Produce the preliminary economic assessment study on recovering critical raw materials from extractive waste.
Operators of extractive waste facilities holding no technically recoverable critical raw materials must comply, and this is law in force.
Why it matters
This is law in force, not a proposal.
- It is Art. 27(1), second subparagraph, in the Critical Raw Materials Act. as of 2026-08-18
- The act gives its timing as: From entry into force, 23 May 2024 (Art. 49(1)). as of 2026-08-18
- It names one industry by name: Waste. as of 2026-08-18
- Compliance is checked by competent authority, one-off. as of 2026-08-18
The rule
demonstrating to the competent authority, with a high degree of certainty, that the waste holds no technically recoverable critical raw materials
Produce the preliminary economic assessment study on recovering critical raw materials from extractive waste.
Who is affected
Burden drivers
Source text
Operators shall be exempt from the obligation laid down in the first subparagraph of this paragraph where they can demonstrate to the competent authority as defined in Article 3, point (27), of Directive 2006/21/EC, with a high degree of certainty, that the extractive waste does not contain critical raw materials that are technically recoverable.
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