The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) has joined Dassault Aviation in legal action against the EU Commission.
Dassault brought action against the commission on February 14, 2024, over the Delegated Act on EU Taxonomy which the EBBA describes as 鈥渦nprecedented and discriminatory鈥.聽聽
According to the EU, the EU Taxonomy is a classification system that 鈥渉elps direct investments to activities most needed for the transition to net zero and environmental sustainability鈥.
However, the EBAA claims that the 鈥渃urrent Delegated Act explicitly excludes Business Aviation while including commercial aviation鈥, a decision the association views as 鈥渦nprecedented and discriminatory鈥.
According to the EBAA, the exclusion hampers the 鈥渃ompetitiveness鈥 of European business aircraft manufacturers, operators, and the entire value chain in the sector.
The EBBA has expressed concerns that the EU Taxonomy framework will make more efficient and sustainable aircraft in the business aviation world less attractive for financing.
鈥淭he exclusion of Business Aviation from the EU Taxonomy framework is a significant oversight that fails to recognise the sector精东影业 substantial contributions to sustainability and technological advancement,鈥 Holger Krahmer, Secretary General of EBAA, said. 鈥淔urthermore, with reference to the EU Treaties, the EU Commission does not have the right to subject individual sectors to discrimination in a legal act without further justification. The Commission has carried out an arbitrary political act that must be urgently corrected.鈥
It is not the first time that the EBAA has fought against the exclusion of business aviation from the Taxonomy Delegated Act.
鈥淒espite extensive efforts, including consultations and public participation, the Act was adopted with this exclusion,鈥 the EBBA said in a statement on July 8, 2024.
In response, Dassault Aviation initiated an action for annulment, arguing, among other pleas, that the exclusion breaches the principle of equality.
On July 4, 2024, EBAA精东影业 legal team lodged an intervention to support Dassault Aviation精东影业 appeal.
鈥淭his legal step demonstrates EBAA精东影业 commitment to safeguarding the competitiveness and future of European business aircraft manufacturers, operators, and the entire value chain within this vital industry,鈥 the 补诲诲别诲.听
