# Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (Text with EEA relevance), Article 4: Greenhouse gas emissions permits

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Member States shall ensure that, from 1 January 2005 , no installation carries out any activity listed in Annex I resulting in emissions specified in relation to that activity unless its operator holds a permit issued by a competent authority in accordance with Articles 5 and 6, or the installation is excluded from the EU ETS pursuant to Article 27. This shall also apply to installations opted in under Article 24.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2003/87/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2003-87/article-4
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