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Article 16Enabling activities
CELEX 32020R0852 · Read on 2026-08-18
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An economic activity shall qualify as contributing substantially to one or more of the environmental objectives set out in Article 9 by directly enabling other activities to make a substantial contribution to one or more of those objectives, provided that such economic activity:
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An economic activity shall qualify as contributing substantially to one or more of the environmental objectives set out in Article 9 by directly enabling other activities to make a substantial contribution to one or more of those objectives, provided that such economic activity:
(a)
does not lead to a lock-in of assets that undermine long-term environmental goals, considering the economic lifetime of those assets; and
(b)
has a substantial positive environmental impact, on the basis of life-cycle considerations.
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