Commission Decision recognising 46 critical raw material projects in the EU as Strategic Projects under the Critical Raw Materials Act

European Commission

The decision itself, read in full 2026-11-03 (file sha256 f0768137c98466c0fe53f79c241bf7d97cf7f358a2aeb9b3332bd07ddf677342). Adopted under Article 7(9) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1252. Article 1: "The projects listed in the Annex are recognised as Strategic Projects." Article 2 addresses the decision to each promoter with its address; those addresses are the source for promoters' countries. Recital (4): 101 applications from projects in Member States, 98 complete. Only the English text is authentic. The document states it was adopted on 9 October 2026; when this PDF was first posted online is not established, so datePublished is left unknown. The Decision was later published in the Official Journal as Commission Decision (EU) 2026/2349 (OJ L, 22.10.2026); notification and effective dates are not established.

European Commission

The list of 46 Strategic Projects in the EU, read in full 2026-11-03 (file sha256 2d927a5fbbb05dddcec4eaf4dae80180a3d9a0d0e901801cc794d04bda140ce3). Each entry gives the project name, type, country, promoter and materials. Only projects naming a tracked material are recorded as designations. The document states it was adopted on 9 October 2026; when this PDF was first posted online is not established, so datePublished is left unknown. The Decision was later published in the Official Journal as Commission Decision (EU) 2026/2349 (OJ L, 22.10.2026); notification and effective dates are not established.

European Commission, Representation in Luxembourg

Commission news article, read 2026-11-03. States 46 projects in 16 Member States, selected from 102 applications of which 92 were assessed; 8 extraction, 11 processing, 19 recycling and 8 integrated. Its 102 differs from the Decision's recital (4) figure of 101; the Decision is preferred. Its benchmark-coverage and financing statements are Commission claims and are not recorded as capital. IP/26/2113 is the press-corner original and has not been read.

Official Journal of the European Union (EUR-Lex)

The Official Journal publication of the Decision (OJ L, 2026/2349, 22.10.2026; ELI http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/2349/oj; CELEX 32026D2349), read in full on EUR-Lex 2026-11-03. It states that only the English text is authentic. Adopted 9 October 2026 under Article 7(9) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1252; Article 1 recognises the 46 projects listed in the Annex as Strategic Projects, and Article 2 addresses the Decision to their promoters. Recital (4): 101 applications, 98 complete. datePublished is the Official Journal date. The text does not state when the Decision was notified or took effect; the EUR-Lex catalogue metadata gives 2026-10-22 as the first date of entry into force, which is not a statement of the Decision itself and is not used as the effective date. The Commission's C(2026) 8051 final PDFs are separate source records and keep their own version-specific details.