¹ Companies, operators and persons under Article 57 must apply to the FOEN to open an account.

² The application must include:

a.

for installation or aircraft operators and other companies: an extract from the commercial register and a copy of the proof of identity of the person authorised to represent the operator or company;

b.

for natural persons: proof of identity;

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for competent authorities of a partner state: official confirmation from the government and a copy of the proof of identity of the person authorised to represent the operator or company;

c.

first names, surnames, postal and e-mail addresses and proof of identity of the applicant;

d.

first names, surnames, postal address, personal e-mail address, mobile phone number, proof of identity and criminal record certificate of at least one and no more than four authorised representatives for the account;

e.

first names, surnames, postal address, personal e-mail address, mobile phone number, proof of identity and criminal record certificate of at least one and no more than four transaction validators;

f.

declaration that the applicant accepts the General Terms and Conditions of the Emissions Trading Registry.

³ The submission of a Swiss criminal record certificate is not required if evidence can be provided by means of notarial certificate that the persons concerned have not been convicted of the criminal offences set out in Article 59a paragraph 1 letter b.

⁴ The FOEN may request additional information if required to open the account.

⁵ Companies registered in a state in which no commercial register is maintained shall confirm by another form of supporting document their existence and the authorisation to sign of the person entitled to represent the company.

⁶ Information on commercial register extracts, proof of identity, criminal record certificates and information in accordance with paragraphs 4 and 5 must be authenticated. Copies of documents issued outside of Switzerland must be apostilled. The date of the documents to be submitted and the authentication or apostille may not be more than three months before the application date.

⁷ The FOEN opens the requested account after reviewing the information and documents and as soon as the applicant has paid the fee.

⁸ Aircraft operators administered by the FOEN must submit an application to open an account in the Emissions Trading Registry within 30 working days after the approval of the aircraft operator’s monitoring plan or its transferral to Switzerland. The application must contain the unique aircraft code(s) of the aircraft operated by the applicant which fall under the Swiss ETS or the European Union ETS.