# The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2023, Article 12: Article 16 amended (preliminary allocation at installation level for incumbent installations)


(1) Article 16 is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 2 in each of points (a) to (d) for “, adopted in accordance with Article 10a(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC,” in each place substitute “set out in Annex 8”.
(3) In paragraph 5 for “, adopted in accordance with Article 10a(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC” substitute “set out in Annex 8”.
(4) In paragraph 10 for “the benchmarks for the relevant allocation period referred to in paragraphs 2 and 5 have been adopted” substitute “benchmarks for the 2026-2030 allocation period are set out in Annex 8 but, if no such benchmarks are set out in Annex 8 on or before 1 December 2025, as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter (using the benchmarks for the 2021-2025 allocation period set out in Annex 8 for the calculation)”.
(5) In paragraph 12—
(a) in the opening words for “adopted in accordance with Article 10a(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC” substitute “set out in Annex 8”;
(b) in point (a) for “the allocation period in the EU ETS beginning on 1 January 2021” substitute “the 2021-2025 allocation period”;
(c) in point (b) for “the allocation period in the EU ETS beginning on 1 January 2026” substitute “the 2026-2030 allocation period”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/850/article/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/greenhouse-gas-emissions-trading-scheme-amendment-order-2023/article-12
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