Label MRI devices, wind generators, industrial robots, motor vehicles, light means of transport, cooling generators, heat pumps, electric motors, washing machines, driers, microwaves, vacuum cleaners and dishwashers with a conspicuous, legible and indelible statement of whether they contain permanent magnets and of which of the four magnet types.
Anyone placing the listed products on the Union market must comply, and this is law in force.
Why it matters
This is law in force, not a proposal.
- It is Art. 28(1), in the Critical Raw Materials Act. as of 2026-08-18
- The act gives its timing as: Two years after the labelling implementing act; 24 May 2029 for MRI devices, motor vehicles and category L vehicles. as of 2026-08-18
- It names 2 industries by name: Automotive and Clean tech. as of 2026-08-18
- Compliance is checked by self-declaration, per product model. as of 2026-08-18
The rule
placing a listed product on the Union market
Label MRI devices, wind generators, industrial robots, motor vehicles, light means of transport, cooling generators, heat pumps, electric motors, washing machines, driers, microwaves, vacuum cleaners and dishwashers with a conspicuous, legible and indelible statement of whether they contain permanent magnets and of which of the four magnet types.
Who is affected
Burden drivers
Source text
any natural or legal person that places on the market magnetic resonance imaging devices, wind energy generators, industrial robots, motor vehicles, light means of transport, cooling generators, heat pumps, electric motors, including where electric motors are integrated in other products, automatic washing machines, tumble driers, microwaves, vacuum cleaners or dishwashers shall ensure that those products bear a conspicuous, clearly legible and indelible label indicating: (a) whether those products incorporate one or more permanent magnets; (b) if the product incorporates one or more permanent magnets, whether those permanent magnets belong to any of the following types: (i) neodymium-iron-boron; (ii) samarium-cobalt; (iii) aluminium-nickel-cobalt; (iv) ferrite.
View source →Settled later in secondary legislation. The label format is set by implementing act under Art. 28(2), and the two-year clock runs from that act's entry into force.