(2)Directive (EU) 2018/410 of the European Parliament and of the Councilnote amended Directive 2003/87/EC to increase the linear reduction factor to 2,2 % starting in 2021, amounting to a reduction of 43003515 allowances to be issued in the Union each year. The Union-wide quantity of allowances for 2021 set out in this Decision is reduced by this amount.