The notified draft Order seeks to establish the criteria for determining when treated electric arc furnace slag (carbon-steel slag (both black and white), silico-manganese slag, and copper slag) reaches end-of-waste status in accordance with Article 5 of Law No. 7/2022, of 8 April, on waste and contaminated soil for a circular economy, provided that the following conditions are met simultaneously: the waste subject to a recovery operation meets the criteria set out in Annex I, section 1; the waste has been treated in accordance with the processes set out in Annex I, section 2; the treated waste is intended exclusively for the permitted uses and meets the conditions established for the relevant permitted use, as set out in Annex I, section 3; and the producer or importer has satisfied the obligations laid down in Articles 4 (Declaration of conformity), 5 (Management system), and 6 (Other obligations of the producer). The criteria shall be valid with general effect throughout the entire territory of Spain, as provided for in Article 5 of Law No. 7/2022, of 8 April, on waste and contaminated soil for a circular economy.