G/TBT/N/EU/470  
 
31 March  2017 
(17-1778) 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 Commission  
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/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN 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 
Directive amending Annex II to Directive 2000 /53/EC of the European Parliament and of 
the Council on end -of life vehicles (3 pages + Annex 7 pages, in English)  
6. Description of content:  The draft Directive adapts to scientific and technical progress the 
list of materials and comp onents which are ex empt 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), 3 and 5 of Annex II to the ELV Directive 
(Directive  2000/53/EC).  
7. Objective and rationa le, 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 technical progress by the 
Commission on a regular basis. This adaptation is done through the draft Directive.  
8. Relevant documents:  Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council 
on end -of life vehicles  
http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: October 2017  
Proposed date of entry into force: 20 days from publication in the Official Journ al of the 
EU (about a month after adoption approx.)  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, 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 Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/EEC/17_1598_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/EEC/17_1598_01_e.pdf