The Union Registry is the central platform that records all holdings and transactions of allowances under the EU ETS.

Types of Accounts

• Holding Accounts
  An entity with the obligation to surrender allowances in respect of reported emissions shall open a Holding Account. Different sectors (stationary installations; aircraft operators; shipping companies; ETS-2 regulated entities) have different types of Holding Accounts.
• Trading Accounts
  An entity that wishes to trade in allowances may open a Trading Account. A Trading Account cannot be used to comply with surrender obligations under the EU ETS.

How Does It Work?

Union Registry Regulation

The operations of the Union Registry are governed by the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1122, which supplements Directive 2003/87/EC. This regulation ensures a standardised, secure, and efficient system for managing allowances across the EU.

The National Registry Administrator

The Climate Action Authority is the National Registry

Administrator for Malta. For further information, please contact us at:

Email: ets.caa@climateaction.gov.mt

Phone: +356 23850500

Important Notice

Until further notice, the National Registry Administrator of Malta is not accepting new requests for the opening of Trading Accounts.