EU carbon rules / Regulations / Clean Industrial Deal
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Clean Industrial Deal
Overall policy framework for industrial decarbonisation
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Who the regulation applies to
This regulation applies to:
- EU energy-intensive industries, clean technology manufacturing, the automotive industry and other industrial actors (policy beneficiaries and targets)
- European businesses facing high energy costs and global competition that need to decarbonise and improve competitiveness
- Member States and EU institutions (policy implementers)
- Main pillars: affordable energy, lead markets (including green public procurement), circular economy, financing and skills, etc.
- (Not applicable) This communication is a policy document and creates no direct legal obligations or applicability thresholds
Clean Industrial Deal; the source is COM(2025) 85 and the official EUR-Lex text; no local source text is available in this repository for verbatim citation.
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What the regulation requires
| Duty | Trigger | Evidence | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Align with clean industry financing and simplification instruments A policy framework guiding financing, simplification and demand-side instruments (no direct mandatory obligations). | Energy-intensive and clean technology companies | Project and policy alignment statement | From 2025 |
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Related regulations
- EU ETS Directive Directive 2003/87/EC In force
- ETS Revision (Fit for 55) Directive (EU) 2023/959 In force
- ETS Transitional Rules for Free Allocation Delegated Reg (EU) 2019/331 (as amended by 2024/873) In force
- State Aid Guidelines on Indirect Cost Compensation (EEI) Guidelines on EEI compensation In force
- Renewable Energy Directive RED III Directive (EU) 2023/2413 In force
- Electricity Market Reform Regulation (EU) 2024/1747 In force
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