The EU CBAM is a climate policy tool designed to prevent carbon leakage and ensure fair competition between EU and non-EU producers. CBAM puts a carbon price on certain imported goods that is equivalent to the carbon price EU producers pay under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS).
It concerns sectors producing iron and steel, cement, aluminum, fertilizer, electricity, and hydrogen.
If products using carbon-intensive processes are made outside the EU, the importer shall pay for the embedded emissions when bringing them into the EU.
The embedded emissions shall be verified by an independent body (verifier) that is accredited according to Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 by an EU (EEA) National Accreditation Body (NAB).
EA established a TFG EU CBAM, which commences with its activities at the beginning of March 2026. The TFG is composed of experts from EA National Accreditation Bodies, which are offering accreditation of verifiers under the EU CBAM. The main task of the TFG is to provide guidance in order to support harmonization and best practice regarding the accreditation of verifiers.
The TFG EU CBAM will also cooperate with the European Commission regarding the implementation of the EU CBAM.
Read more about the EU CBAM and the role of accreditation here.
The references of the “EN ISO 20387:2020 Biotechnology – Biobanking – General requirements for biobanking” are published in the Official Journal of the EU as of 23 February 2026.
The references of the “EN ISO 20387:2020 Biotechnology – Biobanking – General requirements for biobanking” are published in the Official Journal of the EU as of 23 February 2026.
