Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/927 of 20 May 2025 supplementing Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards measures adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organization for the monitoring, reporting and verification of aviation emissions for the purpose of implementing a global market-based measure and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1603

Type Delegated Regulation
Publication 2025-07-31
State In force
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2025/927 31.7.2025

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC [^ntr1-L_202500927EN.000101-E0001], and in particular Article 28c thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Scope
1.

This Regulation applies to aircraft operators which fulfil the conditions set out in Article 12(6), third and fourth subparagraphs, of Directive 2003/87/EC.

2.

This Regulation applies to the following international flights as defined in Article 2, point (1), of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1879, that are performed by that aircraft operator during the reporting period and for which the aircraft operator is responsible:

3.

This Regulation applies to a new entrant aircraft operator from the year after it fulfils the conditions set out in Article 12(6), third and fourth subparagraphs, of Directive 2003/87/EC.

Article 2

Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

Article 3

Administering Member State
1.

An aircraft operator that is listed in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 748/2009 [^ntr8-L_202500927EN.000101-E0008] shall report its emissions to its administering Member State specified in that Annex.

2.

An aircraft operator that is not listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 748/2009 shall report to the Member State that issued its air operator certificate or, where an aircraft operator does not possess an air operator certificate, the Member State where that aircraft operator has its place of judicial registration.

3.

By 30 November each year, Member States shall submit to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Secretariat a list of aircraft operators which they administer pursuant to paragraph 1 or 2, or, where relevant, an updated list.

Article 4

Monitoring and reporting of emissions

Aircraft operators shall monitor and report emissions from flights referred to in Article 1(2) of this Regulation and shall be subject to the same requirements as those laid down in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066, save as otherwise provided in this Regulation.

Article 5

Monitoring and reporting of CORSIA eligible fuels
1.

An aircraft operator that intends to claim reductions from the use of CORSIA eligible fuels in accordance with Article 4(3) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1879, shall monitor and report the quantity of neat CORSIA eligible fuels purchased (expressed in tonnes).

2.

For the purpose of the reporting of CORSIA eligible fuels, aircraft operators shall be subject to the same requirements as those laid down in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066, with the exception of Articles 53a, 54a and 54c of that Implementing Regulation.

3.

Where an aviation fuel is not certified as a CORSIA eligible fuel, it shall not be accounted for as CORSIA eligible fuel and it shall be considered as fossil aviation fuel as listed in Table 1 of Annex III to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066.

4.

Aircraft operators shall determine the total quantity of CORSIA eligible fuels used by deducting from the total quantity of CORSIA eligible fuels purchased any CORSIA eligible fuels that have been sold to third parties.

5.

Aircraft operators shall attach to their annual emissions report to be submitted pursuant to Article 68(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066 a declaration listing all greenhouse gas schemes in which they participate where reductions from the use of CORSIA eligible fuels or other alternative aviation fuels as defined in Article 3, point (23b), of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066 may be claimed, in which they shall confirm that no claims have been made for the same batches of CORSIA eligible fuels under those other schemes.

6.

Aircraft operators shall report on the use of CORSIA eligible fuels in the annual emissions report to be submitted pursuant to Article 68(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066. Aircraft operators shall report the following information for all CORSIA eligible fuel purchased by the end of the reporting period:

7.

Aircraft operators shall also attach to the annual emissions report to be submitted pursuant to Article 68(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066 the supplementary information listed in Annex II to this Regulation for the reduction claimed from the use of each CORSIA eligible fuel.

8.

Aircraft operators shall ensure that it, or its designated representative, has the right to audit the production records for any CORSIA eligible fuels it has purchased.

Article 6

Verification of data on emissions and CORSIA eligible fuels
1.

The verification of emissions data to be reported pursuant to Article 4 of this Regulation, and the accreditation of verifiers carrying out that verification, shall be subject to the same requirements as those laid down in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2067, save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation.

2.

Notwithstanding paragraph 1 of this Article, verifiers performing the verification of emissions data reported pursuant to Article 4 of this Regulation, and CORSIA eligible fuels reported pursuant to Article 5(6) of this Regulation shall be accredited for that purpose pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council [^ntr9-L_202500927EN.000101-E0009] and to this Regulation by a national accreditation body of a Member State. National accreditation bodies shall lay down any specific requirements that verifiers are to meet in order to obtain the accreditation.

3.

For the purpose of the verification of the use of CORSIA eligible fuels and the reductions from the use of CORSIA eligible fuels reported pursuant to Article 5(6) of this Regulation, the provisions of Article 17(6) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2067 shall not apply.

4.

The verification of the use of CORSIA eligible fuels and the reductions from the use of CORSIA eligible fuels shall be based on fuel purchase records, transaction reports, fuel blending records, and CORSIA eligible fuels certification documents.

5.

Where the verifier carries out verification of the CORSIA eligible fuels reported pursuant to Article 5(6), the verifier shall ensure that the verification activities performed allow it to conclude on the following objectives:

6.

When the verifier carries out verification of the CORSIA eligible fuels reported pursuant to Article 5(6), the scope of the verification shall include the following:

7.

When the verifier carries out verification of the CORSIA eligible fuels reported pursuant to Article 5(6) of this Regulation, the verification report issued pursuant to Article 27 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2067 shall include confirmation that the checks referred to in paragraph 6 of this Article have been carried out, as well as conclusions on the objectives referred to in paragraph 5 of this Article.

8.

By 30 November each year, Member States shall submit to the ICAO Secretariat a list of verifiers which are accredited by a national accreditation body of that Member State as referred to in paragraph 2, or, where relevant, an updated list.

Article 7

Reporting on emissions unit cancellation
1.

Where the quantity of the total final CO2 offsetting requirement notified by Member States in accordance with Article 4(7) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1879, is not zero, aircraft operators shall submit to their administering Member State an emissions unit cancellation report that is verified in accordance with Article 8 of this Regulation and a copy of the associated verification report by 30 April 2025 for the CORSIA period 2021 to 2023, and by 30 April 2028 for the CORSIA period 2024 to 2026.

2.

The emissions unit cancellation report shall contain at least the information listed in Annex III to this Regulation.

3.

In order that emissions units can be reported as cancelled, aircraft operators shall cancel the emissions units within a registry designated by an emissions unit programme and request each emissions unit programme registry to make visible on the registry’s public website information on each of the aircraft operator’s cancelled emissions units for the relevant CORSIA period. For each batch of cancelled emissions units, the information shall include at least the consolidated identifying information listed in points 5(a) to (i) and (l) of Annex III to this Regulation.

Article 8

Verification of emissions unit cancellation reports
1.

The verification of emissions unit cancellation reports submitted pursuant to Article 7 of this Regulation, and the accreditation of verifiers carrying out that verification, shall be subject to the same requirements as those laid down in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2067, save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation.

2.

Notwithstanding paragraph 1 of this Article, verifiers performing the verification of emissions unit cancellation reports submitted pursuant to Article 7 of this Regulation shall be accredited for that purpose pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 and this Regulation by a national accreditation body of a Member State. National accreditation bodies shall lay down any specific requirements that verifiers are to meet in order to obtain the accreditation.

3.

A reasonable level of assurance shall be required for all verifications of emissions unit cancellation reports.

4.

The verifier shall ensure that the verification activities performed allow it to conclude on the following objectives:

5.

The scope of the verification shall reflect the period of time and information covered by the emissions unit cancellation report and the verifier shall confirm that the cancelled emissions units used to meet the aircraft operator’s final offsetting requirements have not been used to offset any other emissions.

6.

When carrying out the verification, verifiers shall not rely on sampling.

7.

Where verifiers carry out solely the verification of the emissions unit cancellation report, they may decide not to carry out a site visit. That decision shall be based on the outcome of the risk analysis and after determining that all relevant data can be remotely accessed. Verifiers shall inform the aircraft operator of that decision without undue delay.

8.

The verification report associated with the emissions unit cancellation report shall contain at least the information listed in Annex IV.

Article 9

Transmission of data from Member States to ICAO
1.

For the purpose of facilitating the calculation of the sector growth factor, Member States shall by 31 July each year transmit to the ICAO Secretariat the relevant data that have been reported pursuant to Article 14 of Directive 2003/87/EC and pursuant to this Regulation. Before that transmission, competent authorities shall conduct order of magnitude check on the data to be transmitted. At the same time, Member States shall also transmit that data to the Commission. Such relevant data shall contain at least the information listed in Annex V to this Regulation, where applicable.

2.

Upon request by a Member State, the Commission may request the assistance of Eurocontrol to improve the accuracy of emissions data, with a view to their transmission of data in accordance with paragraph 1.

3.

If an error in the data reported by the aircraft operator is identified by the relevant Member State, by the verifier, or by the aircraft operator after the reported data have been submitted pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article, the Member State shall update the reported data to address the error. The Member State shall assess any implications with respect to the aircraft operator’s offsetting requirements as calculated in accordance with Article 3(3) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1879 in previous years and, if necessary, make an adjustment to compensate for the error during the CORSIA period in which the error has been identified.

4.

Member States shall transmit to the ICAO Secretariat information on emissions unit cancellation by 31 July 2025 for the CORSIA period 2021 to 2023, and by 31 July 2028 for the CORSIA period 2024 to 2026. Before that transmission, competent authorities shall conduct order of magnitude check on the data to be transmitted. At the same time, Member States shall also transmit that data to the Commission. The data transmitted shall contain at least the information listed in Annex VI.

Article 10

Repeal

Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1603 is repealed.

References to the repealed Delegated Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex VII.

Article 11

Transitional provision

The emissions and use of CORSIA eligible fuels that have occurred since 1 January 2024 shall be monitored, reported and verified in accordance with this Regulation.

Article 12

Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 May 2025.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

[^ntr1-L_202500927EN.000101-E0001]: OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2003/87/oj.

[^ntr2-L_202500927EN.000101-E0002]: Directive (EU) 2023/958 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 amending Directive 2003/87/EC as regards aviation’s contribution to the Union’s economy-wide emission reduction target and the appropriate implementation of a global market-based measure (OJ L 130, 16.5.2023, p. 115, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2023/958/oj).

[^ntr3-L_202500927EN.000101-E0003]: Council Decision (EU) 2020/954 of 25 June 2020 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the International Civil Aviation Organization as regards the notification of voluntary participation in the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) from 1 January 2021 and the option selected for calculating aeroplane operators’ offsetting requirements during the 2021–2023 period (OJ L 212, 3.7.2020, p. 14, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2020/954/oj).

[^ntr4-L_202500927EN.000101-E0004]: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1603 of 18 July 2019 supplementing Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards measures adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organisation for the monitoring, reporting and verification of aviation emissions for the purpose of implementing a global market-based measure (OJ L 250, 30.9.2019, p. 10, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2019/1603/oj).

[^ntr5-L_202500927EN.000101-E0005]: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066 of 19 December 2018 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 (OJ L 334, 31.12.2018, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2018/2066/oj).

[^ntr6-L_202500927EN.000101-E0006]: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2067 of 19 December 2018 on the verification of data and on the accreditation of verifiers pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 334, 31.12.2018, p. 94, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2018/2067/oj).

[^ntr7-L_202500927EN.000101-E0007]: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1879 of 9 July 2024 laying down rules for the application of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the calculation of offsetting requirements for the purpose of CORSIA (OJ L, 2024/1879, 10.7.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/1879/oj).

[^ntr8-L_202500927EN.000101-E0008]: Commission Regulation (EC) No 748/2009 of 5 August 2009 on the list of aircraft operators which performed an aviation activity listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC on or after 1 January 2006 specifying the administering Member State for each aircraft operator (OJ L 219, 22.8.2009, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/748/oj).

[^ntr9-L_202500927EN.000101-E0009]: Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93 (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 30, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2008/765/oj).

ANNEX I

CORSIA approved sustainability certification schemes

ANNEX II

Minimum content of the supplementary information to an aircraft operator’s annual emissions report for reductions from the use of each CORSIA eligible fuel claim

ANNEX III

Minimum content of the emissions unit cancellation report from an aircraft operator to their administering Member State

ANNEX IV

Minimum content of the verification report associated with the emissions unit cancellation report from an aircraft operator to their administering Member State

ANNEX V

Content of the report from the Member State to the ICAO Secretariat

PART 1

Annual emissions report from a Member State to the ICAO Secretariat

PART 2

CORSIA eligible fuels supplementary information to the annual emissions report from a Member State to the ICAO Secretariat

ANNEX VI

Content of the emissions unit cancellation report from a Member State to the ICAO Secretariat

ANNEX VII

Correlation table

Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1603 This Regulation
Article 1(1) Article 1(1)
Article 1(2) Article 1(1)
Article 2(1) Article 1(2)
Article 2(2) —
Article 2(3) —
Article 2(4) Article 1(2)
Article 3(1) Article 4
Article 3(2) —
Article 4 Article 6(1)
Article 5 Article 3(1) and (2)
Article 6 Article 9(2)
Article 7 Article 9(1)
Article 8 —

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