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Trinseo Deutschland Anlagengesellschaft mbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-577/16)
Consideration of the questions referred
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Trinseo Deutschland Anlagengesellschaft mbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-577/16)

Judgment of 28 Feb 2018law://eu/cjeu/2016/c-577-16/para_41@2026-11-10

41Directive 2003/87 therefore aims to reduce, by 2020, the overall greenhouse gas emissions of the European Union by at least 20% in comparison with 1990 levels, in an economically efficient manner (judgment of 8 September 2016, E.ON Kraftwerke, C‑461/15, EU:C:2016:648, paragraph 23).

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

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Court: Court of Justice · First Chamber
Case: C-577/16 · ECLI:EU:C:2018:127
Decided: 28 Feb 2018
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Verwaltungsgericht Berlin (Administrative Court, Berlin, Germany)
Applicant: Trinseo Deutschland Anlagengesellschaft mbH
Defendant: Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Rapporteur: E. Regan
Advocate General: H. Saugmandsgaard Øe
Bench: 5 judges
R. Silva de Lapuerta, C.G. Fernlund, J.‑C. Bonichot, A. Arabadjiev, E. Regan
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62016CJ0577

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Interprets 1: 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 2: Energieversorgungscenter Dresden-Wilschdorf GmbH & Co. KG v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-938/19); ExxonMobil Production Deutschland GmbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-682/17)2 provisions
Cites 15: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); 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); Directive 2009/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 amending Directive 2003/87/EC so as to improve and extend the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading scheme of the Community (Text with EEA relevance); DK Recycling und Roheisen GmbH v European Commission (C-540/14 P); 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); Schaefer Kalk GmbH & Co. KG v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-460/15); 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; ArcelorMittal Rodange et Schifflange SA v État du Grand-duché de Luxembourg (C-321/15); Yara Suomi Oy and Others v Työ-ja elinkeinoministeriö (C-506/14); Damijan Vnuk v Zavarovalnica Triglav d.d (C-162/13); 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; Bundesrepublik Deutschland v Nordzucker AG (C-148/14); E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (C-461/15)2 provisions; Mory SA and Others v European Commission (C-33/14 P)