Prepare and issue an aggregated baseline permit authorising industrial activities within each designated acceleration area, covering permits required for projects located there.

Member States must comply, and this is not law yet.

Why it matters

This is a Commission proposal: it is not law yet, and it can change before it is.

It is Art. 27(1)-(2), in the Industrial Accelerator Act. as of 2026-08-17
The act gives its timing as: After designation of each acceleration area. as of 2026-08-17
It names no industry: it applies across the economy rather than to one of them. as of 2026-08-17
Compliance is checked by none, per acceleration area. as of 2026-08-17

Addressee Member StatesAct COM(2026) 100 final, 2026/0068 (COD)Article Art. 27(1)-(2)Class Governments

The rule

New — no predecessor

Trigger

Per designated acceleration area

Obligation

Prepare and issue an aggregated baseline permit authorising industrial activities within each designated acceleration area, covering permits required for projects located there.

Who is affected

Addressee

Member States

Class

Governments

Sectors

Reaches Steel, Cement and concrete, Aluminium and metals, Chemicals and refining, Automotive, Batteries and solar, Wind, heat pumps, hydrogen

Applies

After designation of each acceleration area

Burden drivers

D1 · D4 — 2 of 7 marks fire on this provision.

Source text

Verbatim

For each designated industrial manufacturing acceleration area, Member States shall prepare and issue an aggregated baseline permit authorising industrial activities located within that area.

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