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
Implementation records should capture the partnership identifier, third-country or OCT party, non-binding instrument, cooperation action, value-chain focus, date, mutual-interest scope, and separation from offtake agreements, supply contracts, certification claims, or project approvals.
Strategic Partnership is a policy-cooperation context control: the evidence consequence is that raw-material cooperation can be linked to market and supply-risk context without treating the partnership as transaction evidence, binding supply, material delivery, or product-level compliance.