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EU Critical Raw Materials Act Glossary

Definitions and list-based concepts from the EU Critical Raw Materials Act covering strategic and critical raw materials, supply risk, extraction, processing, recycling capacity, strategic stocks, and project governance.

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High-level summary

Definitions and list-based concepts from the EU Critical Raw Materials Act covering strategic and critical raw materials, supply risk, extraction, processing, recycling capacity, strategic stocks, and project governance.

This source matters to Minespider because critical-minerals compliance depends on material identity, sourcing risk, processing and recycling capacity, and evidence that can travel across battery, product-passport, and supply-chain workflows.

Key dates

  • Adopted: 11 April 2024

    Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 was adopted by the European Parliament and Council.

  • Published in the Official Journal: 3 May 2024
  • Entry into force: 23 May 2024

    The Regulation entered into force on the twentieth day following publication.

Who it affects

  • Battery and critical-minerals supply-chain teams
  • Mining, processing, and recycling project operators
  • Compliance teams monitoring strategic and critical raw material exposure
  • Product and data teams mapping material evidence into passport or due-diligence systems

Key defined terms

A short curated set of terms to help readers orient themselves before moving into the full regulation-specific glossary.

unique product identifier

The ESPR product identity string that identifies a product and enables a web link to its digital product passport.

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data carrier

A machine-readable access point, such as a QR code, barcode, RFID tag, or other AIDC medium, used to retrieve product or passport information.

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strategic raw material

A CRMA list-based category for raw materials considered strategically important for green, digital, defence, and aerospace technologies.

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critical raw material

A CRMA list-based category for raw materials considered critical because of economic importance and supply-risk criteria.

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recycled content

Working definition for recycled-material share in batteries, products, and permanent magnets, anchored in EU Battery Regulation, Ontario battery, and CRMA source context.

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raw materials value chain

The CRMA chain of exploration, extraction, processing, and recycling activities and processes for raw materials.

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supply risk

A CRMA assessment concept for raw-material supply risk calculated under Annex II, Section 2.

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raw material

A CRMA material-identity term for substances used as inputs to intermediate or final products, excluding substances mainly used as food, feed, or combustion fuel.

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strategic technologies

The CRMA technology context for key technologies instrumental to green and digital transitions, defence, and aerospace applications.

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exploration

A CRMA activity term for identifying and establishing the properties of mineral occurrences before extraction decisions are made.

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extraction

A CRMA value-chain activity covering removal of ores, minerals and plant products from their original source, including by-products, brine and tree-based sources.

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permanent magnet

A CRMA component term for a magnet that retains magnetism after it is removed from an external magnetic field.

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