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Mandatory for covered installations defined by sector, emissions profile, and inclusion rules of the pilot.
Exceptions generally arise from:
installations outside defined sectors,
emissions below inclusion thresholds,
transitional rules for new entrants or specific facility types where the pilot provides phased-in treatment.
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What’s Required
Under the ETS pilot bases, regulated entities typically must:
Identify covered installations and confirm inclusion under the pilot scope defined by the agreement and subsequent technical criteria.
Implement monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) consistent with ETS requirements, including data quality controls and auditable records.
Engage with the registry/allowance administration processes as specified in pilot rules (account management, submissions, and compliance interactions).
Observe rules on offsets/compensations where applicable (pilot frameworks commonly restrict eligible offsets and establish criteria; Mexico’s ETS technical materials emphasise integrity safeguards).
Important Deadlines
Adoption/publication: 1 October 2019 (DOF).
Pilot programs are typically time-bound and may be extended or transitioned to a compliance phase via further regulation; firms should track SEMARNAT publications for updates.
Current Status
The ETS pilot bases are published and form the legal foundation of the test program. The broader ETS pathway is anchored in the LGCC.
Technical documentation and capacity-building materials indicate continued development toward a fully operational ETS regime.
Penalties for Non-Compliance
In pilot systems, enforcement commonly focuses on:
administrative sanctions for failing to submit required information,
compliance consequences related to registry participation,
escalations under environmental administrative enforcement frameworks where reporting duties are legal obligations.
Examples of Known Violations
Typical ETS failure modes include:
late or inconsistent emissions submissions,
insufficient evidence for reported activity data (fuel use, process emissions drivers),
internal control gaps causing restatements,
misunderstanding of offset restrictions or double-claiming risks.
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