Acceleration of industrial capacity and decarbonisation in strategic sectors (Industrial Accelerator Act)
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With the Council of the EU, which is preparing its first-reading position.
Last active 12 Jun 2026
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What this bill does
In plain terms: what it changes and who it affects.
This proposal speeds industrial permitting and uses EU market access to support cleaner, more resilient manufacturing in selected strategic sectors.
Who it affects
It affects manufacturers in energy-intensive industries, net-zero technologies, automotive supply chains, foreign investors in strategic sectors, public buyers, and businesses receiving public support.
Core of the proposal
- Creates single, digital permit processes for industrial manufacturing and decarbonisation projects.
- Sets low-carbon and EU-origin requirements in selected public procurement and support schemes.
- Requires conditions for large foreign direct investments in emerging strategic manufacturing sectors.
- Lets Member States designate industrial manufacturing acceleration areas with faster permitting and infrastructure planning.
Articles changed · 18 across 3 laws
- Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (32018R1724)
- art. Annex I: amends Annex I in accordance with Annex V to this Regulation
- art. Annex II: amends Annex II in accordance with Annex V to this Regulation
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 (32024R1735)
- art. 3: adds points (34), (35) and (36) defining industrial battery, stationary battery energy storage system and hydronic heat pump
- art. 9: adds paragraph 14 on net-zero technology manufacturing projects as strategic projects for environmental assessment acceleration
- art. 25: replaces paragraph 1 and amends paragraph 7 on procurement requirements and resilience contribution
- art. 25a: inserts new Article 25a on origin requirements for public procurement procedures
- art. 26: amends heading and auction rules; inserts paragraph 2a and revises paragraphs 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8
- art. 28a: inserts new Article 28a on origin requirements for other forms of public intervention
- art. 28b: inserts new Article 28b limiting high-risk suppliers for other forms of public intervention
- art. 28c: inserts new Article 28c on Union origin requirements for Member State support to net-zero technologies
- art. 28d: inserts new Article 28d defining Union origin for specified provisions
- art. 28e: inserts new Article 28e on content equivalent to Union origin in public procurement
- art. 28f: inserts new Article 28f on content equivalent to Union origin in auctions
- art. 28g: inserts new Article 28g on content equivalent to Union origin in other public intervention
- art. 28h: inserts new Article 28h on delegated powers to amend or supplement Annex II origin requirements
- art. 42: inserts paragraph 2a and replaces paragraph 3 on reporting exemptions under Chapter IV
- art. Annex II: adds new Annex II laying down Union origin requirements for net-zero technologies
- Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 (32024R3110)
- art. 22(9): replaces first subparagraph on delegated acts for environmental sustainability labelling requirements
Latest update
13 Jun 2026The most recent development in this bill's progress.
1st reading – Council of the EU → 1st reading – European Parliament
1st reading – Council of the EU → 1st reading – European Parliament
Documents
1 recentSourcesOEILEUR-LexEU Law Tracker