Stable definitions for entities that appear in authority chains, methodology pages, and sealed packages. Definitions are operational and product-bounded — not a substitute for the legal text on EUR-Lex.
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Also called: CBAM · EU CBAM
EU framework that prices selected embedded greenhouse-gas emissions in goods imported into the customs territory of the Union. CBAMValid helps exporters prepare evidence for that regime; it does not replace an accredited verifier or the CBAM Registry.
Legal instruments: REG_2023_956 · REG_2025_2083
Also called: specific embedded emissions · SEE
Greenhouse-gas emissions attributed to goods under CBAM rules, typically expressed per tonne of product and separated into direct and indirect components where required. CBAMValid calculates and traces these values server-side from operator inputs and evidence links.
Legal instruments: IMPL_2025_2546
Also called: installation direct emissions
Emissions from sources owned or controlled within the installation boundary used for the goods in scope — for example combustion and process emissions — as distinct from electricity-related indirect emissions.
Legal instruments: IMPL_2025_2546
Also called: electricity emissions
Emissions associated with electricity consumed in production of the goods, treated under CBAM methods separately from direct emissions when the ruleset requires that split.
Legal instruments: IMPL_2025_2546
Also called: Combined Nomenclature · CN
Combined Nomenclature classification that determines whether goods fall into CBAM Annex I scope. Wrong CN classification is a material preparation failure; CBAMValid pages document scope reasoning, not customs binding rulings.
Legal instruments: REG_2023_956
Also called: actual embedded emissions
Embedded-emissions figures derived from installation monitoring, activity data, and approved methods — preferred when evidence quality supports them — as opposed to Commission default values.
Legal instruments: IMPL_2025_2546
Also called: CBAM default values
Commission-published fallback emission values used when actual values are not available or not permitted for the declaration path. Using defaults can raise commercial cost; CBAMValid surfaces the choice with methodology decision records.
Legal instruments: IMPL_2025_2546
Also called: independent accredited verification · CBAM verifier
An independent body that may issue an accredited verification opinion under EU accreditation rules. CBAMValid prepares the operator dossier; it never issues that opinion or claims EU approval.
Legal instruments: REG_2023_956
Also called: definitive phase · 2026 CBAM
The period starting 1 January 2026 when CBAM financial obligations apply under definitive-period rules, distinct from the earlier transitional reporting phase.
Legal instruments: REG_2023_956 · REG_2025_2083
Also called: certificate surrender
Certificate instrument used in the definitive period so authorised CBAM declarants can surrender certificates corresponding to embedded emissions of imported goods. Pricing cadence and purchase rules are set by implementing acts — not by CBAMValid.
Legal instruments: IMPL_2025_2548
Also called: CBAM precursor · complex goods precursor
Input material or intermediate good whose embedded emissions must be included when calculating emissions for complex goods under CBAM precursor rules. Missing precursor decisions block a fail-closed seal in CBAMValid.
Legal instruments: IMPL_2025_2546
Also called: installation boundary
Documented limit of processes, fuels, materials, and electricity included in the installation emissions inventory for a reporting year. CBAMValid requires an explicit boundary before sealing.
Also called: supporting evidence folder · SHA-256 evidence
Structured register of source documents with hash, size, review status, and field links. Sealing in CBAMValid requires approved, supported evidence whose bytes match registered integrity values.
Also called: calculation root hash · deterministic trace
Versioned, hash-linked record of formulas, inputs, units, intermediate steps, and outputs so the same case snapshot can be replayed. Authoritative traces in CBAMValid are generated server-side.
Also called: short package code · human package label · Y7654
A short human label for a sealed CBAMValid release in the form of one Latin letter plus four digits (for example Y7654). It is shown in account lists, report pages, and dossier covers so operators can tell releases apart. The cryptographic report_… identifier remains the storage and integrity key and is not truncated in technical sections.
Also called: Preparation Pack · CBAMValid pack
CBAMValid commercial unit: one legal operator, one installation, one reporting year, and one case-scoped working file. Drafts are free; USD 449 unlocks lock and download, with same-file correction re-locks included. A new file requires a new payment.
Also called: O3CI · field mapping export
Structured data export mapped to O3CI-oriented fields to help importers and declarants. It is not an official CBAM Registry XML submission and must not be described as one.
Also called: CBAM declarant · EU importer declarant
The EU-side party responsible for CBAM declarations and certificate surrender for imported goods. Non-EU producers typically supply evidence to declarants; CBAMValid packages that operator-side evidence.
Legal instruments: REG_2023_956
Also called: production installation
A stationary technical unit where production processes for CBAM goods occur. Each CBAMValid working file locks to one installation for one reporting year.
Also called: QC gate · seal blocker
Rule that blocks sealing when material identity, evidence, allocation, calculation, or finding conditions are incomplete or unsupported. Blocked seals consume zero release entitlement in CBAMValid.
Also called: engine version · methodology version
Pinned regulatory/ruleset and calculation-engine versions recorded in a sealed release so historical packages do not silently change when methods are updated later.
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