Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Simplification

NAT/958 Simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism DRAFT OPINION European Economic and Social Committee Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism (COM(2025) 87 final – 2025/0039 (COD)) Document date 14/4/2025 Referral Council, 2/4/2025 European Parliament, 31/03/2025 Legal basis Articles 192(1) and 304 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union Section responsible Section for Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment Adopted at plenary session D/M/YYYY Plenary session No 597 Outcome of vote (for/against/abstentions) …/…/… Since the Committee endorses the content of the proposal and feels that it requires no comment on its part, it decided to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text. The president of the Section for Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment Peter SCHMIDT _____________