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Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (Text with EEA relevance)
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CHAPTER III STATIONARY INSTALLATIONS
Article 6.Conditions for and contents of the greenhouse gas emissions permit
Article 9a. Adjustment of the Union -wide quantity of allowances
Article 10a. Transitional Union -wide rules for harmonised free allocation
Article 10b. Transitional measures to support certain energy intensive industries in the event of carbon leakage
Article 10c. Option for transitional free allocation for the modernisation of the energy sector
CHAPTER IV PROVISIONS APPLYING TO AVIATION AND STATIONARY INSTALLATIONS
Article 11a. Use of CERs and ERUs from project activities in the EU ETS before the entry into force of an international agreement on climate change
Article 12.Transfer, surrender and cancellation of allowances
Article 15a. Disclosure of information and professional secrecy
Article 24. Procedures for unilateral inclusion of additional activities and gases
Article 24a. Harmonised rules for projects that reduce emissions
Article 25.Links with other greenhouse gas emissions trading systems
Article 25a. Third country measures to reduce the climate change impact of aviation
Article 27. Exclusion of small installations subject to equivalent measures
Article 27a. Optional exclusion of installations emitting less than 2 500 tonnes
Article 28. Adjustments applicable upon the approval by the Union of an international agreement on climate change
Article 28a. Derogations applicable in advance of the implementation of the ICAO's global market-based measure
Article 28b. Reporting and review by the Commission concerning the implementation of the ICAO's global market-based measure
Article 28c. Provisions for monitoring, reporting and verification for the purpose of the global market-based measure
Article 29. Report to ensure the better functioning of the carbon market
Article 29a. Measures in the event of excessive price fluctuations
Article 30. Review in the light of the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the development of carbon markets in other major economies
DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS FROM THE MODERNISATION FUND UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 2030
CRITERIA FOR NATIONAL ALLOCATION PLANS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 9, 22 AND 30
PRINCIPLES FOR MONITORING AND REPORTING REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 14(1)
CRITERIA FOR VERIFICATION REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 15
PART A — Verification of emissions from stationary installations
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