Article 42 Article 16 amended (preliminary allocation at installation level for incumbent installations)I1

Article 16 is amended as follows.

In paragraph 1(b) for “2026-2030” in both places substitute “2027-2030”.

In paragraph 5 in the second subparagraph for “2026-2030” substitute “2027-2030”.

In paragraph 10 omit the words from “after benchmarks for the 2026-2030 allocation period” to the end.

For paragraph 12 substitute—

“12.

In this Article and in Articles 19 to 22, as those Articles apply for the purpose of this Article, “relevant allocation period” means:

(a)

in the case of a deemed application for free allocation in the 2021-2025 allocation period, the 2021-2025 allocation period;

(b)

in the case of an application under Article 4 for free allocation in the 2027-2030 allocation period, the 2027-2030 allocation period.”.