PART 3Free Allocation Regulation amended
Free Allocation Regulation amended
11. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/331 is amended in accordance with this Part.
Article 16 amended (preliminary allocation at installation level for incumbent installations)
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”.
Article 18 amended (preliminary allocation to new entrants)
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”.
Annex 7 amended (data monitoring methods)
14.—(1) Annex 7 is amended as follows.
Section 4 amended (selection of determination methodologies and data sources representing highest achievable accuracy)
(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”.
Annex 8 inserted
15. After Annex 7 insert—
“Annex 8Benchmarks
Table A
Product benchmarks without consideration of exchangeability of fuel and electricity for 2021-2025 allocation period
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 |
Table B
Product benchmarks with consideration of exchangeability of fuel and electricity for 2021-2025 allocation period
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 |
Table C
Heat and fuel benchmarks for 2021-2025 allocation period
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.