Put a data carrier on or in every listed product containing a permanent magnet, linked to a unique product identifier giving the responsible person's identity, the weight, location and chemical composition of each magnet including coatings, glues and additives, and the steps, tools and technologies for accessing and safely removing them.
Anyone placing listed products containing permanent magnets 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(3)-(4), in the Critical Raw Materials Act. as of 2026-08-18
- The act gives its timing as: Two years after the labelling implementing act. 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 incorporating a neodymium-iron-boron, samarium-cobalt, aluminium-nickel-cobalt or ferrite magnet on the market
Put a data carrier on or in every listed product containing a permanent magnet, linked to a unique product identifier giving the responsible person's identity, the weight, location and chemical composition of each magnet including coatings, glues and additives, and the steps, tools and technologies for accessing and safely removing them.
Who is affected
Burden drivers
Source text
any natural or legal person that places on the market products referred to in paragraph 1 incorporating one or more permanent magnets of the types referred in paragraph 1, point (b) shall ensure that a data carrier is present on or in the product.
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