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Requirement · CALC-05Treat aluminium waste and scrap, other than post-consumer scrap, as a precursor whose embedded emissions count towards the goods.
Operators and declarants using aluminium scrap as an input material must comply, and it sits in an act that is partly law and partly a proposal.
Why it matters
The act this comes from is partly law in force and partly a proposal that can still change.
- It is Art. 1(24); Annex III adding Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) 2023/956, in the CBAM extension — downstream goods and anti-circumvention. as of 2026-08-14
- The act gives its timing as: applies from 1 January 2028 per Art. 2. as of 2026-08-14
- It names one industry by name: Aluminium. as of 2026-08-14
- Compliance is checked by accredited third party, annual. as of 2026-08-14
The rule
New — no predecessor
Trigger
use of aluminium waste and scrap other than post-consumer scrap as an input material
Obligation
Treat aluminium waste and scrap, other than post-consumer scrap, as a precursor whose embedded emissions count towards the goods.
Who is affected
Addressee
Operators and declarants using aluminium scrap as an input material
Class
Businesses
Sectors
Names Aluminium and metals · Reaches Waste and landfill
Applies
applies from 1 January 2028 per Art. 2
Burden drivers
D4 — 1 of 7 marks fire on this provision.