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SIX DOORS, FROM BINDING LAW TO MARKET EXPECTATIONDIRECT LAWEU legal presenceSubsidiary or branch in the EUVIA THE GROUPEU parent groupYour plant sits in its reportCONTRACTLendersEIB, EBRD, financing termsLAW IN MOROCCOMoroccan regulatorsBanks and listed issuersCONTRACTEU customersQuestionnaires, CDP, codesMARKETInvestorsRead your report via S1/S2Your companyin Moroccoline thickness = legal force

For most Moroccan companies neither framework is law, and the data requests arrive anyway. How to tell which door reaches you, what you can decline, and what to build first.

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26 October 2026 · Brahim Eloidii

TWO WAYS TO DECLARE YOUR GOODSDEFAULT VALUESNo data from youThe EU table figure,plus a mark-upsimple, but not your figureACTUAL DATAYour records andmonitoring planA figure for your installation,checked by a verifiermore work, and a figure you can defend

Under CBAM your customer can declare your goods on a table figure or on your own verified data. Which route applies depends on what you can supply, and when.

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22 October 2026 · Brahim Eloidii

ENERGY OF ONE AI PROMPT: PUBLISHED ESTIMATES0.1110100watt-hours, log scaleGoogle, chips only0.10 WhGoogle, full system0.24 WhEpoch, ChatGPT estimate≈ 0.3 WhEpoch, 10,000-token input≈ 2.5 WhOlder estimate, 2023≈ 3 WhEpoch, 100,000-token input≈ 40 Wha “prompt” is not one size

One AI question costs very little. The data centres behind millions of them cost a lot, and their water use has grown. What the figures say, in plain words.

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22 October 2026 · Brahim Eloidii

THE CBAM CALENDAR2026 imports: the data to collect1 JAN 2026Definitive regime starts1 FEB 2027Certificates for 2026emissions go on sale30 SEP 2027First declaration andsurrender, for 2026 importsyour customer needsyour data before this

The EU carbon border adjustment mechanism now applies in full. A plain guide for exporters of steel, aluminium, cement and fertilisers: what changes for you and what to prepare.

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17 October 2026 · Brahim Eloidii

SHARE OF MOROCCAN EXPORTS EXPOSED TO CBAM0 %1 %2 %3 %4 %% of exports≈ 1.6 %anotherstudy≈ 3 %anotherstudy3.7 %EU estimatecited by the CESEThe yearstudiedThe product definition(which CN codes)The scenarioeach study assumesread one study at a time, never mix them

Different studies put Morocco’s CBAM exposure at different shares of exports. A guide to reading them, and to the sectors where the exposure really sits.

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16 October 2026 · Brahim Eloidii

HOW THE AMOUNT IS BUILTEmbedded emissionsof the goods(default or verified)Number ofCBAM certificates1 certificate = 1 t CO2eCertificate pricefollows EU emissionsallowancesAmount theimporter paysverified datacan lower thisa carbon price paid in athird country can reduce this

Calling CBAM a tax hides the part that exporters can influence. How it really works, and why precise wording helps you in negotiations with EU customers.

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14 October 2026 · Brahim Eloidii

WHO IS STILL ASKING, AFTER THE OMNIBUSNarrowedCSRD reporting:over 1,000 employees andover EUR 450m turnoverCSDDD due diligence:over 5,000 employees andover EUR 1.5bn turnoverNot changedTenders that score suppliersContract clauses, codes of conductCustomer auditsRisk-management and due-diligencerequests from customersProgrammes such as CDP, EcoVadisthe cap on requests protects suppliers up to1,000 employees from CSRD reporting requests only

The EU narrowed who must report. It did not narrow what your customers ask you for. A plain reading of the Omnibus for suppliers.

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10 October 2026 · Brahim Eloidii

ECOVADIS MEDALS, BY PERCENTILEBronzetop 35%Silvertop 15%Goldtop 5%Platinumtop 1%at least 30 out of 100 in each of the four themes,and a medal lasts 12 months

An EcoVadis rating rests on documents, not on promises. What the assessment looks at, how medals are set and what to put in your folder first.

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8 October 2026 · Brahim Eloidii

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Which framework applies to your company, where the CSRD and the ISSB standards overlap, and what to build first. A 21-page decision report for sustainability, finance and compliance leaders, with every fact sourced.

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26 October 2026