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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-331/annex-VIII",
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  "legislation": "eur/2019/331",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/331 of 19 December 2018 determining transitional Union-wide rules for harmonised free allocation of emission allowances pursuant to Article 10a of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-331",
  "path": "annex/VIII",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Benchmarks",
  "text": "Table A\nProduct benchmarks without consideration of exchangeability of fuel and electricity for 2021-2025 allocation period , 2026 allocation period and 2027 scheme year\nProduct benchmark\nBenchmark value (allowances/t) for 2021-2025 allocation period , 2026 allocation period and 2027 scheme year\nCoke\n0.217\nSintered ore\n0.157\nHot metal\n1.288\nPre-bake anode\n0.312\nAluminium\n1.464\nGrey cement clinker\n0.693\nWhite cement clinker\n0.957\nLime\n0.725\nDolime\n0.815\nSintered dolime\n1.406\nFloat glass\n0.399\nBottles and jars of colourless glass\n0.290\nBottles and jars of coloured glass\n0.237\nContinuous filament glass fibre products\n0.309\nFacing bricks\n0.106\nPavers\n0.146\nRoof tiles\n0.120\nSpray-dried powder\n0.058\nPlaster\n0.047\nDried secondary gypsum\n0.013\nShort fibre kraft pulp\n0.091\nLong fibre kraft pulp\n0.046\nSulphite pulp, thermo-mechanical and mechanical pulp\n0.015\nRecovered paper pulp\n0.030\nNewsprint\n0.226\nUncoated fine paper\n0.242\nCoated fine paper\n0.242\nTissue\n0.254\nTestliner and fluting\n0.188\nUncoated carton board\n0.180\nCoated carton board\n0.207\nNitric acid\n0.230\nAdipic acid\n2.12\nVinyl chloride monomer (VCM)\n0.155\nPhenol/acetone\n0.230\nS-PVC\n0.066\nE-PVC\n0.181\nSoda ash\n0.753\nTable B\nProduct benchmarks with consideration of exchangeability of fuel and electricity for 2021-2025 allocation period , 2026 allocation period and 2027 scheme year\nProduct benchmark\nBenchmark value (allowances/t) for 2021-2025 allocation period , 2026 allocation period and 2027 scheme year\nRefinery products\n0.0228\nEAF carbon steel\n0.215\nEAF high alloy steel\n0.268\nIron casting\n0.282\nMineral wool\n0.536\nPlasterboard\n0.110\nCarbon black\n1.485\nAmmonia\n1.570\nSteam cracking\n0.681\nAromatics\n0.0228\nStyrene\n0.401\nHydrogen\n6.84\nSynthesis gas (syngas)\n0.187\nEthylene oxide/ethylene glycols\n0.389\nTable C\nHeat and fuel benchmarks for 2021-2025 allocation period , 2026 allocation period and 2027 scheme year\nBenchmark\nBenchmark value (allowances/TJ) for 2021-2025 allocation period , 2026 allocation period and 2027 scheme year\nHeat benchmark\n47.3\nFuel benchmark\n42.6\n...",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Annex 8 inserted (1.1.2024) by The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/850), arts. 2, 15"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Annex 8 Table A heading substituted (11.3.2026) by The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/278), arts. 2, 25(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Annex 8 Table A substituted (11.3.2026) by The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/278), arts. 2, 25(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Annex 8 Table B heading substituted (11.3.2026) by The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/278), arts. 2, 25(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Annex 8 Table B substituted (11.3.2026) by The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/278), arts. 2, 25(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in Annex 8 Table C heading substituted (11.3.2026) by The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/278), arts. 2, 25(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in Annex 8 Table C substituted (11.3.2026) by The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/278), arts. 2, 25(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in Annex 8 omitted (31.3.2025) by virtue of The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/124), arts. 2, 49(3)"
    }
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