<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The aim of this article is to discuss the following judgement of the European Court of Justice in case C-460/15 Schaefer Kalk GmbH &amp; Co. KG v Bundesrepublik Deutschland concerning the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS):‘<italic>The second sentence of Article 49(1) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 of 21 June 2012 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and point 10(B) of Annex IV to that regulation are invalid in so far as they systematically include the carbon dioxide (CO2) transferred to another installation for the production of precipitated calcium carbonate in the emissions of the lime combustion installation, regardless of whether or not that CO2 is released into the atmosphere</italic>.’<italic>[operative part of the judgment]</italic>.</abstract>

The aim of this article is to discuss the following judgement of the European Court of Justice in case C-460/15 Schaefer Kalk GmbH & Co. KG v Bundesrepublik Deutschland concerning the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS):‘The second sentence of Article 49(1) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 of 21 June 2012 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and point 10(B) of Annex IV to that regulation are invalid in so far as they systematically include the carbon dioxide (CO2) transferred to another installation for the production of precipitated calcium carbonate in the emissions of the lime combustion installation, regardless of whether or not that CO2 is released into the atmosphere.’[operative part of the judgment].

Commentary on European Court of Justice judgement of 19 January 2017 in case C-460/15 Schaefer Kalk GmbH &amp; Co. KG v Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Environmental Protection and Natural Resources

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Commentary on European Court of Justice judgement of 19 January 2017 in case C-460/15 Schaefer Kalk GmbH & Co. KG v Bundesrepublik Deutschland

The aim of this article is to discuss the following judgement of the European Court of Justice in case C-460/15 Schaefer Kalk GmbH & Co. KG v Bundesrepublik...

Commentary on European Court of Justice judgement of 19 January 2017 in case C-460/15 Schaefer Kalk GmbH & Co. KG v Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Published Online: Jun 29, 2018

Page range: 25 - 30

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/oszn-2018-0011

Keywords
EU ETS, CO2, carbon dioxide, installation, regulation 601/2012, directive 2003/87/EC, greenhouse gas emissions

© 2018 Przemysław Siwior, Joanna Bukowska, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Commentary on European Court of Justice judgement of 19 January 2017 in case C-460/15 Schaefer Kalk GmbH & Co. KG v Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Published Online: Jun 29, 2018

Page range: 25 - 30

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/oszn-2018-0011

KeywordsEU ETS, CO2, carbon dioxide, installation, regulation 601/2012, directive 2003/87/EC, greenhouse gas emissions

© 2018 Przemysław Siwior, Joanna Bukowska, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
EU ETS, CO2, carbon dioxide, installation, regulation 601/2012, directive 2003/87/EC, greenhouse gas emissions