In an amendment to the proposed extension of the CBAM carbon border levy, the centre-right and centre-left groups suggest modifying the current threshold of 50 tonnes per year.
This current limit was agreed in a 2025 deal to simplify and limit the application of CBAM only to imports exceeding this yearly threshold.
In a separate amendment, some 40 MEPs from groups ranging from The Left to the EPP suggest relaxing the conditions for granting a temporary CBAM derogation to the EU’s outermost regions, which include territories such as the Azores or the Canary Islands.
This provision was included in the environment committee ENVI’s report. The energy committee (ITRE) also proposed an amendment to bring more steel products under CBAM’s scope in order to prevent risks of circumventing the levy.
Parliament is due to adopt its position on the CBAM extension proposal on 15 September.
A parliamentary source told Contexte that MEPs will also vote on whether to exclude methanol from CBAM’s scope on the same date.
