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CBAM artikel 26: Penalties
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CELEX 32023R0956 · 2026-08-22 · Weight 70 · minimal-risk
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- Agent, CBAM artikel 26
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- 2026-08-22Current
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What does CBAM Article 26 require, and what outcome does the rule tree give?
CBAM Article 26 is tested here by a deterministic rule tree of 14 rules, built from the article's own conditions. The tree reads your facts and names the outcome that applies, starting with Paragraph 1 applies, carrying paragraph citation, content hash and read date 2026-08-22 against CELEX 32023R0956. The outcome is a machine classification, not a compliance decision.
CBAM Article 26Checked against the publisher 2026-08-22Official text
- Paragraph 1 applies. 1. An authorised CBAM declarant who fails to surrender, by 31 May of each year, the number of CBAM certificates that corresponds to the emissions embedded in goods imported during the preceding calendar year shall be held liable for the payment of a penalty. Such a penalty shall be identical to the excess emissions penalty set out in Article 16(3) of Directive 2003/87/EC and increased pursuant to Article 16(4) of tha…
- Paragraph 2 applies. 2. Where a person other than an authorised CBAM declarant introduces goods into the customs territory of the Union without complying with the obligations under this Regulation, that person shall be held liable for the payment of a penalty. Such a penalty shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive and shall, depending in particular on the duration, gravity, scope, intentional nature and repetition of such non-co…
- Paragraph 3 applies. 3. The payment of the penalty shall not release the authorised CBAM declarant from the obligation to surrender the outstanding number of CBAM certificates in a given year.
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- in_scopeThe article applies to the situationboolean
- punktParagraph of the articleenum (1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14)
Rule tree
If: alla(in_scope = true, punkt = 1)
Paragraph 1 applies
1. An authorised CBAM declarant who fails to surrender, by 31 May of each year, the number of CBAM certificates that corresponds to the emissions embedded in goods imported during the preceding calendar year shall be held liable for the payment of a penalty. Such a penalty shall be identical to the excess emissions penalty set out in Article 16(3) of Directive 2003/87/EC and increased pursuant to Article 16(4) of tha…
Paragraph 1
If: alla(in_scope = true, punkt = 2)
Paragraph 2 applies
2. Where a person other than an authorised CBAM declarant introduces goods into the customs territory of the Union without complying with the obligations under this Regulation, that person shall be held liable for the payment of a penalty. Such a penalty shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive and shall, depending in particular on the duration, gravity, scope, intentional nature and repetition of such non-co…
Paragraph 2
If: alla(in_scope = true, punkt = 3)
Paragraph 3 applies
3. The payment of the penalty shall not release the authorised CBAM declarant from the obligation to surrender the outstanding number of CBAM certificates in a given year.
Paragraph 3
If: alla(in_scope = true, punkt = 4)
Paragraph 4 applies
4. If the competent authority determines, including in light of the preliminary calculations made by the Commission in accordance with Article 19, that an authorised CBAM declarant has failed to comply with the obligation to surrender CBAM certificates as set out in paragraph 1 of this Article, or that a person has introduced goods into the customs territory of the Union without complying with the obligations under t…
Paragraph 4
If: alla(in_scope = true, punkt = 5)
Paragraph 5 applies
(a)
Paragraph 5
If: alla(in_scope = true, punkt = 6)
Paragraph 6 applies
that the competent authority has concluded that the authorised CBAM declarant or the person referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article failed to comply with the obligations under this Regulation;
Paragraph 6
If: alla(in_scope = true, punkt = 7)
Paragraph 7 applies
(b)
Paragraph 7
If: alla(in_scope = true, punkt = 8)
Paragraph 8 applies
of the reasons for its conclusion;
Paragraph 8
If: alla(in_scope = true, punkt = 9)
Paragraph 9 applies
(c)
Paragraph 9
If: alla(in_scope = true, punkt = 10)
Paragraph 10 applies
of the amount of the penalty imposed on the authorised CBAM declarant or on the person referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article;
Paragraph 10
If: alla(in_scope = true, punkt = 11)
Paragraph 11 applies
(d)
Paragraph 11
If: alla(in_scope = true, punkt = 12)
Paragraph 12 applies
of the date from which the penalty is due;
Paragraph 12
If: alla(in_scope = true, punkt = 13)
Paragraph 13 applies
(e)
Paragraph 13
If: alla(in_scope = true, punkt = 14)
Paragraph 14 applies
of the action that the authorised CBAM declarant or the person referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article is to take to pay the penalty; and
Paragraph 14
If no rule matches: The article is not stated to apply, or no paragraph is selected. The agent abstains rather than guesses.
The article text as read
- 11. An authorised CBAM declarant who fails to surrender, by 31 May of each year, the number of CBAM certificates that corresponds to the emissions embedded in goods imported during the preceding calendar year shall be held liable for the payment of a penalty. Such a penalty shall be identical to the excess emissions penalty set out in Article 16(3) of Directive 2003/87/EC and increased pursuant to Article 16(4) of that Directive, applicable in the year of importation of the goods. Such a penalty shall apply for each CBAM certificate that the authorised CBAM declarant has not surrendered.
- 22. Where a person other than an authorised CBAM declarant introduces goods into the customs territory of the Union without complying with the obligations under this Regulation, that person shall be held liable for the payment of a penalty. Such a penalty shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive and shall, depending in particular on the duration, gravity, scope, intentional nature and repetition of such non-compliance and the level of cooperation of the person with the competent authority, be an amount from three to five times the penalty referred to in paragraph 1, applicable in the year of introduction of the goods, for each CBAM certificate that the person has not surrendered.
- 33. The payment of the penalty shall not release the authorised CBAM declarant from the obligation to surrender the outstanding number of CBAM certificates in a given year.
- 44. If the competent authority determines, including in light of the preliminary calculations made by the Commission in accordance with Article 19, that an authorised CBAM declarant has failed to comply with the obligation to surrender CBAM certificates as set out in paragraph 1 of this Article, or that a person has introduced goods into the customs territory of the Union without complying with the obligations under this Regulation as set out in paragraph 2 of this Article, the competent authority shall impose the penalty pursuant to paragraph 1 or 2 of this Article, as applicable. To that end, the competent authority shall notify the authorised CBAM declarant or, where paragraph 2 of this Article applies, the person:
- 5(a)
- 6that the competent authority has concluded that the authorised CBAM declarant or the person referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article failed to comply with the obligations under this Regulation;
- 7(b)
- 8of the reasons for its conclusion;
- 9(c)
- 10of the amount of the penalty imposed on the authorised CBAM declarant or on the person referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article;
- 11(d)
- 12of the date from which the penalty is due;
- 13(e)
- 14of the action that the authorised CBAM declarant or the person referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article is to take to pay the penalty; and
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Citation: 32023R0956 art. 26, Penalties. ExploreWorld Legal, https://legal.exploreworldai.com/agent/cbam-2023-956/artikel-26 (hämtad 2026-08-22, bevis sha256:22dcc32be7c81a64, bygge legal-2026-08-25).