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Section 301, Trade Act 1974
Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 grants the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) the authority to investigate and take action, including imposing trade sanctions, to enforce US rights under trade agreements and respond to foreign trade practices. In…
UK waste classification technical guidance
The United Kingdom (UK) government, through the Environment Agency, maintains technical guidance (WM3) that outlines robust procedures for waste classification and assessment, particularly focusing on hazardous properties and chemical composition of materials. This aligns with…
(California) Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003
The Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003 established California's pioneering framework for electronic waste management, implementing a consumer-paid recycling fee system and restrictions on hazardous materials in electronic devices. The Act created the Covered Electronic…
Cross-border Movement of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations
The Cross-border Movement of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations (XBR) in Canada govern the international and interprovincial movement of hazardous waste and recyclable materials, which includes metal scrap. These regulations, which came into force on…
Crude Nickel Cobalt Hydroxide standard
The “Crude Nickel Cobalt Hydroxide” standard is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). The purpose of this policy is to regulate products obtained by wet enrichment processes such as pretreatment, leaching, impurity removal, and…
Announcement on the Comprehensive Ban on the Import of Solid Waste
In 2020, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom), National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the General Administration of Customs (GAC) launched a policy to fully forbid the import of “solid waste” called the Announcement on…
New Jersey Senate Bill 601
The New Jersey Senate Bill 601 requires the owners of solar and photovoltaic energy generation facilities and structures to remove and recycle the facility and structures and any related equipment or infrastructure after the termination of their use. The Bill also establishes…
National Hazardous Waste Management Policy, 2022
The Pakistan Environmental Protection Act 1997 is supplemented by the National Hazardous Waste Management Policy, 2022. This policy was formulated to create a framework for the implementation of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes…
National Environmental (Battery Control) Regulations, 2024
These regulations seek to prevent and minimise pollution and waste emanating from batteries and adopt an extended producer responsibility framework. They extend to new and used batteries for their entire life cycle. Some key provisions of the regulations are set out below: As…
National Waste Policy Action Plan
The National Waste Policy Action Plan 2019 outlines Australia's strategy to reduce waste, increase recycling, and transition to a more circular economy by 2030, with a primary focus on plastics and organic waste, while also addressing other waste streams. This plan aims to…
Anti-Waste Law 2020
The Anti-Waste Law 2020 or Law No. 2020-105 of 10 February 2020 on the fight against waste and the circular economy is the French transposition of the European objectives of the Directives of the Circular Economy Package. The Law establishes a comprehensive framework for…
Regulations for the Administration of the Recovery and Disposal of Waste Electric and Electronic Products
These Regulations were promulgated for purposes of regulating the recovery and disposal of waste electrical and electronic products, promoting the comprehensive resource utilization and the development of circular economy, protecting the environment, and safeguarding the human…
General Law for the Prevention and Integral Management of Wastes
The General Law for the Prevention and Integral Management of Wastes of 2003, amended significantly in 2023, establishes Mexico's comprehensive framework for waste management, with recent provisions specifically addressing mining and metallurgical waste related to critical…
Establishment of the China Resources Recycling Group
On 18 October 2024, the China Resources Recycling Group Co., Ltd. (China Zihuan Group) was established in Tianjin. This new central enterprise, with a registered capital of CNY 10 billion, will focus on resource recycling and creating a national platform for resource reuse. The…
Battery and Critical Mineral Recycling Grant Program
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains is implementing a USD 125 million grant programme to advance battery and critical mineral recycling through research, development, and demonstration projects, with specific funding streams targeting…
Canada's Federal Budget 2022
Canada's Federal Budget 2022 introduced a total investment of $3.8 billion over eight years, beginning in 2022-2023 to support the Critical Minerals Strategy. This strategy aims to establish Canada as a global leader in sustainable critical minerals production, processing, and…
Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit, Section 48C Inflation Reduction Act
The qualifying advanced energy project credit is an investment credit originally enacted by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. It was renewed and expanded by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 under section 48C(e). It incentivises clean energy manufacturing and…
Export Control Regulations 2012
The regulations issued by way of Government Notice R92 of 2012 under Section 6 of the International Trade Administration Act 2002 prohibit the export of specified goods except by way of an export permit. The specified goods include waste and scraps of critical minerals…
Interim Provisions on the Traceability Management of Power Battery Recycling in New Energy Vehicles
The Interim Provisions establish a comprehensive framework for managing the traceability and recycling of power batteries used in new energy vehicles throughout their lifecycle in China. These provisions were implemented in 2018 to address the growing volume of power batteries…
EU Strategic Action Plan on Batteries
The Strategic Action Plan on Batteries (Annex to the Communication of the Commission of 17 May 2018 on ‘Europe on the move – Sustainable Mobility for Europe: safe, connected and clean’) is part of the European Commission’s broader initiative to create a sustainable and…
Guidelines on State aid for climate, environmental protection and energy 2022
The Communication from the Commission – Guidelines on State aid for climate, environmental protection and energy 2022 are part of the broader EU regulatory framework under Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. This article permits state aid…
Executive Order on Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production
The Executive Order outlines several key actions aimed at facilitating domestic mineral production in the United States, citing acute threats to its national and economic security due to reliance on “hostile foreign powers’ mineral production”. The key highlights of the…
EU-UK Rules of Origin for EV batteries
The Rules of Origin for electric vehicle (EV) batteries are critical in determining the eligibility of EVs and their batteries for preferential tariff treatment under various trade agreements. These rules are designed to encourage investment in domestic battery manufacturing and…
France-Germany-Italy Joint Communique on Critical Raw Materials
As part of a series of trilateral meetings designed to enhance co-operation on strategic priorities, the economic ministers of France, Germany and Italy convened to collaborate on the sustainable supply of critical raw materials. The Ministers issued this Joint Communique with…
France-Germany-Italy Joint Communique on Critical Raw Materials
As part of a series of trilateral meetings designed to enhance co-operation on strategic priorities, the economic ministers of France, Germany and Italy convened to collaborate on the sustainable supply of critical raw materials. The Ministers issued this Joint Communique with…
United Kingdom - Canada Joint Statement of Intent on Collaboration on Critical Minerals
In a partnership launched by the United Kingdom Minister of Business and Trade and the Canadian Minister of Natural Resources, the United Kingdom and Canada have agreed to boost green technology supply chains through co-operation on critical minerals. The Dialogue was launched…
Chile - EU Strategic Partnership on sustainable raw materials value chains
The European Union and Chile signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) focused on cooperation sustainable raw materials value chains. The MoU seeks to bolster a competitive and sustainable mining sector that generates quality employment and fosters economic growth for both…
Australia - Japan Critical Minerals Partnership
In 2022, Australia's Department of Industry, Science and Resources and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade signed a partnership with Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to help build secure supply chains for critical minerals. The Partnership establishes a…
Australia - France Strategic Dialogue on Critical Minerals
First announced at the inaugural Australia-France Foreign and Defence (2+2) Ministerial Consultations in 2021, France and Australia have established a bilateral Critical Minerals Dialogue aimed at building secure, reliable and sustainable supply chains for critical minerals. In…
Quad Statement of Principles on Clean Energy Supply Chains in the Indo-Pacific
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) aims to intensify cooperation between partner countries - Australia, India, Japan and the United States - in tackling urgent problems in the Indo-Pacific region, including climate . Under the Clean Energy Supply Chains pillar of the…
Quad Statement of Principles on Clean Energy Supply Chains in the Indo-Pacific
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) aims to intensify cooperation between partner countries - Australia, India, Japan and the United States - in tackling urgent problems in the Indo-Pacific region, including climate . Under the Clean Energy Supply Chains pillar of the…
Quad Statement of Principles on Clean Energy Supply Chains in the Indo-Pacific
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) aims to intensify cooperation between partner countries - Australia, India, Japan and the United States - in tackling urgent problems in the Indo-Pacific region, including climate . Under the Clean Energy Supply Chains pillar of the…
Korea-Canada MOU on Cooperation in Critical Mineral Supply Chains, the Clean Energy Transition and Energy Security
The 2023 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Canada and the Republic of Korea focuses on critical minerals and energy transition cooperation, reflecting a commitment to collaborative efforts in critical minerals and energy transition. Cooperation covers trade and…
US - Japan Agreement on Strengthening Critical Minerals Supply Chains
The Agreement between Japan and the United States on Strengthening Critical Minerals Supply Chains, signed on 28 March 2023, outlines a commitment to strengthen and diversify the supply chains of critical minerals essential for clean energy and electric vehicle batteries,…
DRC - EU Strategic Partnership on sustainable raw materials value chains
The strategic partnership between the European Union and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) aims to secure strategic and critical raw materials in a sustainable manner for the green transition. Both parties express commitment to sustainable development, local value…
DRC - EU Strategic Partnership on sustainable raw materials value chains
The strategic partnership between the European Union and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) aims to secure strategic and critical raw materials in a sustainable manner for the green transition. Both parties express commitment to sustainable development, local value…
Zambia - EU Strategic Partnership on sustainable raw materials value chains
The strategic partnership between the European Union and Zambia aims to secure strategic and critical raw materials in a sustainable manner for the green transition. Both parties express commitment to sustainable development, local value addition and respecting each other's…
Namibia-EU Strategic Partnership on Raw Materials
The Namibia-EU Strategic Partnership aims to ensure the development of a secure and sustainable supply of raw materials, refined materials and renewable hydrogen to support the green and digital transformation of the partners' economies. The partnership will promote local value…
Kazakhstan-EU Strategic Partnership on Raw Materials
Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the European Union on a strategic partnership on sustainable raw materials, batteries and renewable hydrogen value chains, the two governments aim to leverage Kazakhstan's high critical raw…
Ukraine - EU Strategic Partnership on Raw Materials
The strategic partnership with Ukraine will include activities along the entire value chain of both primary and secondary critical raw materials and batteries, and in line with the objectives of the EU's Critical Raw Materials Action Plan, it will help diversify, strengthen and…
Korea-U.S. High-Tech Industry & Clean Energy Partnership MOU
The US and South Korea signed twenty-three (23) memoranda of understanding (MOUs) on 26 April 2023 for stronger high-tech cooperation in battery, bio, autonomous vehicles, aviation, robotics, hydrogen, nuclear power, carbon neutral, oil and gas, ammonia, CCUS, small modular…
European partnership for responsible minerals (EPRM)
The EPRM is a multi-stakeholder partnership with the objective to increase the proportion of responsibly produced minerals from conflict-affected and high-risk areas (CAHRAs) and to support socially responsible extraction of minerals that contributes to local development. The…
Korea-Canada MOU on Cooperation in Critical Mineral Supply Chains, the Clean Energy Transition and Energy Security
The 2023 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Canada and the Republic of Korea focuses on critical minerals and energy transition cooperation, reflecting a commitment to collaborative efforts in critical minerals and energy transition. Cooperation covers trade and…
Zambia - EU Strategic Partnership on sustainable raw materials value chains
The strategic partnership between the European Union and Zambia aims to secure strategic and critical raw materials in a sustainable manner for the green transition. Both parties express commitment to sustainable development, local value addition and respecting each other's…
Chile - EU Strategic Partnership on sustainable raw materials value chains
The European Union and Chile signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) focused on cooperation sustainable raw materials value chains. The MoU seeks to bolster a competitive and sustainable mining sector that generates quality employment and fosters economic growth for both…
Energy Resource Governance Initiative
The Energy Resource Governance Initiative (ERGI) was founded in 2019 by the governments of Australia, Botswana, Canada, Peru and the United States with the goal of of sourcing and disseminating best practices across the international mining sector. The ERGI Toolkit contains…
France-Germany-Italy Joint Communique on Critical Raw Materials
As part of a series of trilateral meetings designed to enhance co-operation on strategic priorities, the economic ministers of France, Germany and Italy convened to collaborate on the sustainable supply of critical raw materials. The Ministers issued this Joint Communique with…
United Kingdom - Canada Joint Statement of Intent on Collaboration on Critical Minerals
In a partnership launched by the United Kingdom Minister of Business and Trade and the Canadian Minister of Natural Resources, the United Kingdom and Canada have agreed to boost green technology supply chains through co-operation on critical minerals. The Dialogue was launched…
Australia - United States Net Zero Technology Acceleration Partnership
The Joint Net-Zero Technology Acceleration Partnership between Australia and the United States aims to accelerate the development and deployment of zero emissions technology and facilitate cooperation on critical minerals supply chains to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while…
Australia - Korea Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
The Comprehensive Strategic Partnership builds on the co-operation and dialogue between Australia and Korea across mutual economic and diplomatic interests. Concerning critical minerals, the two countries pledge to ensure supply chain resilience and co-operation with the aim of…