New legislation in the Flemish Region

Last Thursday the Flemish Parliament adopted four new energy related Decrees.

- A decree modifying the existing Energy Performance of Buildings Decree of 22 December 2006 (EPB Decree);
- A decree modify the system of renewable energy certificates (green electricity certificates);
- A decree coordinating all the existing decrees on energy (the “Energy Decree”), comprising a new chapter on the application of the EU Emission Trading System/ETS on aviation; and
- A decree on the deep subsoil, aiming at regulating the exploration and extraction of hydrocarbons (including Coal Bed Methane, CBM) and possible new initiatives on Carbon Capture and Storage, CCS.

New legislation in the Flemish Region