Regulation on measures to prevent carbon leakage through national fuel emissions trading.
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Type of law
Regulation
Abstract
This Regulation is enacted further to the Fuel Emissions Trading Act of 2019 with the purpose of certifying use of fuel emissions by business operators for controlling greenhouse emission, regulating sustainable economic transport and improve energy efficiency. Competent authority for implementation of this Regulation is the Federal Environment Agency. The Regulation describes conditions for grant of governmental aid to companies to avoid carbon leakage. The Regulation provides provisions on calculation of the emission annually, eligible fuel amount, competent companies, recognition of certified energy management system and climate protection measures. The regulation provides the right of investigation for the authorities over the companies applying for the state aid. This Regulation consists of 9 Sections and 28 Articles as: S1. General rules; S2. Eligible companies; S.3 Calculation of the aid amount; S.4 Business consideration; S.5 State aid proceeding; S.6 Retrospective recognition of eligible sectors; S.7 Special grading procedure; S.8 Data protection, data security; S.9 Other regulations, final provisions. Eligible sectors and sectoral compensation levels are listed at the end of this Regulation.
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Date of text
Entry into force notes
This Regulation comes into force on 27 July 2021.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Bundesgesetzblatt year, 2021 Part I, Nr. 48, issued in Bonn, pp. 3129-3139.
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Verordnung über Maßnahmen zur Vermeidung von Carbon-Leakage durch den nationalen Brennstoffemissionshandel (BEHG-Carbon-Leakage-Verordnung - BECV).