Application Procedure

Legal basis

The possibility of an exemption for small emitters is provided for by the Emissions Trading Directive (EHRL) and the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Act. The exact requirements and consequences of an exemption for small emitters are regulated in the Emissions Trading Ordinance 2030 (EHV 2030). The exemption primarily concerns the obligation to surrender allowances in accordance with Section 7 TEHG in the exemption period 2026 to 2030.
In return, as a small emitter you will not receive any free allocation. You must continue to report annually on your emissions during the exemption period, with certain simplifications.

Exemption from the surrender obligation

If you would like to be exempted as a small emitter in the 2026 to 2030 allocation period, you must submit a corresponding application to us by midnight on 21/06/2024 at the latest. To do so, please complete the application form below and send it to us via the Virtual Post Office (VPS). For details, please refer to the Announcement, Federal Gazette, official section of 23/04/2024 B11. This is a material cut-off deadline. Please note that late applications do not entitle you to an exemption for this allocation period.

If you intend to apply for exemption as a small emitter, please note that it may be advantageous from various points of view to submit a verified allocation application at the same time as the exemption application, also by 21/06/2024:

• If the application for exemption is rejected:
  If we, the DEHSt, or the European Commission reject your application for exemption as a small emitter, you can only receive a free allocation for the 2026 to 2030 allocation period if you have also submitted an allocation application to us by the deadline of 21 June 2024.
  
  • Application for exemption of small emitters

• If the emission limit is exceeded:
  If your installation emits more than 25,000 tonnes of CO2 -eq in one year at a later date during the exemption and thus falls under the levy obligation under section 7 TEHG again, you can only receive a free allocation for the remainder of the allocation period if you have submitted an allocation application to us by 21 June 2024 in due time. For more details, see chapter 5.2 of the information paper.

• • Equalisation amount as an equivalent measure:
    If you intend to choose payment of the equalisation amount as an equivalent measure in accordance with section 19 EHV 2030, it may be advantageous to submit a verified allocation application in parallel by 21/06/2024. This is because the calculation of the compensation amount is based on the verified allocation data submitted by 21/06/2024. Otherwise, the equalisation amount is determined against a hypothetical allocation quantity of zero.

  For more details, see section 3.1 of the information paper.

Our information paper provides further information on the requirements and consequences of exemption and the 2024 application procedure.

Public Participation

In the 2026 to 2030 allocation period, there will again be public participation as part of the application procedure for the exemption of small emitters. In accordance with section 22 EHV 2030, we are publishing the names of the installations for which an exemption has been applied for in line with section 16(1) EHV 2030.

For each of these installations, the list contains the equivalent measure applied for in accordance with section 18 EHV 2030 and the greenhouse gas emissions generated in the years 2021 to 2023.

The public will have the opportunity to comment on the requested exemptions until 16/09/2024 (for four weeks). During the public participation period, please send your comments by email to E-mail: emissionstrading@dehst.de.

Installation table

Nr	Operator	Installation name	Location	Requested equivalent measure	Emissions 2021*	Emissions 2022*	Emissions 2023*
Quelle: EEX, DEHSt
1	Haltermann Carless Deutschland GmbH	Haltermann Carless Deutschland GmbH - Werk Speyer	Speyer	Payment of a compensatory amount	434	448	457
2	Deutsche Edelstahlwerke Specialty Steehl GmbH & Co. KG	Umschmelzstahlwerk Krefeld	Krefeld	Payment of a compensatory amount	387	339	353
3	Deutsche Edelstahlwerke Specialty Steehl GmbH & Co. KG	Wärmebehandlung Hattingen	Hattingen	Payment of a compensatory amount	1308	1100	1100
4	Recker Ziegelwerk Berentelg & Hebrok OHG	Recker Ziegelwerk	Recke	Payment of a compensatory amount	13852	13942	13706
5	Klinker- und Keramikwerke A. Berentelg & Co. KG	Klinkerwerk Schüttorf	Schüttorf	Payment of a compensatory amount	6989	7728	5552
6	Klinker- und Keramikwerke A. Berentelg & Co. KG	Klinkerwerk Hörstel	Hörstel	Payment of a compensatory amount	6721	6280	5798
7	Klinker- und Keramikwerke A. Berentelg & Co. KG	Hollager Ziegelwerk	Wallenhorst-Hollage	Payment of a compensatory amount	5543	5765	4993
8	ABC Keramik H & R Berentelg GmbH & Co. KG	ABC Keramik	Westerkappeln-Velpe	Payment of a compensatory amount	7069	7058	6923
9	KDW Klinkerdachziegelwerk GmbH & Co. KG	Klinkerdachziegelwerk	Natrup Hagen	Payment of a compensatory amount	5522	5614	5493
10	DACHKERAMIK Meyer-Holsen GmbH	Brennen von Dachziegeln - Werk Rahden	Rahden	Emission reduction	12111	12343	10348
11	DACHKERAMIK Meyer-Holsen GmbH	Brennen von Dachziegeln - Betrieb Hüllhorst	Hüllhorst	Emission reduction	8677	9159	7166
12	Kartonfabrik Kaierde GmbH & Co. Produktions KG	Hochdruckdampfkessel mit angeschlossenem 3-Kolben-Dampfmotor zur Eigenstromerzeugung	Delligsen	Emission reduction	7721	7766	7191
13	Grünperga Papier GmbH	Papierfabrik Grünperga	Grün-hainichen	Emission reduction	14131	13139	11906
14	AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GmbH	Feuerungsanlage AHD	Donauwörth	Emission reduction	5340	3950	4521
15	SecAmin GmbH	SecAmin GmbH NL Mützel	Mützel	Emission reduction	10891	9479	9703
16	Rathenower Wärmeversorgung GmbH	BHKW mit SLK-Anlage Wärmeversorgung Rathenow	Rathenow	Emission reduction	10925	13105	8027
17	Georgsmarienhütte GmbH	Kraftwerk	Georgs-marienhütte	Payment of a compensatory amount	3079	2318	2170
18	Technische Universität Dortmund	Heizwerk Universität Dortmund	Dortmund	Payment of a compensatory amount	5506	4243	2871
19	Röchling Industrial SE & Co. KG	GFK und Kunstharz-Pressholzproduktion	Haren	Emission reduction	13849	14381	13723
20	Polyvantis GmbH	Kesselhaus Weiterstadt	Weiterstadt	Emission reduction	10791	10274	9369
21	Entega AG	Heizwerk Da.-Eberstadt	Darmstadt	Emission reduction	6786	6898	6684
22	Caterpillar Energy Solutions GmbH	Produktionsprüfstände Geb. 26/124	Mannheim	Emission reduction	2862	1721	1633
23	Rolls-Royce Solutions Magdeburg GmbH	Motorenprüfstand	Magdeburg	Emission reduction	558	969	949
24	RWE Gas Storage West GmbH	Erdgaskavernenspeicher Epe L-Gas	Gronau	Payment of a compensatory amount	549	647	626
25	bayernets GmbH	Verdichterstation Haiming	Haiming	Payment of a compensatory amount	584	56	77
26	BASF SE	Glyoxal-Fabrik	Ludwigshafen	Payment of a compensatory amount	13056	9165	6201
27	Celanese Production Germany GmbH & Co. KG	Acetaldehyd-Anlage	Frankfurt am Main	Payment of a compensatory amount	584	616	461
28	BASF SE	Ameisensäure-Fabrik	Ludwigshafen	Payment of a compensatory amount	0	0	0
29	BASF SE	Isoocten-Anlage	Ludwigshafen	Payment of a compensatory amount	1258	769	500
30	BASF SE	Butindiol-Anlage	Ludwigshafen	Payment of a compensatory amount	0	0	0
31	BASF SE	Ultramid A-Fabrik III	Ludwigshafen	Payment of a compensatory amount	8471	5131	8180
32	BASF SE	Ultramid B-Fabrik II	Ludwigshafen	Payment of a compensatory amount	1307	1597	1606
33	BASF SE	Ultramid B-Fabrik I	Ludwigshafen	Payment of a compensatory amount	3074	2250	2013
34	BASF SE	Ultramid A-Fabrik II	Ludwigshafen	Payment of a compensatory amount	5294	6191	2763
35	BASF SE	Neopor-Fabrik	Ludwigshafen	Payment of a compensatory amount	1792	1763	1805
36	BASF SE	PE-Wachs-Fabrik	Ludwigshafen	Payment of a compensatory amount	1638	1721	1122
37	BASF SE	Styropor-Fabrik	Ludwigshafen	Payment of a compensatory amount	2990	2544	1557
38	BASF SE	Polystyrol-Fabrik	Ludwigshafen	Payment of a compensatory amount	9167	8594	6524
39	Wacker Chemie AG	N9 - AK-Öl-Betrieb	Burghausen	Payment of a compensatory amount	39	39	39
40	BASF Polyurethanes GmbH	4067 Anlage zur Herstellung von TPU - Synthese	Lemförde	Payment of a compensatory amount	529	360	299
41	BASF Polyurethanes GmbH	4061 Anlage zur Herstellung von PU-Granulat - Bandanlage (Gebäude B30)	Lemförde	Payment of a compensatory amount	1703	1481	1066
42	Celanese Production Germany GmbH & Co. KG	HDPE-Anlage, GUR-Straße	Oberhausen	Payment of a compensatory amount	64	64	52
43	BASF SE	PAV-Fabrik	Ludwigshafen	Payment of a compensatory amount	4166	4182	3998
44	BASF SE	Imidazol-Fabrik I	Ludwigshafen	Payment of a compensatory amount	0	0	0

*Emissions in tonnes CO2 equivalent

Result of the public participation

From 19/08/2024 to 16/09/2024, the public participation required under Section 22 EHV 2030 took place as part of the application procedure for the exemption of small emitters in the 2026 to 2030 allocation period. To this end, the names of the installations that had applied for an exemption under Section 16 EHV 2030 were publicly announced. The general public was invited to submit comments on the intended exemption decisions.

No comments were received within this period.

Notification to the European Commission

On 27/09/2024, we submitted the list of installations that Germany intends to exempt, as well as the result of the public participation process, to the European Commission.

The European Commission has the opportunity to object to an intended exemption under Section 16 EHV 2030 of the listed installations. The final, legally enforceable exemption notices will therefore only be issued and sent after the European Commission's reviews have been completed.