Position Paper
PP 35 / 19 - EU ETS Indirect compensation consultation
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The ETS directive provides that a few sectors, particularly exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage due to costs relating to greenhouse gas emissions that are passed on in electricity prices (indirect costs) may receive from Member States some financial compensations, in accordance with state aid rules.
The principle of equality of treatment, already stated in Recital 23 of the ETS directive, should be explicitly included within the State Aid Guidelines for indirect emissions.