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EU: Establishment of carbon leakage sectors and granting 100% free allowances under the Emission Trading System (ETS) (2015-2020)

Announcement

29 Oct 2014

On 29 October 2014, the European Commission established the sectors and subsectors receiving special treatment for the period 2015 to 2019 under the Emission Trading System (ETS). In May 2019, the period was extended until 2020.

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Number of interventions

1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

01 Jan 2015

Revocation date:

31 Dec 2020

Announced: 29 Oct 2014
Tax or social insurance relief
The European Union issued the list of sectors and subsectors which are exposed to carbon leakage under the Emission Trading System (ETS) on 29 October 2014. Such sectors are granted 100% free allowanc...
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Related State Acts

Announced: 10 Nov 2020

Czech Republic: Introduction of scheme to compensate certain energy-intensive industries' indirect EU ETS costs

Announced: 08 May 2019

EU: Establishment of carbon leakage sectors and granting 100% free allowances under the Emission Trading System (ETS) (2021-2030)

Announced: 14 May 2018

Luxembourg: Introduction of scheme to compensate certain energy-intensive industries' indirect EU ETS costs

Announced: 07 Feb 2018

Spain: Increased budget of scheme to compensate certain energy-intensive industries' indirect EU ETS costs (2018-2020)

Announced: 05 Dec 2017

Spain: Increased budget of scheme to compensate certain energy-intensive industries' indirect EU ETS costs (2017-2020)

Announced: 24 Feb 2017

Finland: Introduction of scheme to compensate certain energy-intensive industries' indirect EU ETS costs

Announced: 08 Jun 2016

France: State aid for indirect CO2 costs until 2020

Removed: 31 Dec 2020

Spain: Prolongation and budget increase of scheme to compensate certain energy-intensive industries' indirect EU ETS costs (2016-2020)

Announced: 05 Nov 2015

Slovakia: Introduction of scheme to compensate certain energy-intensive industries' indirect EU ETS costs

Announced: 21 May 2014

UK: Compensation scheme for energy-intensive industries

Announced: 16 Apr 2014

Greece: Introduction of scheme to compensate certain energy-intensive industries' indirect EU ETS costs

Announced: 20 Sep 2013

Belgium (Flanders): Introduction of scheme to compensate certain energy-intensive industries' indirect EU ETS costs

Announced: 20 Sep 2013

Netherlands: Introduction of scheme to compensate certain energy-intensive industries' indirect EU ETS costs

Announced: 17 Jul 2013

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