Article 5

Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2024/795 is amended as follows: (1) in paragraph 1, point (a), the following point is added: (iv) defence technologies. ; (2) paragraph 2, point (b), is replaced by the following: (b) they contribute to reducing or preventing strategic dependencies and vulnerabilities of the Union. ; (3) paragraph 7 is replaced by the following: 7. By 2 May 2024, the Commission shall issue guidance on how the technologies in the sectors referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), of this Article can be considered critical as well as on how to meet the conditions set out in paragraph 2 of this Article. In that guidance, the Commission shall clarify the notion of value chain and associated services critical for and specific to the development or manufacturing of the final products referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article. By 24 February 2026, the Commission shall update that guidance to cover the sector set out in Article 2(1), point (a)(iv). That guidance shall be reviewed, where appropriate, in light of the interim evaluation report referred to in Article 8..