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Top EU court upholds finality of ETS transactions, but floats compensation for unfair losses

Published 16:37 on May 15, 2025 / Last updated at 16:37 on May 15, 2025 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe)

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The EU’s top court on Thursday ruled that ETS allowance transactions recorded in the bloc’s Union Registry are final and irrevocable, even when the permits were surrendered under provisions later declared invalid, but it acknowledged that companies should be able to seek damages for unfair losses.
The EU’s top court on Thursday ruled that ETS allowance transactions recorded in the bloc’s Union Registry are final and irrevocable, even when the permits were surrendered under provisions later declared invalid, but it acknowledged that companies should be able to seek damages for unfair losses.


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