What does national programme mean?
National programme is the CRMA planning frame for public exploration coverage. It points to an authority-prepared and adopted programme covering the entire territory, not a company exploration plan, individual project permit, supplier due-diligence programme, or proof that a mineral occurrence has been found.
Source context
This page is anchored in CRMA Article 2, point 20. It belongs to the Member State planning and exploration layer, especially around general exploration, targeted exploration, and predictive maps.
Official definitions by source
EU Critical Raw Materials Act
Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials
a national programme or a compiled set of programmes, covering the entire territory, prepared and adopted by relevant national or regional authorities
CRMA Article 2 source-specific definition layer.
Reference: Article 2, point 20
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Practical application
Implementation records should capture the programme identifier, adopting authority, territory coverage, exploration dataset, programme date, relevant raw materials, map or survey links, and distinction from company project files or site-specific proof.
Minespider commentary
National programme is a public-exploration-planning control: the evidence consequence is that official exploration context can support raw-material intelligence without becoming permit evidence, project approval, supplier due diligence, or material-origin proof.
Common confusions
- A national programme is not a company due-diligence programme or supplier-management plan.
- It covers the entire territory and must be prepared and adopted by relevant national or regional authorities.
- It does not prove that any specific mineral occurrence, reserve, permit, or project approval exists.
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