COMMISSION DECISION

of 31 January 2024

instructing the central administrator to enter changes to the national allocation table of Finland into the European Union Transaction Log

(C/2024/2213)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 389/2013 of 2 May 2013 establishing a Union Registry pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Decisions No 280/2004/EC and No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Regulations (EU) No 920/2010 and No 1193/2011 (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) On 27 April 2011, the Commission adopted Decision 2011/278/EU (2) determining transitional Union-wide rules for harmonised free allocation of emission allowances pursuant to Article 10a of Directive 2003/87/EC (3). Pursuant to Article 27 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/331 (4), Decision 2011/278/EU continues to apply to allocations relating to the period prior to 1 January 2021. All notified allocations referred to in the present decision relate to the free allocation of emission allowances for the period from 2013 to 2020.

(2) On 5 September 2013, the Commission adopted Decision 2013/448/EU (5) concerning national implementation measures for the transitional free allocation of greenhouse gas emission allowances for the period 2013-2020, pursuant to Article 10a of Directive 2003/87/EC.

(3) By Decision 2014/9/EU (6), the Commission amended Decisions 2010/2/EU (7) and 2011/278/EU as regards the list of sectors and subsectors which are deemed to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage (hereinafter ’carbon leakage list’).

(4) By Decisions C(2013) 9281 (8), C(2014) 123 (9), C(2014) 674 (10) and C(2014) 1167 (11), the Commission instructed the central administrator to enter the national allocation tables and the revised national allocation tables of Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden into the European Union Transaction Log.

(5) Pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 389/2013, Article 52(2), first subparagraph, Finland notified to the Commission, by letter dated 7 December 2023, changes to its national allocation table to provide free allocation of emission allowances due to amendments to the carbon leakage list.

(6) The notified changes to the national allocation table of Finland are in conformity with Decision 2011/278/EU. The central administrator should therefore be instructed to enter those changes into the European Union Transaction Log,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The central administrator shall enter the changes to the national allocation table of Finland set out in the Annex into the European Union Transaction Log.

Done at Brussels, 31 January 2024

For the Commission

Wopke

HOEKSTRA

Member of the Commission

(1)

OJ L 122, 3.5.2013, p. 1

(2) Commission Decision 2011/278/EU of 27 April 2011 determining transitional Union-wide rules for harmonised free allocation of emission allowances pursuant to Article 10a of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (

OJ L 130, 17.5.2011, p. 1

(3) 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 (

OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32

)

(4) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/331 of 19 December 2018 determining transitional Union-wide rules for harmonised free allocation of emission allowances pursuant to Article 10a of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (

OJ L 59, 27.2.2019, p. 8

(5) Commission Decision 2013/448/EU of 5 September 2013 concerning national implementation measures for the transitional free allocation of greenhouse gas emission allowances in accordance with Article 11(3) of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (

OJ L 240, 7.9.2013, p. 27

(6) Commission Decision 2014/9/EU of 18 December 2013 amending Decisions 2010/2/EU and 2011/278/EU as regards the sectors and subsectors which are deemed to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage (

OJ L 9, 14.1.2014, p. 9

(7) Commission Decision 2010/2/EU of 24 December 2009 determining, pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, a list of sectors and subsectors which are deemed to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage (

OJ L 1, 5.1.2010, p.10

(8) Commission Decision C(2013) 9281 of 18 December 2013 on instructing the central administrator to enter the national allocation tables of Austria, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, the Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden and the United Kingdom into the European Union Transaction Log.

(9) Commission Decision C(2014) 123 of 17 January 2014 on instructing the central administrator to enter the national allocation tables of the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Lithuania, Hungary and Slovakia into the European Union Transaction Log.

(10) Commission Decision C(2014) 674 of 12 February 2014 on instructing the central administrator to enter the national allocation tables of Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Luxemburg, Slovenia and Finland into the European Union Transaction Log.

(11) Commission Decision C(2014) 1167 of 26 February 2014 on instructing the central administrator to enter the national allocation tables of Bulgaria, Spain, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Poland, Romania and the United Kingdom into the European Union Transaction Log.

ANNEX I

Changes to National allocation table for the period 2013-2020 pursuant to Article 10a(7) of Directive 2003/87/EC (NIMs)

Member State: Finland

Installation ID (NE&C)	Installation ID (Union registry)	Operator name	Installation name	Quantity to be allocated								Quantity to be allocated from NER by installation
Installation ID (NE&C)	Installation ID (Union registry)	Operator name	Installation name	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	Quantity to be allocated from NER by installation
FI-new-FI-46131011	205649	Saint-Gobain Rakennustuotteet Oy	Saint-Gobain Rakennustuotteet Oy, Gyproc	22 126	21 741	21 352	20 959	20 562	20 161	19 755	19 348	166 004
			TOTAL	22 126	21 741	21 352	20 959	20 562	20 161	19 755	19 348	166 004

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2213/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)