G/TBT/N/EU/278  
 
30 March 2015  
(15-1743)  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 telephon e 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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, wher e 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 langua ge(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 the End-of-Life Vehicles (8 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content: The draft Directive adapts to scientific and technical progress the 
list of materials and 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 which were 
scheduled for review.  
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 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 Europe an Parliament and of the Council 
on End-of-Life Vehicles:  
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1427208170048&uri=CELEX:32000L0053   
9. Proposed date of adoption: October 2015 
Proposed date of entry into force: 20 days from publication in the Official Journal of the 
EU (about a month after adoption approx.)   G/TBT/N/EU/278 
 
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  10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal 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 Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/tbt/   
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