FprCEN/TS 18263
(Main)Permanent magnet products - Procedure for declaring recycling-relevant information
Permanent magnet products - Procedure for declaring recycling-relevant information
This document gives guidance on the labelling and information folder of potentially permanent magnet containing products in the context of information exchange between supply chain actors to improve recyclability of permanent magnets.
This document can be used by any natural or legal person that will place into the EU market products containing permanent magnets. The document is horizontal by nature and can potentially be applied to any type of permanent magnet containing product. Explicitly in scope are the product- and component groups mentioned in the introduction, as soon the total mass of permanent magnets is above the reporting level threshold specified 4.1 of this document.
The document specifies:
1. the graphical format, application, and location of the labels, so they are easily located, legible, and scannable in the end-of-life state of the products in a way that is suitable for products of different sizes and complexity;
2. the specifications of the data carrier, both in its physical format as it is placed on the product, the accessibility, security, and verifiability of information;
3. the access rights of relevant stakeholders to information;
4. the information to be supplied regarding the location and composition of the permanent magnets;
5. the information to be supplied regarding adjacent materials like coatings and fixation features, including adhesives;
6. how to create step-by-step instructions for accessing and safely removing the permanent magnets, specifying the tools and technologies required, providing the recyclers a practically useful, unequivocal guide on how the disassembly of the magnets can be done most efficiently, and
7. the format of the data to be supplied as per the previous points 4. – 6.
Labelling is be employed for products which encompass at least one component mentioned above or a singular magnet, including segmented magnets, which holds a total mass of magnetic material equal to or exceeding 60 g for products with a total mass equal to or above 400 kg or 25 g for products with a total mass below 400 kg. Other magnet-holding components within a product that fall below that threshold are exempt from declaration and labelling. The purpose of these thresholds is to establish a sensible balance between the efforts required by both the responsible entities for labelling, as well as the efforts by the dismantlers and recyclers, and the output of recycled material. By excluding potential scrap sources where the yield would not warrant the effort, the work can be simplified for both sides.
Dauermagnetprodukte - Verfahren zur Deklaration recyclingrelevanter Informationen
Dieses Dokument dient als Leitfaden für die Kennzeichnung und die Informationsakte von Produkten, die potenziell Dauermagnete enthalten, im Zusammenhang mit dem Informationsaustausch zwischen Akteuren in der Lieferkette zum Zweck der Verbesserung der Wiederverwertbarkeit von Dauermagneten.
Dieses Dokument kann von jeglicher natürlichen oder juristischen Person genutzt werden, die Dauermagnete enthaltende Produkte auf dem EU-Markt in Verkehr bringt. Das Dokument ist horizontaler Natur und kann potenziell für jegliche Art von Dauermagnete enthaltendem Produkt angewendet werden. Ausdrücklich in Anwendungsbereich fallen die in der Einleitung erwähnten Produkt- und Komponentengruppen, sobald die Gesamtmasse der Dauermagnete oberhalb der in 4.1 dieses Dokuments festgelegten Meldeschwelle liegt.
Das Dokument legt Folgendes fest:
1) das grafische Format, die Anbringung und Position der Kennzeichnungen, so dass diese an Produkten, die das Ende ihrer Lebensdauer erreicht haben, leicht auffindbar, gut lesbar und scanbar sind, auf eine für Produkte unterschiedlicher Größe und Komplexität geeigneten Art und Weise;
2) die Spezifikationen des Datenträgers sowohl im Hinblick auf dessen physisches Format bei der Anbringung am Produkt als auch bezüglich der Zugänglichkeit, Sicherheit und Überprüfbarkeit der darauf enthaltenen Informationen;
3) die Rechte relevanter Interessengruppen zum Zugriff auf diese Informationen;
4) die bereitzustellenden Informationen bezüglich der Lage und Zusammensetzung der Dauermagnete;
5) die bereitzustellenden Informationen bezüglich angrenzender Werkstoffe wie Beschichtungen und Befestigungselemente einschließlich Klebstoffe;
6) Leitlinien zur Erstellung schrittweiser Anleitungen für den Zugang zu Dauermagneten und für deren sicheren Ausbau einschließlich Angabe der erforderlichen Werkzeuge und Technologien, so dass Verwerter einen praktisch nützlichen und unmissverständlichen Leitfaden zum möglichst effizienten Ausbau der Magnete erhalten; und
7) das Format der nach den voranstehenden Punkten 4. – 6. bereitzustellenden Daten.
Die Kennzeichnung ist für Produkte vorzusehen, die mindestens eine oben genannte Komponente oder einen einzelnen Magneten – einschließlich segmentierter Magnete – mit einer Gesamtmasse des magnetischen Werkstoffs von mindestens 60 g bei Produkten mit einer Gesamtmasse von mindestens 400 kg. bzw. 25 g bei Produkten mit einer Gesamtmasse unter 400 kg enthalten. Andere Magnete enthaltende Komponenten innerhalb eines Produkts, die unter diese Schwelle fallen, sind von der Deklarations- und Kennzeichnungspflicht ausgenommen. Zweck dieser Schwellenwerte ist die Herstellung eines sinnvollen Gleichgewichts zwischen dem Aufwand, der den verantwortlichen Körperschaften durch die Kennzeichnung entsteht, und dem Aufwand für die Demontagebetriebe und Verwerter auf der einen Seite sowie dem Ertrag an wiederverwertetem Werkstoff auf der anderen Seite. Durch den Ausschluss potenzieller Quellen von Altwerkstoffen, bei denen der Ertrag den Aufwand nicht rechtfertigen würde, kann die Arbeit für beide Seiten vereinfacht werden.
Produits à aimant permanent - Procédure de déclaration des informations relatives au recyclage
Izdelki s trajnimi magneti - Postopek za navajanje informacij, pomembnih za recikliranje
General Information
Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2026
Izdelki s trajnimi magneti - Postopek za navajanje informacij, pomembnih za
recikliranje
Permanent magnet products - Procedure for declaring recycling-relevant information
Dauermagnetprodukte - Verfahren zur Deklaration recyclingrelevanter Informationen
Produits à aimant permanent - Procédure de déclaration des informations relatives au
recyclage
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: FprCEN/TS 18263
ICS:
13.030.30 Posebni odpadki Special wastes
13.030.50 Recikliranje Recycling
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
FINAL DRAFT
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
SPÉCIFICATION TECHNIQUE
TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION
November 2025
ICS 13.030.30; 13.030.50
English Version
Permanent magnet products - Procedure for declaring
recycling-relevant information
Produits à aimant permanent - Procédure de Dauermagnetprodukte - Verfahren zur Deklaration
déclaration des informations relatives au recyclage recyclingrelevanter Informationen
This draft Technical Specification is submitted to CEN members for Vote. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 472.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and
United Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.
Warning : This document is not a Technical Specification. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change
without notice and shall not be referred to as a Technical Specification.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
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CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2025 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. FprCEN/TS 18263:2025 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.
Contents Page
European foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms and definitions . 7
3.1 Labelling . 8
3.2 Permanent magnets . 8
3.3 Magnet composition . 9
3.4 Non-magnetic compounds in conjunction with the magnet . 11
3.5 Products and components . 11
3.6 Symbols and abbreviated terms . 13
4 Physical labelling requirements. 15
4.1 Reporting threshold level . 15
4.2 Label placement on product . 15
4.3 Label placement on component . 15
4.4 Label placement on individual permanent magnets . 16
4.5 Label specifications . 16
4.6 Machine-readable data carrier . 16
4.7 Application methods . 17
5 Storage and access to recycling related information on the data carrier . 17
5.1 General provisions . 17
5.2 Digital data storage and access . 18
5.3 Responsibilities for data provision and maintenance . 18
5.4 Durability and security . 19
6 Magnet location, weight and integration. 19
6.1 General provisions for indicating the location of magnet holding components . 19
6.2 Format of the indication of the location . 19
6.3 External services . 19
7 Declaration of magnet composition . 20
7.1 General provisions . 20
7.2 Determination of alloy composition . 20
7.3 Declared elements, thresholds, and measurement ranges . 21
7.4 Declaration of organic contamination . 21
8 Indication of coatings, fixations, and additives of permanent magnets . 22
8.1 General provisions . 22
8.2 Coating structure and composition . 22
8.3 Fixation methods and materials . 22
8.4 Provisions for additional internal materials . 23
8.5 Provisions for additional external materials . 23
8.6 Environmental Implications . 23
9 Indications of the removal sequence, tools, and technologies . 23
9.1 General provisions . 23
9.2 Format of the removal instructions . 24
9.3 Special provisions for electric machines . 24
Annex A (normative) Physical label format . 25
A.1 Physical label graphical format for permanent magnet-containing products . 25
A.2 Physical label format indicating, that no permanent magnets are found in the product . 26
A.3 Labelling thresholds and labelling conditions . 26
Annex B (informative) Magnet location format . 28
B.1 Example for a simple product (see Figure B.1) . 28
B.2 Example for a complex product/vehicle (see Figure B.2 and Figure B.3) . 29
Annex C (normative) Declaration scheme for magnet compositions and processing methods . 31
C.1 Declarable substance lists . 31
C.2 Basic declaration scheme . 33
Annex D (informative) Declaration scheme for coatings, adhesives and additives . 34
D.1 Declaration scheme, basic format . 34
D.2 Hydrogen permeability testing. 35
Annex E (informative) Examples of the indication of the removal sequence, tools and technologies
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E.1 Example for a simple product . 36
E.2 Example for a complex product . 37
E.3 Example for general safety instructions to handle permanent magnets . 38
Bibliography . 40
European foreword
This document (FprCEN/TS 18263:2025) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 427 “Rare
Earth Elements”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This document is currently submitted to the Vote on TS.
Introduction
The European economy is heavily dependent on Critical Raw Materials (CRMs), especially on those that
are core materials required for the green transition. Securing reliable access to CRMs is an important
objective for the European Union (EU) to reach sustainability goals and to ensure global competitiveness.
Permanent magnet materials are among the CRMs having both a high economic importance and a
significant risk of supply disruption.
Enhancing the availability of information on the presence of magnets in products put in the EU market is
essential to promote the development of large-scale recycling of such materials. This is especially
important due to the manifold product designs and challenges with recognizing and disassembling
permanent magnets within complex assemblies. Knowledge about the assembly, integration and
composition of the magnets is needed to promote circularity and make recycling economically viable,
thus supporting the resilience and sustainability of the supply chain.
The objective of this document is to provide a template and methodology for identifying the presence of
permanent magnets in products, as well as the relevant information to be exchanged between
manufacturers of products with the remaining actors of the value chain to promote recyclability of
permanent magnets. This objective is in support of the implementation of the Critical Raw Material Act
(EU) 2024/1252, but also other EU product-specific legislation that may contain permanent magnets, for
instance the proposal for a Regulation on circularity requirements for vehicle design and on management
of end-of-life vehicles, COM/2023/451 final, amending Regulations (EU) 2018/858 and 2019/1020 and
repealing Directives 2000/53/EC and 2005/64/EC, the Net Zero Industry Act (EU) 2024/1735,
Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (EU) 2024/1781.
In the EU, according to Article 28 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 (Critical Raw Materials Act), the
information display and exchange shall be channelled through a label and information folder requirement
for certain product groups that commonly contain permanent magnets in order to promote their
recyclability. This document is intended to support economic operators putting on the EU market
products to comply with the specific requirements under Article 28 of the CRMA, as well as with possible
requirements in forthcoming legislation.
The relevant product groups are, according to Article 28.1:
— magnetic resonance imaging devices;
— wind energy generators;
— industrial robots, motor
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