Dates
Dates 2026
Account opening for an entity holding account for regulated entities (ETS2) required by September 15th!
Pursuant to Article 15b(7) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1122, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2025/1253, an application for the opening of an entity holding account for regulated entities must be submitted in the Austrian part of the Union Registry between 1 June 2026 and 15 September 2026.
Instructions on this can be found in a letter from the Austrian Emissions trading registry to all the companies concerned, as well as on request: registerstelle@umweltbundesamt.at.
The documents to be submitted can be found at the following
Please pay attention to the form requirements!
For fast and secure delivery of electronically signed documents, we recommend transmission via the EHR portal (accessible via the “Unternehmen Service Portal” (USP)).
The following documents are only available in german. Please use a translation tool.
| Date | Process | Participant |
|---|---|---|
| By 31.03. | Entry and confirmation of verified emissions for the year 2025 in the Union Registry for operator and aviation operator holding accounts | Authorised representatives of independent verifiers |
| From 01.04. | Blocking of operator and aviation operator holding accounts if no verified emissions have been entered and approved for 2025 | Central administrator of the Union Registry |
| By 30.06. | Transfer of EUA and aEUA to accounts of operators and aircraft operators who receive an allocation.* | Austrian Emissions Trading Registry |
| By 30.06. | Confirmation of account data (so-called annnual confirmation) according to Article 22 (1) of the EU Regulation 2019/1122. | Account holder |
| By 15.09. | Account opening for an entity holding account for regulated entities (ETS2) | Account holder or Authorised representatives of regulated entities |
| By 30.09. | Surrender of allowances for the verified emissions of 2025 or according to the corrected emissions data, if the Competent Authority has corrected them. The surrender has to include a carry-over from the previous year if the balance has not been zero. | Authorised representatives of operator and aircraft operator holding accounts |
| From 01.10. | Publication of the compliance status | Central administrator of the Union Registry |
*) See also the information on the website of the Federal Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection, Regions and Water Management (BMLUK):
Information on the website of the BMLUK (only available in german)