Net-Zero Industry Act and Critical Raw Materials Act

The Net-Zero Industry Act (Regulation 2024/1735) – NZIA, and the Critical Raw Materials Act (Regulation 2024/1252) – CRMA, are part of the European Union’s Green Deal Industrial Plan, which is designed to enhance the EU’s competitiveness in the production of green technologies and related products, to ensure sustainable and resilient supply chains, particularly for green technologies involving critical minerals, and to achieve the EU’s climate targets.

Both the NZIA and CRMA projects are included in Cabinet Regulation No. 277, “Procedure for Ensuring the Priority Provision of Public Services to Merchants” – more widely known as the Fast-track Initiative. This regulation enables merchants to receive services necessary for project implementation twice as quickly as usual.

Requirements for applying to the NZIA:

• Contributes to the resilience of the EU market through increased production capacity;
• Generates positive effects on supply chains through innovation (by supporting skills development or SMEs);
• Contributes to the EU’s climate and energy targets through improved production methods.

The final product, specific components, or technical parts of the supply chain must fall into one of the following categories:

The application form is available here.

Projects that receive support from:

• ETS Innovation Fund;
• Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI);
• European Hydrogen Valley;
• Hydrogen Bank;
• Cohesion Policy funding in less developed regions and regions undergoing transition, or in areas covered by the Just Transition Fund;

Provides for a simplified application procedure in the form of a written request, available here.

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Requirements for applying to the CRMA:

• A meaningful contribution to the security of supply of the EU’s strategic raw materials*,
• Is or will be technically feasible within a reasonable timeframe, and the expected project output can be estimated with a sufficient degree of reliability,
• Implemented in a sustainable manner,
• For projects within the EU: establishment, operation, or production would generate cross-border benefits beyond the borders of the relevant Member State, including in downstream sectors,
• For projects outside the EU: mutually beneficial for the Union and the relevant third country, i.e., will create added value in that third country.

Strategic raw materials:

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