Art. 3

32023R0956 → 02023R0956-20251020

Article 3 Definitions For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply: (1) goods means goods listed in Annex I; (2) greenhouse gases means greenhouse gases as specified in Annex I in relation to each of the goods listed in that Annex; (3) emissions means the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere from the production of goods; (4) importation means release for free circulation as provided for in Article 201 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013; (5) EU ETS means the system for greenhouse gas emissions allowance trading within the Union in respect of activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC other than aviation activities; (6) customs territory of the Union means the territory defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013; (7) third country means a country or territory outside the customs territory of the Union; (8) continental shelf means a continental shelf as defined in Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; (9) exclusive economic zone means an exclusive economic zone as defined in Article 55 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and which has been declared as an exclusive economic zone by a Member State pursuant to that convention; (10) intrinsic value means the intrinsic value for commercial goods as defined in Article 1, point (48), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446; (11) market coupling means the allocation of transmission capacity through a Union system which simultaneously matches orders and allocates cross-zonal capacities as set out in Regulation (EU) 2015/1222; (12) explicit capacity allocation means the allocation of cross-border transmission capacity separate from the trade of electricity; (13) competent authority means the authority designated by each Member State in accordance with Article 11; (14) customs authorities means the customs administrations of Member States as defined in Article 5, point (1), of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013; (15) importer means either the person lodging a customs declaration for release for free circulation of goods or a bill of discharge in accordance with Article 175(5) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 in its own name and on its own behalf or, where the customs declaration is lodged by an indirect customs representative in accordance with Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013, the person on whose behalf such a declaration is … 451 unchanged words … under a greenhouse gas emissions trading system, calculated on greenhouse gases covered by such a measure, and released during the production of goods; (30) installation means a stationary technical unit where a production process is carried out; (31) operator means any person who that operates or controls an installation in a third country, including a parent company that controls an installation in a third country; (32) national accreditation body means a national accreditation body as appointed by each Member State pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008; (33) EU ETS allowance means an allowance as defined in Article 3, point (a), of Directive 2003/87/EC in respect of activities listed in Annex I to that Directive other than aviation activities; (34) indirect emissions means emissions from the production of electricity which is consumed during the production processes of goods, irrespective of the location of the production of the consumed electricity.