Surrender allowances under Art. 12(3) for emissions from flights to or from listed LDC/SIDS states.

Aircraft operators flying to/from listed LDC/SIDS states must comply, and this is not law yet.

Why it matters

This is a Commission proposal: it is not law yet, and it can change before it is.

It is Art. 1(29)(a), replacing Art. 25a(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC, in the EU ETS revision. as of 2026-08-14
The act gives its timing as: until 31 December 2035. as of 2026-08-14
It names one industry by name: Aviation. as of 2026-08-14
Compliance is checked by none, annual. as of 2026-08-14

Addressee Aircraft operators flying to/from listed LDC/SIDS statesAct COM(2026) 616 final, 2026/0212 (COD)Article Art. 1(29)(a), replacing Art. 25a(4) of Directive 2003/87/ECClass Businesses

The rule

New — no predecessor

Trigger

flight to or from a State listed in the Art. 25a(3) implementing act (LDCs/SIDS below EU-average GDP per capita)

Obligation

Surrender allowances under Art. 12(3) for emissions from flights to or from listed LDC/SIDS states.

Who is affected

Addressee

Aircraft operators flying to/from listed LDC/SIDS states

Class

Businesses

Sectors

Names Aviation

Applies

until 31 December 2035

Burden drivers

No burden drivers recorded on this provision.

Source text

Verbatim

In respect of emissions released until 31 December 2035 from flights to or from States that are listed in the implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Article, aircraft operators shall not be required to surrender allowances in accordance with Article 12(3) in respect of those emissions.

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