What does conflict-affected and high-risk areas mean?
Conflict-affected and high-risk areas are imported into the Battery Regulation from the EU conflict minerals framework for responsible raw-material due diligence.
conflict-affected and high-risk areas
A regulatory term referring to conflict-affected and high-risk areas as defined in Article 2, point (f), of Regulation (EU) 2017/821.
2 official sourcesRelated definitions
Official definitions by source
EU Battery Regulation
Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 concerning batteries and waste batteries
conflict-affected and high-risk areas as defined in Article 2, point (f), of Regulation (EU) 2017/821;
Reference: Article 3, point 45
EU Conflict Minerals
Regulation (EU) 2017/821 laying down supply chain due diligence obligations for Union importers of tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and gold originating from conflict-affected and high-risk areas
areas in a state of armed conflict or fragile post-conflict as well as areas witnessing weak or non-existent governance and security, such as failed states, and widespread and systematic violations of international law, including human rights abuses
Article 2 definitions for EU conflict-minerals due diligence. Source-specific to tin, tantalum, tungsten, their ores, and gold.
Reference: Article 2, point (f)
How the definitions differ
Conflict-affected and high-risk areas is a source-specific regulatory term that refers to conflict-affected and high-risk areas as defined in Article 2, point (f), of Regulation (EU) 2017/821.
Practical application
This term matters when battery supply-chain due diligence needs to flag geography-linked sourcing risk before materials are accepted as compliant evidence.
Minespider commentary
For Minespider, conflict-affected and high-risk areas are a sourcing-risk context term for battery mineral traceability.
Common confusions
- Assuming the everyday meaning of conflict-affected and high-risk areas is enough without checking the official source definition.
- Using conflict-affected and high-risk areas as a loose generic label rather than the narrower meaning used in the source text.
- Confusing conflict-affected and high-risk areas with a neighboring legal actor or responsibility term without checking how the source allocates obligations.