Establish or designate single points of contact, with at most one per administrative level and stage of the critical raw materials value chain, and list them on an accessible website.

Member States must comply, and this is law in force.

Why it matters

This is law in force, not a proposal.

It is Art. 9(1), in the Critical Raw Materials Act. as of 2026-08-18
The act gives its timing as: By 24 February 2025. as of 2026-08-18
It names 3 industries by name: Waste, Aluminium and Steel. as of 2026-08-18
Compliance is checked by none, one-off. as of 2026-08-18

Addressee Member StatesAct Regulation (EU) 2024/1252, consolidated 03.05.2024Article Art. 9(1)Class Governments

The rule

New — no predecessor

Trigger

entry into application of the Regulation

Obligation

Establish or designate single points of contact, with at most one per administrative level and stage of the critical raw materials value chain, and list them on an accessible website.

Who is affected

Addressee

Member States

Class

Governments

Sectors

Names Waste and landfill, Aluminium and metals, Steel

Applies

By 24 February 2025

Burden drivers

D4 — 1 of 7 marks fire on this provision.

Source text

Verbatim

By 24 February 2025, Member States shall establish or designate one or more authorities as single points of contact.

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