EIP on Raw Materials
2nd Call for Commitments
European Innovation Partnership on Raw
Materials Annual Conference
9 December 2015, Brussels
Anne Auffret, Lie Heymans
Unit C2 «Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials»
Directorate-General Enterprise and Industry
European Commission
Call for
Commitments (1)
European Innovation
Partnership on Raw Materials
Call for Commitments
A central part of the European Innovation Partnership
approach!
Aim: Mobilise the European raw materials community
• Published on 1 December 2015 and closing on 1 March
2016
• Previous call in 2013
• Next calls in 2017 and 2019
Call for
Commitments (2)
European Innovation
Partnership on Raw Materials
Why make a commitment?
 to raise awareness;
 to receive a quality assurance at European level;
 to get a guarantee of accordance with the EIP
and the EU raw materials policy;
 to potentially allow access to finance from
various sources;
 to join forces with other partners;
 to access work of operational groups;
 to give access to contacts outside the EU
Call for
Commitments (3)
European Innovation
Partnership on Raw Materials
Guidelines – purpose
(1) To explain the basis for recognition of
commitments by High-Level Steering Group
(2) To promote quality commitments
Call for
Commitments (4)
Guidelines – contents
(1)
Purpose of the call
(2)
The benefits of being an RMC
(3)
Basic requirements
(4)
Conditions of the call
(5)
Procedure for recognition
(6)
Implementation
European Innovation
Partnership on Raw Materials
Call for
Commitments (5)
European Innovation
Partnership on Raw Materials
Basic requirements
(1) Cover 2016-2020 (or beyond)
(2) Report annually (Annual Monitoring Report)
 no reporting for 2 years  removed from
database.
(3) Communicate any change in coordinating
partner
Call for
Commitments (6)
European Innovation
Partnership on Raw Materials
Conditions of the call
Eligibility conditions
(1)
Scope: link to one or more of the action areas / actions of
the Strategic Implementation Plan
(2)
Partners: Minimum number (3, each from a different
Member State); non-EU partners; composition and roles;
private sector and SMEs; changes
(3)
Financial aspects and resources: total indicative
budget; total funding secured, EU funding
(4)
Other considerations: publication; commercially
sensitive information; languages; advocacy
likely to make a contribution to meeting the objectives, the
targets and action areas of the EIP
Call for
Commitments (7)
European Innovation
Partnership on Raw Materials
Procedure for recognition
(1) Deadline: 1/03/2016
(2) Submission form
(3) Evaluation and selection
(4) confidentiality
(5) feedback
Call for
Commitments (8)
European Innovation
Partnership on Raw Materials
How to create a commitment proposal?
1. Go to https://ec.europa.eu/growth/toolsdatabases/eip-raw-materials/en/content/2015call-commitments
2. At the bottom of the page: click on "Online
submission form"
3. Login using your ECAS account
4. Click on "Create content" > "Commitments"
Call for
Commitments (9)
European Innovation
Partnership on Raw Materials
Creating a commitment proposal: tips and tricks
• Commitments can be accessed by only 1 ECAS
account, which is for personal use only;
• Successful commitment proposals will be published
on the EIP's website as they were submitted
(exception: personal and financial data);
• Read the "Online Submission Form Quick Guide"
• Technical support
• Guidance to fill in the different fields
Call for
Commitments (10)
European Innovation
Partnership on Raw Materials
Editing or submitting a commitment proposal
• Proposals can only be saved when all mandatory fields
have been filled in;
• To edit a proposal:
1.
"My workbench" (left-hand menu)
2.
"My content" > "My commitments"
3.
"Edit"
• To submit a proposal:
1.
"My workbench" (left-hand menu)
2.
"My content" > "My commitments"
3.
Bottom of the form > "Moderation state" > change to "Needs
review" > click on "Save"
Participate!
and make the EIP on Raw
Materials a real European
Innovation
Partnership
Policy
implementation
European Innovation Partnership
on Raw Materials
Overall objective:
Contribute to the 2020 objectives of the EU Industrial
Policy (to increase the share of industry in GDP to
20%), the Innovation Union and the Resource Efficiency
'flagships'
EIP targets:
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Up to 10 innovative pilot actions
Substitutes for at least 3 applications of CRMs
Regulatory framework for primary and secondary RM
EU RM Knowledge base
International cooperation strategy…
 Strategic Implementation Plan (SIP) adopted on
25 September 2013
Strategic
Implementation Plan
I.
European Innovation Partnership
on Raw Materials
Technology Pillar
Raw materials research and innovation coordination
Technologies for primary and secondary raw materials' production
Substitution of raw materials
oI.A
oI.B
oI.C
II.
Non-Technology Policy Pillar
oII.A
oII.B
oII.C
III.
Improving Europe's raw materials framework conditions
Improving Europe's waste management framework conditions and
excellence
Knowledge, skills and raw materials flows
International Cooperation Pillar
oIII.1
oIII.2
oIII.3
oIII.4
oIII.5
Technology
Global Raw Materials Governance and Dialogues
Health, Safety and Environment
Skills, Education and Knowledge
Investment activities