Publish, on a free-access website, the share of neodymium, dysprosium, praseodymium, terbium, boron, samarium, nickel and cobalt recovered from post-consumer waste in the product's permanent magnets, once the total magnet weight passes 0.2 kg.
Anyone placing listed products with more than 0.2 kg of rare-earth or samarium-cobalt magnets on the market must comply, and this is law in force.
Why it matters
This is law in force, not a proposal.
- It is Art. 29(1), in the Critical Raw Materials Act. as of 2026-08-18
- The act gives its timing as: By 24 May 2027, or two years from the calculation-rules delegated act, whichever is later; five years 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
total weight of neodymium-iron-boron, samarium-cobalt or aluminium-nickel-cobalt magnets in the product exceeding 0,2 kg
Publish, on a free-access website, the share of neodymium, dysprosium, praseodymium, terbium, boron, samarium, nickel and cobalt recovered from post-consumer waste in the product's permanent magnets, once the total magnet weight passes 0.2 kg.
Who is affected
Burden drivers
Source text
By 24 May 2027 or two years from the entry into force of the delegated act referred to in paragraph 2, whichever is later, any natural or legal person that places on the market products referred to in Article 28(1) which incorporate one or more permanent magnets referred to in Article 28(1), point (b), (i), (ii) and (iii), and for which the total weight of all such permanent magnets exceeds 0,2 kg shall make publicly available on a free-access website the share of neodymium, dysprosium, praseodymium, terbium, boron, samarium, nickel and cobalt recovered from post-consumer waste present in the permanent magnets incorporated in the product.
View source →Settled later in secondary legislation. The rules for calculating and verifying the recycled share -- and the conformity assessment module that goes with them -- are set by delegated act under Art. 29(2), due 24 May 2026.