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DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

– having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2025)0946),

– having regard to the opinions of the Committee on Development and the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety,

– having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy ~~(A100000/2026),~~(A10-0192/2026),

1. Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

2025/0385 (COD)

Proposal for a

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1252

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 114, thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee,

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions,

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure,

Whereas:

(1) Since the entry into force of Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 on 23 May 2024, the Commission has been collecting data and information from stakeholders and Member States concerning the implementation of it. However, as highlighted by the European Court of Auditors in Special Report 04/2026 on critical raw materials, the Union’s raw materials policy still lacks sufficient data and monitoring to fully assess supply chain vulnerabilities and progress towards its strategic objectives. Strengthening data collection, transparency and monitoring across the critical raw materials value chain is therefore essential and should support the 2028 review of Regulation (EU) 2024/1252.

(2) The Union’s excessive reliance on imports from a limited number of third countries creates strategic vulnerabilities and exposes European industries to supply disruptions and external political pressure. Access to secure and sustainable critical raw materials is essential for the Union’s objectives of clean and digital transition as set out in the Clean Industrial Deal. They are also essential components for the Union’s industries, in all areas including defence. The development of Strategic Projects and the scaling of critical raw materials value chains within the Union also depends on the availability of adequate enabling infrastructure and a coherent regulatory framework that avoids creating disproportionate barriers to the development of such projects within the Union. The Union should therefore take into account the full range of essential raw materials and infrastructure requirements associated with those strategic objectives and ensure policy coherence between this Regulation and future Union initiatives. Due to the current geopolitical situation the Union’s supply and security of critical raw materials is put at risk and therefore, the current framework should be strengthened, while ensuring compliance with applicable social and environmental standards and democratic processes. The Commission should monitor and oversee compliance and support Member States in the implementation of those standards.

(3) Under Regulation (EU) 2024/1252, the Commission is required to set up calls for application for Strategic Projects. In order to ensure predictability for applicants while maintaining sufficient administrative flexibility, the Commission should set cut-off dates for such calls at least twice per year. Establishing a minimum frequency of calls ensures regular opportunities for project promoters to submit applications and to respond to evolving programme needs, increased demand for project recognition, and timely assessment of applications. In addition, the Commission should be able to organise additional targeted calls, where appropriate. Such calls should take into account the whole value-chain approach that links different stages of the value chain, including extraction, processing, refining, manufacturing, recycling and downstream demand. Moreover, the Commission should in parallel take all necessary measures to streamline and further develop its procedures in order to accelerate the processing of applications, without compromising the quality of the assessment.

(4) Under Regulation (EU) 2024/1252, Member States are required to identify large companies by May 2025 and within 12 months of each update of the list of strategic raw materials pursuant to Article 3(3). Nevertheless, large companies that use strategic raw materials can operate in more than one Member State. To avoid a duplication of the identification of these large companies by the various national administrations and to prevent a risk of fragmentation of the Single Market, it should be for the Commission to identify these large companies operating in the Union. In the course of determining which companies qualify as large, the Commission should notify the Member States where those companies are active, as well as to facilitate coordination with national authorities. The Commission should be able to issue guidance and appropriate tools for how companies should fulfil reporting obligations, in consultation with Member States and stakeholders, to facilitate compliance in a practical manner.

(5) It is essential to strengthen the risk preparedness of the large companies that are identified by the Commission, it is essential that their obligations are strengthened, and therefore large companies should be required to take measures to mitigate their vulnerabilities, including reducing the use of strategic raw materials, by improving material and resource efficiency, by diversifying their strategic raw material supply chain, including switching to Union-based or Union-owned suppliers, prioritising secondary raw materials, or by substituting the strategic raw material or by building up of stocks of strategic raw materials, including, where appropriate, through the joint purchasing mechanism referred to in Regulation (EU) 2024/1252. The Commission should be able to receive the information regarding their compliance necessary for an effective monitoring and ensure they are prepared in case of supply disruption. The Commission should specify the range of possible mitigation measures that large companies should adopt in the case of vulnerabilities, considering all types of measures, including measures related to circularity, resource efficiency and substitution of strategic raw materials, it should be able to do so by means of delegated acts. When specifying risk mitigation measures pursuant to this Regulation, the Commission should take into account the availability and costs of alternative sources of supply, the opinion of the CRMA Board, and the specific characteristics and applications of different critical raw materials. The delegated acts should provide tailored risk mitigation measures from which large companies should select those most appropriate to their specific circumstances, while ensuring that such measures do not impose a disproportionate burden on Union companies relative to the strategic objective pursued.

(5a) Whereas promoting material efficiency, circularity, and technology diversification can mitigate supply risks, enhance strategic autonomy, and support a sustainable industrial ecosystem, it is appropriate to facilitate the development and deployment of technologies, manufacturing processes, and promote product designs that minimise the use of critical raw materials, foster substitution and recycling under the current and future competitiveness policy frameworks and funds. Particular attention should be given to the development of circular business models, substitution and material efficiency, with the objective of strengthening resource resilience and reducing strategic dependencies in critical raw materials value chain, including by moderating demand growth for critical and strategic raw materials in strategic technologies and reducing dependence on specific materials through substitution and design optimisation.

(5b) The International Energy Agency estimates that clean energy technologies could account for approximately 40% of global copper demand growth by 2040. Electricity networks in particular will drive global annual copper demand from 5 Mt to nearly 10 Mt by 2040. At the same time, both current and projected demand are expected to exceed available supply, highlighting copper supply constraints as a growing concern for distribution and transmission of electricity sectors. The Commission should therefore ensure that the list of products covered under this Regulation is reviewed and adapted to include product categories whose demand is expected to raise by a greater likelihood of electrification, so as to reflect evolving supply pressures across the full value chain.

(6) Large companies should, as part of that risk assessment, map in which countries the strategic raw materials they use are extracted, processed and recycled from, as well as the mapping of directly or indirectly owned or controlled entities from which they source strategic raw materials, and analyse the factors that could affect their supply and assess their vulnerabilities to supply disruptions. Such factors may include the lack of transparency, environmental safeguards, public participation, including insufficient engagement and acceptance of local and indigenous communities, as well as human and labour rights. Therefore, companies should, where relevant, take measures to improve access to information, to foster inclusive stakeholder engagement, and to uphold environmental standards. In order to have a clear understanding of their vulnerabilities, they should also map the supply chain of the components containing strategic raw materials. To reinforce their preparedness large companies should report on their risk assessment to the companies’ board of directors or management board. In that respect, where relevant, large companies concerned could set up internal monitoring capacities and processes to carry out those duties.

(7) The Commission should continue to monitor the situation and the risk preparedness of large companies, ensuring their readiness in case of disruption of their supply chains. To that end, and when it decides so, the Commission can request information from large companies on their compliance and mitigation measures as required by this Regulation. The Commission should provide guidance to companies on how to perform supply chain mapping and risk assessments, with the aim of aligning both with the information the Commission may request.

(8) The increased use of recovered raw materials would support the development of the circular economy and allow for a more resource-efficient use of raw materials from permanent magnets, while reducing the Union’s dependency on raw materials from third countries. Therefore, including manufacturing waste could help establish a European recycling industry in the short term. The recognition of pre-consumer recycled materials complements, the recovery of manufacturing waste by ensuring that manufacturers can improve short-term resource efficiency while maintaining strong incentives to build and expand end-of-life collection and recycling systems. However, the reutilisation of materials, such as rework, regrind or scrap generated in the permanent magnet manufacturing process, which can be reclaimed within the same process that generated the material, do not constitute waste and should therefore not be seen as part of the recycled content shares of permanent magnets under Regulation (EU) 2024/1252. Target trajectories for each raw material should fully consider the actual recycling potential for manufacturing and post-consumer waste, taking into account Union-originated waste to ensure ambitions are technically achievable, and evidence-based, proportionate to the specificities of each raw material and product category taking into account the availability, recyclability of each material and drive genuine investment in post-consumer waste.

(8a) The collection, sorting and recycling of products containing critical raw materials, in particular permanent magnets, represent a significant untapped source of secondary strategic raw materials within the Union. Achieving higher recycling rates requires improved identification, separate collection and treatment of products, components and waste streams containing such materials, including through the development of adequate collection and recycling infrastructure and a coordinated action at Union level to facilitate the cross-border movement of waste streams containing critical raw materials and remove regulatory and logistical barriers to their aggregation. The evaluation in 2028 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 should therefore assess, on the basis of technical and economic feasibility, whether additional Union measures are needed to ensure their effective recovery, including the assessment of a possible introduction of binding benchmarks currently set out in that Regulation. As a substantial share of those materials is still lost due to insufficient collection, the Commission should also assess the necessity and feasibility of establishing Union-level collection targets for relevant products, components and waste streams. For electronic equipment, progress could be achieved by replacing the existing weight-based recovery, recycling and reuse targets in Directive 2012/19/EU with material-specific targets. Any minimum recycled content requirements adopted pursuant to this Regulation should be proportionate, evidence-based and supported by a realistic trajectory for the development of Union recycling capacity, including appropriate transitional periods adapted to the specificities of each strategic raw material and product category. The Commission and Member States should also ensure the timely and coordinated development of collection and sorting infrastructure to support domestic recycling capacity and avoid the export of recoverable materials to third countries. In addition, research into extraction and processing technologies that reduce environmental and health impacts is needed to facilitate the development of an Union-based critical raw materials sector. The Commission should promote and support collaborative and open research in this area, with the aim of benefitting the sector as a whole.

(8b) Ensuring that recyclable materials remain within the Union will enhance industrial resilience and reinforce the security and reliability of the Union’s supply chains. In this context, and in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/479, the Commission could by way of a thorough assessment that takes due account of its international obligations and partnerships with third countries, propose restrictions on the export of scraps and waste of permanent magnets from the Union. Such export restrictions should be used judiciously and targeted to specific material streams. By leveraging trade data, the Commission could identify the streams where secondary material losses are most significant, ensuring that any restrictions are proportionate and effective.

(8c) Strengthening the resilience of the Union’s critical raw materials value chains is essential for both economic security and the Union’s security and defence capabilities. Defence-related demand can unlock investments in strategic projects across the critical raw materials value chain and act as a catalyst generating positive spillovers for dual-use technologies and industrial ecosystems. The Union should therefore leverage relevant financial instruments and programmes such as the European Defence Industry Programme to de-risk and accelerate Strategic Projects.

(9) To attain the objectives set in the RESourceEU Action Plan, Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 should therefore be amended accordingly, while ensuring compliance with applicable environmental and ILO conventions.

(10) Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 marked an important step towards stronger Union engagement in critical raw materials. To fully achieve its objectives and ensure its effective implementation, it is essential that adequate investments and financial resources are mobilised at Union level. Since the entry into force of that Regulation, the Commission has presented the MFF 2028-2034 package, which includes the European Competitiveness Fund, and has announced the establishment of the Critical Raw Materials Centre (the ‘Centre'). The Commission should present an ambitious proposal for the Centre, including building on the existing expertise in the Union ecosystems, in the first half of 2026. Given the urgency, the proposal could appropriately proceed based on available evidence and a targeted assessment, without requiring a comprehensive impact assessment, while fully respecting the integrity of the legislative procedure. To become more competitive, more resilient and to guarantee security of supply, the European Competitiveness Fund should include a dedicated Critical Raw Materials envelope entrusted to the Centre for its implementation. In addition, the European Investment Bank should play a key role in implementing Union-supported financial instruments in line with the objectives of Regulation (EU) 2024/1252. Given the high risks, capital intensity, price volatility and lengthy investment cycles associated with critical raw test materials projects, a broad toolbox of Union-level instruments is essential.

(10a) The Centre should be a self-standing Union agency with a time-unlimited mandate including the implementation of the budget set out under the European Competitiveness Fund. The achievement of the missions of the Centre should rely on the widest possible use of financial instruments including equity, quasi-equity, Contracts for Difference, and Production-linked incentives. Its mandate should comprise the entire value chain of critical raw materials, spanning resource intelligence and exploration, extraction, processing and refining, recycling and substitution of critical raw materials. The Centre should support Strategic Projects under Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 and relevant Important Projects of Common European Interest, through a broad range of financial and market-based instruments, facilitate cooperation between producers and users, monitor supply chain risks, and help coordinate strategic stockpiling and joint purchasing initiatives in cooperation with Member States and relevant stakeholders. The Centre's engagement should have a particular focus on promoting a stable and diversified European market for critical raw materials, to identify potential strategic international projects and engage with international partners, support the development of Strategic projects within the Union, as well as on strategic raw materials with particular attention to the materials most relevant for the digital, clean energy, and defence transitions.

(10b) The Centre should be tasked with creating a European market and pricing infrastructure for the trade of critical raw materials. To enhance transparency in critical raw material markets, reduce dependence on price-setting mechanisms outside the Union, and mitigate risks of market manipulation, the establishment of a critical raw materials price indices index should be encouraged to provide market participants with a transparent and reliable, market driven reference price. Such an index should be based on robust market data, including anonymised transaction data collected through dedicated trade platforms or data aggregation mechanisms,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2024/1252

Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 is amended as follows:

(-1) Article 2 is amended as follows:

(a) the following point is inserted:

‘(32a) ‘manufacturing waste’ means the materials or objects rejected during the manufacturing process such as regrind material or scrap, which cannot be re-used as an integral part in the same process and need to be recycled;’;

(b) the following points are inserted:

‘(52a) ‘motorised toy’ means a product that falls within the scope of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2025/2509 and that contains an electric motor of any rated output level;

(52b) ‘loudspeaker’ means a device designed to convert electrical signals into audible sound’;

(1) in Article 7(3), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘The first such cut-off date shall be no later than 24 August 2024. The Commission shall set cut-off dates at least twice per year.

The Commission may also open additional calls for applications for targeted projects addressing specific missing links, bottlenecks or critical needs identified in strategic raw materials value chains taking into account the whole value-chain approach and their contribution to programme objectives, where appropriate.’;(2) Article 24 is amended as follows:

(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1. By [P.O.: please insert date corresponding to the date of entry into force of this Regulation plus 2 months] and within six months of each update of the list of strategic raw materials, the Commission, in close cooperation with Member States, shall identify the large companies operating in the Union that use strategic raw materials to manufacture batteries for energy storage and e-mobility, equipment related to hydrogen production and utilisation, equipment related to renewable energy generation, aircrafts, traction motors, heat pumps, equipment related to data transmission and storage, mobile electronic devices, equipment related to additive manufacturing, equipment related to robotics, drones, rocket launchers, radar, satellites or advanced chips.

The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 38 to supplement the list set out in the first subparagraph by adding additional product categories of applicable large companies taking into account relevant geopolitical and economic developments.’;

(b) the following paragraph 1a is inserted:

‘1a. The Commission shall inform the large companies it has identified under paragraph 1 of such identification and of their obligations under this Article and shall provide guidance regarding compliance with those obligations, including by providing relevant information to the Member States in which the company operates to facilitate compliance.

The Commission may provide further support to companies through appropriate tools such as providing relevant information on alternative sources of supply, available Union’s support instruments and diversification opportunities.’;

‘2. Large companies as referred to in paragraph 1 shall, by nine months of the notification by the Commission of their identification and at least every three years thereafter, and to the extent the required information is available to them, carry out a risk assessment of their raw materials supply chain of strategic raw materials, including:

(a) a mapping of the supply chain of components containing strategic raw materials;

(b) a mapping of countries in which the strategic raw materials they use are extracted, processed or recycled;

(ba) a mapping of the ownership of the facilities in which the strategic raw materials they use are extracted, processed or recycled;

(d) an assessment of their vulnerabilities to supply disruptions.’;

(d) paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:

‘4. If significant vulnerabilities to supply disruptions are detected as a result of the risk assessment referred to in paragraph 2, large companies as referred to under paragraph 1 shall take measures to mitigate those vulnerabilities, including by reducing the use of strategic raw materials, by improving material and resource efficiency, diversifying its strategic raw materials supply chains, including switching to Union-based or Union-owned suppliers, prioritising secondary raw materials, or substituting the strategic raw materials, where such substitution is technically and economically viable or by building up or maintaining of stocks of strategic raw materials, including, where appropriate, through the joint purchasing mechanism referred to in Regulation (EU) 2024/1252.’;

(e) paragraph 5 is replaced by the following:

‘5. Large companies as referred to in paragraph 1 shall present to their board of directors or management board the results of the risk assessment referred to in paragraph 2.’;

(f) the following paragraphs 5a and 5b are inserted:

‘5a. The Commission may request large companies referred to in paragraph 1 to explain how they comply with the obligations set out in this Article. They shall provide that information no later than 60 days after receiving the request from the Commission. Information submitted by large companies pursuant to this Article shall be treated as confidential in accordance with Article 46. Where the large company is a defence contractor and the information requested pursuant to this paragraph relates specifically to strategic raw materials used mainly in the manufacturing of defence products it shall, by way of exception, provide the requested information to the Member State where it is established. The Member State shall collect the information and share it with the Commission. If disclosure of some specific elements to the Commission would jeopardise essential security or defence interests of the Member State, it may withhold those specific elements of that information, by informing the Commission of its decision and stating the reasons.’

▌5b. The Commission is empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 38 to supplement this Regulation by specifying the risk mitigation measures that the large companies referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article are to take when significant vulnerabilities to supply disruptions are detected in accordance with paragraph 4 of this Article. The Commission shall consider all types of mitigation measures, including taking into account measures related to circularity, resource efficiency and substitution of strategic raw materials.

The Commission shall base such risk mitigation measures on an assessment of the available information on supply risks, demand and supply, price volatility, the trade flows and strategic partnerships, bilateral agreements, and projects, including related Global Gateway investment projects, between the Union and third countries, with measuring their contribution to the Union’s security of supply as well as, their role in fostering sustainable, mutually beneficial and resilient partnerships with partner countries and coherent external action and the potential obstacles to trade in critical raw materials and shall specify the maximum shares of reliance on a single third country in the supply chain of critical raw materials.

When specifying risk mitigation measures pursuant to this paragraph, the Commission shall take into account the availability and costs of alternative sources of supply and the opinion of the CRMA Board. The measures shall not impose a disproportionate burden on Union companies relative to the strategic objective pursued.

The Commission shall consider the specific characteristics and applications of different strategic critical raw materials and ensure that the delegated act provides tailored risk mitigation measures from which large companies shall select reasonable, proportionate and effective mitigation measures, tailored to the significant vulnerabilities to supply disruptions identified pursuant to this Article.’;

(g) paragraph 6 is deleted;

(2a) in Article 25, paragraph 6 is replaced by the following:

‘6. To ensure the protection of the essential security interests or the security of supply of the Union or of its Member States, entities shall be excluded from participating as suppliers or service providers of a given strategic raw material to the system established pursuant to this Article, if they are:

(a) established in a third country that holds more than 40% of the global manufacturing capacity in extraction, processing or recycling of the corresponding strategic raw material; or

(b) directly or indirectly owned or controlled by, or acting on behalf or at the direction of natural or legal persons, entities or bodies established in a third country that holds more than 40 % of the global manufacturing capacity in extraction, processing or recycling of the corresponding strategic raw material.

The exclusions set out in the first subparagraph, points (a) and (b) should not apply to entities from third countries with which the Union has an agreement establishing a free trade area or a custom union, or a Strategic Partnership.

6a. Where the Commission or the Critical Raw Materials Board determines, on the basis of available data, that one of the following situations has occurred or is imminent, the Commission may activate temporary support measures appropriate to the situation, including price stabilisation mechanisms, financial compensation instruments such as contracts for difference or production-linked incentives, or demand aggregation measures in favour of alternative suppliers:

(a) a significant and sudden increase in prices or a disruption in the supply of a strategic raw material that places Union-based projects and undertakings at a competitive disadvantage; or

(b) prices of a strategic raw material are set at artificially low levels by a supplier holding a dominant position in global supply, threatening the economic viability of extraction, processing or recycling projects established in the Union or supported by Union financial instruments.

6b. Where, in the situation referred to in paragraph 6a, point (a), the Commission or the Critical Raw Materials Board additionally determines that no viable alternative suppliers exist that would allow the mechanism to fulfil its objective of diversifying and stabilising supply and aggregating demand at Union level, it shall authorise the participation of suppliers or service providers otherwise excluded under paragraph 6 for the duration of the situation referred to in paragraph 6a, point (a).

The Commission shall publish a reasoned decision specifying the nature, scope and duration of the measures or authorisation granted under this paragraph, and shall inform the CRMA Board accordingly. Such measures and authorisations shall be proportionate to the identified situation and shall be regularly reviewed. If suppliers or service providers otherwise excluded under this paragraph are admitted to the system in accordance with this paragraph, purchasing from other suppliers shall be prioritised. Where an authorisation is granted pursuant to this paragraph, the Commission shall simultaneously launch a call for expressions of interest to identify potential alternative sources of supply within the Union or in third countries’;

(3) Article 28 is amended as follows:

(a) in paragraph 1, the introductory wording is replaced by the following:

‘1. From two years after the date of entry into force of the implementing act referred to in paragraph 2, any natural or legal person that places on the market, including via online sales or through other means of distance sales, magnetic resonance imaging devices, wind energy generators, industrial robots, motor vehicles, light means of transport, cooling generators, heat pumps, electric motors including where electric motors are integrated in other products, automatic washing machines, tumble driers, microwaves, vacuum cleaners, dishwashers, hard disk drives, transducers, loudspeakers, drones for civil use or motorised toys shall ensure that those products bear a conspicuous, clearly legible and indelible label or, alternatively, a digital label providing the information indicating:’;

(b) the following paragraph is inserted:

‘1a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the following products shall be exempt from the labelling requirements laid down in that paragraph where the total mass of permanent magnets incorporated in the product does not exceed the following thresholds:

(a) 3 grams for hard disk drives and loudspeakers;

(b) 6 grams for motorised toys;

(d) 20 grams for transducers.

Hard disk drives, loudspeakers, motorised toys, drones for civil use and transducers incorporating exclusively ferrite permanent magnets of total mass not exceeding 20 grams shall not be subject to the requirements laid down in paragraph 1.’;

‘12. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 38 to supplement this Regulation by adding other relevant products or product groups containing permanent magnets to the list set out in paragraph 1 of this Article, and by providing a list of Combined Nomenclature codes in accordance with Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 and product descriptions corresponding to the products referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article with the aim of facilitating the work of customs authorities in relation to those products and the requirements set out in this Article and in Article 29 of this Regulation. The obligations arising from the addition of possible new products pursuant to this paragraph shall apply from two years after the entry into force of the relevant delegated act.’;

(4) Article 29 is amended as follows:

(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1. By 24 May 2027 or two years from the entry into force of the delegated act referred to in paragraph 2, whichever is later, any natural or legal person that places on the market, including via online sales or through other means of distance sales, products referred to in Article 28(1) which incorporate one or more permanent magnets referred to in Article 28(1), point (b)(i), (ii) and (iii), and for which the total weight of all such permanent magnets exceeds 0,2 kg shall make publicly available on a free-access website or in its product passport, when available, the share of neodymium, dysprosium, praseodymium, terbium, boron, samarium, nickel and cobalt recovered from manufacturing and post-consumer waste, including, where feasible, and based on available information, the shares of such waste produced within the Union, present in the permanent magnets incorporated in the product.’;

(b) in paragraph 2, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘2. By December 2026, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 38 to supplement this Regulation by establishing rules for the calculation and verification of the share of neodymium, dysprosium, praseodymium, terbium, boron, samarium, nickel and cobalt recovered from manufacturing waste and from post-consumer waste, including the shares of such waste produced within the Union, present in the permanent magnets incorporated in the products referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.’;

‘3. After the entry into force of the delegated act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2, and in any event by 31 December 2031, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts supplementing this Regulation by laying down separate minimum shares for neodymium, dysprosium, praseodymium, terbium, boron, samarium, nickel and cobalt recovered from, manufacturing waste and post-consumer waste, including the shares of such waste produced within the Union, or any combination thereof that must be present in the permanent magnet incorporated in the products referred to in paragraph 1. Based on the publicly available information published under paragraph 1, the Commission shall propose a separate trajectory for the volumes of manufacturing waste and post-consumer waste, as well as Union-originated waste targets for permanent magnets.

The minimum shares referred to in the first subparagraph shall ensure and support a feasible and progressive increase over time of post-consumer waste used in permanent magnets, with a view to prioritising the recovery of materials from end-of-life products. Those minimum shares shall be based on a prior assessment of impacts, taking into account:’;

(d) in paragraph 3, third subparagraph, point (a) is replaced by the following:

‘(a) The existing and forecasted availability of neodymium, dysprosium, praseodymium, terbium, boron, samarium, nickel and cobalt recovered from manufacturing waste and post-consumer waste sources as well as Union recycling capacity, with the aim of fostering investments in post-consumer waste.’;

(5) Article 38 is amended as follows:

(a) in paragraph 2, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 3(2), Article 4(2), Article 5(3), Article 6(2), Article 24(5b), Article 28(12), Article 29(2) and (3), Article 31(1) and (8), and Article 34(1) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of eight years from 24 June 2024.’;

(b) in paragraph 3, the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 3(2), Article 4(2), Article 5(3), Article 6(2), Article 24(5b), Article 28(12), Article 29(2) and (3), Article 31(1) and (8) and Article 34(1) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council.’;

‘6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 3(2), Article 4(2), Article 5(3), Article 6(2), Article 24(5b), Article 28(12), Article 29(2) or (3), Article 31(1) or (8) or Article 34(1) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period may be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.’.

Article 2 Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at,

For the European Parliament For the Council

The President The President

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The Commission’s targeted amendments to the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) reflect the need to strengthen the Union’s strategic autonomy, enhance the resilience of critical raw materials (CRMs) supply chains, and foster the development of a circular and sustainable European industrial base. The Commission identified challenges in ensuring the availability of strategic raw materials, particularly rare earth permanent magnets essential for clean tech and proposed clarifications and targeted measures to improve the implementation of recycling and reporting. The ongoing implementation of the CRMA also underlines a risk of fragmentation of the Single Market, arising from disparate identification by individual Member States of the large companies required to perform risk assessments of their supply chains under Article 24. The Commission is therefore mandated to monitor and ensure effective implementation.

The recent report of the European Court of Auditors (ECA) highlighted that the EU faces vulnerabilities in critical raw materials supply, gaps in the collection and recycling of post-consumer waste, and the lack of dedicated funding. In particular, the ECA stressed the need for improved risk preparedness, transparency in recycled content, and a strategic approach to partnerships with third countries. These findings underline the importance of coherent Unionlevel action to strengthen resilience, ensure predictable access to CRMs, and support investment in industrial ecosystems. The Rapporteur was guided by the findings of the ECA in shaping the proposals contained in this report, shaping measures to improve transparency, risk mitigation, and strategic investment within the CRMA framework.

At the core of the amended CRMA framework is the principle that predictable implementation and the whole valuechain integration are essential for mobilising investment and industrial capacity across the Union. The Rapporteur therefore supports maintaining a minimum of two cutoff dates per year for programme calls, ensuring regular, predictable opportunities for project promoters, while preserving flexibility for the Commission to organise additional targeted calls where operational needs arise. Beyond frequency, targeted calls should encourage projects that integrate across the entire value chain — from extraction and processing to refining, manufacturing, recycling, and downstream demand — strengthening industrial ecosystems, avoiding fragmentation, and anchoring investment in resilient, commercially viable supply chains. In parallel, where supply disruptions create material vulnerabilities, companies should be equipped to mitigate risks through measures they deem appropriate. Options the Rapporteur considers include strategic stock replenishment, improved material efficiency, diversification of sources, substitution, and recycling. Joint purchasing mechanisms can contribute to stockpiling to enhance predictability and transparency, particularly for smaller market actors.

The Rapporteur considers that a resilient and futureproof CRMA must rest on clear definitions and a robust framework that supports both industrial deployment today and the circular economy of tomorrow. For this reason, the amendments clarify what constitutes manufacturing and postconsumer waste, to ensure legal certainty across Union law and avoid ambiguity in recycled content reporting. In the short term, recognising materials recovered from manufacturing waste can help establish a European recycling industry and improve resource efficiency, while internal process materials that remain within the manufacturing stream should not be counted toward recycled content shares because they do not constitute waste. The Rapporteur supports the Commission proposal to include Union-originated waste shares in the scope of the CRMA to foster European’s recycling capacity.

Strategic investment, innovation, and industrial preparedness are also central to the Rapporteur’s vision for the CRMA. Recognising that the market risks associated with CRM projects — including price volatility and long development cycles — can deter private capital, the amended text underlines Contracts for Difference (CfDs) as a tool to provide revenue certainty for strategic extraction, processing, and recycling projects. The Rapporteur notes that boosting Europe’s refining capacity is primarily an economic challenge, not a technological one, and CfDs can help overcome market barriers that hinder investment. At the same time, policies that promote technologies and processes to reduce dependence on constrained materials — through substitution, material efficiency, and recycling — will enhance competitiveness and sustainability across EU industry. Consistent with the ECA’s call for a strategic approach to partnerships, the Commission should regularly assess international collaboration to identify effective initiatives that bolster diversification and supply resilience, mindful of the Union’s international obligations.

The Rapporteur also emphasises that Commission services must be fully equipped and adequately resourced to carry out their new responsibilities under Article 24, as well as all other tasks foreseen in this Regulation, particularly the assessment and monitoring of strategic projects. Sufficient capacity is essential to ensure that targets are implemented effectively, projects are evaluated rigorously, and the Union can achieve its strategic objectives.

Lastly, the Rapporteur underscores that strengthening EU strategic autonomy in critical raw materials contributes to industrial, economic, digital and defence resilience. Ensuring that recyclable materials remain within the Union will reinforce supply security, while judicious assessment of export restrictions on secondary material streams can reduce avoidable losses and retain economic value within internal markets. Stronger obligations for large companies to prepare for supply disruptions, combined with enhanced recycling infrastructure and Unionlevel collection targets assessed in the 2028 evaluation, will help close material loops and unlock higher recycling rates. Leveraging relevant Union financial instruments and initiatives such as future competitiveness programmes and instruments, can further derisk and accelerate strategic projects.

The Rapporteur is of the opinion that these targeted amendments create a coherent, technically achievable, and investmentfriendly framework, which balances the needs of shortterm industrial deployment with longterm strategic objectives, reinforces EU autonomy, and promotes a sustainable circular economy for critical raw materials.

ANNEX: DECLARATION OF INPUT

Pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure, the rapporteur declares that he included in his report input on matters pertaining to the subject of the file that he received, in the preparation of the draft report, from the following interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register, or from the following representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies:

1. Interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register

WindEurope

H2D Global

VDA-Brüssel

Glencore

L'Association française d'économie politique (L’Afep)

Institut français des relations internationales (IFRI)

European Non-Ferrous Metals Association

EIT RawMaterials

European Environmental Bureau (EEB)

AMG Group

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

European Aluminium AISBL

European Initiative for Energy Security (EIES)

Stichting Onderzoek Multinationale Ondernemingen (Somo)

SIRGE Coalition

Transport & Environment (T&E)

Resource Justice Network

The Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael

The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCCS)

Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO)

Nederlands Materialen Observatorium (NMO)

European Raw Materials Alliance

Leiden University

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Twente University

Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving

University of Bayreuth

Université de Bordeaux

Vienna University of Economics and Business

2. Representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies

None

The list above is drawn up under the exclusive responsibility of the rapporteur.

Where natural persons are identified in the list by their name, by their function or by both, the rapporteur declares that he submitted to the natural persons concerned the European Parliament’s Data Protection Notice No 484 (https://www.europarl.europa.eu/data-protect/index.do), which sets out the conditions applicable to the processing of their personal data and the rights linked to that processing.

15.4.2026

OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT

for the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1252

(COM(2025)0946 – C100324/2025 – 2025/0385(COD))

Rapporteur for opinion: Marit Maij

SHORT JUSTIFICATION

The DEVE Opinion concerns the targeted amendments to the Regulation of the EP and the Council on establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials (2024/1252), the so-called Critical Raw Materials Act, notably those parts of Article 24 on Company risk preparedness. It transfers from the Member States to the European Commission the identification of large companies covered by the rules under the CRMA, clarification of the aspects to consider for the risk preparedness assessment and mitigation measures, including mapping of the supply chains. In accordance with the proposed amendments, the Commission may request information and clarify further the mitigation measures needed, taking into account information on supply risks, trade flows, potential obstacles to trade in critical raw materials and the shares of reliance on a single third country in the supply chain.

The draft for the DEVE opinion calls for enhanced inter-institutional cooperation to support the Commission in these acts, and to ensure alignment with prior commitments and international agreements. The risk assessment and vulnerability prevention efforts requested from large companies require a conflict-sensitive analysis, and meaningful consultations with stakeholder intervention, notably with local communities and civil society organisations. These are necessary steps to anticipate and address supply chains disruption risks posed by conflicts and crises and thus to secure the Union’s sustainable access to raw materials.

AMENDMENTS

The Committee on Development submits the following to the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, as the committee responsible:

Amendment 1

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 32

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(2) Access to secure and sustainable critical raw materials is essential for the Union’s objectives of clean and digital transition as set out in the Clean Industrial Deal3 . They are also essential components for the Union’s strategic autonomy and its industries, in all areas including defence. Due to the current geopolitical situation the Union’s supply and security of critical raw materials is put at risk and therefore, the current framework should be strengthened, taking into account the need for greater resource efficiency and circularity. Global markets for several strategic raw materials are highly concentrated, particularly in the processing stage, which is often dominated by a limited number of third countries, including competing actors. The Union should therefore pursue diversification of supply and strengthen cooperation with reliable partners and preferential trade partners to improve access to critical raw materials and promote fair and transparent markets.

In addition, the Commission could be able to organise additional targeted calls, where appropriate. Such calls should take into account the whole value-chain approach that links different stages of the value chain, including extraction, processing, refining, manufacturing, recycling and downstream demand.

_________________

~~Or. en~~

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3 COM(2025) 85 final.

Amendment 2

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 4~~

Recital 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(2a) Due to critical disruption risks posed by conflicts and crises, as well as by environmental hazards, and their consequences on human displacements, the current framework for risk preparedness should be reinforced by conflict and environmentally sensitive risk analyses.

~~Or. en~~

Amendment 3

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 2 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(2b) The Commission should promote full transparency and full traceability across the entire supply chain to ensure alignment with the Union’s strategic priorities and engagement in resource-rich partner countries and regions, and to secure the Union’s sustainable access to raw materials. The Commission should promote compliance with all international instruments concerning responsible business conduct, responsible governance and responsible supply chains referred to in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2024/1252.

Amendment 4

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 2 c (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(2c) The Commission’s risk mitigation strategy for large companies for secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials should be in line with the Sustainable Development Goals, and should contribute to sustainable economic development, in line with policy coherence for development and Article 208 TFEU. Cooperation with partner countries, in particular low and middle income countries, in particular in Africa, should also contribute to the local development of sustainable processing, refining, manufacturing and recycling and extraction capacities, ensuring that raw materials are not only exported but also transformed locally. The Commission’s strategy should contribute to diversifying supply chains, establishing decent employment and the creation of local industrial capacities and added value, benefiting both the Union and local partners, while respecting their development priorities.

Amendment 5

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 5

(5) It is essential to strengthen the risk preparedness of the large companies that are identified by the Commission, it is essential that their obligations are strengthened, and therefore large companies should be required to take measures to mitigate their vulnerabilities, including by diversifying their raw material supply chain. The Commission should be able to receive the information regarding their compliance necessary for an effective monitoring and ensure they are prepared in case of supply disruption. The Commission should specify the mitigation measures that large companies should adopt in case of vulnerabilities, it should be able to do so by means of delegated acts.

(5) It is essential to strengthen the risk preparedness of the large companies that are identified by the Commission, it is essential that their obligations are strengthened, and therefore large companies should be required to ensure the traceability of strategic raw materials and to take due diligence measures to identify and mitigate their ~~vulnerabilities~~vulnerabilities, including ~~reducing~~by ~~the~~diversifying ~~use~~their ofraw ~~strategic~~material ~~raw~~supply ~~material,~~chain and by ~~improving~~sourcing ~~material~~from ~~efficiency,~~a ~~diversifying~~broader ~~their~~range of reliable partners and strategic ~~raw~~partner ~~material~~countries, ~~supply~~building ~~chain,~~on ~~considering~~strengthened ~~secondary~~international partnerships for critical raw ~~materials,~~materials. orThose tovulnerabilities ~~substituting~~include ~~the~~long-term ~~strategic~~risks ~~raw~~that ~~material~~outweigh orshort-term financial costs, such as disruptions to supply chains caused by ~~replenishing~~civil ofunrest, ~~stocks~~which ofcould ~~strategic~~to ~~raw~~a ~~materials,~~certain ~~including,~~extent ~~where~~be ~~appropriate,~~mitigated ~~through~~by ~~the~~taking ~~joint~~into ~~purchasing~~account ~~mechanism~~impacts ~~referred~~on tolocal incommunities ~~Regulation~~and ~~(EU)~~the ~~2024/1252;~~environment, including respect for the human rights of women, children and workers. The Commission should be able to receive the information regarding their compliance necessary for an effective monitoring and ensure they are prepared in case of supply disruption. The Commission should specify the mitigation measures that large companies should adopt in case of vulnerabilities, it should be able to do so by means of delegated acts. ~~The~~Where ~~Commission~~relevant, ~~could~~mitigation ~~issue~~measures ~~guidance~~should ~~and~~be ~~appropriate~~based ~~tools~~on ~~for~~meaningful ~~how~~engagement ~~companies~~with ~~should~~stakeholders, ~~fulfil~~including ~~reporting~~with ~~obligations,~~local communities, indigenous peoples and civil society organisations (CSOs), in ~~consultation~~order ~~with~~to ~~Member~~enhance ~~States~~the long-term viability and ~~stakeholders,~~sustainability of supply chains as well as to ~~facilitate~~take ~~compliance~~into inaccount aeconomic ~~practical~~conditions ~~manner.~~and development needs of partner countries.

~~Or. en~~

Amendment 6

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 5 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(5a) To enhance the resilience of the Union’s supply of critical raw materials, the Commission should bring to the attention of large companies the potential benefits of strategic partnerships, relevant cooperation agreements, including bilateral agreements, and projects, including Global Gateway investment projects relating to critical raw materials in partner countries, with a view to supporting diversification and mitigating supply chain risks, while ensuring that those projects do not fuel conflicts and that negative impacts on the environment and communities are prevented or minimised, including in the permitting phase.

Amendment 7

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 6

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(6) Large companies should, as part of that risk assessment, map where the strategic raw materials they use are extracted, processed and recycled from, and analyse the factors that could affect their supply and assess their vulnerabilities to supply disruptions. In order to have a clear understanding of their vulnerabilities, they should also map the supply chain of the components containing critical raw materials. To reinforce their preparedness large companies should report on their risk assessment to the companies’ board of directors or management board.

(6) Large companies should, as part of that risk assessment, map where the strategic raw materials they use are extracted, processed and recycled from, in order to ensure traceability, and analyse the factors that could affect their supply and assess their vulnerabilities to supply disruptions taking into account the availability of data. Risk assessments should be based on conflict and environmentally sensitive analyses. In order to have a clear understanding of their vulnerabilities, they should also map the supply chain of the components containing critical raw materials. To reinforce their preparedness large companies should report on their risk assessment to the companies’ board of directors or management board.

Amendment 8

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 7

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(7) The Commission should continue to monitor the situation, and the risk preparedness of large companies, ensuring their readiness in case of disruption of their supply chains or when incurring irreversible damage to communities or the environment. To that end, and when it decides so, taking into consideration European Parliament resolutions, the Commission can request information from large companies on their compliance and mitigation measures as required by this Regulation.

Amendment 9

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d

Regulation (EU) 2024/1252

Article 24 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

‘4. If significant vulnerabilities to supply disruptions are detected as a result of the risk assessment referred to in paragraph 2, large companies as referred to under paragraph 1 shall take efforts to mitigate those vulnerabilities, including by diversifying its raw materials supply chains, considering secondary raw materials, or substituting the strategic raw materials.’;

‘4. If significant vulnerabilities to supply disruptions are detected as a result of the risk assessment referred to in paragraph 2, including conflict, environmental hazards and disruptions to supply chains caused by civil unrest, large companies as referred to under paragraph 1 shall take efforts to mitigate those vulnerabilities, including by diversifying its raw materials supply chains, considering secondary raw materials, or substituting the strategic raw materials. Where appropriate, mitigation measures shall be based on meaningful engagement with stakeholders, including with local communities, indigenous peoples and civil society organisations (CSOs).’;

Amendment 10

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f

Regulation (EU) 2024/1252

Article 24 – paragraph 5a

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

‘5a. The Commission, taking into consideration European Parliament resolutions, may request large companies referred to in paragraph 1 to explain how they comply with the obligations set out in this Article. They shall provide that information no later than 30 days after receiving the request from the Commission.’

Amendment 11

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f

Regulation (EU) 2024/1252

Article 24 – paragraph 5b – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

The Commission shall base such risk mitigation measures on an assessment of the available information on supply risks, the trade flows between the Union and third countries, and the potential obstacles to trade in critical raw materials and shall specify the maximum shares of reliance on a single third country in the supply chain of critical raw materials.’;

‘The Commission shall base such risk mitigation measures, where appropriate, on meaningful engagement with stakeholders, including with local communities, indigenous peoples and CSOs and on a conflict-sensitive assessment of supply risks, trade flows, between the Union and third countries, and the potential obstacles to trade in critical raw materials, and shall specify the maximum shares of reliance on a single third country in the supply chain of critical raw materials. The risk mitigation measures shall also display the potential benefits of strategic partnerships, relevant cooperation agreements, including bilateral agreements, and Global Gateway investment projects relating to critical raw materials in partner countries, as well as information on respect for internationally recognised environmental, social and governance standards.’;

ANNEX: DECLARATION OF INPUT

Pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure, the rapporteur for opinion declares that she included in her opinion input on matters pertaining to the subject of the file that she received, in the preparation of the opinion, prior to the adoption thereof in committee, from the following interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register, or from the following representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies:

1. Interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register

World Bank Group

European Commission (DG GROW)

European External Action Service

EU-GCC Green Transition Project

Cobalt Institute

LSE Centre for Economic Transition Expertise

EU Raw Materials Coalition

Critical Minerals Institute

2. Representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies

The list above is drawn up under the exclusive responsibility of the rapporteur for opinion.

Where natural persons are identified in the list by their name, by their function or by both, the rapporteur for opinion declares that she has submitted to the natural persons concerned the European Parliament's Data Protection Notice No 484 (https://www.europarl.europa.eu/data-protect/index.do), which sets out the conditions applicable to the processing of their personal data and the rights linked to that processing.

PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE ASKED FOR OPINION

Title

Amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1252

References

COM(2025)0946 – C10-0324/2025 – 2025/0385(COD)

Committee(s) responsible

Date announced in plenary

ITRE

19.1.2026

Opinion by

Date announced in plenary

DEVE

19.1.2026

Rapporteur for opinion

Date appointed

Marit Maij

26.2.2026

Discussed in committee

17.3.2026

Date adopted

14.4.2026

Result of final vote

–:

FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL BY THE COMMITTEE ASKED FOR OPINION

Key to symbols:

29.4.2026

OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE AND FOOD SAFETY

for the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council Amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1252

(COM(2025)0946 – C10-0324/2025 – 2025/0385(COD))

Rapporteur for opinion: Jacek Ozdoba

AMENDMENTS

The Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety submits the following to the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, as the committee responsible:

Amendment 1

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 2

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(2) Access to secure and sustainable critical raw materials is essential for the Union’s objectives of clean and digital transition as set out in the Clean Industrial Deal. They are also essential components for the Union’s industries, in all areas including defence. Due to the current geopolitical situation the Union’s supply and security of critical raw materials is put at risk and therefore, the current framework should be strengthened.

(2) Access to secure and sustainable critical raw materials is essential for the competitiveness of the Union economy, as well as the Union’s objectives of clean and digital transition as set out in the Clean Industrial Deal. They are also essential components for the Union’s industries, in all strategic sectors, including defence. Due to the current geopolitical situation, the limited domestic resources and the insufficiently exploited potential of circular economy solutions, such as recycling, the Union remains highly dependent on imports of critical raw materials. It is therefore essential to strengthen the current framework with firm and predictable actions, such as through the development of Union’s circular economy, reduction of overall strategic dependencies through diversification of supply sources and support and strengthening of domestic extraction, processing and recycling of strategic and critical raw materials.

Amendment 2

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(2a) Demand for critical raw materials will increase. This underlines the need to diversify supply sources, strengthen domestic production and develop the entire value chain and alternative materials. This will also require targeted investments in recyclability of critical raw materials and strengthening of the Union’s recycling potential. It is therefore essential to ensure that minerals already present in the Union are processed, reused and recycled within the Union’s economy.

Amendment 3

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 2 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(2b) In both national and Union budgets, support should focus on research, development and innovation embedded in ecosystems that enable the scale-up and commercialisation of new solutions, as well as on advancing strategic projects across the value chain of critical minerals. This calls for the effective and transparent use of the various instruments at national and EU level.

Amendment 4

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 83

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(8) The recognition of pre-consumer recycled materials complements, the recovery of post-consumer waste by ensuring that manufacturers can improve short-term resource efficiency while maintaining strong incentives to build and expand end-of-life collection and recycling systems. Additional product categories and pre-consumer waste are therefore essential to improve recycling, strengthen traceability and increase the availability of secondary materials thereby supporting the Union’s overall resource efficiency and security of supply.

(8) The increased use of recovered raw materials would support the development of the circular economy and allow for a more resource-efficient use of raw materials from permanent magnets, while reducing the Union’s dependency on raw materials from third countries. Therefore, including manufacturing waste could help establish a European recycling industry in the short term. The recognition of manufacturing waste recycled materials complements, the recovery of post-consumer waste by ensuring that manufacturers can improve short-term resource efficiency while maintaining strong incentives to build and expand end-of-life collection and recycling system. However, reutilisation of materials, such as rework, regrind or scrap generated in the permanent magnet manufacturing process, which can be reclaimed within the same process that generated the material, do not constitute waste and should therefore not be seen as part of the recycled content shares of permanent magnets under Regulation (EU) 2024/1252. Target trajectories for each raw material should fully consider the actual recycling potential for manufacturing and post-consumer waste, taking into account Union-originated waste to ensure ambitions are technically achievable and drive genuine investment in post-consumer waste. Future increases in recycled content targets should be reflected in the increase of post-consumer waste shares rather than raising manufacturing waste shares.

(3) Under Regulation (EU) 2024/1252, the Commission is required to set up calls for application for Strategic Projects with at least four cut-off dates per year. Given the high number of applications for recognition of Strategic Project under each call per call received for the identification of Strategic projects of strategic critical raw material projects and to ensure a better assessment of the various applications, it should be possible for the Commission to limit the number of such calls per year. It is essential that the Commission is equipped with adequate resources, administrative capacity and technical expertise, including access to digital tools, to ensure a thorough, efficient and timely assessment of applications in order to maintain a predictable and regular schedule of calls and provide project promoters with clarity and support.

~~Or. en~~

Amendment 5

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 8 a (new)~~

Recital 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(8a) The Union faces a potential shortage of rare earth elements, which are critical for the production of permanent magnets and essential for strategic industries. Ensuring that recyclable materials remain within the Union will enhance industrial resilience and reinforce the security and reliability of the Union’s supply chains. In this context, the Commission could by way of a thorough assessment that takes due account of its international obligations and partnerships with third countries, propose restrictions on the export of scraps and waste of permanent magnets from the Union. Such export restrictions should be used judiciously and targeted to specific material streams. By leveraging trade data, the Commission could identify the streams where secondary material losses are most significant, ensuring that any restrictions are proportionate and effective.

~~Or. en~~

(4) Under Regulation (EU) 2024/1252, Member States are required to identify large companies by May 2025 and within 12 months of each update of the list of strategic raw materials pursuant to Article 3(3). Nevertheless, large companies that use critical raw materials can operate in more than one Member State. To avoid a duplication of the identification of these large companies by the various national administrations and to prevent a risk of fragmentation of the Single Market, it should be for the Commission to identify these large companies operating in the Union. During the process of identification of large companies, the Commission should keep informed the Member State where the large company operates to be identified, this to ensure cooperation with national authorities.

Amendment 6

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 8 b (new)~~

Recital 5

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(8b) In order to accelerate investment in extraction, processing and recycling capacities for critical raw materials within the Union, it is necessary to address significant market risks, including price volatility and lengthy project investment cycles associated with such projects. Price-stabilisation mechanisms, including financial hedging mechanisms such as Contracts for Difference could provide greater revenue certainty for project developers, while ensuring that public support remains proportionate and responsive to market conditions. Member States and the Commission should explore the use of such instruments to support Strategic Projects under Regulation (EU) 2024/1252, including in relation to Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI) projects in accordance with Union’s State Aid rules.

(5) It is essential to strengthen the risk preparedness of the large companies that are identified by the Commission, it is essential that their obligations are strengthened, and therefore large companies should be required to take measures to mitigate their vulnerabilities, including by diversifying their raw material supply chain. The Commission should be able to receive the information regarding their compliance necessary for an effective monitoring and ensure they are prepared in case of supply disruption. The Commission should specify the mitigation measures that large companies should adopt in case of vulnerabilities, it should be able to do so by means of delegated acts.

~~Or. en~~

(5) It is essential to strengthen the risk preparedness of the large companies that are identified by the Commission, it is essential that their obligations are strengthened, and therefore large companies should be required to take measures to mitigate their vulnerabilities, including by assessing their possibilities to diversifying their raw material supply chain, improving their resource efficiency and using secondary or alternative materials. The Commission should be able to receive the information regarding their compliance necessary for an effective monitoring and ensure they are prepared in case of supply disruption. The Commission should specify the non-exhaustive list of mitigation measures that large companies should adopt in case of vulnerabilities, it should be able to do so by means of delegated acts.

Amendment 7

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 8 c (new)~~

Recital 7

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(8c) Strategic raw materials are often subject to concentrated supply chains and geopolitical risks that may lead to sudden supply disruptions. In order to strengthen the Union’s preparedness and resilience, improved coordination among Member States regarding strategic stocks of such materials is necessary. The joint purchasing mechanism established under Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 could, where appropriate, facilitate the coordinated establishment or replenishment of strategic stocks by participating undertakings and Member States.

~~Or. en~~

(7) The Commission should continue to monitor the situation and the risk preparedness of large companies, ensuring their readiness in case of disruption of their supply chains. To that end, and when it decides so, the Commission can request information from large companies on their compliance and mitigation measures as required by this Regulation. Such requests should be proportionate and implemented in a manner that avoids unnecessary administrative burden, ensuring that the process remains clear, streamlined and manageable for the companies concerned.

Amendment 8

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 8 ~~d (new)~~

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(8d) Whereas promoting material efficiency, circularity, and technology diversification can mitigate supply risks, enhance strategic autonomy, and support a sustainable industrial ecosystem, it is appropriate to facilitate the development and deployment of technologies, manufacturing processes, and promote product designs that minimise the use of critical raw materials, foster substitution and recycling under the current and future competitiveness policy frameworks and funds.

~~Or. en~~

(8) The recovery, sorting and recycling of post-consumer waste is essential to retain valuable materials within the Union, reduce import dependencies and harness the Union’s circular economy potential. The recognition of manufacturing waste recycled materials may complement the recovery of post-consumer waste by ensuring that manufacturers can improve short-term resource efficiency and contributing to the development and expansion of recycling capacities. Therefore, extending labelling obligations to additional product categories containing permanent magnets and recognising manufacturing waste for products containing permanent magnets, can improve recycling, strengthen traceability and increase the availability of secondary materials thereby supporting the Union’s overall resource efficiency and security of supply.

Amendment 9

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 8 ~~e (new)~~a

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(8e) National and European research and innovation programmes play a key role in strengthening the Union’s resilience in the supply of critical and strategic raw materials. European research and innovation programmes and dedicated funding instruments could support efforts to diversify the supply of such materials and to develop innovative solutions across their value chains. Particular attention should be given to the development of circular business models, substitution and material efficiency, with the objective of reducing the overall demand for critical and strategic raw materials in strategic technologies.

(8a) In order to reduce the Union’s dependence on primary critical raw materials and strengthen circularity, the Commission should, when reviewing relevant Union legislation, propose differentiated recycling targets for individual critical raw materials, where technically feasible, instead of uniform targets, taking into account the availability, recyclability and economic viability of each material, as well as the need to ensure realistic collection and recovery rates. These differentiated recycling targets for individual critical raw materials should be streamlined throughout all the relevant Union legislation.

~~Or. en~~

Amendment 10

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 8 ~~f (new)~~b

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(8f) Achieving higher recycling rates requires significantly improving the identification, separate collection and treatment of products, components and waste streams containing critical raw materials. The evaluation of Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 in 2028 should therefore assess whether additional Union measures are necessary to ensure the effective recovery of critical raw materials, in particular the necessity of the binding nature of the benchmarks currently sets out in Regulation (EU) 2024/1252. Moreover, a substantial share of such materials is currently lost due to insufficient collection. In particular, the Commission should, as part of the evaluation of further measures to increase the collection, sorting and processing of waste referred to in Regulation (EU) 2024/1252, assess the necessity and feasibility of establishing Union-level waste collection targets for products, components or waste streams containing critical raw materials.

(8b) Large companies are invited to identify and, where relevant, to signal the need for more efficient cross-border management of waste and secondary raw materials with a view to enabling the Commission to assess such barriers and propose measures to address them, such as harmonizing administrative and logistical processes, like permitting procedures for waste shipments and extended producer responsibility schemes.

~~Or. en~~

Amendment 11

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 8 ~~g (new)~~c

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(8g) Strengthening the resilience of the Union’s critical raw materials value chains is essential for both economic security and the Union’s security and defence capabilities. Defence-related demand can unlock investments in strategic projects across the critical raw materials value chain and act as a catalyst generating positive spillovers for dual-use technologies and industrial ecosystems. The Union should therefore leverage relevant financial instruments and programmes such as the forthcoming European Defence Industry Programme to de-risk and accelerate Strategic Projects.

(8c) The Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts to supplement this Regulation by adding other relevant products or product groups containing permanent magnets to the updated list set out in this Regulation, while taking into account the time necessary for Member States to properly implement the relevant provisions, in particular regarding the need for Member States to adapt national legislation and to allocate adequate resources for market surveillance.

~~Or. en~~

Amendment 12

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -11 a (new)

Regulation (EU) 2024/1252

Article 27 – paragraph 3 – ~~point~~subparagraph 322 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

~~(-1)~~(1a) in Article 2,7(3), the following ~~point~~subparagraph is ~~inserted:~~added:

(32a) ‘manufacturing waste’ means the materials or objects rejected during the manufacturing process such as regrind material or scrap, which cannot be re-used as an integral part in the same process and need to be recycled;

The Commission may also open additional calls for applications aimed at addressing specific missing links, bottlenecks or critical needs identified in strategic raw materials value chains, including for targeted projects.

~~Or. en~~

Amendment 13

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a

Regulation (EU) 2024/1252

Article 724 – paragraph ~~3 – subparagraph 2~~1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

~~The first such cut-off date shall be no later than 24 August 2024. The Commission shall set cut-off dates up to four times per year.;~~

1. By [P.O.: please insert date corresponding to the date of entry into force of this Regulation plus 2 months] and within six months of each update of the list of strategic raw materials, the Commission shall identify the large companies operating in the Union that use strategic raw materials to manufacture batteries for energy storage and e-mobility, equipment related to hydrogen production and utilisation, equipment related to renewable energy generation, aircrafts, traction motors, heat pumps, equipment related to data transmission and storage, mobile electronic devices, equipment related to additive manufacturing, equipment related to robotics, drones, rocket launchers, radar, satellites or advanced chips.;

~~The first such cut-off date shall be no later than 24 August 2024. The Commission shall set cut-off dates at least two times per year.~~

The Commission may also open additional calls for applications for targeted projects, which shall take into account the whole value-chain approach and their contribution to programme objectives, where appropriate;

~~Or. en~~

Amendment 14

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c

Regulation (EU) 2024/1252

Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point d

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(d) an assessment of their vulnerabilities to supply disruptions.;

(d) an assessment of their vulnerabilities to supply disruptions, including vulnerabilities that arise from dependencies on third-country suppliers or related to, processing or re-use and recycling capacities.

Amendment 15

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d

Amendment

4.‘4. If significant vulnerabilities to supply disruptions are detected as a result of the risk assessment referred to in paragraph 2, large companies as referred to under paragraph 1 shall take efforts to mitigate those vulnerabilities, including by diversifying its raw materials supply chains, considering secondary raw materials, or substituting the strategic raw ~~materials.;~~materials.’;

4.‘4. If significant vulnerabilities to supply disruptions are detected as a result of the risk assessment referred to in paragraph 2, large companies as referred to under paragraph 1 shall take efforts to mitigate those vulnerabilities ~~including~~where ~~reducing~~appropriate ~~the~~and ~~use~~feasible, ofincluding ~~strategic~~by diversifying their raw ~~materials,~~materials bysupply ~~improving~~chains, ~~material~~strengthening ~~efficiency,~~the ~~diversifying~~resilience ~~its~~of ~~strategic~~their raw materials supply chains, ~~considering secondary raw materials, or~~improving ~~substituting~~resource ~~the~~efficiency ~~strategic~~and ~~raw~~strengthening ~~materials~~circular oreconomy byapproaches, ~~replenishing~~increasing ofthe ~~stocks~~use of ~~strategic~~secondary raw materials, ~~including, where~~or ~~appropriate,~~substituting ~~through~~strategic ~~the~~raw ~~joint~~materials, ~~purchasing~~where ~~mechanism~~such ~~referred~~substitution tois intechnically ~~Regulation~~and ~~(EU)~~economically ~~2024/1252;~~viable.’;

~~Or. en~~

Amendment 16

~~Amendment 15~~

Proposal for a regulation

Regulation (EU) 2024/1252

Article 24 – paragraph 5a5b – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

~~5a.~~‘5b. The Commission ~~may~~is ~~request~~empowered ~~large~~to ~~companies~~adopt ~~referred~~a todelegated act in ~~paragraph~~accordance 1with Article 38 to ~~explain~~supplement ~~how~~this ~~they~~Regulation ~~comply~~by ~~with~~specifying the ~~obligations~~risk ~~set~~mitigation ~~out~~measures that the large companies referred to in paragraph 1 of this ~~Article.~~Article ~~They~~are ~~shall~~to ~~provide~~take ~~that~~when ~~information~~significant novulnerabilities ~~later~~to ~~than~~supply 30disruptions ~~days~~are ~~after~~detected ~~receiving~~in ~~the~~accordance ~~request~~with ~~from~~paragraph ~~the~~4 ~~Commission.’~~of this Article.

5a. The Commission may request large companies referred to in paragraph 1 to explain how they comply with the obligations set out in this Article. They shall provide that information no later than 30 days after receiving the request from the Commission. The Commission may support companies with guidance, training, and appropriate tools to facilitate compliance.

‘5b. The Commission is empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 38 to supplement this Regulation by specifying the non-exhaustive list of risk mitigation measures that the large companies referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article are to take when significant vulnerabilities to supply disruptions are detected in accordance with paragraph 4 of this Article, and the large companies fail to address them adequately.

~~Or. en~~

Amendment 17

~~Amendment 16~~

Proposal for a regulation

Regulation (EU) 2024/1252

Article 24 – paragraph 5b – subparagraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

When specifying risk mitigation measures pursuant to this paragraph, the Commission shall take into account the availability of alternative sources of supply, the opinion of the CRM Board, the potential impact on the competitiveness of Union companies and the availability of relevant Union support instruments.

Amendment 18

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f

Regulation (EU) 2024/1252

Article 24 – paragraph 5b – subparagraph 1 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

The measures shall not impose a disproportionate burden on Union companies relative to the strategic objective pursued.

Amendment 19

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f

Regulation (EU) 2024/1252

Article 24 – paragraph 5b – subparagraph 1 c (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Delegated acts adopted pursuant to this paragraph, may apply different mitigation measures to different strategic raw materials, may exclude certain strategic raw materials or product categories, and shall provide for appropriate transitional periods.

Amendment 20

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f

Regulation (EU) 2024/1252

Article 24 – paragraph 5b – subparagraph 1 d (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Information submitted by large companies pursuant to this Article shall be treated as confidential and shall not be disclosed or made publicly available except in aggregated or anonymised form.

Amendment 21

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f

Regulation (EU) 2024/1252

Article 24 – paragraph 5b – subparagraph 1 e (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

By 31 December 2026, the Commission shall issue guidelines for the companies referred to in paragraph 1 specifying the risk mitigation measures that the large companies may take in order to prevent significant vulnerabilities to supply disruptions to arise. When significant vulnerabilities to supply disruptions are detected in accordance with paragraph 4 of this Article, the Commission may adopt delegated act, in accordance with paragraph 5b of this Article.

Amendment 22

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f

Regulation (EU) 2024/1252

Article 24 – paragraph 5b – subparagraph 2

The Commission shall base such risk mitigation measures on an assessment of the available information on ~~supply~~internal ~~risks,~~and ~~demand~~external ~~and~~vulnerabilities ~~supply,~~and ~~price~~supply ~~volatility,~~risks, the trade flows ~~and strategic partnerships~~ between the Union and third countries, ~~including measuring their contribution to the Union’s security of supply,~~ and the potential obstacles to trade in critical raw materials and shall specify the maximum shares of reliance on a single third country in the supply chain of critical raw ~~materials.;~~materials, taking into account, existing alternative sources, availability of secondary raw materials as well as emerging technologies. It shall actively monitor the situation and implement any necessary adjustments;

~~Or. en~~

Amendment 23

~~Amendment 17~~

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point g a (new)

Regulation (EU) 2024/1252

Article 24 – paragraph 6 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(ga) the following paragraph is added:

‘6a. Any information provided pursuant to this Article shall be subject to Article 46 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1252.’

Amendment 24

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3

Regulation (EU) 2024/1252

Article 28 – paragraph 1 ~~– introductory part~~

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

1.‘1. From two years after the date of entry into force of the implementing act referred to in paragraph 2, any natural or legal person that places on the market magnetic resonance imaging devices, wind energy generators, industrial robots, motor vehicles, light means of transport, cooling generators, heat pumps, electric motors including where electric motors are integrated in other products, automatic washing machines, tumble driers, microwaves, vacuum cleaners, dishwashers, hard disk drives, transducers, loudspeakers, drones for civil use or motorised toys shall ensure that those products bear a conspicuous, clearly legible and indelible label indicating:;

~~1. From~~‘From two years after the date of entry into force of the implementing act referred to in paragraph 2, any natural or legal person that places on the ~~market~~market, including via online sales or through other means of distance sales, magnetic resonance imaging devices, wind energy generators, industrial robots, motor vehicles, light means of transport, cooling generators, heat pumps, electric motors including where electric motors are integrated in other products, automatic washing machines, tumble driers, microwaves, vacuum cleaners, dishwashers, hard disk drives, transducers, loudspeakers, drones for civil use or motorised toys ~~or any other relevant product which contains permanent magnets~~ shall ensure that those products bear a conspicuous, clearly legible and indelible label ~~indicating:;~~indicating:’;

~~Or. en~~

Amendment 25

~~Amendment 18~~

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)

Regulation (EU) 2024/1252

Article 28 – paragraph 1 a

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(3a) in Article 28, the following paragraph is inserted:

1a. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 38 to supplement this Regulation by adding other relevant products or product groups containing permanent magnets to the list set out in paragraph 1.

Amendment 26

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a

Amendment

1.‘1. By 24 May 2027 or two years from the entry into force of the delegated act referred to in paragraph 2, whichever is later, any natural or legal person that places on the market products referred to in Article 28(1) which incorporate one or more permanent magnets referred to in Article 28(1), point (b)(i), (ii) and (iii), and for which the total weight of all such permanent magnets exceeds 0,2 kg shall make publicly available on a free-access website the share of neodymium, dysprosium, praseodymium, terbium, boron, samarium, nickel and cobalt recovered from pre-consumer and post-consumer waste, including the shares of such waste produced within the Union, present in the permanent magnets incorporated in the ~~product.;~~product.;’

1.‘1. By 24 May 2027 or two years from the entry into force of the delegated act referred to in paragraph 2, whichever is later, any natural or legal person that places on the ~~market~~market, including via online sales or through other means of distance sales, products referred to in Article 28(1) which incorporate one or more permanent magnets referred to in Article 28(1), point (b)(i), (ii) and (iii), and for which the total weight of all such permanent magnets exceeds 0,2 kg shall make publicly available on a free-access website the share of neodymium, dysprosium, praseodymium, terbium, boron, samarium, nickel and cobalt recovered from manufacturing waste and post-consumer waste, including the shares of such waste produced within the Union, present in the permanent magnets incorporated in the ~~product.;~~product. The information published on the publicly available website shall be subject to Article 46.’;

~~Or. en~~

Amendment 27

~~Amendment 19~~

Proposal for a regulation

Regulation (EU) 2024/1252

Article 29 – paragraph 2 –subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

2. The Commission shall adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 38 to supplement this Regulation by establishing rules for the calculation and verification of the share of neodymium, dysprosium, praseodymium, terbium, boron, samarium, nickel and cobalt recovered from pre-consumer and post-consumer waste, including the shares of such waste produced within the Union, present in the permanent magnets incorporated in the products referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.;

2. By ~~three months from the date of entry into force of Regulation .../... (procedure~~31 ~~2025/0385~~December ~~COD),~~2026, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 38 to supplement this Regulation by establishing rules for the calculation and verification of the share of neodymium, dysprosium, praseodymium, terbium, boron, samarium, nickel and cobalt recovered from manufacturing waste and post-consumer waste, including the shares of such waste produced within the Union, present in the permanent magnets incorporated in the products referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. Based on the public available information published under paragraph 1 of this Article, the Commission shall propose a trajectory for the shares of manufacturing and post-consumer waste, as well as Union-originated waste targets for each strategic raw material.;Article.;

~~Or. en~~

Amendment 28

~~Amendment 20~~

Proposal for a regulation

Regulation (EU) 2024/1252

Article 29 – paragraph 3 –subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

3. After the entry into force of the delegated act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2, and in any event by 31 December 2031, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts supplementing this Regulation by laying down minimum shares for neodymium, dysprosium, praseodymium, terbium, boron, samarium, nickel and cobalt recovered from, pre-consumer and post-consumer waste, including the shares of such waste produced within the Union, or any combination thereof that must be present in the permanent magnet incorporated in the products referred to in paragraph 1.;

3. After the entry into force of the delegated act adopted pursuant to paragraph 2, and in any event by 31 December 2031, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts supplementing this Regulation by laying down minimum shares for neodymium, dysprosium, praseodymium, terbium, boron, samarium, nickel and cobalt recovered from, manufacturing waste and post-consumer waste, including the shares of such waste produced within the Union, or any combination thereof that must be present in the permanent magnet incorporated in the products referred to in paragraph ~~1.;~~1.

~~Or. en~~

~~Amendment 21~~

~~Proposal for a regulation~~

~~Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d~~

~~Regulation (EU) 2024/1252~~

~~Article 29 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point a~~

~~Text proposed by the Commission~~

~~Amendment~~

(a) The existing and forecasted availability of neodymium, dysprosium, praseodymium, terbium, boron, samarium, nickel and cobalt recovered from pre-consumer and post-consumer waste sources as well as Union recycling capacity;;

(a) The existing and forecasted availability of neodymium, dysprosium, praseodymium, terbium, boron, samarium, nickel and cobalt recovered from manufacturing and post-consumer waste sources as well as Union recycling capacity, with the aim of fostering investments in post-consumer waste;

~~Or. en~~

~~EXPLANATORY STATEMENT~~

The recent report of the European Court of Auditors (ECA) highlighted that the EU faces vulnerabilities in critical raw materials supply, gaps in the collection and recycling of post-consumer waste, and the lack of dedicated funding. In particular, the ECA stressed the need for improved risk preparedness, transparency in recycled content, and a strategic approach to partnerships with third countries. These findings underline the importance of coherent Union‑level action to strengthen resilience, ensure predictable access to CRMs, and support investment in industrial ecosystems. The Rapporteur was guided by the findings of the ECA in shaping the proposals contained in this report, shaping measures to improve transparency, risk mitigation, and strategic investment within the CRMA framework.

At the core of the amended CRMA framework is the principle that predictable implementation and the whole value‑chain integration are essential for mobilising investment and industrial capacity across the Union. The Rapporteur therefore supports maintaining a minimum of two cut‑off dates per year for programme calls, ensuring regular, predictable opportunities for project promoters, while preserving flexibility for the Commission to organise additional targeted calls where operational needs arise. Beyond frequency, targeted calls should encourage projects that integrate across the entire value chain — from extraction and processing to refining, manufacturing, recycling, and downstream demand — strengthening industrial ecosystems, avoiding fragmentation, and anchoring investment in resilient, commercially viable supply chains. In parallel, where supply disruptions create material vulnerabilities, companies should be equipped to mitigate risks through measures they deem appropriate. Options the Rapporteur considers include strategic stock replenishment, improved material efficiency, diversification of sources, substitution, and recycling. Joint purchasing mechanisms can contribute to stockpiling to enhance predictability and transparency, particularly for smaller market actors.

The Rapporteur considers that a resilient and future‑proof CRMA must rest on clear definitions and a robust framework that supports both industrial deployment today and the circular economy of tomorrow. For this reason, the amendments clarify what constitutes manufacturing and post‑consumer waste, to ensure legal certainty across Union law and avoid ambiguity in recycled content reporting. In the short term, recognising materials recovered from manufacturing waste can help establish a European recycling industry and improve resource efficiency, while internal process materials that remain within the manufacturing stream should not be counted toward recycled content shares because they do not constitute waste. The Rapporteur supports the Commission proposal to include Union-originated waste shares in the scope of the CRMA to foster European’s recycling capacity.

Lastly, the Rapporteur underscores that strengthening EU strategic autonomy in critical raw materials contributes to industrial, economic, digital and defence resilience. Ensuring that recyclable materials remain within the Union will reinforce supply security, while judicious assessment of export restrictions on secondary material streams can reduce avoidable losses and retain economic value within internal markets. Stronger obligations for large companies to prepare for supply disruptions, combined with enhanced recycling infrastructure and Union‑level collection targets assessed in the 2028 evaluation, will help close material loops and unlock higher recycling rates. Leveraging relevant Union financial instruments and initiatives such as future competitiveness programmes and instruments, can further de‑risk and accelerate strategic projects.

The Rapporteur is of the opinion that these targeted amendments create a coherent, technically achievable, and investment‑friendly framework, which balances the needs of short‑term industrial deployment with long‑term strategic objectives, reinforces EU autonomy, and promotes a sustainable circular economy for critical raw materials.

ANNEX: DECLARATION OF INPUT

Pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure, the rapporteur for opinion declares that he included in his ~~report~~opinion input on matters pertaining to the subject of the file that he received, in the preparation of the ~~draft~~opinion, ~~report,~~prior to the adoption thereof in committee, from the following interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register, or from the following representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies:

1. Interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register

~~WindEurope~~

Polish permanent representation to the European Union

~~H2D Global~~

~~VDA-Brüssel~~

~~Glencore~~

~~L'Association française d'économie politique (L’Afep)~~

~~Institut français des relations internationales (IFRI)~~

~~European Non-Ferrous Metals Association~~

~~EIT RawMaterials~~

~~European Environmental Bureau (EEB)~~

~~AMG Group~~

~~United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)~~

~~European Aluminium AISBL~~

~~European Initiative for Energy Security (EIES)~~

~~Stichting Onderzoek Multinationale Ondernemingen (Somo)~~

~~SIRGE Coalition~~

~~Transport & Environment (T&E)~~

~~Resource Justice Network~~

~~The Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael~~

~~The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCCS)~~

~~Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO)~~

~~Nederlands Materialen Observatorium (NMO)~~

~~European Raw Materials Alliance~~

~~Leiden University~~

~~Erasmus University Rotterdam~~

~~Twente University~~

~~Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving~~

~~University of Bayreuth~~

~~Université de Bordeaux~~

~~Vienna University of Economics and Business~~

2. Representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies

None

The list above is drawn up under the exclusive responsibility of the ~~rapporteur.~~rapporteur for opinion.

Where natural persons are identified in the list by their name, by their function or by both, the rapporteur for opinion declares that he has submitted to the natural persons concerned the European ~~Parliament’s~~Parliament's Data Protection Notice No 484 (https://www.europarl.europa.eu/data-protect/index.do), which sets out the conditions applicable to the processing of their personal data and the rights linked to that processing.

PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE ASKED FOR OPINION

Title

Amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1252

References

COM(2025)0946 – C10-0324/2025 – 2025/0385(COD)

Committee(s) responsible

Date announced in plenary

ITRE

19.1.2026

Opinion by

Date announced in plenary

ENVI

19.1.2026

Rapporteur for opinion

Date appointed

Jacek Ozdoba

6.3.2026

Discussed in committee

16.4.2026

Date adopted

27.4.2026

Result of final vote

–:

FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL BY THE COMMITTEE ASKED FOR OPINION

Key to symbols:

PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE

Title

Amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1252

References

COM(2025)0946 – C10-0324/2025 – 2025/0385(COD)

Date submitted to Parliament

3.12.2025

Committee(s) responsible

Date announced in plenary

ITRE

19.1.2026

Committees asked for opinions

Date announced in plenary

DEVE

19.1.2026

INTA

19.1.2026

ENVI

19.1.2026

Not delivering opinions

Date of decision

INTA

26.1.2026

Rapporteurs

Date appointed

Mohammed Chahim

10.2.2026

Discussed in committee

15.4.2026

Date adopted

24.6.2026

Result of final vote

–:

Date tabled

2.7.2026

FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL BY THE COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE

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