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  "node_id": "eu-critical-raw-materials-act-2024-1252",
  "title": "Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 - Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA): 10/40/25% Extraction/Processing/Recycling Benchmarks, 65% Single-Country Concentration Cap, Strategic Projects Fast-Track Permitting, and Large Company Supply Chain Audits for 17 Strategic Raw Materials",
  "domain": "Sustainability & ESG",
  "version": "1.0.1",
  "last_updated": "2026-04-30",
  "bluf": "Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 (Critical Raw Materials Act, CRMA), in force from 23 May 2024, establishes a framework to ensure the EU's access to critical raw materials by setting 2030 benchmarks: EU domestic extraction of at least 10% of annual consumption, processing of at least 40%, and recycling of at least 25% of each strategic raw material (Annex I: 17 materials including lithium, cobalt, manganese, graphite, nickel, silicon metal, magnesium, titanium, tungsten); no single third country may supply more than 65% of any strategic CRM at any processing stage; the Act creates Strategic Projects (accelerated permitting: 24 months for extraction/27 months total, 12 months for processing) recognised by the European Critical Raw Materials Board; large companies (companies manufacturing strategic technologies using strategic raw materials (large companies per EU Accounting Directive)) must conduct annual supply chain audits and strategic stock assessments by 24 May 2025; Member States must establish national exploration programmes and Critical Raw Materials national contact points.",
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    "_note": "Full crosswalk values included in vault response"
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  "dependencies": [
    "eu-net-zero-industry-act-2024-manufacturing-capacity",
    "eu-taxonomy-regulation-2020-852",
    "eu-batteries-regulation-2023-1542-ev",
    "eu-renewable-energy-directive-red-iii-2023"
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  "primary_citations_count": 7
}