Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 is amended as follows:
(1)
in Annex I, the following row is added:
‘AJ.
Critical raw materials projects
1.
the single points of contact established or designated pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 of the European Parliament and of the Council (*3)
2.
information on the permit-granting process
3.
information on financing and investment services
4.
information on funding possibilities at Union or Member State level
5.
information on business support services, including but not limited to corporate tax declaration, local tax laws or labour law
(2)
in Annex II, the following row is added:
‘Critical raw materials projects
Procedure related to all relevant permits to build and operate critical raw materials projects, including building, chemical and grid connection permits and environmental assessments and authorisations where these are required, and encompassing all applications and procedures from the acknowledgment that the application is complete to the notification of the comprehensive decision on the outcome of the procedure by the single point of contact concerned pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1252.
All outputs pertaining to the procedures ranging from the acknowledgment of the completeness of the application to the notification of the comprehensive decision on the outcome of the procedure by the single point of contact concerned pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1252.’;
(3)
in Annex III, the following point is added:
‘(9)
The single point of contact concerned pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1252.’.