Surrender allowances for emissions from waste incineration and co-incineration installations in outermost regions.

Waste incineration and waste co-incineration installations in outermost regions 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(23), inserting Art. 12a, second paragraph 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: Waste. as of 2026-08-14
Compliance is checked by none, n/a. as of 2026-08-14

Addressee Waste incineration and waste co-incineration installations in outermost regionsAct COM(2026) 616 final, 2026/0212 (COD)Article Art. 1(23), inserting Art. 12a, second paragraph of Directive 2003/87/ECClass Businesses

The rule

New — no predecessor

Trigger

installation located in an outermost region within the meaning of Article 349 TFEU

Obligation

Surrender allowances for emissions from waste incineration and co-incineration installations in outermost regions.

Who is affected

Addressee

Waste incineration and waste co-incineration installations in outermost regions

Class

Businesses

Sectors

Names Waste and landfill

Applies

until 31 December 2035

Burden drivers

No burden drivers recorded on this provision.

Source text

Verbatim

By way of derogation from the first paragraph of this Article, Member States may exempt waste incineration and waste co-incineration installations located in outermost regions within the meaning of Article 349 TFEU from the obligation to surrender allowances until 31 December 2035.

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