Information collected during the transitional period indicates that reporting declarants have difficulties in obtaining the required information on the carbon price effectively paid in a third country. To facilitate the deduction of the carbon price, the Commission should, where possible, establish an annual average carbon price expressed in EUR/tonne of CO2e of the effective carbon price paid, including on a conservative basis, based on the best available data from reliable, publicly available information and information provided by third countries to the Commission.
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