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Added(ii) whether there are existing cooperation agreements between a third country and the Union;

Added(iia) CO2 injection and storage capacities within their territories;

Added(ca) evaluate trade defence tools to counter any measures from third countries that may arise and jeopardise the objectives set in Article 1.

Added5. Member States shall support the Commission in the implementation of the cooperation measures set out in the Net-Zero Industrial Partnership. Net-Zero Industrial Partnerships will have the objective of facilitating trade among participants, including by favouring necessary investments within the Union and in third countries, enhancing resilience and sustainability of the supportive value chains, and guaranteeing a level playing field.

Added5a. The Platform shall, on a regular basis and at least once a year, assess the global competitiveness of the European industries within the scope of this Regulation and shall recommend actions to improve competitiveness.

Added5b. By ... [3 months from the date of the date of entry into force of this Regulation] and every three months thereafter, the Commission shall provide the Platform as well as the Net- Zero Industry Advisory Group and the European Scientific Advisory Board on Review and Regulatory Burden with a report on the implementation of a competitiveness Competitive Check. The report shall set out which legislative proposals were made in the three months covered by the report, how the Competitiveness Check was applied in the preparation of those proposals, and which changes were made to the proposals in order to ensure that they would not unnecessarily harm the Union's competitiveness. At least twice per year, on the basis of input from the Net- Zero Industry Advisory Group, the Platform shall discuss the implementation of the Competitiveness Check.

Added5c. The Platform shall regularly coordinate with the High-Level Forum on Standardisation to discuss the use of standardisation to support the development of net-zero technologies in Europe.

Added1. The Platform shall be composed Member States the Commission, and the European Parliament. It shall be chaired by a representative of the Commission.

Added2. Each Member State and the European Parliament shall appoint a high-level representative to the Platform. Where relevant as regards the function and expertise, a Member State and the European Parliament may have more than one representative in relation to different tasks related to the work of the Platform. Each member of the Platform shall have an alternate.

Added3. On a proposal by the Commission, the Platform shall adopt its rules of procedure by a simple majority of its members.

Added4. The Platform shall meet at regular intervals to ensure the effective performance of its tasks specified in this Regulation. Where necessary, the Platform shall meet at the reasoned request of the Commission or a simple majority of its members.

Added5. The Commission shall assist the Platform by means of an executive secretariat that provides technical and logistic support.

Added6. The Platform may establish standing or temporary sub-groups dealing with specific questions and tasks.

AddedThe Platform shall establish at least the following standing sub-groups:

Added(a) a sub-group to discuss financial needs and bottlenecks of net-zero strategic projects, potential best practices, in particular to develop Union cross-border supply chains, and to coordinate financing for net-zero strategic projects;

Added(b) a sub-group to discuss the implementation of the provisions pursuant to Articles 6, 7 and 8;

Added(c) a sub-group to discuss and coordinate the Net-Zero Industrial Partnerships referred to in Article 28, ensuring cooperation with other relevant coordination fora;

Added(d) a sub-group to ensure the appropriate implementation of the Net-Zero Industry Academies pursuant to Chapter V;

Added(e) a sub-group dedicated to net-zero regulatory sandboxes referred to in Article 26, to maximise the potential of spillover effects throughout the Union by facilitating cross-border cooperation and by limiting the risk of market and competition distortions.

Added6a. The Board shall meet at least once every year with the SET Plan Board referred to in Article 26c in order to discuss the strategic alignment of the implementation of this Regulation with the SET Plan.

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Added7a. The Platform shall establish a Net-Zero Industry Advisory Group. The Net-Zero Industry Advisory Group shall be composed of representatives of industrial sectors within the scope of this Regulation. At least one third of the members of the Advisory Group shall come from or represent SMEs. The Net-Zero Industry Advisory Group shall, on its own initiative or on the request of the Platform, provide recommendations to the Platform. The Net-Zero Industry Advisory Group shall facilitate interaction between the Platform and consultative or advisory bodies set up in the framework of the Union’s industrial policy.

Added8. Where appropriate, the Platform shall invite experts representing industry, civil society, academia, trade unions and other third parties to Platform and sub-group meetings or to provide written contributions.

Added9. The Platform shall take the necessary measures to ensure the safe handling and processing of confidential and commercially sensitive information.

Added10. The Platform shall use its best endeavours to reach consensus.

Added11. The Platform shall coordinate and cooperate with existing industrial alliances and invite them to attend its meetings, including of the standing or temporary sub-groups referred to in paragraph 6 of this Article, in order to report on the status of and make recommendations on the targets set out in Article 1.

AddedEuropean Scientific Advisory Board on Review and Regulatory Burden

Added1. A European Scientific Advisory Board on Review and Regulatory Burden (the ‘Scientific Advisory Board') is hereby established.

Added2. The Scientific Advisory Board shall be composed of 15 senior scientific experts covering a broad range of relevant disciplines. Members of the Scientific Advisory Board shall meet the criteria laid down in paragraph 4.

Added3. No more than two members of the Scientific Advisory Board shall hold the nationality of the same Member State. The independence of the members of the Scientific Advisory Board shall be beyond doubt.

Added4. The members of the Scientific Advisory Board shall be designated for a term of four years, which shall be renewable once, following an open, fair and transparent selection procedure. The selection of members shall be based on the following criteria:

Added(a) scientific excellence;

Added(b) experience in carrying out scientific assessments and providing scientific advice in the fields of expertise;

Added(c) expertise in the field of public administration or other fields relevant for the tasks of the Board;

Added(d) professional experience in an inter-disciplinary environment in an international context.

Added5. The members of the Scientific Advisory Board shall be appointed in a personal capacity and shall give their positions completely independently of the Member States and the Union institutions. The Scientific Advisory Board shall elect a chairperson from among its members for a period of four years and it shall adopt its rules of procedure.

Added6. The Scientific Advisory Board shall support the work of the Commission, the European Parliament and the Member States while acting independently in discharging its tasks by providing advisory reports on:

Added(a) the regulatory impact and burden of existing Union law;

Added(b) the regulatory impact and burden of existing delegated and implementing acts; and

Added(c) existing Member State law transposing Union Directives.

Added7. The Scientific Advisory Board shall establish its annual work programme independently, after consulting the Commission. The chairperson of the Scientific Advisory Board shall inform the Commission, the European Parliament and the Member States of the contents and implementation of its annual work programme. The Scientific Advisory Board may, at the request of the European Parliament, an individual Commissioner or individual Member States, or on the basis of a reasoned request of a stakeholder, provide advice on the regulatory impact and burden of draft Union law or in the decision-making process.

Added8. The advisory reports referred to in paragraph 5 shall be shared with the European Parliament, Commission and the Member States and shall be made publicly available.

Added9. The Commission shall provide the secretariat of the Scientific Advisory Board.

AddedMember States shall provide details the measures they intend to introduce to implement the objective of this Regulation in their national energy and climate plans and their updates, submitted pursuant to Articles 3, 9, and 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, in particular as regards the dimension “research, innovation and competitiveness” of the Energy Union, and in the submission of their biennial progress reports in accordance with Article 17 of that Regulation. In particular, Member States shall identify measures to promote research, development and innovation in order to achieve the objectives of this Regulation.

Added1. The Commission shall monitor on an ongoing basis:

Added(a) The Union’s progress with respect to the Union’s objectives referred to in Article 1, and the related impact of this Regulation;

Added(b) the progress with respect to the Union level objective of CO2 injection capacity referred to in Article 16;

Added(ba) the adequacy of the administrative capacity of the Member States to fulfil their obligations under this Regulation.

Added2. Member States and the national authorities they designate for this purpose shall collect and provide data and other evidence required pursuant to paragraph 1, points (a) and (b). In particular, they shall collect and report each year to the Commission data on:

Added(a) net-zero technology developments and market trends, including average manufacturing investment costs and production costs, and market prices for the respective net-zero technologies; (b) net-zero technology manufacturing capacity and related activities, including data on employment and skills and progress towards achieving the 2030 targets referred to in recital 13;

Added(c) value and volume of imports into the Union and exports outside of the Union of net-zero technologies;

Added(ca) the number of SMEs that are part of net-zero technology manufacturing projects;

Added(d) the average duration of permitting procedures under this Regulation;

Added(e) the types and number of permits granted at national level within the past 12 months;

Added(f) the amount of permit-granting processes completed, stalled or cancelled within the past 12 months and the types of barriers encountered in case of interruption or cancellation;

Added(g) the number of sandboxes set up within the past 12 months;

Added(h) the amount of CO2 stored permanently underground in accordance with Directive 2009/31/EC.

Added3. The data shall include at least the information requested in the Commission Notice on the Guidance to Member States for the update of the 2021-2030 National Energy and Climate Plans.

Added4. The first report shall be sent to the Commission by each Member State at the end of May of the year following the date of entry into force of this Regulation. The following reports shall be sent by the end of May every year.

Added5. Member States shall also transmit the data collected pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article to national statistical offices and to Eurostat for the purposes of compiling and publishing statistics in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council. Member States shall designate the national authority responsible for transmitting the data to national statistical offices and Eurostat.