Article 2 Scope

United Kingdom

This Directive shall apply to emissions from the activities listed in Annex I and greenhouse gases listed in Annex II.

This Directive shall apply without prejudice to any requirements pursuant to Directive 96/61/EC.

The application of this Directive to the airport of Gibraltar is understood to be without prejudice to the respective legal positions of the Kingdom of Spain and the United Kingdom with regard to the dispute over sovereignty over the territory in which the airport is situated.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Inserted by Directive 2008/101/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 amending Directive 2003/87/EC so as to include aviation activities in the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community (Text with EEA relevance).

Notes on the whole EU Directive

Textual amendments

F1: Substituted by Directive (EU) 2018/410 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2018 amending Directive 2003/87/EC to enhance cost-effective emission reductions and low-carbon investments, and Decision (EU) 2015/1814 (Text with EEA relevance).