Judgments in Joined Cases C-191/14 and C-192/14 Borealis Polyolefine GmbH and OMV Refining & Marketing GmbH v Bundesminister für Land-, und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft, Case C-295/14 DOW Benelux BV and Others v Staatssecretaris van Infrastructur en Milieu and Others, and Joined Cases C-389/14, C-391/14 to C-393/14 Esso Italiana Srl and Others, Api Raffineria di Ancona SpA, Lucchini in Amministrazione Straordinaria SpA and Dalmine SpA v Comitato nazionale per la gestione della direttiva 2003

The European Court of Justice declared invalid on 28 April 2016 the maximum annual amount of free allowances for greenhouse gas emissions determined by the European Commission for the period 2013-2020.

The court granted 10 months to the EC to establish a new amount, it being understood that the previous allocations of allowances could not be called into question.

• Primary Source

EurActiv, 28.04.16: EU court overturns carbon market free quotas in blow for big polluters http://www.euractiv.com/section/climate-environment/news/eu-court-overturns-carbon-market-free-quotas-in-blow-for-big-polluters/

The Wall Street Journal, 28.04.16: EU High Court Rules Against Businesses on Carbon Credits http://www.wsj.com/articles/eu-high-court-rules-against-businesses-on-carbon-credits-1461866209

EUObserver, 28.04.16: EU court asks for reform of carbon emission permits https://euobserver.com/news/133256

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