A CRMA handling term for making targeted components or materials identifiable as a separate output stream or part of one.
Removal is the CRMA handling step that separates or identifies targeted components or materials as their own output stream or part of one. It can support permanent-magnet recovery, but it is not ordinary disposal, not generic recycling by itself, and not proof that material has been recovered to a usable specification.
This page is anchored in CRMA Article 2, point 57. It should be read as a component/material handling concept in CRMA recovery workflows, especially around permanent magnets and magnet-containing products.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials
manual, mechanical, chemical, thermal or metallurgic handling with the result that the targeted components or materials are identifiable as a separate output stream or part of an output stream
CRMA Article 2 source-specific definition layer.
Reference: Article 2, point 57
Implementation records should capture the removal event, targeted component, handling method, output-stream record, operator, process date, source product or waste stream, and downstream recovery link before claiming recycling quality, yield, or recycled content.
Removal is a component-separation process control: the evidence consequence is that targeted components or materials can be shown as identifiable output streams while remaining distinct from final recovery, recycling quality, origin, or compliance claims.