1.7. – 1.9 Taking into account the potential to reduce emissions and the Community legislation. No provision to auction allowances.
1.7 Please explain in Section 4.1 below how the potential, including the technological potential, of activities to reduce emissions was taken into account in determining the total quantity of allowances.
See Section 4.1 below.
1.8 Please list in Section 5.3 below the Community legislative and policy instruments that were considered in determining the total quantity of allowances.
See Section 5.3 below.
1.9 If the Member State intends to auction allowances, please state the percentage of the total quantity of allowances that will be auctioned, and how the auction will be implemented.
Bulgaria does not intend to auction allowances at the first allocation. During initial allocation to installations, all allowances within the National Allocation Plan for 2007 and the National Allocation Plan for 2008-2012 will be allocated free of charge.