G/TBT/N/EU/901  
21 June 2022  
(22-4811) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
European Commission  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
European Comm ission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/en/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CC CN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Vehicles 
(category M 1 or N 1 defined in Annex IIA to Directive 70/156/EEC, and three wheel motor 
vehicles as defined in Directive 92/61/EEC , but excluding motor tricycles)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Delegated Directive amending Directive 2000/53/EC of the European 
Parliament and of the Council as regards the exemptions for the use of lead in aluminium 
alloys for machining purposes, in copper alloys and in certain batteries; (6 page(s), in 
English), (8 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The draft Directive adapts to scientific and technical progress 
the list of materials a nd components, which are exempt from the prohibition of the use 
of lead in materials, and components of vehicles put on the market after 1 July 2003. The 
draft Directive amends exemptions 2(c)(i) on aluminium alloys for machining purposes 
with a lead conte nt up to 0.4% by weight, 3 on copper alloys containing up to 4% lead 
by weight and 5(b) on lead in batteries for certain battery applications as specified in 
entries 5(b)(i) and 5(b)(ii) of Annex II to the End -of-life vehicles (ELV) Directive (Directive 
2000/53/EC).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Article 4(2)(a) of Directive 2000/53/EC on end -of-life vehicles prohibits the 
use of lead, mercury, cadmium or hexavalent chromium in materials and components of 
vehicles put on the market after 1 July 2003, other than in cases listed in Annex II to that 
Directive and under the conditions specified therein. Pursuant to Article 4(2)(b) of 
Directive 2000/53/EC, Annex II to that Directive shall be adapted to scientific and G/TBT/N/EU/901  
 
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  technical progress by the Commission on a regular basis. This adaptation is done through  
the draft directive  ; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end -of life vehicles  
EUR-Lex - 32000L0053 - EN - EUR-Lex (europa.eu)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  September 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  the day after the publication in the Official Journal 
of the EU  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
European Commission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
The text is available on the EU -TBT Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/tbt/en/  
https://members.wto.org/crnatta chments/2022/TBT/EEC/22_4198_00_e.pdf  
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