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As part of the Omnibus package (see our briefing here), the EU Commission suggested simplifications and improvements to the CBAM Regulation. The proposal aims to simplify and enhance the cost-efficiency of the CBAM Regulation while ensuring that its environmental objectives and core design principles remain intact. Key measures focus on easing compliance for importers by streamlining reporting requirements, particularly those involving complex calculations and extensive data collection.

Before the EU proposals become legally binding, they must go through the ordinary legislative procedure at the European level. Until this is achieved, every importer of CBAM goods should register as an authorized CBAM declarant in the CBAM registry, which is possible since 31 March 2025. We outline the details.

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In view of the increasingly acute threat situation, driven in particular by growing doubts about the US' loyalty to NATO and the resulting restriction of the conventional and nuclear deterrence, the question arises: How well prepared is Germany for a further escalation of conflicts, especially that with Russia? Should asymmetric warfare - including against Germany - have even more far-reaching consequences, what legal instruments are available to the state in order to remain capable of acting in an external or internal emergency (innerer oder äußerer Notstand)? This briefing sheds light on the security and precautionary laws (Sicherstellungs- und Vorsorgegesetze), which have been rather neglected to date, and which (should) provide the necessary instruments for such situations.

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The second H2Global auction has officially entered its initial phase.

The draft contract documents have been released, including the auction framework, the Hydrogen Purchase Agreement (HPA), and the Price and Quantity Sheet (see here), inviting bidders to review and provide feedback.

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Last week it became official: Germany’ will not implement the Directive (EU) 2022/2555 (known as the NIS-2 Directive) to improve cybersecurity in the EU under the current administration. See below for some guidance on what that means:

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Donald Trump is once again president of the United States. Reactions and expectations range from optimism, driven by hopes for an anti-regulatory agenda, to fears of a trade war with China. While it is a common refrain that uncertainty is bad for business, Trump has practically made unpredictability his trademark. In some cases, events can happen so quickly that they pass each other by the hour; a rate announced one day may be temporarily suspended the next. He has made it clear repeatedly that one of his priorities during his second term would be to protect the US economy and combat the US trade deficit. Time and again, the newly sworn-in president has publicly emphasised that he will not shy away from using trade policy measures to achieve domestic and foreign policy goals.

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As the global shift to sustainable energy continues to gather pace, the European hydrogen market offers unprecedented opportunities. Recent developments in Germany and the European Union highlight strategic advances in both production and infrastructure.

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Der diesjährige Deutsche Energiesteuertag findet am 14. und 15. November 2024 abermals im Haus der Wirtschaft in Berlin statt. Die Veranstaltung widmet sich den aktuellen Entwicklungen im Strom- und Energiesteuerrecht. BLOMSTEIN freut sich, auch in diesem Jahr wieder als Hauptsponsor dabei zu sein.

Der Schwerpunkt des diesjährigen Energiesteuertags liegt auf dem Energieträger der Zukunft - Wasserstoff. Am Vorabend der Konferenz wird die nationale Wasserstoffstrategie analysiert, während der Hauptkonferenztag der Diskussion über die europäische Besteuerungspraxis gewidmet ist.

Zusätzlich werden die aktuelle Gesetzgebung und die neueste Rechtsprechungen im Fokus stehen. Ein Praxispanel wird die Herausforderungen durch zunehmende Bürokratielasten und mögliche Ansätze zum Bürokratieabbau erörtern.

 

Weitere Details folgen in Kürze via: http://www.deutscherenergiesteuertag.de/

 

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On December 12, 2023, an agreement was reached in the European Parliament on a draft of the EU Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA), paving the way for its timely adoption. This raises the threat of further regulatory obligations for companies that produce with critical raw materials.

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BLOMSTEIN hat Fastned bei dem erfolgreichen Angebot im Rahmen der Autobahnlose-Ausschreibung beraten. Die Autobahn GmbH hat am 9. Februar 2024 den Zuschlag auf das Angebot von Fastned in dem bereits 2021 eingeleiteten Vergabeverfahren erteilt. Fastned wird im Rahmen des Deutschlandnetzes in den nächsten Jahren an 34 Standorten an unbewirtschafteten Autobahnraststätten Schnellladeinfrastruktur errichten. Der Autobahnlose-Ausschreibung kommt eine maßgebliche Bedeutung für die Entstehung eines flächendeckenden Schnellladenetzes zu.

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Das neue Jahr hat einige Neuerungen im Energie- und Stromsteuerrecht gebracht. Das besonders stromintensive produzierende Gewerbe kann angesichts der gestiegenen Strompreise nun von einer deutlichen Steuerentlastung (in Form einer erhöhten Entlastung) profitieren. Im Gegenzug wurde der Spitzenausgleich im Energie- und Stromsteuerrecht abgeschafft, der aber ohnehin nur große Industriekonzerne begünstigte. Die neu eingeführte Stromsteuerentlastung betrifft dagegen gerade auch den Mittelstand. Außerdem sind die Steuerentlastungen für die Kraft-Wärme-Kopplung und die Steuerbegünstigungen für Strom aus bestimmten Biomassen sowie aus Klär- und Deponiegas weggefallen. Schließlich wurde die Meldeschwelle für Unternehmen, die Beihilfen in Form von Vergünstigungen bei der Energie- und Stromsteuer erhalten, gesenkt. Diese Neuerungen werden im Folgenden erläutert.

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