Third countries that introduce their own absolute-cap carbon pricing for aviation/maritime emissions (with EU technical/administrative support under 'ETS as a service') receive the full auction revenue generated from the EU-side allowances covering the corresponding share of those emissions.
Third countries introducing linked-style emissions pricing for aviation/maritime with EU support are offered support, 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(30), inserting Art. 25b of Directive 2003/87/EC, in the EU ETS revision. as of 2026-08-14
- The act gives its timing as: aviation from reporting year 2027 at the earliest; maritime from reporting year 2029 at the earliest. as of 2026-08-14
- It names 2 industries by name: Aviation and Shipping. as of 2026-08-14
- Compliance is checked by none, annual. as of 2026-08-14
The rule
third country prices aviation or maritime emissions with an absolute emissions cap under the 'ETS as a service' support scheme
Third countries that introduce their own absolute-cap carbon pricing for aviation/maritime emissions (with EU technical/administrative support under 'ETS as a service') receive the full auction revenue generated from the EU-side allowances covering the corresponding share of those emissions.
Who is affected
Burden drivers
Source text
In the absence of national auctioning of allowances, these allowances shall be auctioned by the Union on the common auction platform appointed pursuant to the delegated act adopted in accordance with Article 10(4) of this Directive and in accordance with the principles and modalities referred to in Article 10(4) of this Directive, with proceeds constituting external assigned revenue under Article 21(5) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. The corresponding revenues generated from the auctioning of these allowances shall be transferred to the third country.
View source →Settled later in secondary legislation. Detailed operating rules for 'ETS as a service' are left to a delegated act under Art. 25b(7), not yet adopted.