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Requirement · CUST-04

Apply the material and chemical compositions that the Commission fixes by implementing act for Annex I goods.

Importers and authorised CBAM declarants of Annex I goods 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(15)(d), adding Art. 25(7) 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: from entry into force (third day after publication), Art. 2. as of 2026-08-14
  • It names 2 industries by name: Steel and Aluminium. as of 2026-08-14
  • Compliance is checked by customs authorities, per consignment. as of 2026-08-14
Addressee Importers and authorised CBAM declarants of Annex I goodsAct COM(2025) 989 final, 2025/0419 (COD)Article Art. 1(15)(d), adding Art. 25(7) to Regulation (EU) 2023/956Class Businesses

The rule

New — no predecessor
Trigger

Commission adopts implementing acts identifying material and chemical compositions

Obligation

Apply the material and chemical compositions that the Commission fixes by implementing act for Annex I goods.

Who is affected

Addressee
Importers and authorised CBAM declarants of Annex I goods
Class
Businesses
Sectors
Names Steel, Aluminium and metals · Reaches Automotive, Construction
Applies
from entry into force (third day after publication), Art. 2

Burden drivers

D4 — 1 of 7 marks fire on this provision.

Source text

Verbatim

‘7. The Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts to identify the material and chemical compositions of goods listed in Annex I.

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Settled later in secondary legislation. The compositions themselves sit in implementing acts that have not been adopted.