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OPINION (COM(2025)0946 – C10-0324/2025 – 2025/0385(COD)) 2026-04-29

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

Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety · Rapporteur: Jacek Ozdoba

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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 3

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(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.

Amendment 5

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(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.

Amendment 6

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 5

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(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 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 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. 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

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 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 a

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(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.

Amendment 10

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 8 b

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(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.

Amendment 11

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 8 c

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(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.

Amendment 12

Proposal for a regulation

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

Regulation (EU) 2024/1252

Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(1a) in Article 7(3), the following subparagraph is added:

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.

Amendment 13

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a

Regulation (EU) 2024/1252

Article 24 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

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.;

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

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 where appropriate and feasible, including by diversifying their raw materials supply chains, strengthening the resilience of their raw materials supply chains, improving resource efficiency and strengthening circular economy approaches, increasing the use of secondary raw materials, or substituting strategic raw materials, where such substitution is technically and economically viable.’;

Amendment 16

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f

Regulation (EU) 2024/1252

Article 24 – paragraph 5b – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

‘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.

‘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.

Amendment 17

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f

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

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 on an assessment of the available information on internal and external vulnerabilities and 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, 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;

Amendment 23

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

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

‘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:;

‘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 indicating:’;

Amendment 25

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

Regulation (EU) 2024/1252

Article 29 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

‘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.;’

‘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 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. The information published on the publicly available website shall be subject to Article 46.’;

Amendment 27

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b

Regulation (EU) 2024/1252

Article 29 – paragraph 2 –subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

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.;

By 31 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 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.;

Amendment 28

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c

Regulation (EU) 2024/1252

Article 29 – paragraph 3 –subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

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.;

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.

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 opinion input on matters pertaining to the subject of the file that he 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

Polish permanent representation to the European Union

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

None

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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

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FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL BY THE COMMITTEE ASKED FOR OPINION

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