poration into the EEA Agreement), the Commission is to
Done at Brussels, 30 June 2011.
decide on the EEA-wide benchmark, which needs to be
based on the EEA-wide quantities of allowances fixed by
For the Commission
the EEA Joint Committee. Accordingly, a decision on the
benchmark cannot be taken until the EEA-wide quantities
The President
have been fixed by the EEA Joint Committee,
José Manuel BARROSO
( 1 ) OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32.
( 2 ) OJ L 61, 8.3.2011, p. 42.
( 3 ) OJ L 93, 7.4.2011, p. 35.

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