The exemption of fertilizers from CBAM was initially included but was removed from the action plan.

Omissions

• The claim refers to an internal Commission drafting process whose details are not publicly documented. Whether a CBAM exemption was literally inserted into and then deleted from a draft text cannot be verified from publicly available sources.
• Only secondary journalistic sources were found; no primary source (e.g., leaked draft, Commission official record) confirms or refutes the claim about initial inclusion and removal from drafts.
• Both the Carbon Pulse article and the Agence Europe report were published on or very close to the session date (2026-05-19), meaning the MEP could have been reacting to real-time news rather than citing a verifiable drafting history.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean CommissionIn February 2026, the Commission also proposed temporary duty-free tariff rate quotas for several key nitrogen fertilisers and inputs for their production. The press release announced a plan to secure Europe's fertiliser supply but does not mention a CBAM exemption.
• SecondaryCarbon PulseThe European Commission has no plans 'yet' to exempt fertilisers from the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), but sees the upcoming action plan as a way to address concerns. Article headline: 'EU holds off on CBAM exemption for fertilisers in new action plan'.
• SecondaryAgence EuropeHowever, at this stage, the action plan does not provide for any exemption for fertilisers from the scope of the CBAM.