Act on trading greenhouse gas emission allowances. Country/Territory Poland Document type Legislation Date 2015 (2022) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Journal of Laws 2015 Pos. 1223 Subject Air & atmosphere Keyword Basic legislation Pollution control Air quality/air pollution Ozone layer Climate change Emissions Authorization/permit Policy/planning Monitoring Data collection/reporting Environmental standards Standards Protection of environment Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Entry into force notes This Act entered into force on 9 September 2015. Abstract This Act establishes principles of functioning of the trading greenhouse gas emission allowances system. The aim of this system is to limit emissions in a more profitable and economically effective way. The system includes greenhouse gas emissions from installations and from aerial operations. The emissions from installations concern carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N2O) and perfluorocarbons (PFCs). The emissions from aerial operations concern carbon dioxide (CO2). The present Act is composed of the following sections: General provisions (Sec. 1); Account management in the registry of European Union (Sec. 2); Administration of emission allowances held on accounts in the European Union registry and transfer of these allowances (Sec. 3); General provisions of granting allowances to installations (Sec. 4); Granting allowances for production other than production of electrical energy (Sec. 5); Granting allowances for installations producing electrical energy (Sec. 6); Granting allowances to operators of aircrafts (Sec. 7); Auctions of allowances (Sec. 8); Authorization for the emission of greenhouse gases (Sec. 9); Granting allowances to new installations (Sec. 10); Change of the allocated number of emission allowances in case of a significant reduction of the production capacity or partial or complete cessation of operations (Sec. 11); Monitoring of emissions from aerial operations and installations (Sec. 12); The use of emission reduction units and certified emission reduction units (Sec. 13); Administrative penalties (Sec. 14); Changes in valid provisions (Sec. 15); Transitional and final provisions (Sec. 16). Full text Polish Website isap.sejm.gov.pl References - Legislation Implements Commission Regulation (EU) No. 601/2012 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. Legislation | European Union | 2012 Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Ozone layer, Climate change, Emissions, Authorization/permit, Policy/planning, Monitoring, Data collection/reporting, Environmental standards, Standards, Protection of environment Source: FAO, FAOLEX Act on trading greenhouse gas emission privileges. Legislation | Poland | 2011 Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Ozone layer, Climate change, Emissions, Authorization/permit, Policy/planning, Monitoring, Data collection/reporting, Environmental standards, Standards, Protection of environment Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commission Regulation (EU) No. 600/2012 on the verification of greenhouse gas emission reports and tonne-kilometre reports and the accreditation of verifiers pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. Legislation | European Union | 2012 Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Ozone layer, Climate change, Emissions, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commission Regulation (EU) No. 550/2011 on determining, pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, certain restrictions applicable to the use of international credits from projects involving industrial gases. Legislation | European Union | 2011 Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Ozone layer, Emissions Source: FAO, FAOLEX Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC. Legislation | European Union | 2003 (2023) Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Ozone layer, Climate change, Emissions, Authorization/permit, Policy/planning, Monitoring, Data collection/reporting, Environmental standards, Emissions trading, Capacity building, Financing, Renewable energy, Research, Standards, Protection of environment, Afforestation/reforestation, Forest management/forest conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1031/2010 on the timing, administration and other aspects of auctioning of greenhouse gas emission allowances pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowances trading within the Community. Legislation | European Union | 2010 Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Ozone layer, Climate change, Monitoring Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation (EU) No. 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and for reporting other information at national and Union level relevant to climate change and repealing Decision No. 280/2004/EC. Legislation | European Union | 2013 Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Climate change, Ozone layer, Environmental planning, Data collection/reporting, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commission Regulation (EU) No. 389/2013 establishing a Union Registry pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Decisions No. 280/2004/EC and No. 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Regulations (EU) No. 920/2010 and No. 1193/2011. Legislation | European Union | 2013 Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Ozone layer, Climate change Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Act on trading greenhouse gas emission privileges. Legislation | Poland | 2011 Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Ozone layer, Climate change, Emissions, Authorization/permit, Policy/planning, Monitoring, Data collection/reporting, Environmental standards, Standards, Protection of environment Source: FAO, FAOLEX