A CRMA policy-instrument term for a non-binding cooperation commitment between the Union and a third country or overseas country or territory.
Strategic Partnership is the CRMA cooperation-instrument concept for raw-materials value-chain collaboration between the Union and a third country or overseas country or territory. It is a non-binding instrument for concrete actions of mutual interest, not a supply contract or binding treaty obligation.
This page is anchored in CRMA Article 2, point 63. The definition covers a commitment between the Union and a third country or an overseas country or territory, established through a non-binding instrument for cooperation related to the raw materials value chain; it is not a supply contract.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials
a commitment between the Union and a third country or an overseas country or territory to increase cooperation related to the raw materials value chain that is established through a non-binding instrument setting out actions of mutual interest, which facilitate beneficial outcomes for both the Union and the relevant third country or overseas countries or territories
CRMA Article 2 source-specific definition layer.
Reference: Article 2, point 63
Use Strategic Partnership when classifying policy-level cooperation evidence around raw materials value chains, sourcing diversification, investment dialogue or supply-risk strategy. Keep it separate from project-level offtake agreements, strategic stocks, certifications and company-specific due-diligence records.
Strategic partnerships can influence sourcing context, but they do not by themselves prove material origin, compliance or delivery. In Minespider-style evidence, they belong in the policy and market-context layer, linked to value-chain and supply-risk records rather than treated as transaction evidence.