COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) .../... amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the identification of sub-categories within net-zero technol...

EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 23.5.2025 C(2025) 2901 final COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... of 23.5.2025 amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the identification of sub-categories within net-zero technologies and the list of specific components used for those technologies (Text with EEA relevance) {SWD(2025) 932 final} EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 1. CONTEXT OF THE DELEGATED ACT On 29 June 2024, Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (the Net-Zero Industry Act or NZIA) entered into force. This regulation establishes a framework to ensure the EU’s access to a secure and sustainable supply of net-zero technologies by scaling up their manufacturing capacity and supply chains. To support its implementation, Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 empowers the European Commission to draft a delegated act to amend the Annex, which lists the final products and specific components that are considered to be primarily used for the production of net-zero technologies. The goal of the present delegated regulation is to amend the Annex and to identify, for each sub-category of net-zero technologies, the components that are primarily used for these technologies. All components that are listed in the present delegated regulation are considered to be primarily used for the...