Article 3

Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (Text with EEA relevance) · European Union

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply: ‘Greenhouse gas emissions’ means emissions in terms of tonnes of CO_(2) equivalent of carbon dioxide (CO_(2)), methane (CH_(4)), nitrous oxide (N_(2)O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), nitrogen trifluoride (NF_(3)) and sulphur hexafluoride (SF_(6)) determined pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and falling within the scope of this Regulation; ‘Annual emission allocations’ means the maximum allowed greenhouse gas emissions for each year between 2021 and 2030 determined pursuant to Article 4(3) and Article 10; ‘EU ETS allowance’ means an ‘allowance’ as defined in point (a) of Article 3 of Directive 2003/87/EC.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-28 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.