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Consultation on methodology for Commission Decision determining the list of sectors and subsectors deemed exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage, for the period

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Closed
Opening date
Deadline

Target audience

Please find information in Target group(s) section.

Why we are consulting

Title

Consultation on methodology for Commission Decision determining the list of sectors and subsectors deemed exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage, for the period 2015-2019

Policy field(s)

Climate Action

Target group(s)

All citizens and organisations and authorities are welcome to contribute to this consultation.

Period of consultation

From 06 June 2013 to 30 August 2013

Objective of the consultation

As of 2013, the EU ETS Directive has introduced a harmonised approach to free allocation of allowances to European industry. Industrial sectors deemed exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage will receive higher share of free allowances compared to non-exposed sectors. Articles 10(a) 14-17 of the EU ETS Directive set the quantitative and qualitative criteria (additional costs incurred by the EU ETS and trade exposure) to be used for the assessment of sectors.

In 2009, the Commission determined the carbon leakage list valid until the end of 2014. Article 10(a) 13 of the ETS Directive requires the Commission to determine a new list for the period 2015-2019. Some assumptions needed for the application of the criteria are not defined in the ETS Directive and thus will be subject to an Impact Assessment and decided by the Commission.

The objective of the consultation is to provide stakeholders a possibility to provide their views on these assumptions, and on the more general issues on this subject.

How to submit your contribution

In the interests of transparency[1], organisations (including, for example, NGOs, trade associations and commercial enterprises) are invited to provide the public with relevant information about themselves by registering in the Interest Representative Register and subscribing to its Code of Conduct. If your organisation is not registered, you have the opportunity to Register now. Then return to this page to submit your contribution as a Registered organisation.

Received contributions will be published on the Internet. It is important to read the specific privacy statement attached to this consultation for information on how your personal data and contribution will be dealt with.

Reference documents and other, related consultations
Contact details

Responsible service: Directorate-General Climate Action - Unit B2

E-mail: CLIMA-CARBON-LEAKAGEatec [dot] europa [dot] eu (CLIMA-CARBON-LEAKAGE[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)

Postal address:

European Commission
Directorate-General Climate Action
Unit B2
B-1049 Bruxelles
Belgium
Number of responses received to this consultation

468

View the contributions

In the interests of transparency, organisations have been invited to provide the public with relevant information about themselves by registering in the Interest Representative Register and subscribing to its Code of Conduct. If the organisation is not registered, the submission is published separately from the registered organisations.

Results of consultation and next steps
Protection of personal data Specific privacy statement
  • [1] The Commission asks organisations who wish to submit comments in the context of public consultations to provide the Commission and the public at large with information about whom and what they represent. If an organisation decides not to provide this information, it is the Commission's stated policy to list the contribution as part of the individual contributions. (Consultation Standards, see COM (2002) 704, and Communication on ETI Follow-up, see COM (2007) 127 of 21/03/2007).

Respond to the consultation

The response period for this consultation has ended. Thank you for your input.