Practical information for Aircraft Operators

Milestones and Compliance Tasks

If the Netherlands is your assigned competent authority, please find below an overview of your compliance tasks and helpful links.

1. Have an approved monitoring plan

   1. All aircraft operators that must participate in the EU ETS, CH ETS and CORSIA must first have an approved monitoring plan prior to submitting an emissions report. Therefore it is important to monitor flight activities to determine if you will exceed the EU ETS de-minimis threshold.

      The emissions monitoring plan template is available for download from the European Commission.

   2. Helpful links

      Template No. 2: Monitoring plan for the emissions of aircraft operators for EU ETS and CORSIA

      Submit your Monitoring plans by e-mail for approval: aviation@emissionsauthority.nl

2. Have a registry account

   1. All aircraft operators that must participate in the EU ETS and CH ETS must have a registry account with up to date contact persons.

   2. Helpful links

      EU ETS registry

3. Have a verified annual emissions report, or a small emitters report

   1. If you exceed the annual EU ETS de-minimis threshold,  then you must prepare your annual emissions report and have it verified by an accredited verifier. The emissions reporting template is available for download from the European Commission.

      You can also use Eurocontrol’s EU ETS support facility to help corroborate monitored flights and determine a reporting obligation.

      If considered a small emitter, than you can use  Eurocontrol’s small emitter tool SET without verification by an accredited verifier.

      If CORSIA also applies to you, and the NEa is your administrator, than you must also submit a verified CORSIA emissions report as a part of your EU ETS emissions report.

   2. Helpful links

      Template No. 5: Annual emissions report of aircraft operators for EU ETS, Swiss ETS, and CORSIA

      Eurocontrol EU ETS Support Facility

      Eurocontrol small emitter tool

4. Submit (verified) annual emissions report by March 31st

   1. Submit your (verified) annual emissions report (EU ETS, CH ETS, CORSIA) by March 31^st. Aircraft Operators expected to have an obligation to report will be sent a submission link by the NEa prior to the year-end closing cycle.

   2. Helpful links

      Download Checklist Compliance Cycle 2023 here
      
      If you expect to have a reporting obligation and you do not receive a reporting link by the end of February, please contact aviation@emissionsauthority.nl.

5. Enter (verified) EU ETS and CH ETS emissions figures into the EU ETS registry by March 31st

   1. An EU ETS registry account representative must enter emissions data into the EU ETS Registry. If the figures entered correspond to the data in the (verified) emissions report, the national administrator will approve the figures.

   2. Helpful links

      Download Checklist Account Representative EU ETS Registry Aviation here
      
      More information is available here (in Dutch) EU ETS-register 2021-2030 | Nederlandse Emissieautoriteit.

6. Surrender allowances EU ETS and CH ETS

   1. Surrender sufficient allowances in the EU ETS registry for each tonne of CO2 emitted. The new deadline for surrendering emissions is September 30th from 2024 onwards.

   2. Helpful links

      EU ETS registry

7. Improvement report

   1. If applicable, submit an improvement report.

      If the verifier noted required improvements in the verification report, than an improvement report needs to be submitted. The official deadline is June 30^th of each year. The NEa may extend this deadline to September 30^th.

   2. Helpful links

      Submit your Improvement reports by e-mail: aviation@emissionsauthority.nl

8. If applicable, sumbit monitoring plan changes as soon as they occur

   1. If monitoring changes are made throughout the year, including changes in contact details, an updated monitoring plan must be submitted to the NEa.

   2. Helpful links

      When submitting a monitoring plan change please make use of the following forms:

      • significant changes of the monitoring plan
      • non-significant changes of the monitoring plan

      For additional guidance on whether a monitoring plan change is considered significant or not, please consult the guidance document from the Commission.

      Submit your updated Monitoring plan by e-mail: aviation@emissionsauthority.nl