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11. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/331 is amended in accordance with this Part.
12.—(1) Article 16 is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 2 in each of points (a) to (d) for “, adopted in accordance with Article 10a(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC,” in each place substitute “set out in Annex 8”.
(3) In paragraph 5 for “, adopted in accordance with Article 10a(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC” substitute “set out in Annex 8”.
(4) In paragraph 10 for “the benchmarks for the relevant allocation period referred to in paragraphs 2 and 5 have been adopted” substitute “benchmarks for the 2026-2030 allocation period are set out in Annex 8 but, if no such benchmarks are set out in Annex 8 on or before 1 December 2025, as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter (using the benchmarks for the 2021-2025 allocation period set out in Annex 8 for the calculation)”.
(5) In paragraph 12—
(a)in the opening words for “adopted in accordance with Article 10a(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC” substitute “set out in Annex 8”;
(b)in point (a) for “the allocation period in the EU ETS beginning on 1 January 2021” substitute “the 2021-2025 allocation period”;
(c)in point (b) for “the allocation period in the EU ETS beginning on 1 January 2026” substitute “the 2026-2030 allocation period”.
13.—(1) Article 18 is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 1(a) for “adopted in accordance with Article 10a(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC” substitute “set out in Annex 8”.
14.—(1) Annex 7 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 4.2 (unreasonable costs) in the third paragraph in point (f) for “has not yet been determined in accordance with Article 10a(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC, the respective benchmark specified in Annex I to this Regulation” substitute “for the 2026-2030 allocation period is not set out in Annex 8, the benchmark for the 2021-2025 allocation period”.
15. After Annex 7 insert—
Product benchmark | Benchmark value (allowances/t) for 2021-2025 allocation period |
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Coke | 0.217 |
Sintered ore | 0.157 |
Hot metal | 1.288 |
Pre-bake anode | 0.312 |
Aluminium | 1.464 |
Grey cement clinker | 0.693 |
White cement clinker | 0.957 |
Lime (1) | 0.725 |
Dolime | 0.815 |
Sintered dolime | 1.406 |
Float glass | 0.399 |
Bottles and jars of colourless glass | 0.290 |
Bottles and jars of coloured glass | 0.237 |
Continuous filament glass fibre products | 0.309 |
Facing bricks | 0.106 |
Pavers | 0.146 |
Roof tiles | 0.120 |
Spray-dried powder | 0.058 |
Plaster | 0.047 |
Dried secondary gypsum | 0.013 |
Short fibre kraft pulp | 0.091 |
Long fibre kraft pulp | 0.046 |
Sulphite pulp, thermo-mechanical and mechanical pulp | 0.015 |
Recovered paper pulp | 0.030 |
Newsprint | 0.226 |
Uncoated fine paper | 0.242 |
Coated fine paper | 0.242 |
Tissue | 0.254 |
Testliner and fluting | 0.188 |
Uncoated carton board | 0.180 |
Coated carton board | 0.207 |
Nitric acid | 0.230 |
Adipic acid | 2.12 |
Vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) | 0.155 |
Phenol/acetone | 0.230 |
S-PVC | 0.066 |
E-PVC | 0.181 |
Soda ash | 0.753 |
Product benchmark | Benchmark value (allowances/t) for 2021-2025 allocation period |
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Refinery products | 0.0228 |
EAF carbon steel | 0.215 |
EAF high alloy steel | 0.268 |
Iron casting | 0.282 |
Mineral wool | 0.536 |
Plasterboard | 0.110 |
Carbon black | 1.485 |
Ammonia | 1.570 |
Steam cracking | 0.681 |
Aromatics | 0.0228 |
Styrene | 0.401 |
Hydrogen | 6.84 |
Synthesis gas (syngas) | 0.187 |
Ethylene oxide/ethylene glycols | 0.389 |
Benchmark | Benchmark value (allowances/TJ) for 2021-2025 allocation period |
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Heat benchmark | 47.3 |
Fuel benchmark | 42.6 |
Where no benchmarks are set out in this Annex for the 2026-2030 allocation period, the benchmarks for the 2021-2025 allocation period are to be used.”.
See article 20 of this Order in relation to the 2024 and 2025 scheme years.