| (1) | The offsetting requirements of CORSIA shall— |
| (a) | be applicable from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2035, to an aeroplane operator referred to in regulation 91.10.1, whose international flights are between the Republic and States defined in Document SA-CATS 91. |
| (b) | not be applicable to a new entrant aeroplane operator— |
| (i) | for three years starting from the year when such operator meets the requirements of regulation 91.10.1, or |
| (ii) | until the annual CO2 emissions exceed 0.1 percent of its total CO2 emissions from international flights in 2020, whichever occurs first. |
| (2) | Methods of calculation of emissions for offsetting requirements shall be as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 91. |
| (3) | The Authority shall calculate the annual aeroplane operator’s final CO2 offsetting requirements, based on the data reported in accordance with Chapter 2 of the CORSIA Methodology for Calculating Actual Life Cycle Emissions Values and the applicability requirements as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 91. |
[Regulation 91.10.15 inserted by regulation 11(x) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]
