The Industry Committee in the European Parliament (ITRE) formally adopted the provisional agreement of the trilogue negotiations on the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) yesterday, Thursday. The committee had been the lead committee in the negotiations and had adopted the report by rapporteur Nicola Beer (Renew) in September. In mid-November, Parliament agreed on a final legislative text with the Council and the Commission. Yesterday, MEPs in the ITRE Committee adopted the text with 50 votes in favor and four abstentions. Next week, the plenary will also formally vote on it. Once the Council and Parliament have formally confirmed the law, it can be published in the Official Journal of the EU and enter into force. leo