# The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Lime Benchmark) (England) Order 2026, Article 3: Free allocation in 2027 scheme year: incumbent installation with lime product benchmark sub-installation


For the purpose of calculating the preliminary annual number of allowances to be allocated in respect of incumbent installations within the meaning of point (1) of Article 2(1) of the Free Allocation Regulation located in England for the 2027 scheme year under Article 16 of that Regulation or Article 3a of the Activity Level Changes Regulation, the Free Allocation Regulation applies as if the product benchmark in Annex 8 to that Regulation for lime were 0.798 (and not 0.725).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/566/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/greenhouse-gas-emissions-trading-scheme-lime-benchmark-england-order-2026/article-3
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