Methane Methane Any legal entity can be appointed as responsible for carrying out acts and formalities required under   Chapter 5 of the Methane Emissions Regulation . The Importer definition is not linked to the Customs definition as such perse. REGULATION (EU) 2024/1787 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 13 June 2024 on the reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/942 Article 2 Definitions For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply: (59) ‘importer’ means a natural or   legal person who , in the course of a commercial activity,   places crude oil, natural gas or coal originating from a third country on the Union market , including   any natural or legal person established in the Union appointed   to carry out acts and formalities required under   Chapter 5;