EP position on framework for secure sustainable critical raw materials
Decision
The European Parliament adopted a position at first reading on 12 December 2023, recorded under EP-PE_TC1-COD(2023)0079, with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2023/… establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials. The position is intended to feed into the formal adoption of that Regulation.
What Changes
The text establishes a framework aimed at ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials and proposes amendments to existing Union legal acts. The Regulation as presented amends Regulations (EU) No 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, (EU) 2018/1724 and (EU) 2019/1020.
Who Is Affected
The excerpt does not specify particular countries, industries, institutions or operators; it concerns the named EU regulations and the framework they govern.
Sources
Official Documents
- ***IPOSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTadopted at first reading on 12 December 2023 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2023/… of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials and amending Regulations (EU) No 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, (EU) 2018/1724 and (EU) 2019/1020(EP-PE_TC1-COD(2023)0079) Parliament adopted at first reading its position on Regulation establishing a framework for securing a sustainable supply of critical raw materials, to be followed by Council adoption.
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