13. Stresses the potential of urban mining in reclaiming waste material and reducing the EU’s dependence on imports of raw material; calls on the Member States to implement waste legislation fully, in particular as regards shipments of waste and hazardous waste, as well as to improve inspection activities to combat illegal waste transfers; calls on the Commission to close any loopholes in the Waste Shipment Regulation; highlights the need to facilitate the market demand for recycling materials, incentivising the secondary raw materials market, and the need for the creation of a European market for recycled products;

(c)futures and forwards contracts, including contracts (other than a commodities contract) for the purchase, sale or transfer of a commodity or property of any other description, service, right or interest for a specified price at a future date,

(c)futures and forwards contracts, including contracts (other than a commodities contract) for the purchase, sale or transfer of a commodity or property of any other description, service, right or interest for a specified price at a future date.

a new test to determine whether certain clauses in a technology transfer agreement (in particular concerning purchases of raw material or equipment from a licensor or the use of the licensor’s trademark) are exempted from Article 101 of the TFEU, together with the technology transfer agreement itself.

34. Acknowledges the important role of primary steelmaking in the EU in the light of the increasing levels of global steel production and for the production of specific quality levels needed in several European value chains; stresses that producing steel from scrap reduces energy inputs by around 75 % and raw material inputs by 80 %; urges the Commission, therefore, to ensure the efficient operation of the European steel scrap market by improving the functioning of the markets for secondary metal, countering illegal exports of scrap that are wasting valuable raw materials needed by the European economy and by strengthening the capacity of the Member States to carry out inspec ...[+++]tions on waste shipments under the regulation; encourages the further development of scrap recycling by the maximal collection and use of scrap and improvement of its quality as a way to ensure access to raw materials, reduce energy dependency, decrease emissions and promote a circular economy; supports the Commission’s initiative of inspecting and controlling waste shipments to avoid illegal exports of scrap, often towards countries in which environmental legislation cannot be compared to that of the EU;

Thirdly, accounting for raw materials used in the manufacture of bulk explosives and finished products should be improved.