Date: 2025-08-13Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision No 2/2025 of the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community of 29 April 2025 adding a newly adopted Union act to Annex 2 to the Windsor Framework [2025/1743]
Executive Summary:
This Joint Committee Decision, dated April 29, 2025, amends Annex 2 to the Windsor Framework by adding a newly adopted Union act. It concerns Regulation (EU) 2024/1252, establishing a framework for a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials. The decision is binding on the Union and the United Kingdom and enters into force the day after its adoption.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Amendment to Windsor Framework:** Regulation (EU) 2024/1252, with specific exceptions, is added to Annex 2 of the Windsor Framework.
* **Scope of Inclusion:** The included provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 cover the entire regulation with the exception of Articles 5 to 27, 30, 35, 36, 37, 42, 45 and Article 44(1) to (5). Articles 40, 41 and 43 are applicable pursuant to Article 133 of the Windsor Framework.
* **Binding Nature:** The decision is binding on both the European Union and the United Kingdom, holding the same legal effect as the Withdrawal Agreement.
* **Entry into Force:** The decision takes effect the day following its adoption on April 29, 2025.
Impact Analysis:
European Union:
* Impact: The EU must implement the decision, incorporating the specified parts of Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 into Annex 2 of the Windsor Framework.
* Action Required: Update relevant documentation and ensure compliance with the amended framework.
United Kingdom:
* Impact: The UK is obligated to implement the decision, aligning with the updated Annex 2 of the Windsor Framework.
* Action Required: Update relevant documentation and ensure compliance with the amended framework.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: A sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe.
European Atomic Energy Community: An international organisation established by the Treaty of Rome in 1957 with the purpose of creating a specialist market for nuclear power in Europe.
Windsor Framework: An agreement between the UK and the EU on trade arrangements concerning Northern Ireland after Brexit.
Joint Committee: A committee established by the Withdrawal Agreement to oversee the implementation and application of the agreement.
Withdrawal Agreement: The agreement that sets out the terms of the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union.
Regulation EU 2024/1252: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials.
London: The capital city of England and the United Kingdom, where the decision was made.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/1743 13.8.2025
DECISIONNo 2/2025 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED BY THE AGREEMENT ON THE
WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY
of 29 April 2025
adding a newly adopted Union act to Annex 2 to the Windsor Framework [2025/1743]
THE JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the
European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community(1) (the ‘Withdrawal Agreement’), and in particular
Article 13(4) of the Windsor Framework(2),
Whereas:
(1) Article 13(4) of the Windsor Framework empowers the Joint Committee established under Article 164(1) of the
Withdrawal Agreement (the ‘Joint Committee’) to adopt decisions adding newly adopted Union acts falling within
the scope of the Windsor Framework to the relevant Annexes to the Windsor Framework.
(2) Pursuant to Article 166(2) of the Withdrawal Agreement, the decisions adopted by the Joint Committee are binding
on the Union and the United Kingdom. The Union and the United Kingdom are to implement such decisions, which
have the same legal effect as the Withdrawal Agreement.
(3) Whilst Articles 40, 41 and 43 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 of the European Parliament and of the Council of
11 April 2024 establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials and
amending Regulations (EU) No 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, (EU) 2018/1724 and (EU) 2019/1020(3)are applicable
pursuant to Article 13(3) of the Windsor Framework, the remainder of the provisions of that Regulation, with the
exception of Articles 5 to 27, 30, 35, 36, 37, 42, 45 and Article 44(1) to (5) thereof, are provisions of a newly
adopted Union act falling within the scope of the Windsor Framework which should be added to Annex 2 to the
Windsor Framework,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 establishing a framework for
ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials and amending Regulations (EU) No 168/2013,
(EU) 2018/858, (EU) 2018/1724 and (EU) 2019/1020, with the exception of Articles 5 to 27, 30, 35, 36, 37, 42, 45 and
Article 44(1) to (5) thereof, shall be added to Annex 2 to the Windsor Framework under point 47 ‘Other’.
(1) OJ L 29, 31.1.2020, p. 7.
(2) Joint Declaration No 1/2023 of the Union and the United Kingdom in the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on the
withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy
Community of 24 March 2023 (OJ L 102, 17.4.2023, p. 87).
(3) Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 establishing a framework for ensuring a
secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials and amending Regulations (EU) No 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858,
(EU) 2018/1724 and (EU) 2019/1020 (OJ L, 2024/1252, 3.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1252/oj).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1743/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 13.8.2025
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the day of its adoption.
Done at London, 29 April 2025.
For the Joint Committee
The Co-chairs
Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ Nick THOMAS-SYMONDS
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1743/oj