Activities of Carlos ZORRINHO related to 2023/0079(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
Framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials (debate)
Framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials (debate)
Amendments (83)
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to diversify the Union's supply of strategic raw materials, the Commission should, with the support of the Board, identify Strategic Projects in third countries that intend to become active in the extraction, processing or recycling of strategic raw materials. To ensure that such Strategic Projects are effectively implemented, they should benefit from improved access to finance and to financial guarantee mechanisms in place. In order to ensure their added value, projects should be assessed against a set of criteria. Like projects in the Union, Strategic Projects in third countries should strengthen the Union's security of supply for strategic raw materials, show sufficient technical feasibility and be implemented sustainably, in compliance with due diligence processes as defined by EU legislation and OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, addressing adverse impacts on human rights and environmental, rule of law and good governance. For projects in emerging markets and developing economies, the project should be mutually beneficial for the Union and the third country involved and add value in that country, taking into account also its consistency with the Union’s common commercial policy as well as the principle of Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) as laid down in Article 208 TFEU. Such value may be derived from the project’s contribution to more than one stage of the whole value chain, including raw material processing, as well as from creating through the project wider economic and social benefits, including the creation of employment in compliance with international standards and with the core labour standards of the International Labour Organisation. Where the Commission assesses these criteria to be fulfilled, it should publish the recognition as a Strategic Project in a decision.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The definition of mutually beneficial partnerships with third countries requires an overall effort and a competitive model different from other global players. This model should not be based on the exploitation of resources, but should consider the export and processing of raw materials as part of comprehensive organic and long-term agreements. The European strategy should take into account that the extraction of these raw materials can have a considerable impact on the territories where it takes place, both from an environmental point of view and in terms of respect for human and labour rights, and therefore different modalities should be put in place in order to avoid and mitigate these impacts. In this sense it is essential to ensure greater involvement of local communities in the definition of impacts and their mitigation, as well as in governance and in the definition of a more beneficial value chain.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 b (new)
Recital 10 b (new)
(10b) The secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials is strongly linked to the Sustainable Development Goals, in particular in order to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy, to promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation and to combat climate change and its impacts. For this reason it is fundamental to connect the European strategy to a global standards framework. In particular, the United Nations Framework Resource Classification (UNFC) and the United Nations Resource Management System (UNRMS) are important references for the identification of raw materials and for the definition of a framework for integrated resource management that can help both countries and companies to address sustainability challenges.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to ensure the sustainability of increased raw material production, new raw materials projects should be implemented sustainably. To that end, the Strategic Projects receiving support under this Regulation should be assessed taking into account international instruments covering all aspects of sustainability highlighted in the EU principles for sustainable raw materials31, including ensuring environmental protection, good governance processes including full involvement of local communities and Civil Society Organisations,socially responsible practices, including respect for human and socialrights such as the rights of women, andchildren and workers, as well astransparent business practices. Projects should also ensure engagement in good faith as well as comprehensive and meaningful consultations with local communities, including with indigenous peoples, as laid out in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights ofIndigenous Peoples. To provide project promoters with a clear and efficient way of complying with this criterion, compliance with relevant Union legislation, international standards, guidelines and principles or participation in a certification scheme recognised under this Regulation should be considered sufficient. _________________ 31 European Commission, Directorate- General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, EU principles for sustainable raw materials, Publications Office, 2021, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2873/27875
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) In order to overcome the limitations of the currently often fragmented public and private investments efforts, facilitate integration and return on investment, the Commission, Member States and promotional banks should better coordinate and create synergies between the existing funding programmes at Union and national level as well as ensure better coordination and collaboration with industry and key private sector stakeholders. To that end, a dedicated sub-group of the Board bringing together experts from the Member States and the Commission as well as relevant public financial institutions should be set up. This sub-group should discuss the individual financing needs of Strategic Projects and their existing funding possibilities in order to provide project promoters with a suggestion on how to best access existing financing possibilities. When discussing and making recommendations for the financing of Strategic Projects in third countries, the Board should in particular take into account the Global Gateway strategy42, that is a key reference for financing and securing investments and loans to support the creation of strategic partnerships aimed at improving supply of strategic raw materials within the framework of comprehensive partnerships. _________________ 42 Joint Communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank The Global Gateway (JOIN/2021/30 final).
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28 a (new)
Recital 28 a (new)
(28a) Global Gateway strategy intervention on strategic partnerships should comply with objectives, general principles and policy framework of NDICI - Global Europe regulation and in particular with the objectives of the European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus (EFSD+) to foster sustainable and inclusive economic, environmental and social development, transition into sustainable value-added economy and a stable investment environment. This concerns internationally agreed guidelines, principles and conventions on investment, including the UN Principles for Responsible Investment, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, ILO conventions, international human rights law and the development effectiveness principles.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28 b (new)
Recital 28 b (new)
(28b) Funding and guarantees of investments and loans aimed at supporting the creation of strategic partnerships fall under the democratic control and scrutiny process of the European Parliament, which receives timely advance and ex post information about the guidelines and progresses of strategic partnerships and assesses their consistency with the overall objectives.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) So as to ensure further coordination, the Commission should ensure necessary consultation ahead of Member States’ participation in international fora where such strategic stocks may be discussed, ensuring consistency with a single European strategy, notably via the dedicated standing sub-group of the Board. Similarly, in order to increase complementarity between the present proposal and other horizontal or subject- specific instruments, the Commission should ensure that the gathered and aggregated information are passed to vigilance or crisis governance mechanisms, such as the proposed Single Market Emergency Instrument's advisory group, the proposed Chips Act's European Semiconductor Board, the HERA Board or the Health Crisis Board.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) The Union has concluded Strategic Partnerships covering raw materials with third countries in order to implement the 2020 Action Plan on Critical Raw Materials. In order to diversify supply, these efforts should continue. To develop and ensure a coherent framework for the conclusion of future partnerships, the Member States and the Commission should, as part of their interaction on the Board and with full involvement of European Parliament, discuss and ensure coordination on, inter alia, whether existing partnerships achieve the intended aims, the prioritisation of third countries for new partnerships, the content of such partnerships and their coherence and potential synergies between Member States' bilateral cooperation with relevant third countries. The Union should seek mutually beneficial partnerships with emerging market and developing economies, reflecting a model of sustainable development that respects environmental standards, human and labour rights, the strife for diversification in developing countries and foresee a key role for local communities in coherence with its Global Gateway strategy, which contribute to the diversification of its raw materials supply chain as well as add value in the production in these countries.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) for projects in third countries that are emerging markets or developing economies, the project would be mutually beneficial for the Union and the third country concerned by adding value in that country and reflecting a model of sustainable development that respects enviromental standards, human and labour rights and foresee a key role for local communities.
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Firstly, in order to effectively ensure the Union's access to a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials, that framework should include measures to decrease the Union's growing supply risks by strengthening Union capacities along all stages of the strategic raw materials value chain, including extraction, processing and recycling, towards benchmarks defined for each strategic raw material. Secondly, as the Union will continue to rely on imports, the framework should include measures to increase the diversification of external supplies of strategic raw materials. Thirdly, is necessary to provide measures to reinforce the Union’s ability to monitor and mitigate existing and future supply risks. Fourthly, the framework should contain measures to increase the circularity andefficiency, to reduce the consumption of raw materials, circularity, to increase the use of secondary raw materials, and sustainability, so that the extractive activity implements best available techniques, all to increase the sustainability of the critical raw materials consumed in the Union.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Board shall periodically discuss and [within 1 year after entry into force of this Regulation] and from then on, each year present a report on:
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Firstly, in order to effectively ensure the Union's access to a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials, that framework should include measures to decrease the Union's growing supply risks by strengthening Union capacities along all stages of the strategic raw materials value chain, including extraction, processing and recycling, towards benchmarks defined for each strategic raw material. Secondly, as the Union will continue to rely on imports, the framework should include measures to increase the diversification of external supplies of strategic raw materials. Thirdly, is necessary to provide measures to reinforce the Union’s ability to monitor and mitigate existing and future supply risks. Fourthly, the framework should contain measures to increase the circularity and sustainability of the critical raw materials consumed in the Union. Fifthly, measures should be taken to limit the increasing demand for critical raw materials by increasing efficiency in the whole value chain.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii a (new)
(iiia) establishing mutually beneficial relationships to foster sustainable and inclusive economic, environmental and social development, the transition to a sustainable value-added economy and a stable investment environment;
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the coherence and potential synergies between Member States’ bilateral cooperation with relevant third countries and the actions carried out by the Union in the context of Strategic Partnerships;
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ii) whether a third country's regulatory framework ensures the monitoring, prevention and minimisation of environmental impacts, the use of socially responsible practices including, the due respect of human and labour rights and, meaningful engagement with local communities and their role in the governance, the use of transparent and responsible business practices, in compliance with due diligence processes as defined by EU legislation and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the prevention of adverse impacts on the proper functioning of public administration, good governance practices and the rule of law;
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
(iii) whether there are existing cooperation agreements between a third country and the Union and, for emerging markets and developing economies, the potential for the deployment of Global Gateway investment projects and the existing use of EU funding and financial tools, in line with Union policies and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iv
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iv
(iv) for emerging markets and developing economies, whether and how a partnership could contribute to local value additionsocial and environmental progress and to in-country value creation as well as local value addition, including downstream and processing activities, and would be mutually beneficial for the partner country and the Union.
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) A global decrease of geologist and geoscientist students and graduates has been observed in Europe and major mining jurisdictions. Therefore, action at EU and national level is needed to resource education and training of professionals and achieve the set goals of extraction, process, and recycling.
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2
Article 33 – paragraph 2
2. The Board shall, in the context of paragraph 1 and in so far as relates to emerging market and developing economies, ensure cooperation and coherence with other relevant coordination fora, including those established as part of the Global Gateway strategy.
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The European Parliament shall receive timely advance and ex post information about the guidelines and progress on strategic partnerships, assesses their consistency with the overall objectives, general principles and policy framework of EU legislation and policies and scrutinise funding and financial instruments aimed at supporting the creation of strategic partnerships.
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to diversify the Union's supply of strategic raw materials, the Commission should, with the support of the Board, identify Strategic Projects in third countries that intend to become active in the extraction, processing or recycling of strategic raw materials. To ensure that such Strategic Projects are effectively implemented, they should benefit from improved access to finance. In order to ensure their added value, projects should be assessed against a set of criteria. Like projects in the Union, Strategic Projects in third countries should strengthen the Union's security of supply for strategic raw materials, show sufficient technical feasibility and be implemented sustainably. For projects in emerging markets and developing economies, the project should be mutually beneficial for the Union and the third country involved and add value in that country, taking into account also its consistency with the Union’s common commercial policy. Such value may be derived from the project’s contribution to more than one stage of the value chain as well as from creating through the project wider economic and social benefits, including the creation of employment in compliance with international standards. of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Where the Commission assesses these criteria to be fulfilled, it should publish the recognition as a Strategic Project in a decision.
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Strategic raw materials are, in most cases, extracted as by-products of a carrier mineral. For the Union to meet the objectives of this Regulation, the by- product nature of strategic raw materials shall not impact the strategic nature of such extraction projects. Projects with the aim of extraction can therefore be deemed strategic, both if the strategic mineral is extracted as a main product or as a by- product.
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28 a (new)
Recital 28 a (new)
(28a) Continuous efforts at EU and national level are needed to foster and support research and innovation regarding critical raw materials, as fundamental research will be key to discover new materials and substitute materials.
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28 b (new)
Recital 28 b (new)
(28b) Specific financial and support instruments and targeted research and innovation funds to improve efficiency, substitution, recycling processes and closed material cycles are needed at EU and national level via R&I programmes and other instruments to boost innovation, particularly on waste processing, advanced materials and substitution, and for the development of new and innovative technologies in the field of sustainable mining of critical raw materials in the EU.
Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) A precondition for effective magnet recycling is for recyclincreasing the circularity of magnets is for recyclers, refurbishers and repairers to have access to the necessary information on the amount, type and chemical composition of magnets in a product, their location and the coating, glues and additives used, as well as information on how to remove the permanent magnets from the product. In addition, to ensure a business case for magnet recycling, permanent magnets incorporated in products placed on the Union market should, over time, contain an increasing amount of recycled materials. While providing transparency on the recycled content in a first stage, a minimum content of recycled content should be set after a dedicated assessment of the appropriate level and likely impacts.
Amendment 324 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
(iii) Union recycling capacity, including for all intermediate recycling steps, is able to produce at least 125% of the Union's annual consumption of strategic raw materials.
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii a (new)
Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) limit the increasing demand for critical raw materials by increasing efficiency throughout the value chains;
Amendment 358 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
(db) ensure that the Union's share of the global strategic raw materials refining capacity is at a resilient and competitive level;
Amendment 362 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d c (new)
(dc) foster research, innovation and scalability of substitutes of strategic raw materials with lower environmental and material footprints, in Europe.
Amendment 376 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The benchmarks set in paragraph 1(a) will be increased when conducting the review referred to in Article 46 of this Regulation. This review shall be in line with the Union's greenhouse gas reduction target for 2040 set in line with Regulation 2021/1119 and the objectives and benchmarks set in [insert Net Zero Industry Act].
Amendment 411 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 30
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 30
(30) ‘large company’ means any company that had more than 500 employees on average andor had a net worldwide turnover of more than EUR 150 million in the last financial year for which annual financial statements have been prepared;
Amendment 421 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 57 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 57 a (new)
(57a) ‘integrated recycling’ means an integrated approach to recycling that encompasses all processing steps from product pre-treatment to the final material recovery of raw materials are managed by the same company or multiple cooperating companies with the aim of establishing a vertically integrated supply chain along all of these processing steps;
Amendment 437 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
When the Commission adds or removes a raw material to the list in Annex I, Section 1, the Commission shall provide a clear argumentation and a timeline.
Amendment 457 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
When the Commission adds or removes a raw material to the list in Annex II, Section 1, the Commission shall provide a clear argumentation and timing.
Amendment 473 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the project would make a meaningful contribution to the security of the Union's supply of strategic raw materials; at any stage of the value chain regardless whether the strategic raw material is extracted as a main product or as a by-product; or it contributes by substituting any of the strategic raw materials outlined in Annex I, Section I with a lower environmental and material footprint than original the strategic raw material outlined in Annex I, Section I;
Amendment 479 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) if the project is linked to the recycling of strategic raw materials, it has to make a meaningful contribution to Union's recyling target of strategic raw materials by means of integrated recycling;
Amendment 498 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) for projects in third countries that are emerging markets or developing economies, the project would be mutually beneficial for the Union and the third country concerned by adding value in that country while respecting international labour standards and conventions, and the relevant environmental and human rights standards.
Amendment 515 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) a plan containing measures to facilitate public acceptance including, where appropriate, the establishment of recurrent communication channels with the local communities and organisations, including social partners, the implementation of awareness-raising and information campaigns and the establishment of mitigation and compensation mechanisms to make sure local communities benefit from mining activities;
Amendment 516 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) a plan containing measures to facilitate public acceptance including, where appropriate, the establishment of recurrent communication channels with the local communand regional authorities and organisations, including social partners and local communities, the implementation of engagement, awareness-raising and information campaigns and the establishment of mitigation and compensation mechanisms;
Amendment 525 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) if the plan involves resettlement, a plan detailing how legitimate tenure rights-holders will be identified and participate in the valuation process, and how compensation processes for loss of assets or lands are fair and timely.
Amendment 533 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. The European Critical Raw Materials Board referred to in Article 34 ('the Board') shall, based on a fair and transparent process, discuss and issue an opinion on the completeness of the application and whether the proposed project fulfils the criteria set out in Article 5(1). The Board shall invite the relevant representatives from industry, local communities and civil society for consultation before issuing the opinion.
Amendment 544 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. During the prioritization of projects as mentioned in paragraph 7, the Commission shall ensure a balance between extraction, processing and recycling activities in line with the benchmarks set in Article 1. Priority shall be given to projects in the area of material recovery, recovery from extractive waste and integrated recycling in order to achieve the Union's objective set in Article 1(2)(iii).
Amendment 556 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. With regard to the environmental impacts addressed in Articles 6(4) and 16(1)(c) of Directive 92/43/EEC, Article 4(7) of Directive 2000/60/EC and Article 9(1)(a) of Directive 2009/147/EC, Strategic Projects in the Union shall be considered as being of public interest or serving public health and safety, and may be considered as having an overriding public interest provided that all the conditions set out in those Directives are fulfilled. The project promoter shall present evidence about the fulfilment of such conditions to the Board.
Amendment 562 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 7 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 7 – point a
(a) changes to the project negatively affecting its fulfilment of the criteria set out in Article 5(1);
Amendment 566 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 9
Article 7 – paragraph 9
9. The project promoter shall establish and regularly update a dedicated project website with relevant information about the Strategic Project, relevant to the local population, including information on the environmental, social and economic impacts and benefits associated with the Strategic Project. The website shall be freely accessible to the public and shall be available in a language or languages that can be easily understood by the local population.
Amendment 573 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The national competent authority referred to in paragraph 1 shall be the sole point of contact for the project promoter in the permit granting process leading to a comprehensive decision for a given critical raw material project and shall coordinate the submission of all relevant documents and information. The designated competent authority may however, without affecting the speed of proceedings, consult and involve other competent authorities or ministries in the Member State.
Amendment 589 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 7
Article 8 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall ensure that the national competent authority referred to in paragraph 1 has a sufficient number of qualified staff and sufficient financial, technical and technological resources necessary, including for up- and re-skilling, for the effective performance of its tasks under this Regulation. The Commission may, where appropriate, provide technical assistance to the national competent authorities.
Amendment 648 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The Commission shall carry out an assessment of the gap between Strategic Projects financing needs and the available Union financing required to enable Member States meeting the obligations set out in this Regulation. Based on that assessment, the Commission shall evaluate and identify potential solutions to bridge this gap in the Union budget.
Amendment 669 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission shall monitor the financial viability of such projects and if necessary the Commisison shall present financial instruments to help match off- takers' bids with project promotors' offers.
Amendment 675 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) mineral mapping at a suitable scale, including the potential of existing tailings;
Amendment 686 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6 – point c
Article 18 – paragraph 6 – point c
(c) the possibility to createcreation of an integrated database for storing the results of the national programmes referred to in paragraph 1, accessible to all national competent authorities to increase data- sharing.
Amendment 693 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) price;
Amendment 695 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
(db) price volatility;
Amendment 696 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new)
(dc) Union and global recycling capacities of strategic raw materials;
Amendment 735 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The Commission, taking account of the views of the Board, mayshall, where appropriate, issue opinions addressed to Member States:
Amendment 744 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall aim for such auditing exercise to be aligned with other relevant supply chain obligations which companies have under Union legislation.
Amendment 749 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Each Member State shall by [OP please insert: 3 years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] adopt and implement national programmes, linked to national funding schemes where appropriate, containing measures designed to:
Amendment 774 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) increase the re-use and repair of products and components with high critical raw materials recovery potential;
Amendment 780 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) increase the use of secondary critical raw materials in manufacturing and promote the refurbishment of products, including, where appropriate, by taking recycled content into account in award criteria related to public procurement;
Amendment 789 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) increase the options to reextract critical raw materials from products through changes in the design of those products, by supporting these measures in national research and innovation programmes;
Amendment 797 #
(eb) increase measures to limit the increase in demand of strategic raw materials;
Amendment 798 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point e c (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point e c (new)
(ec) implement a cicular product passport in accordance with Directive 2009/125/EC.
Amendment 804 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
With respect to points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1, the programmes referred to in that paragraph may include, without prejudice to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU, the introduction of economic instruments, such as those listed in Annex IVa of Directive 2008/98/EC and financial incentives, such as discounts, monetary rewards or deposit-refund systems, to encourage the re-use of products with high critical raw materials recovery potential and the collection of waste from such products.
Amendment 814 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. The Commission shall adopt a delegated act specifying waste codes for lithium-ion batteries and intermediate waste streams.
Amendment 900 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ii) whether a third country's regulatory framework and its implemention can ensures the monitoring, prevention and minimisation of environmental impacts, the use of socially responsible practices including respect of human and labour rights and meaningful engagement with local communities and indigenous peoples, the use of transparent business practices and the prevention of adverse impacts on the proper functioning of public administration and the rule of law;
Amendment 932 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 5
Article 35 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall assistcoordinate the Board by means of an executive secretariat that provides agenda-setting duties and technical and logistical support.
Amendment 933 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 35 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) a subgroup to discuss and coordinate financing for Strategic Projects pursuant to Article 15, including a biannual overview of possible financing gaps to be presented biannually; representatives of national promotional banks and institutions, the European development financial institutions, the European Investment Bank Group, other international financial institutions including the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and, as appropriate, private financial institutions shall be invited as observers;
Amendment 949 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Article 35 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Where appropriate, the Board mayshall invite experts, representatives from industry, civil society, academia, trade unions, other third parties or representatives of third countries with expertise, to attend meetings of the standing or temporary sub- groups referred to in paragraph 6 as observers or to provide written contributions.
Amendment 953 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 35 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Where appropriate, Member States may put forward representatives from industry, civil society, academia ot trade unions to be invited by the Board to attend meetings of the standing or temporary sub-groups referred to in paragraph 6.
Amendment 963 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 6
Article 36 – paragraph 6
6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 1(2)(a)(iiia), Article 3(2), Article 4(2), Article 5(2), Article 27(12), Article 28(2) and Article 30(1) and (5) 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.
Amendment 969 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The report referred to in paragraph 1 shall include the methodology used for calculating and reporting on the benchmarks set in Article 1.
Amendment 995 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point g
Annex I – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) Lithium - battery gradecompounds, intermediates and salts
Amendment 1002 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point i
Annex I – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) Manganese - battery grademetals, intermediates and salts
Amendment 1008 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point j
Annex I – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) Natural Graphite - battery gradepurified to 99.5% purity
Amendment 1017 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point k
Annex I – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) Nickel - battery grademetals, intermediates and salts
Amendment 1091 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point w
Annex II – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point w
(w) Nickel – battery grade- metals, intermediates and salts
Amendment 1105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – point a a (new)
Annex III – point 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) whether the project will contribute to the achievement of the Union's 2030 and 2050 climate objectives;
Amendment 1106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – point a b (new)
Annex III – point 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) whether the project contributes the objectives and benchmarks as set in the [insert Net Zero Industry Act].
Amendment 1117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point i a (new)
Annex III – point 4 – point i a (new)
(ia) UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)
Amendment 1119 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point i b (new)
Annex III – point 4 – point i b (new)
(ib) International Labour Organisation Convention n° 169
Amendment 1120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point i c (new)
Annex III – point 4 – point i c (new)
(ic) EIB eligibility, excluded activities and excluded sectors list;