51 Amendments of Robert HAJŠEL related to 2023/0079(COD)
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 157 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) To strengthen Union capacities along the strategic raw materials value chain, benchmarks should be set to guide efforts and track progress. The aim should be to increase capacities for each strategic raw material at each stage of the value chain, while aiming to achieve overall capacity benchmarks for extraction, processing and recycling of strategic raw materials. Firstly, the Union should increase the use of its own geological resources of strategic raw materials and build up capacity to allow it to extract the materials needed to produce at least 105 % of the Union's consumption of strategic raw materials. Keeping in mind that extraction capacity is highly dependent on the availability of Union geological resources, the achievement of this benchmark is dependent on such availability. Secondly, in order to build a full value chain and prevent any bottlenecks at intermediate stages, the Union should in addition increase its processing capacity along the value chain and be able to produce at least 40 % of its annual consumption of strategic raw materials. Thirdly, it is expected that in the coming decades a growing share of the Union's consumption of strategic raw materials can be covered by secondary raw materials, which would improve both the security and the sustainability of the Union’s raw materials supply. Therefore, Union recycling capacity should be able to produce at least 15 % of the Union’s annual consumption of strategic raw materials. These benchmarks refer to the 2030 time horizon, in alignment with the Union's climate and energy targets set under Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council29and the digital targets under the Digital Decade30, which they underpin. Furthermore, quality jobs, including skills development and job-to-job transitions, will address risks in the sectoral labour market and help ensure the EU’s competitiveness. _________________ 29 Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, p. 1). 30 Decision (EU) 2022/2481 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 establishing the Digital Decade Policy Programme 2030 (OJL 323, 19.12.2022, p. 4–26 )
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 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 225 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 a (new)
Recital 27 a (new)
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 647 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The European Investment Bank shall create a separate funding mechanism to support the strategic projects as defined in Article 5. The funding shall as a priority be available to strategic projects in the early stages, taking the form of grants or other direct support. In addition, the European Investement Bank shall provide assistance to help de-risk pre-revenue strategic projects, including by providing zero-rate or guaranteed loans and shall further assist in securing long-term financing for strategic projects by adjusting its risk profiles and enabling equity and other investments in early projects.
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 753 #
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: 31 years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] adopt and implement national programmes 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 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 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 955 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 35 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. The Board should advise the Commission on matters concerning international cooperation related to critical raw materials. For this purpose, the Board should periodically discuss and inform the Commission of the outcome of such discussion on: (a) how to enhance cooperation along the global critical raw materials value chain between the Union and third countries, taking into account existing international cooperation agreements with third countries; and (b) which third countries could be prioritised for enhanced international cooperation related to critical raw materials. This paragraph shall be without prejudice to the prerogatives of the Council and of the European Parliament in accordance with the Treaties.
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 1011 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point j
Annex I – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) Natural Graphite - battery grade
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 1089 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point v
Annex II – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point v
(v) Natural Graphite
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 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;