European Commission 9 September 2026, COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT Accompanying the document Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a framework of measures for strengthening the Union innovation ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 (European Innovation Act)

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This European Commission Staff Working Document sets out an impact assessment for a proposed regulation establishing the European Innovation Act under Article 114 TFEU, aimed at overcoming the Union's innovation and scaling gaps within the Single Market. To address fragmented intellectual property frameworks and national disparities in public purchasing, the preferred policy package mandates the European Union Intellectual Property Office to create an intellectual property valuation framework, digital marketplace, and competence centre; establishes harmonised, mandatory innovation-friendly procedures for research and development procurement outside the Public Procurement Directives; and introduces a mandatory preference for Union-made solutions in research and development procurement subject to specific opt-out clauses. Economic modelling indicates that this preferred package will reduce administrative burdens across stakeholders and stimulate significant gains in debt financing, supplier profitability, full-time equivalent employment, and cumulative gross domestic product growth over a ten-year horizon.AI