Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards the extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measures

Tabled by Stanisław Tyszka, Marcin Sypniewski, Volker Schnurrbusch, Marc Jongen

Added: (50a) It should be emphasised that the CBAM relates only to imports, whereas Union manufacturers exporting to thirdcountry markets lose their free allocations over the gradual introduction of the mechanism without any corresponding adjustment for exports, and must therefore compete on these markets while incurring carbon costs that are not incurred by their competitors. This asymmetry worsens with each extension of the mechanism’s scope, and the production sectors hardest hit are precisely those intended to be protected by the inclusion of downstream goods. In July 2025, the Commission announced that it would propose facilitations for Union exporters. This proposal should be tabled immediately, with an assessment of the impacts of an extension of scope to cover downstream goods.

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE788.236