EU Critical Raw Material Act

CRMA's purpose is threefold:

1. Ensure a fixed provision of raw materials needed for the European Union (EU) industry.
2. Strengthen the elasticity of the supply chain.
3. Encourage the variety of sourcing as well as reducing dependence.

These goals have been intended to achieve the following:

1. Protect the competition of the EU industry by facilitating access to important raw materials for the advancement of green technology.
2. Reduce the sensitivity to the supply chain, such as Covid -19 to see during the epidemic and natural disasters.
3. Eliminate the threat of economic force, especially from China.

Critical raw material (crm) is classified based on the following criteria:

• Economic significance for the greater EU economy.
• Evaluation of supply risk.

A subset of strategic raw material (SRM), a subset of Critical raw material (CRM) is defined by criteria:

• The importance of promoting green and digital transformation.
• The relevance of defense and space applications.
• Demand for a higher prolific future than current global production.

The Inventory of Critical Raw Material (CRMS) and the Inventory of Strategic Raw Material (SRMS) relevant to green technology will be the subject of periodic amendments by the European Commission:

Reference: The general method of declaring the use of critical raw materials on energy-related products

Mandatory requirements for the company

1. More than 65% of any strategic raw material supply, processed and processing at any stage of the processing should not rely on a third country of companies
2. Supply Chain Audit: Using the Sub-Group of Critical Row Materials (SRM) in Strategic Technology, large companies must audit the compulsory supply chain every two years. Includes examples of such technology, but not limited to:

• Power saving and electric mobility battery.
• Equipment for the production and use of hydrogen.
• Equipment associated with renewable energy production.
• Traction motor.
• Heat pump.
• Data transmission and storage system.
• Mobile electronic device.
• Tools related to the production of additions.
• Machine construction.
• Drone.
• Satellite.
• Advanced chips.

The audit must include a stress test on the SRM supply chain to evaluate their weaknesses by evaluating the possible impact of different situations. This assessment should be considered:

• SRM exhaust, processing, or recycling position.
• Price is the power of economic operators along with the chain and market structure.
• The reasons for influencing supplies, such as geopolitical status, supplies, energy supply, workforce or natural disasters.
• Alternative supply sources and availability of alternative materials.
• Identifying users of SRMs relevant with special attention to the technologies relevant to the green and digital transition, defense, and space industry.

Companies should collect information about the presence of critical raw materials in their products to be able to meet their responsibility.

EU should come from at least 10% of what they use every year.

At least 40% of the annual demand for EU should be processed within EU.

The annual cost of the EU should be filled with at least 15% of recycling materials.

Skop products for the special requirements of permanent magnets:

Includes the list of relevant products:

• Magnetic resonance imaging device
• Air Power Generator.
• Art robot
• Motor vehicle
• Light transportation
• Cooling generator
• Heat pump
• Electric motors, automatic washing machines, tumble dryers, microwave, vacuum cleaner and other products such as dishwasher.

Special requirements for permanent magnet:

1. Specified for companies that introduce products including permanent magnets in the market.
2. Products must show a durable label that indicates:
1. Whether the product has a permanent magnet.
2. If the magnet is present, specifying their type (eg, neodiumium-ion-boron, samarium-kobalt, aluminum-nincal-cellt, ferrite).
3. Products should include a unique detector provider a data carrier:
4. The company's contact details.
5. The weight, location and chemical formation of each permanent magnet, including covering, glue and addition.
6. Instructions to identify and move permanent magnets with necessary equipment or technology.
7. A discount is given for products that replace the detailed magnet-specific data where the magnets are only within the embedded electric motor.
8. Digital product passport must include the required information of the product.
9. The data should be related to the product model or, for different units, with specific batch or unit.
10. Recycles, market surveillance authorities, and customs should be accessed this information.
11. Transition Period:
1. Three -year regulations subsequent law.
2. Five-year-control laws for specific devices such as magnetic resonance imaging devices, motor vehicles and light transport vehicles.
3. Electric motors, including consolidating with other products such as washing machines, dryers, microwave, vacuum cleaner and dishwasher.
12. Recycled Content Details
13. The company that introduces more than 0.2 kg to a permanent magnet must reveal the percentage of recycled neodiumium, dysprosium, prasodiumum, turbium, boron, samarium, nickel and cobalt. This information should be universally accessible.
14. Customers need to access this information before purchase or contract.

 

Ahmed sakr

Product compliance consultant

Complymarket ug (haftungsbeschrankt)