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Union Registry

You can access the Union Registry homepage using the link here or the tab Login above.

Login

1. I already have the access to the Union Registry (I am the Authorized Representative)

For the login procedure is necessary to know login name/email, password and mobile phone number, or have a mobile device with the application EU Login Mobile.
The user guide for the login procedure is here.
The user guide for the login procedure via EU Login Mobile application is here.

2. I am already registered in the Union Registry and I have received the Enrolment key from the Registry Administrator
Login to the Union Registry as described above and enter Enrolment key when system asks you to.

3. I am new user and I want to be Authorized Representative of already opened account

The user guide for user registration is here.
The user guide for the login procedure via EU Login Mobile application is here.
How to change or add authorized representative is described on the page Change of Authorised Representative.

4. I am new user and I want to open an account
The procedure of account opening is described on the page Open an account.

Accounts

  • Accounts starting with the letters EU can be used for transactions with EU allowances (EUA, EUAA), swiss allowances (CHU, CHUA) and also with eligible Kyoto units (CER and ERU). This relates to Operator Holding Account, Aircraft Operator Holding Account and Trading Account. Person Holding Accounts were automatically changed to Trading Accounts.

    You can find more information about eligibility of Kyoto units here.

  • Accounts starting with the letters CZ (Person Accounts in National Registry) can be used only for transactions with Kyoto units.

  • The Trusted Account List allows users to work more flexibly with accounts that the Account Holder defines as trusted. Changes to the Trusted Account List (adding or deleting an account) must always be initiated by one Authorized Representative and approved by another Authorized Representative. The account is added to the Trusted Account List 4 working days after approval by an Authorized Representative.

    The Account Holder may decide whether transactions to trusted accounts are subject to the 4-eyes principle or the 2-eyes principle (see below). In addition, the holder of an Operator or Aircraft Operator Holding Account may decide to allow transactions to accounts outside the Trusted Account List. Please use this form to adjust this setting.

  • The Union Registry enables not only displaying the Account Statements but also downloading them in PDF or CSV format. The user guide is available here.

Users

  • Representatives with the access to more than one account have only one set of credentials.

  • For logging into the Union Registry and signing operations one of the following methods shall be used:
    • SMS code sent to the registered mobile phone; only one mobile phone number can be used to log in the application. The mobile phone number indicated in your personal details must be the same as the mobile phone entered in EU Login. If they are not equal, you will receive a message during the login procedure to update your mobile phone number.

    • EU Login Mobile application installed on a mobile device; a mobile device can be registered only to the one EU Login account and also user can login to the Registry using only one device.

  • At least two Authorized Representatives shall be nominated for each account. The Account Holder may appoint up to 15 Authorized Representatives to the Operator / Aircraft Operator Holding Account and the Trading Account.

  • Authorized Representatives may have the following rights to perform transactions and other processes: Initiator, Approver, Initiator and approver, Read-only access.
    If you wish to change the roles of existing Authorized Representatives, please use this form.

Transactions

  • Since September 10, 2023, it has been possible to set transaction thresholds for individual accounts in the Registry Union.

  • Transactions to the accounts in the Trusted Account List are completed based on following rules:
    • If a transaction is approved (or initiated if it does not need to be approved) on business days between 10:00 and 16:00, it is completed immediately.

    • If a transaction is approved (or initiated if it does not need to be approved) outside of business days between 10:00 and 16:00, it is completed the next business day at 10:00.

  • Transactions to the accounts outside the Trusted Account List are completed based on following rules:
    • If the transaction is approved on business days before 12:00, it is completed at 12:00 the next business day.
    • If a transaction is approved on business days after 12:00 (for example, Monday 13:00), it is completed at 12:00 on the second following business day (Wednesday 12:00 in the example shown).

    • If a transaction is approved outside of a business day (for example, Sunday), it is completed at 12:00 on the second following business day (Tuesday 12:00 in the example shown).

  • Holders of Operator Holding Accounts and Aircraft Operator Holding Accounts may decide whether to allow transactions from these accounts to accounts that are not on the list of trusted accounts.
    Please use this form to edit the settings of the trusted account list (ie allow transactions to untrusted accounts).

  • List of public holidays in Czech Republic is here. Transactions are not initiated in these days.

  • List of days for transfers of allowances between the EU and Swiss emission trading registries is here.

  • Upon initiation of a transfer, Authorised Representative shall indicate whether that transfer represents an over-the-counter trade executed between two entities without any intermediaries, e.g. a transaction that has not been registered at a market venue or cleared at a central counterparty; Transfers between different accounts of the same account holder should not be indicated as “bilateral transaction”.

  • 4-eyes principle - the processes in the Union Registry shall be initiated by one Authorized Representative and the other Authorized Representative has to approve it. The 4-eyes principle is mandatory without exception when working with the Trusted Account List and in case of transactions to the accounts outside the Trusted Account List. When performing transactions to trusted accounts, an Account Holder may decide not to use the 4-eyes principle. In this case, transactions carried out on trusted accounts are not approved by a second Authorized Representative (2-eyes principle).

    Please use this form to adjust your trusted account list settings (ie 2 or 4 eyes principle).

  • Serial numbers of allowances are invisible to users.

  • Transaction summary can be downloaded in the PDF format. The user guide is available here.

General Information

OTE, a.s., has been managing the Czech Emission Trading Registry since 2005, firstly on the basis of a mandate from the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic, then on the basis of Act No. 383/2012 Coll., On the Conditions for Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading.

The Registry keeps the accurate accounting of the issue, holding, transfer and cancellation of allowances. Allowances and Kyoto units are held on Party accounts, Operator holding accounts, Aircraft operator holding accounts, Trading Accounts and Person Accounts in National Registry. Pursuant to Act No. 383/2012 Coll., On the Conditions for Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading, as amended, operators of installations holding permits issued by the Ministry of the Environment for emitting greenhouse gases are required to open an account in the Registry. This obligation is valid also to aircraft operators that are holders of an operation licence issued in the Czech Republic or are under the administration of the Czech Republic in accordance with a list of aircraft operators published by the European Commission. Any natural person or legal entity may open a Trading account or a Person account in National Registry, including an installation or aircraft operator that is already an Operator or Aircraft operator account holder.

The European Union Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS) is governed by Directive No. 2003/87/EC, as amended. Since 2008 the European registries have been integrated in the global registry system under the Kyoto Protocol. Pursuant to the Commission delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1122, as amended, each Member State is obligated to use the standardised Union Registry that also functions as the registry under the Kyoto Protocol.

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