(1)As regards the auctioning of allowances, Directive (EU) 2018/410 of the European Parliament and of the Councilnote amended Article 10(2) and Annex IIa of Directive 2003/87/EC, for the period beginning on 1 January 2021. In accordance with Article 10(2)(a) of Directive 2003/87/EC, 90 % of the total quantity of allowances issued pursuant to Chapter III of Directive 2003/87/EC (‘general allowances’) to be auctioned are distributed among Member States in shares that are identical to the share of the verified emissions under the EU ETS for 2005 or the average of the period from 2005 to 2007, whichever one is the highest. Pursuant to Article 10(2)(b) of Directive 2003/87/EC, the remaining 10 % of the total quantity of general allowances to be auctioned are distributed amongst certain Member States for the purposes of solidarity, growth and interconnections within the Union, thereby increasing the amount of allowances that those Member States auction by the percentages specified in Annex IIa of Directive 2003/87/EC.