Directive 2003/87/EC, as amended by Directive 2009/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council [2], provides that auctioning should be the basic principle for allocation of greenhouse gas emission allowances.
Direktiiviga 2003/87/EÜ (muudetud Euroopa Parlamendi ja nõukogu direktiiviga 2009/29/EÜ) [2] on ette nähtud, et saastekvootide eraldamise peamiseks meetodiks peaksid olema enampakkumised.