Give customers access to the recycled-content information before they are bound by a sales contract, including in distance selling, and display no label, mark, symbol or inscription likely to mislead or confuse them about it.
Anyone placing listed products with 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. 29(5), in the Critical Raw Materials Act. as of 2026-08-18
- The act gives its timing as: From the date the Art. 29(1) disclosure requirement applies. as of 2026-08-18
- It names 2 industries by name: Automotive and Clean tech. as of 2026-08-18
- Compliance is checked by competent authority, continuous. as of 2026-08-18
The rule
offering a listed product for sale or displaying it in the course of a commercial activity
Give customers access to the recycled-content information before they are bound by a sales contract, including in distance selling, and display no label, mark, symbol or inscription likely to mislead or confuse them about it.
Who is affected
Burden drivers
Source text
when offering the products referred to in paragraph 1 for sale, including in the case of distance selling, or displaying them in the course of a commercial activity, natural and legal persons placing on the market products referred to in paragraph 1 shall ensure that their customers have access to the information referred to in paragraph 1 before being bound by a sales contract. Natural and legal persons placing on the market products referred to in paragraph 1 shall not provide or display labels, marks, symbols or inscriptions that are likely to mislead or confuse customers with respect to the information referred to in paragraph 1.
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