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Recital 15

Directive (EU) 2023/958 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 amending Directive 2003/87/EC as regards aviation’s contribution to the Union’s economy-wide emission reduction target and the appropriate implementation of a global market-based measure (Text with EEA relevance) · European Union

(15) Directive 2003/87/EC should contribute to incentivising the decarbonisation of commercial air transport. The transition from the use of fossil fuels would play a role in achieving such decarbonisation. However, considering the high level of competition between aircraft operators, the developing Union market for sustainable aviation fuels, and the significant price differential between fossil kerosene and sustainable aviation fuels, that transition should be supported by incentivising early movers. Therefore, during the period from 1 January 2024 until 31 December 2030, 20 million allowances should be reserved in order to be allocated to cover part of the remaining price differential between fossil kerosene and the eligible aviation fuels for individual aircraft operators. Those allowances should come from the pool of total allowances available for aviation and should be allocated, in a non-discriminatory manner, only for flights covered by the surrender obligation of Directive 2003/87/EC. Following an evaluation of the functioning of that reserve, the Commission could decide to submit a legislative proposal to allocate a capped and time-limited amount of allowances. Such allocation should only last until 31 December 2034.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-13 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.