actual emissions — the emissions calculated based on primary data from the production processes of goods and from the production of electricity consumed during those processes as determined in accordance with the methods set out in Annex IV Article 3 — Definitions

authorised CBAM declarant — a person authorised by a competent authority in accordance with Article 17 Article 3 — Definitions

carbon price — the monetary amount paid in a third country, under a carbon emissions reduction scheme, in the form of a tax, levy or fee or in the form of emission allowances under a greenhouse gas emissions trading system, calculated on greenhouse gases covered by such a measure, and released during the production of goods Article 3 — Definitions

CBAM certificate — a certificate in electronic format corresponding to one tonne of CO2e of embedded emissions in goods Article 3 — Definitions

competent authority — the authority designated by each Member State in accordance with Article 11 Article 3 — Definitions

continental shelf — a continental shelf as defined in Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Article 3 — Definitions

customs authorities — the customs administrations of Member States as defined in Article 5, point (1), of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 Article 3 — Definitions

customs declarant — a declarant as defined in Article 5, point (15), of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 lodging a customs declaration for release for free circulation of goods in its own name or the person in whose name such a declaration is lodged Article 3 — Definitions

customs territory of the Union — the territory defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 Article 3 — Definitions

default value — a value, which is calculated or drawn from secondary data, which represents the embedded emissions in goods Article 3 — Definitions

direct emissions — emissions from the production processes of goods, including emissions from the production of heating and cooling that is consumed during the production processes, irrespective of the location of the production of the heating or cooling Article 3 — Definitions

Economic Operators Registration and Identification number (EORI number) — the number assigned by the customs authority when the registration for customs purposes has been carried out in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 Article 3 — Definitions

embedded emissions — direct emissions released during the production of goods and indirect emissions from the production of electricity that is consumed during the production processes, calculated in accordance with the methods set out in Annex IV and further specified in the implementing acts adopted pursuant to Article 7(7) Article 3 — Definitions

emissions — the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere from the production of goods Article 3 — Definitions

established in a Member State — (a) in the case of a natural person, any person whose place of residence is in a Member State; (b) in the case of a legal person or an association of persons, any person whose registered office, central headquarters or permanent business establishment is in a Member State Article 3 — Definitions

EU ETS — the system for greenhouse gas emissions allowance trading within the Union in respect of activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC other than aviation activities Article 3 — Definitions

EU ETS allowance — an allowance as defined in Article 3, point (a), of Directive 2003/87/EC in respect of activities listed in Annex I to that Directive other than aviation activities Article 3 — Definitions

exclusive economic zone — an exclusive economic zone as defined in Article 55 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and which has been declared as an exclusive economic zone by a Member State pursuant to that convention Article 3 — Definitions

explicit capacity allocation — the allocation of cross-border transmission capacity separate from the trade of electricity Article 3 — Definitions

goods — goods listed in Annex I Article 3 — Definitions

greenhouse gases — greenhouse gases as specified in Annex I in relation to each of the goods listed in that Annex Article 3 — Definitions

importation — release for free circulation as provided for in Article 201 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 Article 3 — Definitions

importer — either the person lodging a customs declaration for release for free circulation of goods or a bill of discharge in accordance with Article 175(5) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 in its own name and on its own behalf or, where the customs declaration is lodged by an indirect customs representative in accordance with Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013, the person on whose behalf such a declaration is lodged Article 3 — Definitions

indirect emissions — emissions from the production of electricity which is consumed during the production processes of goods, irrespective of the location of the production of the consumed electricity Article 3 — Definitions

installation — a stationary technical unit where a production process is carried out Article 3 — Definitions

intrinsic value — the intrinsic value for commercial goods as defined in Article 1, point (48), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 Article 3 — Definitions

market coupling — the allocation of transmission capacity through a Union system which simultaneously matches orders and allocates cross-zonal capacities as set out in Regulation (EU) 2015/1222 Article 3 — Definitions

national accreditation body — a national accreditation body as appointed by each Member State pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 Article 3 — Definitions

operator — any person that operates or controls an installation in a third country, including a parent company that controls an installation in a third country Article 3 — Definitions

person — a natural person, a legal person or any association of persons which is not a legal person but which is recognised under Union or national law as having the capacity to perform legal acts Article 3 — Definitions

production processes — the chemical and physical processes carried out to produce goods in an installation Article 3 — Definitions

surrender — offsetting of CBAM certificates against the declared embedded emissions in imported goods or against the embedded emissions in imported goods that should have been declared Article 3 — Definitions

third country — a country or territory outside the customs territory of the Union Article 3 — Definitions

tonne of CO2e — one metric tonne of CO2, or an amount of any other greenhouse gas listed in Annex I with an equivalent global warming potential Article 3 — Definitions