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The European Commission will initiate collective risk assessments together with Member States in four technology areas, which could lead to restrictive measures from spring 2024
The European Commission has issued a strategic recommendation focusing on risk assessment in technology areas critical to the economic security of the European Union. he origin of this measure lies in the joint communication signed in June by Brussels and the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, which sets out a comprehensive strategy to address economic security in the EU.
The recommendation focuses on technology risk assessment and the prevention of technology leakage, one of the four types of risks mentioned in the strategy. The risk assessment will be carried out in an objective manner, and no specific results or follow-up measures will be anticipated at this stage.
In this context, the Commission has identified ten critical technology areas based on three main criteria:
Within these areas, four have been highlighted as the most sensitive and with immediate risks related to security and technology leakage:
The Commission urges Member States to carry out collective risk assessments in these four areas by the end of the year. Guiding principles are provided for structuring these assessments, such as consultation of the private sector and protection of confidentiality.
The Commission will also consider future risk assessments in other technology areas, taking into account ongoing actions to improve EU competitiveness in these areas.
The Commission will work closely with Member States through the relevant specialised fora to initiate collective risk assessments in the above four technology areas.
In addition, an open dialogue will be conducted between the Commission and Member States to determine the appropriate timing and scope of future risk assessments, taking into account the evolution of risks over time. By spring 2024, the European Commission could propose new initiatives based on this dialogue, the initial experience of the collective risk assessments and any new information received on the above-mentioned technology areas.
It is important to stress that the recommendation will not predetermine the outcome of the risk assessments. Only the detailed results of the collective assessments, analysing in depth the level and nature of the risks at stake, will serve as a basis for further discussion on the need for specific and proportionate measures to promote, associate or protect any of these technology areas or their corresponding subsets.
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