Subject matter
This Regulation lays down rules for reporting obligations laid down in Article 35 of Regulation (EU) 2023/956 in respect of goods listed in Annex I to that Regulation imported into the customs territory of the Union during the transitional period from 1 October 2023 to 31 December 2025 (‘transitional period’).
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:
(1)
‘reporting declarant’ means any of the following persons:
(a)
the importer who lodges a customs declaration for release for free circulation of goods in its own name and on its own behalf;
(b)
the person, holding an authorisation to lodge a customs declaration referred to in Article 182(1) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 10 ) , who declares the importation of goods;
(c)
the indirect customs representative, where the customs declaration is lodged by the indirect customs representative appointed in accordance with Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013, when the importer is established outside the Union or where the indirect customs representative has agreed to the reporting obligations in accordance with Article 32 of Regulation (EU) 2023/956;
(2)
‘rebate’ means any amount that reduces the amount due or paid by a person liable for the payment of a carbon price, before its payment or after, in a monetary form or in any other form.