EU ETS2
June 26, 2025, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1253 of 11 February 2025 amending Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1122 supplementing Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the functioning of the Union Registry entered into force.
In accordance with this Regulation, fuel suppliers who have been issued a fuel supply permit by the Ministry of the Environment will apply to open an account in the Union Registry for the purposes of the EU ETS2 from June 1, 2026, to September 15, 2026.
The registration and transfer of allowances will only be possible from 2027.
Procedure for opening a Regulated Entity Holding Account in the Union Registry
Holders of permits to supply fuels are required to apply for the opening of an account in the Union Registry between 1 June 2026 and 15 September 2026, specifically an account of the REHA type, i.e. Regulated Entity Holding Account.
The account opening process consists of several steps.
1) Registration of users in the Union Registry
First, users must register in the Union Registry portal. Each user must create their own personal profile. The first level of authentication is carried out using an e-mail address and password.
The second level of authentication is required when logging into the Union Registry itself. The EU Login mobile application may be used as an authentication method, or access may be granted via Trusted Platform. Manuals for setting up the EU Login application and Trusted Platform are available here and here.
2) Application for opening a Regulated Entity Holding Account
After successfully logging into the Union Registry, it is possible to initiate the process of opening a Regulated Entity Holding Account (REHA). The relevant manual is available here.
Please note that at least two authorised representatives must be nominated in order to manage the account in accordance with the four-eyes principle, i.e. one person enters the request into the system and another person subsequently approves it in the system.
All authorised representatives to be nominated for the account must first be registered in the Union Registry and must know their URID, i.e. the registration number generated by the system after successful completion of registration.
Once the Registry Administrator receives the application for opening the account via the Union Registry, an e-mail is automatically generated and sent containing Annex No. 1 — Representatives for Communication. This document contains information about the company’s account as well as a list of nominated authorised representatives who will have access to the account.
The document can be downloaded directly from the Union Registry. It forms an integral part of the agreement, which will subsequently be sent to the user from the e-mail address povolenky@ote-cr.cz.
In this regard, we would like to kindly ask you, where possible, to digitise the documentation and send it via a data box. The data box ID of OTE, a.s. is azefhvx.
A qualified electronic signature may be used for signing the agreement. However, in the case of Annex No. 1, the signature of the nominated authorised representative must be officially certified. The same authority that certifies the signature may also perform an authorised conversion of the document into electronic form. A document processed in this way is valid and may be sent via data box.
3) Documentation required for opening the account
- fully signed Contract (by hand or by a qualified certificate) in duplicate,
- fully signed and officially certified Appendix No. 1 – Representatives for communication in duplicate (the pdf file has been sent by email or you it is available in Union Registry),
- a duly completed and signed Declaration of data necessary for customer due diligence process - the form is available here,
- a certified statement from the Commercial Register (not older than 3 months),
- a certified copy of the Permit,
- an original or a certified copy of a document clearly identifying the structure of the group (if the operator is part of a group, not older than 3 months),
- a copy of the ID card of Authorized Representatives - the Registry Administrator requires the following clearly visible data: name, surname, document number, date of birth, place of birth, validity of the document to. We recommend to make invisible the other data before sending a copy of the document. In the event that unnecessary data are visible, it is done by the Registry Administrator immediately upon receipt of the document;
- a certified Criminal Record statement of Authorized Representatives in Czech (not older than 3 months).
The account has been opened, what happens next?
In 2026, the main activities will include system preparation, emissions monitoring and verification of reporting.
Verified emissions values will be uploaded on an ongoing basis to Regulated Entity Holding Accounts, as well as to Operator Holding Accounts and Aircraft Operator Holding Accounts, in cooperation with the Ministry of the Environment.
These data are based on verified emissions reports submitted to the Ministry of the Environment by fuel suppliers.
The Account Holder is subsequently obliged, in accordance with applicable legislation, to surrender the same number of emission allowances as corresponds to the amount of reported and verified CO₂ emissions for the relevant period.
In order to comply with EU ETS obligations, the following deadlines apply in particular:
- by 30 April of the following year, the verified emissions report must be submitted to the competent authority and the emissions values must be entered into the Union Registry.
