Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council derogating temporarily from Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community

At the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council's meeting of 9 November 2012, significant progress was made towards the goal of the global regulation of aviation emissions.

This proposal for a Decision is intended to reinforce this positive momentum, and to enhance the chances of a successful outcome of the 2013 ICAO Assembly in terms of developing a global market-based measure (MBM) and adopting a framework facilitating States' application of market-based measures to international aviation.

The Decision would "stop the clock," by temporarily deferring enforcement of the obligations of aircraft operators in respect of incoming and outgoing flights under the European Union's Emission Trading System (ETS). This proposal thus demonstrates the EU's strong political commitment to facilitate and drive forward the successful conclusion of these ICAO processes.

EUR-Lex: COM(2012)697: Follow the progress of this document through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2012:697:FIN

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