A CRMA process term covering the permits, assessments and authorisations needed to build and operate a critical raw material project.
Permit-granting process groups the relevant approvals needed for a critical raw material project into one CRMA process concept. It covers building, chemical and grid connection permits as well as environmental assessments and authorisations where required, but it is the process for obtaining permissions rather than the approval outcome itself.
This page is anchored in CRMA Article 2, point 18. It covers all relevant permits to build and operate a critical raw material project, including building, chemical and grid connection permits and environmental assessments and authorisations, but it is not a permit approval or a guarantee that a project may proceed.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials
a process covering all relevant permits to build and operate a critical raw material project, including building, chemical and grid connection permits and environmental assessments and authorisations where those 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
CRMA Article 2 source-specific definition layer.
Reference: Article 2, point 18
Use permit-granting process when organizing project evidence around the permissions and assessments needed for CRMA-relevant facilities. It is useful for linking project-promoter records, environmental assessments, grid-connection evidence and operating authorisations without treating a submitted dossier as an approved permit.
Permitting evidence is usually a chain of documents rather than a single yes-or-no field. Keeping the permit-granting process distinct from the project, promoter and final authorisation helps Minespider-style systems show what has been requested, assessed, granted, amended or still missing.