Legal provisions of COM(2023)327 - Authorisation of the opening of negotiations of an agreement with the USA on strengthening international supply chains of critical minerals

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Article 1

The Commission is hereby authorised to open negotiations, on behalf of the European Union, with the United States of America for an agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on strengthening international supply chains of critical minerals.

Article 2

The negotiations shall be conducted on the basis of the negotiating directives of the Council set out in the Annex.

Article 3

The Commission shall conduct negotiations in consultation with [name of the special committee to be inserted by the Council].

Article 4

This Decision and its Annex will be made public immediately after their adoption.

Article 5

This Decision is addressed to the Commission.