Developments at the Council of Ministers meeting held on March 8

FOR THE ECOLOGICAL TRANSITION AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGE

• Royal Decree regulating the activity of providing energy recharging services for electric vehicles.
  The Council of Ministers has approved a Royal Decree that regulates the activity of providing energy recharging services for electric vehicles and defines the rights and obligations of the agents involved in the activity.
  The Royal Decree defines the two legal entities that may participate in the recharging activity:
  - The operator of the recharging point, holder of the exploitation rights of the recharging stations and responsible for their physical operation.
  - The electric mobility service provider company, an intermediary between the operators and the users of electric vehicles, which can provide value-added services to such users.
• Agreement approving the Strategic Project for the Recovery and Economic Transformation in Circular Economy (PERTE EC).
  The Council of Ministers has approved the Strategic Project for Economic Recovery and Transformation (PERTE) in Circular Economy, a plan aimed at accelerating the transition to a more efficient and sustainable production system in the use of raw materials that aims to meet the objectives contained in the Spanish Circular Economy Strategy for the year 2030.
  In this way, PERTE is committed to the three fundamental objectives for the advancement of the Circular Economy in Spanish industry:
  - The promotion of the eco-design of products to make them more durable and repairable from their very origin, reducing waste.
  - Improving waste management through treatment plants that increase reuse, recycling and the incorporation of recovered raw materials in the production of new goods.
  - And the promotion of digitalization linked to both objectives, which will improve the competitiveness and innovation of the industrial fabric in any sector.