22 Amendments of Dan NICA related to 2023/0079(COD)
Amendment 165 #
(7a) Given the globalised nature of the critical and strategic raw materials supply chain, international cooperation with third countries is an important element to achieve the resilience of the Union’s raw materials ecosystem. The Commission, assisted by the European Critical Raw Materials Board, should cooperate and build partnerships with third countries in accordance with the applicable procedural requirements with a view to seeking solutions to strengthen the security of supply and address, to the extent possible, disruptions of the raw materials supply chain. To that end, the European Critical Raw Materials Board should advise the Commission on matters concerning coordinating these efforts and enhancing cooperation between the Union and third countries. This could involve coordinating with partners through diplomatic dialogues and at international fora in accordance with the applicable procedural requirements.
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 a (new)
Recital 27 a (new)
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Member States do not have the same capacity when it comes to risk- awareness and anticipation, and not all Member States have developed dedicated structures that monitor the supply chains of critical raw materials and can inform companies about potential risks of supply disruptions. Similarly, although some companies have invested in the monitoring of their supply chains, others lack the capacity to do so. Therefore, in light of the global dimension of critical raw materials supply chains as well as their complexity, the Commission should develop a dedicated monitoring dashboard assessing critical raw materials’ supply risks and ensure the availability of the information gathered for public authorities and private actors, thereby increasing synergies amongst Member States. In order to ensure that Union value chains are sufficiently prepared against potential supply disruptions, the Commission should conduct stress tests assessing the vulnerability of the strategic raw materials supply chains and their exposure to supply risks. Member States should contribute to this exercise by, when possible conducting such stress tests through their national supply and information agencies covering critical raw materials. The Board should ensure the coordination of the implementation of the stress tests by the Commission and Member States. When no Member State has the capacity to perform a required stress test on a given strategic raw material, the Commission should conduct it itself. WThen making the results of such stress tests publicly available, the Commission should also Commission should provide for standardised and secure means or platform for information collection and suggest potential strategies that can be adopted by the public authorities and private actors to mitigate supply risks, such as building strategic stocks or further diversifying their supply. For the purpose of gathering the information necessary to conduct the monitoring and stress tests measures, the Commission should coordinate with the relevant standing subgroup of the Board and Member States should identify and monitor key market operators that are important to the functioning of the value chain. When no member of the standing sub-group has the capacity to perform a required stress test on a given strategic raw material, the Commission should conduct it itself.
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 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 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 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 681 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall maketransmit the information on their mineral occurrences containing critical raw materials gathered through the measures set out in the national programmes referred to in paragraph 1 publicly available on a free access websitethrough the secure platform provided by the Commission . This information shall, where applicable, include the classification of the identified occurrences using the United Nations Framework Classification for Resources.
Amendment 685 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The Commission shall provide for standardised and secure platform for the collection, processing and storage of the information acquired pursuant to this Regulation.
Amendment 716 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The Commission shall make publicly available on a free access website and regularly update a monitoring dashboard containinguse standardised and secure means for the collection and processing of information and shall regularly monitor and update:
Amendment 728 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall, as part of the report referred to in Article 43, submit to the Commission, through the secured platform, information on the state of their strategic stocks of strategic raw materials.
Amendment 924 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2
Article 35 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State shall appoint a high-level representative to the Board. Where relevant as regards the function and expertise, a Member State may appoint different representatives in relation to different tasks of the Board. Each member of the Board shall have an alternate. Only Member States shall have voting rights. Each Member State shall have only one vote regardless of the number of representatives.
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 972 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 44 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The Commission shall provide for a standardised and secure platform for the collection, processing and storage of the information acquired pursuant to this Regulation.
Amendment 982 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Annex I – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) Aluminium
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 1078 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
Annex II – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
(na) Gold
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 1099 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point cc a (new)
Annex II – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point cc a (new)
(cca) Silver
Amendment 1101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point cc b (new)
Annex II – Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point cc b (new)
(ccb) Steel