Drax Power & Others v. Commission of the European Communities (Court of First Instance, 2007)

European Union

Jurisdiction: Court of First Instance

Principle law(s): EU Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS) (Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC)

Side A: 8 f̩vrier 2007 - Soci̩t̩ Arcelor Atlantique et Lorraine et autres (Corporation)

Side B: Commission of the European Communities (Government)

Core objectives: Challenge to Commission decision rejecting UK NAP

Summary

Applicant contended that the Commission wrongly rejected the United Kingdom national allocation plan (NAP) for a second time following its decision in Case T-178/05, United Kingdom v. Commission, on the grounds that the proposed amendments were notified too late. The court dismissed the application as inadmissible.

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Related laws and policies

This law implements European Union legislation

EU Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS) (Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC)

Passed in 2003 Legislative

This Directive establishes a Community GHG emissions trading scheme from 2005, to enable the Community and the Member States to meet their Kyoto Protocol commitments. Directive 2004/101/EC reinforces the link between the EU's emission allowance trading scheme and the Kyoto Protocol by making the ...