Commission Notice on the publication of the details for the calculation of the price difference between kerosene and relevant eligible aviation fuels and for the allocation of allowances for the us...

Official Journal of the European Union C/2025/2934 27.5.2025 COMMISSION NOTICE EN C series on the publication of the details for the calculation of the price difference between kerosene and relevant eligible aviation fuels and for the allocation of allowances for the use of eligible fuels under the EU Emissions Trading System established by Directive 2003/87/EC (C/2025/2934) 1. Introduction Article 3c(6) of Directive EC/2003/87 (1) introduced an additional support mechanism for the use of eligible aviation fuels. To incentivise early uptake of the best-performing alternative fuels in terms of emissions reduction potential, 20 million EU Emissions Trading System (‘ETS’) allowances are set aside from 1 January 2024. On 6 February 2025, the Commission adopted Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/723 (2) (‘the Regulation’) which establishes the rules for the yearly calculation of the price difference between eligible aviation fuels and fossil kerosene, taking into account incentives from the price of carbon and from harmonised minimum levels of taxation, as well as the rules for allocating for free the resulting number of allowances. The allowances cover all or part of the remaining price difference between fossil kerosene and the eligible aviation fuels used by individual commercial aircraft operators on their flights covered by effective carbon pricing through the EU ETS. A level playing field is ensured in that all aircraft operators that operate on these...