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Key documents
- 09 Nov 2011 - Questions & Answers on the harmonised free allocation methodology for the EU-ETS post 2012
[319 KB] - 27 Apr 2011 - Decision 2011/278/EU - determining transitional Union-wide rules for harmonised free allocation of emission allowances pursuant to Article 10a of Directive 2003/87/EC
- 08 Feb 2011 - Explanatory paper for MEPs [117 KB]
- 22 Oct 2010 - Impact assessment (executive summary) [27 KB]
- 22 Oct 2010 - Impact assessment [219 KB]
Power point presentations explaining the basic rules for applying the harmonised allocation rules in the 3rd trading period (including examples for specific cases)
During workshops in Member States (end March – end April 2011), a general presentation and 5 case-study presentations were given to explain in a practical way how the allocation rules should be applied.
When consulting these presentations, please always read the "Disclaimer and Copyright" mentioned on the 1st slide of each presentation.
Guidance documents, Data collection template, and Methodology report
The following guidance documents and templates were endorsed by the Climate Change Committee on 14 April 2011.
| Document description |
|---|
| General guidance to the allocation methodology (GD1) [420 KB] |
| Guidance on allocation methodologies (GD2) [995 KB] |
| Data collection guidance (GD3) [718 KB] |
| Verification of NIMs Baseline Data Reports and Methodology Reports Verification of NIMs Baseline Data (GD4) [228 KB] |
| Guidance on carbon leakage (GD5) [177 KB] |
| Cross-boundary heat flows (GD6) [1.16 MB] |
| New entrants and closures (GD7) [1.02 MB] |
| Waste gases and process emissions sub-installation (GD8) [723 KB] |
| Sector-specific guidance (GD9) [3.03 MB] |
| Data collection template [2.20 MB] (EN version, updated on 25 May 2011 to take into account the carbon leakage list revision, although the latter has not yet been adopted) Please note that operators should always consult the competent authority of the Member State concerned before using this template. |
| Methodology report template [104 KB] |
| List of recent changes (20 December 2011) [74 KB] |
In order to address some specific cases and complement the explanation contained in the template itself or in the data collection guidance document ("GD3"), complementary instructions [197 KB] have been developed.
Informal Technical Working Group
Stakeholder consultation
| Meeting | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Stakeholder meeting | 1 July 2010 | Presentations [3.29 MB] |
| Stakeholder meeting | 20 May 2010 | Meeting report [49 KB] Presentations [2.99 MB] |
| Stakeholder meeting | 17 March 2010 | Meeting report [51 KB] Presentations [3.81 MB] |
| Stakeholder meeting | 6 November 2009 | Presentations |
| Stakeholder meeting | 30 March 2009 | Meeting report [33 KB] |