As of: 02.02.2009
Directive 2008/101/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 amending Directiv 2003/07/EC so as to include aviation activities in the scheme for greenhoues gas emission allowance trading within the community
The amending directive to include aviation activities in the European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 13 January 2009 and entered into force on 02 February 2009.
Further information:
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Press Release as at 26.06.2008: Agreement reached in Brussels: Aviation will be included in EU emissions trading system as of 2012 onwards -
Legal opinion: Compatibility with international legal provisions of including greenhouse gas emissions from international aviation in the EU emissions trading scheme -
Homepage of the German Emission Trading Authority (DEHSt) (in German only)

