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Borealis AB and Others v Naturvårdsverket (C-180/15)
Judgment
The questions for a preliminary ruling
The validity of Annex I of Decision 20…
The fifth question
49

Borealis AB and Others v Naturvårdsverket (C-180/15)

Judgment of 8 Sept 2016law://eu/cjeu/2015/c-180-15/para_49@2026-11-11

49In those circumstances it does not appear that the Commission, in determining the benchmarks according to Article 10a(2) of Directive 2003/87, exceeded the limits of its discretion.

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-180/15 · ECLI:EU:C:2016:647
Decided: 8 Sept 2016
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Nacka tingsrätt — Mark- och miljödomstolen (Court of First Instance of Nacka — Property and Environmental Affairs Chamber, Sweden)
Ruled invalid: Decision 2013/448
Upheld as valid: Decision 2011/278
Applicants: Borealis AB; Kubikenborg Aluminum AB and 6 more
Yara AB; SSAB EMEA AB; Lulekraft AB; Värmevärden i Nynäshamn AB; Cementa AB; Höganäs Sweden AB
Defendant: Naturvårdsverket
Rapporteur: J.-C. Bonichot
Advocate General: E. Sharpston
Bench: 3 judges
A. Arabadjiev, J.-C. Bonichot, E. Regan
Language: Swedish
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62015CJ0180

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Greenhouse gas emission allowance trading

History · 1 version

8 Sept 2016Reading

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Interprets 4: 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); 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); 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)
Cited by 9: Imerys Aluminates Groupe v European Commission (T-391/23); SMA Mineral AB v European Commission (T-215/21); Aurubis AG v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-271/20); ExxonMobil Production Deutschland GmbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-682/17)2 provisions; Evonik Degussa GmbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-229/17); Trinseo Deutschland Anlagengesellschaft mbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-577/16); 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); Yara Suomi Oy and Others v Työ-ja elinkeinoministeriö (C-506/14)2 provisions
Cites 9: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; 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); 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 Text with EEA relevance; Directive 2008/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (Codified version) (Text with EEA relevance ); 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); Marktgemeinde Straßwalchen and Others v Bundesminister für Wirtschaft, Familie und Jugend (C-531/13); 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; Gowan Comércio Internacional e Serviços Lda v Ministero della Salute (C-77/09); 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)