EN    EN  
 EUROPEAN COMMISSION 
Brussels, XXX   
[…](2012) XXX  draft 
  
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE ../…/EU 
of XXX  
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 COMMISSION DIRECTIVE ../…/EU 
of XXX 
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 EUROPEAN COMMISSION, 
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Directive 2000/53/EC of the Eu ropean Parliament and of the Council of 18 
September 2000 on end-of-life vehicles
1, and in particular Article 4(2)(b) thereof, 
Whereas: (1) Article 4(2)(a) of Directive 2000/53/EC prohi bits the use of lead, mercury, cadmium 
or hexavalent chromium in materials and components of vehicles  put on the market 
after 1 July 2003.   
(2) Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC lists ve hicle materials and components exempted 
from the prohibition set out in Article 4(2) (a) thereof. Vehicles put on the market 
before the expiry date of a given exemp tion and spare parts for those vehicles may 
contain lead, mercury, cadmium or hexavale nt chromium in materials and components 
listed in Annex II to  Directive 2000/53/EC. 
(3) Item 8(i) of Annex II provides for an exempti on for lead in solders in electrical glazing 
applications on glass except for soldering in laminated glazing, which expires on 1 
January 2013. 
(4) An assessment of technical and scientific progress has demonstrated that the use of 
lead in the application covered by item 8(i)  is unavoidable, as the substitutes are not 
yet available.  
(5) The measures provided for in this Directiv e are in accordance with the opinion of the 
Committee established by Artic le 39 of Directive 2008/ 98/EC of the European 
Parliament and of the Council
2.   
                                                 
1 OJ L 269, 21.10.2000, p. 34 
2 OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3.  
EN 3   EN HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: 
Article 1 
Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this 
Directive. 
Article 2 
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative 
provisions necessary to comply with th is Directive by 31 December 2012 at the 
latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those 
provisions. 
When Member States adopt those provisions,  they shall contain a reference to this 
Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determin e how such reference is to be made. 
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions 
of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. 
Article 3 
This Directive shall enter into force on the
 twentieth day following that of its publication in 
the Official Journal of  the European Union . 
Article 4 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. 
Done at Brussels,  
 For the Commission 
 The President  
EN 4   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(a). Steel for machining purposes and batch hot dip galvanised steel components containing up to 0.35% lead by weight   
1(b). Continuously galvanised steel sheet 
containing up to 0.35% lead by weight  Vehicles type 
approved before 1 January 2016 and spare parts for these vehicles  
2(a). Aluminium for mach ining 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 (2)  
3. Copper alloy containing up to 4% lead by 
weight (2)  
4(a). Bearing shells and bushes As spare parts for 
vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2008  
4(b). Bearing shells a nd bushes in engines, 
transmissions and air conditioning compressors 1 July 2011 and 
spare parts for vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2011    
EN 5   EN Lead and lead compounds in components  
5. Batteries (2)  X  
6. Vibration dampers Vehicles type 
approved before 1 January 2016 and spare parts for these vehicles 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 finishes 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 finishes 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 soldering 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 a nd a nominal current 
density of at least 1 A/mm
2 of silicon chip 
area (3) X(1) 
8(i). Lead in solder s in electrical glazing 
applications on glass except for soldering in laminated glazing Vehicles type 
approved before 1 January 2016 and after that date as spare parts for these vehicles 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(a). Electrical and electronic components 
which contain lead in a glass or ceramic, in a 
glass or ceramic matrix compound, in a glass-ceramic material, or in a glass-ceramic matrix compound. 
This exemption does not cover the use of lead 
in: 
-glass in bulbs and glaze of spark plugs, -dielectric ceramic ma terials of components 
listed under 10(b), 10(c) and 10(d).  X(4) (for components 
other than piezo in engines) 
 
10(b). Lead in PZT based dielectric ceramic 
materials of capacitors being part of integrated circuits or discrete semiconductors   
10(c). Lead in dielectric ceramic materials of 
capacitors with a rated voltage of less than 125 V AC or 250 V DC  Vehicles type 
approved before 1 January 2016 and spare parts for these vehicles   
EN 8   EN 10(d). Lead in the dielectric ceramic 
materials of capacitors compensating the temperature-related deviations of sensors in ultrasonic sonar systems (3)  
11. Pyrotechnic initiators Vehicles type 
approved before 1 July 2006 and spare parts for these vehicles   
12. Lead-containing thermoelectric materials 
in automotive electrical applications to reduce CO
2 emissions by recuperation of 
exhaust heat  Vehicles type 
approved before 1 January 2019 and spare parts for these vehicles X 
Hexavalent chromium  
13(a). Corrosion preventive coa tings  As spare parts for 
vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2007  
13(b). Corrosion preventi ve coatings related 
to bolt and nut assemblies for chassis applications As spare parts for 
vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2008  
14. As an anti-corrosion agent of the carbon 
steel cooling system in absorption refrigerators in motorcaravans up to 0.75 weight -% in the cooling solution except where the use of other co oling technologies is 
practicable (i.e. available on the market for the application in motor caravans) and does not lead to negative environmental, health and/or consumer safety impacts  X 
 
Mercury  
15(a). Discharge lamps for headlight 
application  Vehicles type 
approved before 1 July 2012 and spare parts for these vehicles X 
15(b). Fluorescent tubes used in instrument 
panel displays  Vehicles type 
approved before 1 X  
EN 9   EN July 2012 and spare 
parts for these vehicles 
Cadmium  
16. Batteries for electrical vehicles As spare parts for 
vehicles put on the market before 31 December 2008   
(1) Dismantling if, in correlation with en try 10(a), an average threshold of 60 grams per vehicle is exceeded. For 
the application of this clause electronic devices not installed by the manufacturer on the production line shall not 
be taken into account. 
(2) This exemption shall be reviewed in 2015. (3) This exemption shall be reviewed in 2014. 
(4) 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 devices not installed by the manufacturer on the 
production line shall not be taken into account. 
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Notes:  
– A maximum concentration value up to 0.1% by weight and in homogeneous 
material, for lead, hexavalent chromium a nd 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 li mitation since it is not covered by Article 
4(2)(a). 
– Spare parts put on the market after 1 July 2003 which are used for vehicles put on the 
market before 1 July 2003 shall be exem pted from the provisions of Article 
4(2)(a)(*). 
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* This clause shall not apply to wheel balance weight s, carbon brushes for electri c motors and brake linings."