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BDI Position on ITRE-Draft Report: European Chips Act German industry’s recommendations
January 18th 2023 Introduction In this paper, the German industry refers to the Draft Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council Establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe's semiconductor ecosystem (Chips Act) (COM(2022)0046 – C9-0039/2022 – 2022/0032(COD)) of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) by the Rapporteur Dan Nica, published the 21st September 2022. In the context of this paper, the German industry evaluates the amendments proposed in the draft: We divide this evaluation into three categories: Firstly, we mention the amendments that represent a valuable contribution to the EU Chips Act. Secondly, we refer to the amendments where the German industry demands changes. Based on the Amendments presented in the Draft Report, the German industry proposes concrete changes to the Amendments. These changes to the Amendments are marked in bold and purple. In the third part of this paper, we refer to the articles in the EU Chips Act that were not adapted in an amendment to the Draft Report, but in which amendments should be made. In addition to presenting the position of the German industry, we also propose amendments to the articles of the EU Chips Act, marked in bold and purple. An explanation of the position of the German industry is indicated by arrows →.
Dr. Sophia Helmrich | Digitalization and Innovation | T: +49 30 2028-1402 | s.helmrich@bdi.eu | www.bdi.eu