Aircraft operators must cancel their notified quantity of CORSIA-eligible units by fixed statutory deadlines for each CORSIA compliance period

Aircraft operators subject to CORSIA offsetting 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 Proposal Art.1(22)(e) replacing Directive 2003/87/EC Art.12(9), in the EU ETS revision. as of 2026-08-14
The act gives its timing as: By 31 January 2025, 2028, 2031, 2034 and 2037 for successive compliance periods. as of 2026-08-14
It names one industry by name: Aviation. as of 2026-08-14
Compliance is checked by competent authority, per period. as of 2026-08-14

Addressee Aircraft operators subject to CORSIA offsettingAct COM(2026) 616 final, 2026/0212 (COD)Article Proposal Art.1(22)(e) replacing Directive 2003/87/EC Art.12(9)Class Businesses

The rule

New — no predecessor

Trigger

Notification by the administering Member State of the CORSIA offsetting quantity for the relevant compliance period

Obligation

Aircraft operators must cancel their notified quantity of CORSIA-eligible units by fixed statutory deadlines for each CORSIA compliance period

Who is affected

Addressee

Aircraft operators subject to CORSIA offsetting

Class

Businesses

Sectors

Names Aviation

Applies

By 31 January 2025, 2028, 2031, 2034 and 2037 for successive compliance periods

Burden drivers

D5 · D1 — 2 of 7 marks fire on this provision.

Source text

Verbatim

The cancellation shall take place by 31 January 2025 for emissions in the period 2021 to 2023, by 31 January 2028 for emissions in the period 2024 to 2026, by 31 January 2031 for emissions in the period 2027 to 2029, by 31 January 2034 for emissions in the period 2030 to 2032 and by 31 January 2037 for emissions in the period 2033 to 2035.

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