[All redactions in the document have been done in line with Art.4.1(b)] Ares(2021)4272041 - 05/10/2021 Ref. Ares(2021)6044578   30/06/2021 FINAL Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement – Art 25.4 Bilateral Dialogue on Raw Materials Agenda – November 16, 2018 Albert Borschette Congress Center Congress Center, Room 0003/4 Rue Froissart 36 – Brussels BRIEFING Discussion of Research and Innovation Priorities _____________________________________________________________________________________ Chairman – GOVERNMENT SESSION _____________________________________________________________________________________ 11:15 – 12:15 Discussion of Research and Innovation Priorities 11:15 – 11:30 EU research and innovation priorities and programs of relevance to the mining sector – , Policy officer, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials, European Commission 11:30 – 11:45 Canadian research and innovation priorities and programs of relevance to the mining sector Director, Science-Policy Integration, CanmetMINING, Lands and Minerals Sector, Natural Resources Canada 11:45 – 12:00 Q&A 12:00 – 12:15 Discussion of opportunities for collaboration  Relevant Commission services attending the meeting: RTD, EASME, JRC  Agree on sharing the results of research & innovation projects for the mining life cycle from the last 5 years  Discuss the possibility to recommend the inclusion of raw materials in the Roadmap for EU Canada S&T cooperation;  Understand how does this process works in practice;  Discuss about areas of common interest on research and innovation for the mining life cycle;

FINAL  Explore the interest to identify existing mechanisms and funding instruments to support joint research for the mining life cycle; _____________________________________________________________________________________ 12:15 – 13:45 Lunch _____________________________________________________________________________________