Primary Law
3 instrumentsMandates: 10% domestic EU extraction, 40% processing, 25% recycling of annual consumption by 2030. Max 65% from any single third country. EU dependency on China: 93% rare earths, 97% magnesium, 80% gallium. Greenland, Norway, Canada, Australia key partnership targets. Fast-track permitting (27 months extraction, 15 months processing).
Operational roadmap for CRMA implementation. €3B EU investment in strategic mineral projects. European Raw Materials Fund established. Circular economy targets: 25% lithium from recycling by 2030. Stockpiling mechanism for critical shortages. Links to SAFE Regulation (defence minerals).
Bilateral partnerships with: Canada (lithium, nickel), Australia (lithium, cobalt), Norway (rare earths), Chile (lithium, copper), Greenland (negotiations), DRC (cobalt). EU Global Gateway financing linked. €500M+ committed across partnerships. Competes with US IRA incentives and Chinese Belt & Road.