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The Croatian Employers' Association has asked the government to create a national electricity-cost support programme for energy-intensive manufacturers under the EU's Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework. It also wants rapid implementation of a separate €60 million European Commission-approved scheme for eligible indirect emissions-trading costs.

European Commission guidance clarifies customs recording for electricity imported through explicitly allocated transmission capacity. Serbian generators and EU importers will need auditable hourly and cross-border records to support claims based on actual emissions.

The European Commission says customs declarations for electricity imported into the EU through explicitly allocated transmission capacity must be tied to nominated quantities. Serbian exporters and traders will need to reconcile commercial contracts, cross-border schedules and customs records.

The Energy Community Secretariat warned that carbon-related costs on electricity exports to the EU could take effect before Western Balkan markets are fully integrated. An exemption for electricity is conditional, and proposed changes to the CBAM framework had not been enacted by early November 2026.

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