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Comply with the surrender, monitoring, reporting and registry requirements of the EU ETS for emissions from flights between an aerodrome in an outermost region and another aerodrome in the same Member State.

Aircraft operators on flights between an outermost region and the same Member State 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(3)(b), amending Art. 3c(8) of Directive 2003/87/EC, in the EU ETS revision. as of 2026-08-14
  • The act gives its timing as: emissions released 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, if it happens. as of 2026-08-14
Addressee Aircraft operators on flights between an outermost region and the same Member StateAct COM(2026) 616 final, 2026/0212 (COD)Article Art. 1(3)(b), amending Art. 3c(8) of Directive 2003/87/ECClass Businesses

The rule

New — no predecessor
Trigger

flight between an aerodrome located in an outermost region of a Member State and an aerodrome located in the same Member State

Obligation

Comply with the surrender, monitoring, reporting and registry requirements of the EU ETS for emissions from flights between an aerodrome in an outermost region and another aerodrome in the same Member State.

Who is affected

Addressee
Aircraft operators on flights between an outermost region and the same Member State
Class
Businesses
Sectors
Names Aviation
Applies
emissions released until 31 December 2035

Burden drivers

No burden drivers recorded on this provision.

Source text

Verbatim

Member States shall consider the requirements set out in those provisions to be satisfied and shall take no action against aircraft operators in respect of emissions released until 31 December 2035 from flights between an aerodrome located in an outermost region of a Member State and an aerodrome located in the same Member State

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