Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

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 (Text with EEA relevance)

[F1Article 4 U.K. Greenhouse gas emissions permits

Member States shall ensure that, from 1 January 2005 , no installation carries out any activity listed in Annex I resulting in emissions specified in relation to that activity unless its operator holds a permit issued by a competent authority in accordance with Articles 5 and 6, or the installation is excluded from the [F2EU ETS] pursuant to Article 27. This shall also apply to installations opted in under Article 24.]