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1. The Union-wide quantity of allowances issued under this Chapter each year from 2027 shall decrease in a linear manner beginning in 2024. The 2024 value shall be defined as the 2024 emission limits, calculated on the basis of the reference emissions under Article 4(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council () for the sectors covered by this Chapter and applying the linear reduction trajectory for all emissions within the scope of that Regulation. The quantity shall decrease each year after 2024 by a linear reduction factor of 5,10 %. By 1 January 2025, the Commission shall publish the Union-wide quantity of allowances for the year 2027.

2. The Union-wide quantity of allowances issued under this Chapter each year from 2028 shall decrease in a linear manner beginning from 2025 on the basis of the average emissions reported under this Chapter for the years 2024 to 2026. The quantity of allowances shall decrease by a linear reduction factor of 5,38 %, except if the conditions set out in point 1 of Annex IIIa apply, in which case the quantity shall decrease by a linear reduction factor adjusted in accordance with the rules set out in point 2 of Annex IIIa. By 30 June 2027, the Commission shall publish the Union-wide quantity of allowances for 2028 and, if required, the adjusted linear reduction factor.

3. The Union-wide quantity of allowances issued under this Chapter shall be adjusted for each year from 2028 to compensate for the quantity of allowances surrendered in cases where it was not possible to avoid double counting of emissions or where allowances have been surrendered for emissions not covered by this Chapter as referred to in Article 30f(5). The adjustment shall correspond to the total amount of allowances covered by this Chapter which were compensated for in the relevant reporting year pursuant to the implementing acts referred to in Article 30f(5), second subparagraph.

4. A Member State that, pursuant to Article 30j, unilaterally extends the activity referred to in Annex III to sectors that are not listed in that Annex shall ensure that the regulated entities concerned submit, by 30 April of the relevant year, to the relevant competent authority a duly substantiated report in accordance with Article 30f. If the data submitted are duly substantiated, the competent authority shall notify the Commission thereof by 30 June of the relevant year. The quantity of allowances to be issued under paragraph 1 of this Article shall be adjusted taking into account the duly substantiated reports submitted by the regulated entities.