EPMF Priorities

EPMF Priorities for the 2024–2029 EU Mandate

Throughout the 2024-2029 mandate, the European Precious Metals Federation continues to advocate for:

  • Strong industrial growth
  • Support for Europe’s green and net-zero goals
  • Clear, consistent and predictable regulation

Supporting the Antwerp Declaration

EPMF co-signed the Antwerp Declaration in February 2024, joining over 1,000 signatories in calling for a European Industrial Deal. We support the European Commission’s dedication to boosting European Competitiveness and reducing burdens for companies operating in Europe.  

  • KEY ASKS
  • Prioritise the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal in the EU Agenda
  • Scale up renewable energy through Power Purchase Agreements
  • Secure access to raw materials via fast implementation of the CRMA and NZIA
  • Drive demand for low-carbon, circular products
  • Strengthen the Single Market by harmonising waste shipments and enabling faster recycling of critical raw materials

Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA)

  • KEY ASKS
  • Swift, achievable implementation of the CRMA without burdensome bureaucracy
  • Strong and clear EU-wide waste policy rules that facilitate refiners and recyclers’ access to waste and secondary raw materials containing CRMs and precious metals
  • Tailored policy decisions that takes the unique characteristics of well-established PGM supply chains  and market dynamics into consideration
  • Alignment with other EU laws, especially the REACH revision and upcoming Circular Economy Act

Read our position paper here.

As a member of Eurometaux, we support their position on the CRMA. Read the full position here.

Chemicals Management: REACH Revision

  • KEY ASKS
  • Greater transparency and predictability in REACH processes
  • Prioritisation of the additional requirements for low volume substances and ED assessment, focusing on what matters
  • Prioritise risk management using clear data and exposure analysis
  • Avoid forced substitution by considering the full product lifecycle
  • Recognise the unique properties of precious metals

Circular Economy & Waste Policy

  • KEY ASKS
  • Create a European Single Market for waste that harmonises waste policy and facilitates access to secondary raw materials, including CRMs
  • Harmonise waste rules across Member States and facilitate waste shipments across EU borders and international shipments to like-minded 3rd countries
  • Favor a risk-based over a hazard-based approach when approaching waste shipments
  • Take the specificities and multi-metallic nature of the metals sector into account when creating policy
  • Ensure consistency between the EU’s circular, climate, and chemical objectives across EU policy

Responsible Sourcing & Conflict Minerals

  • KEY ASKS
  • Broaden responsibility to all actors in the supply chain, not just importers
  • Remove gold thresholds to include all relevant imports and waste
  • Align EU law with established industry standards
  • Promote recognition of due diligence schemes
  • Ensure consistency with other EU due diligence frameworks and coherence with EU policies