EN    EN EN  
EN    EN  COMMISSION OF THE E UROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 
COM(2009)XXX Final 
  
Draft 
COMMISSION DECISION 
of […] 
amending Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the 
Council on end-of-life vehicles 
 
Text with EEA relevance  
EN 2   EN Draft 
COMMISSION DECISION 
of […] 
amending Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the 
Council on end-of-life vehicles 
 
Text with EEA relevance 
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty esta blishing the European Community, 
Having regard to Directive 2000/53/EC of the Eu ropean Parliament and of the Council of 18 
September 2000 on end-of-life vehicles1, and in particular point (b ) of Article 4(2) thereof, 
Whereas: (1) Directive 2000/53/EC 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 Dir ective and under the conditions 
specified therein. Pursuant to point (b) of Article 4(2) of Dire ctive 2000/53/EC, Annex 
II to that Directive should be adapted to  scientific and tec hnical progress by the 
Commission on a regular basis. 
(2) Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC lists ve hicle materials and components exempted 
from the prohibition set out in point (a) of Ar ticle 4(2) of that Di rective. Vehicles put 
on the market before the expi ry date of a given exempti on may contain lead, mercury, 
cadmium or hexavalent chromium in materi als and components listed in Annex II to 
Directive 2000/53/EC. Commission Deci sion 2008/689/EC amending Annex II to 
Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parl iament and of the Council on end-of-life 
vehicles
2 specifies that in the case of solder  in electronic circuit boards and other 
electrical applicati ons except on glass, described in  point (8)(a), and solder in 
electrical applications on glass, describe d in point (8)(b), the exemptions should be 
reviewed in 2009. 
(3) Technical and scientific assessment has de monstrated that these two exemptions 
should be split into ten more specific appli cations. Out of these, five materials and 
components containing lead should continue  to be temporarily exempted from the 
prohibition set out in point (a ) of Article 4(2) of Dir ective 2000/53/EC, since the use 
                                                 
1 OJ L 269, 21.10.2000, p. 34. Directive as last amended by Directive 2008/112/EC (OJ L 345, 
23.12.2008, p. 68). 
2 OJ L 225, 23.8.2008, p. 10  
EN 3   EN of these substances in those specific materi als and components is still technically or 
scientifically unavoidable. It  is therefore appropriate to  prolong the expiry date of 
these exemptions until the use of the pr ohibited substances becomes avoidable. 
(4) Five other materials and components containi ng lead should continue to be exempted 
from the prohibition set out in point (a) of Article 4(2) of  Directive 2000/53/EC 
without an expiry date since the use of these substances in  those specific  materials and 
components is technically or scientifically unavoidable and no viable alternatives are 
envisaged in the near future. These exempti ons should be reviewed in 2014 in the light 
of technical and scientific progress to asse ss when the use of th ese substances will 
become avoidable. The exemption concerning lead in solders in electrical glazing applications on glass except fo r soldering in laminated gl azing should be reviewed by 
1 January 2012 since substitutes for this applic ation exist but their technical properties 
need to be further tested and confirmed. 
(5) In the case of lead and lead compounds  in components in bonding agents for 
elastomers in powertrain applications c ontaining up to 0.5% lead by weight, the 
exemption should not be prolonged because the us e of lead in this type of applications 
has become avoidable. 
(6) Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC provides th at spare parts put on the market after 1 
July 2003 which are used for vehicles put  on the market before 1 July 2003 are 
exempted from the prohibition set out in point (a) of Article 4(2) of Directive 
2000/53/EC. This exemption allows for the repa ir of vehicles put on the market before 
the entry into force of the prohibition of Ar ticle 4(2)(a) with spare parts meeting the 
same quality and safety requirements as the parts with which they were originally equipped. 
(7) Spare parts for vehicles put on the market after 1 July 2003 but before the expiry date 
of a given exemption under Annex II to Di rective 2000/53/EC are no t covered by that 
exemption. Hence, spare parts for those vehi cles must be heavy metal free, even if 
they are used to replace parts which originally contained heavy metals. 
(8) In certain cases it is technically impossible to repair vehicles w ith spare parts other 
than original ones as this  would require changes in dimensional and functional 
properties of entire vehicle systems. Such  spare parts cannot fit into the vehicle 
systems originally manufactured with parts containing heavy metals and these vehicles 
cannot be repaired and may need to be prematurely disposed of. For reasons of 
consumer safety and environmental benefi ts derived from the extension of the 
product's life-time it is appropriate to allo w the repair of these vehicle components 
with the original parts. 
(9) Directive 2000/53/EC should therefore be amended accordingly. 
(10) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the 
Committee established under Article 18(1) of  Directive 2006/12/CE of the European 
Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2006 on waste
3, 
                                                 
3 OJ L 114, 27.4.2006, p. 9.  
EN 4   EN HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 
Article 1 
Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC is  replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision. 
Article 2 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 
 For the Commission 
 Stavros Dimas  Member of the Commission  
EN 5   EN ANNEX  
Annex II 
Materials and components exempt from Article 4(2)(a) 
  
Materials and components Scope and expiry 
date of the 
exemption To be labelled or made 
identifiable in 
accordance with Article 
4(2)(b)(iv) 
Lead as an alloying element 
1. Steel for machining purposes and galvanised steel containing up to 0.35% lead by weight   
2(a). Aluminium for machining purposes with 
a lead content up to 2% by weight As spare parts for 
vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2005  
2(b). Aluminium with a lead content up to 
1.5% by weight As spare parts for 
vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2008
  
2(c). Aluminium with a lead content up to 0.4% by weight   
3. Copper alloy containing up to 4% lead by 
weight   
4(a). Bearing shells and bushes As spare parts for 
vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2008  
4(b). Bearing shells an d bushes in engines, 
transmissions and air conditioning compressors 1 July 2011 and after 
that date as spare parts for vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2011   
Lead and lead compounds in components  
5. Batteries  X 
6. Vibration dampers  X  
EN 6   EN 7(a). Vulcanising agents  and stabilisers for 
elastomers in brake hoses, fuel hoses, air ventilation hoses, elastomer/metal parts in the chassis applications, and engine mountings  As spare parts for 
vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2005  
7(b). Vulcanising agents and stabilisers for 
elastomers in brake hoses, fuel hoses, air ventilation hoses, elastomer/metal parts in the chassis applications, and engine mountings 
containing up to 0.5% lead by weight As spare parts for 
vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2006
  
7(c). Bonding agents for elastomers in 
powertrain applications containing up to 0.5% lead by weight As spare parts for 
vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2009  
8(a). Lead in solders to attach electrical and 
electronic components to  electronic circuit 
boards and lead in finish es on terminations of 
components other than electrolyte aluminium 
capacitors, on component pins and on 
electronic circuit boards  Vehicles type 
approved before 1 January 2016 and spare parts for these 
vehicles X(¹) 
8(b). Lead in solders in electrical applications 
other than soldering on electronic circuit boards or on glass Vehicles type 
approved before 1 January 2011 and spare parts for these vehicles X(¹) 
8(c). Lead in finish es on terminals of 
electrolyte aluminium capacitors  
 Vehicles type 
approved before 1 January 2013 and spare parts for these vehicles X(¹) 
8(d). Lead used in sold ering on glass in mass 
airflow sensors  
 Vehicles type 
approved before 1 January 2015 and spare parts of such vehicles X(¹) 
8(e). Lead in high melting temperature type 
solders (i.e. lead-based alloys containing 85 % by weight or more lead) (
3) X(¹) 
8(f). Lead in compliant pin connector systems (3) X(¹)  
EN 7   EN 8(g). Lead in solders to complete a viable 
electrical connection between semiconductor die and carrier within integrated circuit flip chip packages (
3) X(¹) 
8(h). Lead in solder to attach heat spreaders 
to the heat sink in power semiconductor assemblies with a chip size of at least 1 cm² 
of projection area and a nominal current density of at least 1 A/mm
2 of silicon chip 
area (3) X(¹) 
8(i). Lead in solders in electrical glazing 
applications on glass except for soldering in laminated glazing Vehicles type 
approved before 1 January 2013 and spare parts for these vehicles(
4) X(¹) 
8(j). Lead in solders for soldering in 
laminated glazing (3) X(¹) 
9. Valve seats As spare parts for 
engine types developed before 1 July 2003  
10. Electrical components which contain lead 
in a glass or ceramic matrix compound except glass in bulbs and gl aze of spark plugs  X(²) (for components 
other than piezo in engines) 
11. Pyrotechnic initiators Vehicles type-
approved before 1 July 2006 and spare parts for these vehicles  
Hexavalent chromium  
12(a). Corrosion preventive coa tings  As spare parts for 
vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2007  
12(b). Corrosion preven tive coatings related 
to bolt and nut assemblies for chassis applications As spare parts for 
vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2008  
13. Absorption refrigerators in motorcaravans    
EN 8   EN Mercury  
14(a). Discharge lamps for headlight 
application  Vehicles type 
approved before 1 July 2012 and spare parts for these vehicles  
14(b). Fluorescent tubes used in instrument 
panel displays  Vehicles type 
approved before 1 July 2012 and spare parts for these vehicles  
Cadmium  
15. Batteries for electrical ve hicles As spare parts for 
vehicles put on the market before 31 December 2008   
(1) Dismantling if, in correlation with entry 10, an average threshold of 60 grams per vehicle 
is exceeded. For the applicatio n of this clause electronic devices not installed by the 
manufacturer on the production line shall not be taken into account. 
(2) Dismantling if, in correlation with entries 8(a) to 8(j), an average threshold of 60 grams per 
vehicle is exceeded. For the application of this  clause electronic devi ces not installed by the 
manufacturer on the production line shall not be taken into account. 
(3) This exemption shall be reviewed in 2014. 
(4) This exemption shall be reviewed before 1 January 2012. 
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Notes: 
A maximum concentration value up to 0.1% by  weight and in homogeneous material, for 
lead, hexavalent chromium and mercury and up to 0.01% by weight in homogeneous material 
for cadmium shall be tolerated. 
The re-use of parts of vehicles which were already on the market at the date of expiry of an 
exemption shall be allowed without limitation since it is not covere d by Article 4(2)(a). 
Spare parts put on the market afte r 1 July 2003 which are used fo r vehicles put on the market 
before 1 July 2003 shall be exempted fr om the provisions of Article 4(2)(a)*. 
* This clause shall not apply to wheel balance weights, carbon brushes for electric motors and 
brake linings.