As part of the mapping, the Commission should also identify and develop a list of early-warning indicators aimed at identifying factors that might disrupt, compromise or negatively affect the supply of such products. Such indicators could include: atypical increases in lead time; the availability of raw materials, intermediate products and human capital needed for manufacturing crisis-relevant products or of appropriate manufacturing equipment; forecasted demand; price surges exceeding normal price fluctuation; accidents, attacks, natural disasters or other serious events; the effect of trade policies, tariffs, export restrictions, trade barriers and other trade-related measures; and the effect of business closures, offshoring or acquisitions of main suppliers of crisis-relevant products. Monitoring activities of the Commission should focus on those early-warning indicators, which may involve, if necessary, requests for voluntary information to relevant actors.
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