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Requirement · GOV-03

State the material composition of each downstream good in the verification report.

Accredited verifiers preparing CBAM verification reports 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(23)(b), inserting point (ka) in point 2 of Annex VI of 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 2 industries by name: Steel and Aluminium. as of 2026-08-14
  • Compliance is checked by accredited third party, annual. as of 2026-08-14
Addressee Accredited verifiers preparing CBAM verification reportsAct COM(2025) 989 final, 2025/0419 (COD)Article Art. 1(23)(b), inserting point (ka) in point 2 of Annex VI of Regulation (EU) 2023/956Class Businesses

The rule

New — no predecessor
Trigger

preparation of a verification report covering a downstream good

Obligation

State the material composition of each downstream good in the verification report.

Who is affected

Addressee
Accredited verifiers preparing CBAM verification reports
Class
Businesses
Sectors
Names Steel, Aluminium and metals · Reaches Automotive, Construction
Applies
applies from 1 January 2028 per Art. 2

Burden drivers

D1 · D4 — 2 of 7 marks fire on this provision.

Source text

Verbatim

‘(ka) material composition of each downstream good;

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