Commission Decision 2013/448/EU 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.

This Decision was adopted pursuant to article 11(3) of Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the European Community. It concerns national implementation measures for the transitional free allocation of greenhouse gas emission allowances; in particular the inscription of the installations listed in Annex I to this Decision on the lists of installations covered by Directive 2003/87/EC submitted to the Commission pursuant to Article 11(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC and the corresponding preliminary total annual amounts of emission allowances allocated free of charge to these installations is rejected. Moreover this Decision stipulates that the total quantity of allowances to be issued from 2013 onwards and annually decreased in a linear manner pursuant to article 9 of Directive 2003/87/EC, is 2,084.301.856 allowances.