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Yara Suomi Oy and Others v Työ-ja elinkeinoministeriö (C-506/14)
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The validity of Article 15(3) of Decis…
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Yara Suomi Oy and Others v Työ-ja elinkeinoministeriö (C-506/14)

Judgment of 26 Oct 2016law://eu/cjeu/2014/c-506-14/para_23@2026-11-11

23It is apparent from Article 3(u) of Directive 2003/87 that an installation that has produced electricity for sale to third parties and in which no activity listed in Annex I is carried out other than the combustion of fuels must be categorised as an ‘electricity generator’.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · Sixth Chamber
Case: C-506/14 · ECLI:EU:C:2016:799
Decided: 26 Oct 2016
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Korkein hallinto-oikeus (Administrative Supreme Court, Finland)
Ruled invalid: Decision 2013/448
Upheld as valid: Decision 2011/278
Applicants: Yara Suomi Oy; Borealis Polymers Oy; Neste Oil Oyj; SSAB Europe Oy
Defendant: Työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö
Rapporteur: J.-C. Bonichot
Advocate General: E. Sharpston
Bench: 3 judges
J.-C. Bonichot, A. Arabadjiev, S. Rodin
Language: Finnish
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62014CJ0506

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Interprets 2: 2013/448/EU: Commission Decision of 5 September 2013 concerning national implementation measures for the transitional free allocation of greenhouse gas emission allowances in accordance with Article 11(3) of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2013) 5666) Text with EEA relevance; 2011/278/EU: Commission Decision of 27 April 2011 determining transitional Union-wide rules for harmonised free allocation of emission allowances pursuant to Article 10a of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2011) 2772)
Cited by 7: SMA Mineral AB v European Commission (T-215/21); Granarolo SpA v Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare and Others (C-617/19); ExxonMobil Production Deutschland GmbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-682/17)2 provisions; Trinseo Deutschland Anlagengesellschaft mbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-577/16); INEOS Köln GmbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-572/16); INEOS Köln GmbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-58/17); ArcelorMittal Atlantique et Lorraine SASU v Ministre de l’Écologie, du Développement durable et de lʼÉnergie (C-80/16)
Cites 8: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Borealis Polyolefine GmbH and Others v Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft and Others (C-191/14, C-192/14, C-295/14, C-389/14, C-391/14, C-392/14, C-393/14); Borealis AB and Others v Naturvårdsverket (C-180/15); 2011/278/EU: Commission Decision of 27 April 2011 determining transitional Union-wide rules for harmonised free allocation of emission allowances pursuant to Article 10a of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2011) 2772); Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) (recast) (Text with EEA relevance); 2013/448/EU: Commission Decision of 5 September 2013 concerning national implementation measures for the transitional free allocation of greenhouse gas emission allowances in accordance with Article 11(3) of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2013) 5666) Text with EEA relevance; Marktgemeinde Straßwalchen and Others v Bundesminister für Wirtschaft, Familie und Jugend (C-531/13); Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (Text with EEA relevance)