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2023 European Commission mandated UNFC use in the Critical Raw Materials Act for classifying and reporting raw material resources of Europe.
2023 African Union Commission developed PARC (Pan African Resource Reporting Code), a UNFC-based classification system for African mineral and energy resources.
2019 An updated version of UNFC was released with improved terminology.
2017 The classification's name was changed to the United Nations Framework Classification for Resources (UNFC) to reflect its expanded application to renewable energy, injection projects for geological storage, and anthropogenic resources.

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