WTO notification · TBT
SpainProposed measure, not in force yet
Draft Order establishing the criteria to determine when treated electric arc furnace smelting slags, for use as steelmaking aggregate, cease to be waste according to Law 7/2022, of 8 April, on waste and contaminated soils for a circular economy.
Proyecto de Orden por la que se establecen los criterios para determinar cuándo las escorias de fundición de horno de arco eléctrico tratadas, para su uso como árido siderúrgico, dejan de ser residuos con arreglo a la Ley 7/2022, de 8 de abril, de residuos y suelos contaminados para una economía circular.
Spain notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 31 July 2026. The comment period closed on 29 September 2026.
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Electric arc furnace smelting slags: carbon steel slags, black and white, silicomanganese slags and copper slags. HS codes: - Ch. 26: Mineral fuels, slag and ash or 2619.00: slag – other than granulated- dross and other wastes
Escorias de fundición de horno de arco eléctrico: escorias de acero al carbono, negras y blancas, las escorias de silicomanganeso y las escorias de cobre. Códigos del SA: - Cap. 26: Metales metalíferos, escorias y cenizas. o 2619.00: escorias – excepto las granuladas- batiduras y demás desperdicios
The comment period closed on 29 September 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/ESP/60; it can take them up with Spain.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)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.
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