The Environment Agency of Iceland has imposed an excess emissions penalty of 45.642 EUR on the aircraft operator Tunisair Express for having failed to surrender in time sufficient allowances to cover their emissions in 2013. The fine is imposed in accordance with Art. 43 of the Icelandic Law on Climate Change No. 70/2012 and Directive 2003/87/EC on establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community.

Tunisair Express has the right to redress this decision to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources until 22 April 2016.

Payment of the fine does not affect the obligation of the aircraft operator to surrender its required number of allowances.

Tunisair Express is  a Tunisian airline covered by the EU-ETS, for which Iceland is the administering state in accordance with the Commission‘s wide list of aircraft operators.