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of18September2000
onend-oflifevehicles
(OJL269,21.10.2000,p.34)
Amendedby:
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DIRECTIVE 2000/53/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
ANDOFTHECOUNCIL
of18September2000
onend-oflifevehicles
THEEUROPEANPARLIAMENTANDTHECOUNCILOFTHE
EUROPEANUNION,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanCommunity,and
inparticularArticle175(1)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee(2),
HavingconsultedtheCommitteeoftheRegions,
Acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 251 of
the Treaty in the light of the joint text approved by the ConciliationCommitteeon23May2000(
3),
Whereas
(1)The different national measures concerning end-of life vehicles
should be harmonised in order, first, to minimise the impact of
end-oflifevehiclesontheenvironment,thuscontributingtotheprotection, preservation and improvement of the quality of theenvironment and energy conservation, and, second, to ensurethesmoothoperationoftheinternalmarketandavoiddistortions
ofcompetitionintheCommunity.
(2)A Community-wide framework is necessary in order to ensurecoherence between national approaches in attaining the objec-
tives stated above, particularly with a view to the design ofvehicles for recycling and recovery, to the requirements forcollection and treatment facilities, and to the attainment of thetargets for reuse, recycling and recovery, taking into accounttheprincipleofsubsidiarityandthepolluter-paysprinciple.
(3)Every year end-of life vehicles in the Community generatebetween 8 and 9 million tonnes of waste, which must be
managedcorrectly.
(4)In order to implement the precautionary and preventive princi-
ples and in line with the Community strategy for wastemanagement, the generation of waste must be avoided as muchaspossible.
(5)Itisafurtherfundamentalprinciplethatwasteshouldbereusedand recovered, and that preference be given to reuse and recy-cling.
(6)Member States should take measures to ensure that economicoperators set up systems for the collection, treatment and
recoveryofend-oflifevehicles.
(7)Member States should ensure that the last holder and/or ownercan deliver the end-of life vehicle to an authorised treatment
facility without any cost asa result of the vehicle having noora negative, market value. Member States should ensure thatproducers meet all, or a significant part of, the costs of theimplementation of these measures; the normal functioning ofmarketforcesshouldnotbehindered.2000L0053—EN—01.01.2003—001.001—2
(1) OJC337,7.11.1997,p.3,andOJC156,3.6.1999,p.5.
(2) OJC129,27.4.1998,p.44.
(3) Opinion of the European Parliament of 11 February 1999 (OJ C 150,
28.5.1999, p. 420), Council Common Position of 29 July 1999 (OJ C 317,
4.11.1999, p. 19) and Decision of the European Parliament of 3 February
2000 (not yet published in the Official Journal). Council Decision of 20
July2000andDecisionoftheEuropeanParliamentof7September2000.
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(8)This Directive should cover vehicles and end-of life vehicles,
including their components and materials, as well as spare and
replacement parts, without prejudice to safety standards, airemissionsandnoisecontrol.
(9)ThisDirective shouldbeunderstoodashavingborrowed,whereappropriate, the terminology usedbyseveral existing directives,namely Council Directive 67/548/EEC of 27 June 1967 on the
approximationoflaws,regulationsandadministrativeprovisions
relating to the classification, packaging and labelling ofdangerous substances(
1), Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6
February1970ontheapproximationofthelawsoftheMemberStates relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and theirtrailers(
2), and Council Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975
onwaste(3).
(10)Vintage vehicles, meaning historic vehicles orvehicles ofvalue
to collectors or intended for museums, kept in a proper andenvironmentally sound manner, either ready for use or strippedintoparts, are notcovered bythe definition ofwaste laid down
byDirective75/442/EECanddonotfallwithinthescopeofthis
Directive.
(11)It is important that preventive measures be applied from theconception phase of the vehicle onwards and take the form, inparticular, of reduction and control of hazardous substances invehicles, in order to prevent their release into the environment,
to facilitate recycling and to avoid the disposal of hazardous
waste.Inparticulartheuseoflead,mercury,cadmiumandhexa-valent chromium should be prohibited. These heavy metalsshould only be used in certain applications according to a listwhich will be regularly reviewed. This will help to ensure thatcertain materials and components do not become shredder resi-
dues,andarenotincineratedordisposedofinlandfills.
(12)Therecyclingofallplasticsfromend-oflifevehiclesshouldbe
continuouslyimproved.TheCommissioniscurrentlyexaminingtheenvironmentalimpactsofPVC.TheCommissionwill,onthebasisofthiswork,makeproposalsasappropriateastotheuseof
PVCincludingconsiderationsforvehicles.
(13)Therequirementsfordismantling,reuseandrecycling ofend-of
life vehicles and their components should be integrated in thedesignandproductionofnewvehicles.
(14)The development of markets for recycled materials should beencouraged.
(15)Inordertoensurethatend-oflifevehiclesarediscardedwithoutendangering the environment, appropriate collection systemsshouldbesetup.
(16)Acertificateofdestruction,tobeusedasaconditionforthede-registration of end-of life vehicles, should be introduced.Member States without a de-registration system shouldset upa
systemaccordingtowhichacertificateofdestructionisnotified
totherelevant competent authority whentheend-oflifevehicleistransferredtoatreatmentfacility.
(17)This Directive does not prevent Member States from granting,whereappropriate,temporaryderegistrationsofvehicles.
(18)Collectionandtreatment operatorsshouldbeallowedtooperate
onlywhentheyhavereceivedapermitor,incasearegistration
is used instead of a permit, specific conditions have beencompliedwith.2000L0053—EN—01.01.2003—001.001—3
(1) OJ196,16.8.1967,p.1.DirectiveaslastamendedbyCommissionDirective
98/98/EC(OJL355,30.12.1998,p.1).
(2) OJL42,23.2.1970,p.1.Directive aslastamendedbyDirective 98/91/EC
oftheEuropeanParliamentandoftheCouncil(OJL11,16.1.1999,p.25).
(3) OJL194,25.7.1975,p.39.DirectiveaslastamendedbyCommissionDeci-
sion96/350/EC(OJL135,6.6.1996,p.32).
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(19)The recyclability and recoverability of vehicles should be
promoted.
(20)It is important to lay down requirements for storage and treat-
ment operations in order to prevent negative impacts on the
environment and to avoid the emergence of distortions in trade
andcompetition.
(21)In order to achieve results in the short termand to give opera-
tors,consumers and public authorities the necessary perspective
for the longer term, quantified targets for reuse, recycling andrecoverytobeachievedbyeconomicoperatorsshouldbeset.
(22)Producersshouldensurethatvehiclesaredesignedandmanufac-
turedinsuchawayastoallowthequantified targetsforreuse,
recyclingandrecoverytobeachieved.TothisendtheCommis-sionwillpromotethepreparationofEuropeanstandardsandwilltake the other necessary measures in order to amend the perti-nentEuropeanvehicletype-approvallegislation.
(23)Member States should ensure that in implementing the provi-sionsof this Directive competition is preserved, in particular asregardstheaccess ofsmall andmedium-sized enterprises tothe
collection,dismantling,treatmentandrecyclingmarket.
(24)In order to facilitate the dismantling and recovery, in particular
recycling of end-of life vehicles, vehicle manufacturers should
provide authorised treatment facilities with allrequisite disman-
tlinginformation,inparticularforhazardousmaterials.
(25)The preparation of European standards, where appropriate,
shouldbepromoted. Vehicle manufacturers andmaterial produ-
cersshouldusecomponent andmaterial codingstandards,tobeestablished by the Commission assisted by the relevantcommittee.InthepreparationofthesestandardstheCommissionwill take account, as appropriate, of the work going on in thisareaintherelevantinternationalforums.
(26)Community-wide data on end-of life vehicles are needed inorder to monitor the implementation of the objectives of thisDirective.
(27)Consumers have to be adequately informed in order to adjusttheir behaviour and attitudes; to this end information should bemadeavailablebytherelevanteconomicoperators.
(28)Member States may choose to implement certain provisions bymeans of agreements with the economic sector concerned,providedthatcertainconditionsaremet.
(29)Theadaptationtoscientificandtechnicalprogressoftherequire-ments for treatment facilities and for the use of hazardoussubstances and, as well as the adoption of minimum standards
for the certificate of destruction, the formats for the database
and the implementation measures necessary to control compli-ance with the quantified targets should be effected by theCommissionunderaCommitteeprocedure.
(30)The measures to be taken forthe implementation of this Direc-tive should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures fortheexercise ofimplementing powersconferred onthe Commis-sion(
1).
(31)Member States may apply the provisions of this Directive inadvance ofthe date setouttherein, provided suchmeasures arecompatiblewiththeTreaty,2000L0053—EN—01.01.2003—001.001—4
(1) OJL184,17.7.1999,p.23.
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HAVEADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Objectives
ThisDirectivelaysdownmeasureswhichaim,asafirstpriority,atthe
prevention ofwaste fromvehicles and, in addition, at the reuse, recy-
cling and other forms of recovery of end-of life vehicles and their
components so as to reduce the disposal of waste, as well as at theimprovementintheenvironmental performanceofalloftheeconomicoperators involved in the life cycle of vehicles and especially theoperatorsdirectlyinvolvedinthetreatmentofend-oflifevehicles.
Article 2
Definitions
ForthepurposesofthisDirective:
1. ‘vehicle’ means any vehicle designated as category M
1or N1defined in Annex IIA to Directive 70/156/EEC, and three wheel
motor vehicles as defined in Directive 92/61/EEC, but excludingmotortricycles;
2. ‘end-of life vehicle’ means a vehicle which is waste within the
meaningofArticle1(a)ofDirective75/442/EEC;
3. ‘producer’ means the vehicle manufacturer or the professional
importerofavehicleintoaMemberState;
4. ‘prevention’ means measures aiming at the reduction of the quan-
tity and the harmfulness for the environment of end-of life
vehicles,theirmaterialsandsubstances;
5. ‘treatment’ means any activity after the end-of life vehicle has
been handed over to a facility for depollution, dismantling,
shearing, shredding, recovery or preparation for disposal of theshredder wastes, and any other operation carried out for therecovery and/or disposal of the end-of life vehicle and its compo-nents;
6. ‘reuse’ means any operation by which components of end-of life
vehicles are used for the same purpose for which they wereconceived;
7. ‘recycling’ means the reprocessing in a production process of the
waste materials for the original purpose or for other purposes but
excluding energy recovery. Energy recovery means the use of
combustible waste as a means to generate energy through directincineration with or without other waste but with recovery of theheat;
8. ‘recovery’ means any of the applicable operations provided for in
AnnexIIBtoDirective75/442/EEC;
9. ‘disposal’ means any of the applicable operations provided for in
AnnexIIAtoDirective75/442/EEC;
10. ‘economic operators’ means producers, distributors, collectors,
motor vehicle insurance companies, dismantlers, shredders, reco-verers, recyclers and other treatment operators of end-of life
vehicles,includingtheircomponentsandmaterials;
11. ‘hazardoussubstance’meansanysubstancewhichisconsideredto
bedangerousunderDirective67/548/EEC;
12. ‘shredder’ means any device used for tearing into pieces or frag-
menting end-of life vehicles, including for the purpose of
obtainingdirectlyreusablemetalscrap;
13. ‘dismantling information’ means all information required for the
correct and environmentally sound treatment of end-of life vehi-cles. It shall be made available to authorised treatment facilitiesbyvehicle manufacturers andcomponentproducersintheformofmanuals or by means of electronic media (e.g. CD-ROM, on-lineservices).2000L0053—EN—01.01.2003—001.001—5
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Article 3
Scope
1. This Directive shall cover vehicles and end-of life vehicles,
includingtheircomponentsandmaterials.WithoutprejudicetoArticle
5(4), third subparagraph, this shall apply irrespective of how thevehicle has been serviced or repaired during use and irrespective ofwhether it is equipped with components supplied by the producer orwith other components whose fitting as spare or replacement partsaccordswiththeappropriateCommunityprovisionsordomesticprovi-
sions.
2. This Directive shall apply without prejudice to existing Commu-
nitylegislationandrelevantnationallegislation,inparticularasregardssafetystandards,airemissionsandnoisecontrolsandtheprotectionofsoilandwater.
3. Whereaproduceronlymakesorimportsvehiclesthatareexempt
fromDirective 70/156/EEC by virtue of Article 8(2)(a) thereof,
Member States may exempt that producer and his vehicles from Arti-cles7(4),8and9ofthisDirective.
4. Special-purpose vehicles as defined in the second indent of
Article 4(1)(a) of Directive 70/156/EEC shall be excluded fromtheprovisionsofArticle7ofthisDirective.
5. For three-wheel motor vehicles only Articles 5(1), 5(2) and 6 of
thisDirectiveshallapply.
Article 4
Prevention
1. InordertopromotethepreventionofwasteMemberStatesshall
encourage,inparticular:
(a) vehicle manufacturers, in liaison with material and equipment
manufacturers,tolimittheuseofhazardoussubstancesinvehicles
and to reduce themas far as possible fromthe conception of thevehicle onwards, so as in particular to prevent their release intothe environment, make recycling easier, and avoid the need todisposeofhazardouswaste;
(b) the design and production of new vehicles which take into full
accountandfacilitatethedismantling,reuseandrecovery,inparti-cular the recycling, of end-of life vehicles, their components andmaterials;
(c) vehicle manufacturers, in liaison with material and equipment
manufacturers,tointegrateanincreasingquantityofrecycledmate-rialinvehiclesandotherproducts,inordertodevelopthemarketsforrecycledmaterials.
2. (a) Member States shall ensure that materials and components of
vehicles put on the market after 1 July 2003 do not contain
lead, mercury, cadmium or hexavalent chromium other than incaseslistedinAnnexIIundertheconditionsspecifiedtherein;
(b) in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 11 the
Commissionshallonaregularbasis,accordingtotechnicalandscientificprogress,amendAnnexII,inorderto:
(i) asnecessary,establishmaximumconcentrationvaluesupto
whichtheexistenceofthesubstancesreferredtoinsubpar-
agraph(a)inspecificmaterialsandcomponentsofvehiclesshallbetolerated;
(ii) exempt certain materials and components of vehicles from
the provisions of subparagraph (a) if the use of thesesubstancesisunavoidable;
(iii) deletematerialsandcomponentsofvehiclesfromAnnexII
iftheuseofthesesubstancesisavoidable;
(iv) under points (i) and (ii) designate those materials and
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treatment; they shall be labelled or made identifiable by
otherappropriatemeans;
(c) theCommissionshallamendAnnexIIforthefirsttimenotlater
than21October2001.InanycasenoneoftheexemptionslistedthereinshallbedeletedfromtheAnnexbefore1January2003.
Article 5
Collection
1. MemberStatesshalltakethenecessarymeasurestoensure:
— thateconomicoperatorssetupsystemsforthecollectionofallend-
of life vehicles and, as far as technically feasible, of waste usedpartsremovedwhenpassengercarsarerepaired,
— the adequate availability of collection facilities within their terri-
tory.
2. Member States shall also take the necessary measures to ensure
thatallend-oflifevehiclesaretransferredtoauthorisedtreatmentfacil-
ities.
3. Member States shall set up a system according to which the
presentationofacertificateofdestructionisaconditionforderegistra-tion of the end-of life vehicle. This certificate shall be issued to the
holder and/or owner when the end-of life vehicle is transferred to a
treatment facility. Treatment facilities, which have obtained a permitin accordance with Article 6, shall be permitted to issue a certificateof destruction. Member States may permit producers, dealers andcollectors onbehalf ofanauthorised treatment facility toissuecertifi-
cates of destruction provided that they guarantee that the end-of life
vehicle is transferred to an authorised treatment facility and providedthattheyareregisteredwithpublicauthorities.
Issuingthecertificateofdestructionbytreatmentfacilitiesordealersor
collectorsonbehalfofanauthorisedtreatment facilitydoesnotentitle
themtoclaimanyfinancialreimbursement,exceptincaseswherethis
hasbeenexplicitlyarrangedbyMemberStates.
MemberStateswhichdonothaveaderegistrationsystematthedateof
entry into force of this Directive shall set up a systemaccording towhich a certificate of destruction is notified to the relevant competentauthority when the end-of life vehicle is transferred to a treatment
facility and shall otherwise comply with the terms of this paragraph.
Member States making use of this subparagraph shall inform theCommissionofthereasonsthereof.
4. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that
thedeliveryofthevehicletoanauthorisedtreatmentfacilityinaccor-
dancewithparagraph3occurswithoutanycostforthelastholderand/
or owner as a result of the vehicle's having no or a negative marketvalue.
MemberStatesshalltakethenecessarymeasurestoensurethatprodu-
cers meet all, or a significant part of, the costs of the implementation
of this measure and/or take back end-of life vehicles under the same
conditionsasreferredtointhefirstsubparagraph.
MemberStatesmayprovidethatthedeliveryofend-oflifevehiclesis
not fully free of charge if the end-of life vehicle doesnot contain theessential components of a vehicle, in particular the engine and the
coachwork, orcontains wastewhichhasbeen added tothe end-oflife
vehicle.
TheCommissionshallregularlymonitortheimplementationofthefirst
subparagraphtoensurethatitdoesnotresultinmarketdistortions,andifnecessaryshallproposetotheEuropeanParliament andtheCouncil
anamendmentthereto.
5. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that
competent authorities mutually recogniseandaccept thecertificates ofdestruction issued in other Member States in accordance with para-graph3.Tothisend,theCommissionshalldrawup,notlaterthan212000L0053—EN—01.01.2003—001.001—7
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October2001theminimumrequirementsforthecertificate ofdestruc-
tion.
Article 6
Treatment
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that
all end-of life vehicles are stored (even temporarily) and treated in
accordance with the general requirements laid down in Article 4 ofDirective 75/442/EEC,andincompliance withtheminimumtechnicalrequirements setoutinAnnexItothisDirective, withoutprejudice tonationalregulationsonhealthandenvironment.
2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that
any establishment or undertaking carrying out treatment operationsobtains a permit from or be registered with the competent authorities,incompliancewithArticles9,10and11ofDirective75/442/EEC.
The derogation from the permit requirement referred to in Article
11(1)(b) of Directive 75/442/EEC may apply to recovery operationsconcerning waste of end-of life vehicles after they have been treatedaccording to Annex 1(3) to this Directive if there is an inspection by
the competent authorities before the registration. This inspection shall
verify:
(a) typeandquantitiesofwastetobetreated;
(b) generaltechnicalrequirementstobecompliedwith;
(c) safetyprecautionstobetaken,
in order to achieve the objectives referred to in Article 4 of Directive
75/442/EEC. This inspection shall take place once a year. Member
StatesusingthederogationshallsendtheresultstotheCommission.
3. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that
any establishment or undertaking carrying out treatment operationsfulfilsatleastthefollowingobligationsinaccordancewithAnnexI:
(a) end-of life vehicles shall be stripped before further treatment or
other equivalent arrangements are made in order to reduce anyadverse impact on the environment. Components or materialslabelled or otherwise made identifiable in accordance with Article
4(2)shallbestrippedbeforefurthertreatment;
(b) hazardous materials and components shall be removed and segre-
gated in a selective way so as not to contaminate subsequent
shredderwastefromend-oflifevehicles;
(c) strippingoperationsandstorageshallbecarriedoutinsuchaway
as to ensure the suitability of vehicle components for reuse andrecovery,andinparticularforrecycling.
Treatmentoperationsfordepollutionofend-oflifevehiclesasreferred
toinAnnexI(3)shallbecarriedoutassoonaspossible.
4. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that
thepermitorregistrationreferredtoinparagraph2includesallcondi-tionsnecessary forcompliance withthe requirements ofparagraphs 1,
2and3.
5. Member States shall encourage establishments or undertakings,
which carry out treatment operations to introduce, certified environ-mentalmanagementsystems.
Article 7
Reuseandrecovery
1. MemberStatesshalltakethenecessarymeasurestoencouragethe
reuse of components which are suitable for reuse, the recovery of
components which cannot be reused and the giving of preference torecycling when environmentally viable, without prejudice to require-mentsregardingthesafetyofvehiclesandenvironmentalrequirementssuchasairemissionsandnoisecontrol.2000L0053—EN—01.01.2003—001.001—8
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2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that
thefollowingtargetsareattainedbyeconomicoperators:
(a) nolaterthan1January2006,forallend-oflifevehicles,thereuse
and recovery shall be increased to a minimum of 85 % by an
average weight per vehicle and year. Within the same time limitthe reuse and recycling shall be increased to a minimum of 80 %byanaverageweightpervehicleandyear;
for vehicles produced before 1 January 1980, Member States may
lay down lower targets, but not lower than 75 % for reuse and
recoveryandnotlowerthan70%forreuseandrecycling.MemberStates making use of this subparagraph shall inform the Commis-sionandtheotherMemberStatesofthereasonstherefor;
(b) nolaterthan1January2015,forallend-oflifevehicles,thereuse
and recovery shall be increased to a minimum of 95 % by anaverage weight per vehicle and year. Within the same time limit,there-useandrecycling shallbeincreasedtoaminimumof85%byanaverageweightpervehicleandyear.
By 31 December 2005 at the latest the European Parliament and the
Council shall re-examine the targets referred to in paragraph (b) on
the basis of a report of the Commission, accompanied by a proposal.In its report the Commission shall take into account the developmentofthematerialcompositionofvehiclesandanyotherrelevantenviron-mentalaspectsrelatedtovehicles.
TheCommissionshall,inaccordance withtheprocedurelaiddownin
Article11,establishthedetailedrulesnecessarytocontrolcompliance
ofMemberStateswiththetargetssetoutinthisparagraph.Indoingso
the Commission shall take into account all relevant factors, inter aliathe availability of data and the issueof exportsand imports ofend-oflifevehicles.TheCommissionshalltakethismeasurenotlaterthan21October2002.
3. On the basis of a proposal from the Commission, the European
Parliament and the Council shall establish targets for reuse and
recoveryandforreuseandrecyclingfortheyearsbeyond2015.
4. In order to prepare an amendment to Directive 70/156/EEC, the
Commission shall promote the preparation of European standardsrelating tothedismantlability, recoverabilityandrecyclability ofvehi-cles.Oncethestandardsareagreed,butinanycasenolaterthanbytheendof2001,theEuropeanParliamentandtheCouncil,onthebasisof
aproposalfromtheCommission,shallamendDirective70/156/EECso
that vehicles type-approved in accordance with that Directive and puton the market after three years after the amendment of the Directive70/156/EECarere-usableand/orrecyclabletoaminimumof85%byweightpervehicle andarere-usableand/orrecoverabletoaminimum
of95%byweightpervehicle.
5. Inproposingtheamendment toDirective 70/156/EEC relating to
theabilitytobedismantled,recoverabilityandrecyclabilityofvehicles,the Commission shall take into account as appropriate the need toensure that the reuse of components does not give rise to safety orenvironmentalhazards.
Article 8
Codingstandards/dismantlinginformation
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that
producers, in concert with material and equipment manufacturers, use
componentandmaterialcodingstandards,inparticulartofacilitatethe
identificationofthosecomponentsandmaterialswhicharesuitableforreuseandrecovery.
2. Not later than 21 October 2001 the Commission shall, in accor-
dance with the procedure laid down in Article 11 establish thestandards referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. In so doing, theCommission shall take account of the work going on in this area in2000L0053—EN—01.01.2003—001.001—9
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therelevant international forumsandcontributetothisworkasappro-
priate.
3. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that
producers provide dismantling information for each type of newvehicle put on the market within six months after the vehicle is puton the market. This information shall identify, as far as it is needed
by treatment facilities in order to comply with the provisions of this
Directive,thedifferentvehiclecomponentsandmaterials,andtheloca-tion of all hazardous substances in the vehicles, in particular with aviewtotheachievementoftheobjectiveslaiddowninArticle7.
4. Without prejudice to commercial and industrial confidentiality,
MemberStatesshalltakethenecessarymeasurestoensurethatmanu-facturers ofcomponents usedin vehicles make available toauthorisedtreatment facilities, as far as it is requested by these facilities, appro-priate information concerning dismantling, storage and testing of
componentswhichcanbereused.
Article 9
Reportingandinformation
1. At three-year intervals Member States shall send a report to the
Commission on the implementation of this Directive. The report shallbe drawn up on the basis of a questionnaire or outline drafted by the
Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 6
of Directive 91/692/EEC(
1) with a view to establishing databases on
end-of life vehicles and their treatment. The report shall contain rele-vantinformationonpossiblechangesinthestructureofmotorvehicledealing and of the collection, dismantling, shredding, recovery and
recycling industries, leading to any distortion of competition between
orwithinMemberStates.ThequestionnaireoroutlineshallbesenttotheMemberStatessixmonthsbeforethestartoftheperiodcoveredbythe report. The report shall be made to the Commission within ninemonthsoftheendofthethree-yearperiodcoveredbyit.
The first report shall cover the period of three years from21 April
2002.
Basedontheaboveinformation,theCommissionshallpublishareport
on the implementation of this Directive within nine months ofreceivingthereportsfromtheMemberStates.
2. Member States shall require in each case the relevant economic
operatorstopublishinformationon:
— the design of vehicles and their components with a view to their
recoverabilityandrecyclability,
— the environmentally sound treatment of end-of life vehicles, in
particulartheremovalofallfluidsanddismantling,
— the development and optimisation of ways to reuse, recycle and
recoverend-oflifevehiclesandtheircomponents,
— the progress achieved with regard to recovery and recycling to
reduce the waste to be disposed of and to increase the recovery
andrecyclingrates.
Theproducermustmakethisinformationaccessibletotheprospective
buyersofvehicles.Itshallbeincludedinpromotionalliteratureusedin
themarketingofthenewvehicle.
Article 10
Implementation
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by21April2002.TheyshallimmediatelyinformtheCommissionthereof.2000L0053—EN—01.01.2003—001.001—10
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WhenMemberStatesadoptthesemeasures,theseshallcontainarefer-
encetothisDirectiveorshallbeaccompaniedbysuchreferenceontheoccasion of their official publication. The methods of making such a
referenceshallbelaiddownbyMemberStates.
2. MemberStatesshallcommunicate totheCommissionthetextof
the main provisions of domestic law, which they adopt in the fieldgovernedbythisDirective.
3. ProvidedthattheobjectivessetoutinthisDirectiveareachieved,
Member States may transpose the provisions set out in Articles 4(1),5(1),7(1),8(1),8(3)and9(2) andspecify the detailed rules of imple-mentation of Article 5(4) by means of agreements between the
competentauthoritiesandtheeconomicsectorsconcerned.Suchagree-
mentsshallmeetthefollowingrequirements
(a) agreementsshallbeenforceable;
(b) agreementsneedtospecifyobjectiveswiththecorrespondingdead-
lines;
(c) agreementsshallbepublishedinthenationalofficialjournaloran
official document equally accessible to the public and transmitted
totheCommission;
(d) the results achieved under an agreement shall be monitored regu-
larly,reportedtothecompetent authoritiesandtotheCommissionandmadeavailabletothepublicundertheconditionssetoutinthe
agreement;
(e) the competent authorities shall make provisions to examine the
progressreachedunderanagreement;
(f) incaseofnon-compliancewithanagreementMemberStatesmust
implement the relevant provisions of this Directive by legislative,
regulatoryoradministrativemeasures.
Article 11
Committeeprocedure
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the committee established
by Article 18 of Directive 75/442/EEC, hereinafter referred to as ‘the
Committee’.
2. WherereferenceismadetothisArticle,Articles5and7ofDeci-
sion 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions ofArticle8thereof.
TheperiodlaiddowninArticle5(6)ofDecision1999/468/ECshallbe
setatthreemonths.
3. TheCommitteeshalladoptitsrulesofprocedure.4. The Commission, according to the procedure laid down in this
Article,shalladopt:
(a) the minimum requirements, as referred to in Article 5(5), for the
certificateofdestruction;
(b) thedetailedrulesreferredtoinArticle7(2),thirdsubparagraph;
(c) theformatsrelatingtothedatabasesystemreferredtoinArticle9;
(d) theamendments necessaryforadaptingtheAnnexestothisDirec-
tivetoscientificandtechnicalprogress.
Article 12
Entryintoforce
1. ThisDirectiveshallenterintoforceonthedayofitspublication
intheOfficial Journal of the European Communities .
2. Article5(4)shallapply:
— as from1 July 2002 for vehicles put on the m arket as fromthis
date,2000L0053—EN—01.01.2003—001.001—11
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— as from1 January 2007 for vehicles put on the m arket before the
datereferredtointhefirstindent.
3. MemberStatesmayapplyArticle5(4)inadvanceofthedatesset
outinparagraph2.
Article 13
Addressees
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ANNEX I
Minimum technical requirements for treatment in accordance with Article
6(1)and(3)
1. Sitesforstorage(includingtemporarystorage)ofend-of-lifevehiclespriorto
theirtreatament:
— impermeablesurfacesforappropriateareaswiththeprovisionofspillage
collectionfacilities,decantersandcleanser-degeasers,
— equipmentforthetreatment ofwater,includingrainwater,incompliance
withhealthandenvironmentalregulations.
2. Sitesfortreatment:
— impermeablesurfacesforappropriateareaswiththeprovisionofspillage
collectionfacilities,decantersandcleanser-degreasers,
— appropriate storage for dismantled spare parts, including impermeable
storageforoil-contaminatedspareparts,
— appropriatecontainersforstorageofbatteries(withelectrolyteneutralisa-
tiononsiteorelsewhere),filtersandPCB/PCT-containingcondensers,
— appropriatestoragetanksforthesegregatedstorageofend-of-lifevehicle
fluids:fuel,motoroil,gearboxoil,transmissionoil,hydraulicoil,cooling
liquids, antifreeze, brake fluids, battery acids, air-conditioning system
fluidsandanyotherfluidcontainedintheend-of-lifevehicle,
— equipmentforthetreatment ofwater,includingrainwater,incompliance
withhealthandenvironmentalregulations,
— appropriate storage for used tyres, including the prevention of fire
hazardsandexcessivestockpiling.
3. Treatmentoperationsfordepollutionofend-of-lifevehicles:
— removalofbatteriesandliquifiedgastanks,
— removal or neutralisation of potential explosive components, (e.g. air
bags),
— removal andseparate collection and storage offuel,motor oil, transmis-
sion oil, gearbox oil, hydraulic oil, cooling liquids, antifreeze, brake
fluids, air-conditioning systemfluids and any other fluid contained in
the end-of-life vehicle, unless they are necessary for the re-use of the
partsconcerned,
— removal, as far as feasible, of all components identified as containing
mercury.
4. Treatmentoperationsinordertopromoterecycling:
— removalorcatalysts,
— removal ofmetal componentscontaining copper,aluminium andmagne-
siumifthesemetalsarenotsegregatedintheshreddingprocess,
— removaloftyresandlargeplasticcomponents(bumpers,dashboard,fluid
containers, etc), if these materials are not segregated in the shredding
processinsuchawaythattheycanbeeffectivelyrecycledasmaterials,
— removalofglass.
5. Storage operations are to be carried out avoiding damage to components
containingfluidsortorecoverablecomponentsandspareparts.2000L0053—EN—01.01.2003—001.001—13
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ANNEX II
Materials andcomponentsexemptfromArticle 4(2)(a)
MaterialsandcomponentsScopeandexpirydateofthe
exemptionTobelabelledormadeiden-
tifiableinaccordancewith
Article4(2)(b)(iv)
Lead as an alloying element
1. Steel for machining purposes and
galvanised steel containing up to
0,35%leadbyweight
2.a) Aluminium for machining
purposes with a lead content up
to2%byweight1July2005(1)
b) Aluminium for machining
purposes with a lead content up
to1%byweight1July2008(2)
3. Copper alloy containing up to 4 %
leadbyweight
4. Lead-bronze bearing shells and
bushes
Lead and lead compounds in components
5. Batteries X
6. Vibrationdampers X7. Wheelbalanceweights Vehiclestype-approved
before1July2003and
wheelbalanceweights
intendedforservicingof
thesevehicles:1July
2005(
3)X
8. Vulcanisingagentsandstabilisersfor
elastomers in fluid handling and
powertrainapplications1July2005(4)
9. Stabiliserinprotectivepaints 1July2005
10. Carbonbrushesforelectricmotors Vehiclestype-approved
before1July2003and
carbonbrushesforelec-
tricmotorsintendedfor
servicingofthesevehi-
cles:1January2005
11. Solder in electronic circuit boards
andotherelectricapplicationsX(5)
12. Copper in brake linings containing
morethan0,5%leadbyweightVehiclestype-approved
before1July2003and
servicingonthesevehi-
cles:1July2004X
13. Valveseats Enginetypesdeveloped
before1July2003:1
July2006
14. Electrical components which contain
lead in a glass or ceramic matrix
compound except glass in bulbs and
glazeofsparkplugsX(6)(forcomponents
otherthanpiezoin
engines)
15. Glass in bulbs and glaze of spark
plugs1January20052000L0053—EN—01.01.2003—001.001—14
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MaterialsandcomponentsScopeandexpirydateofthe
exemptionTobelabelledormadeiden-
tifiableinaccordancewith
Article4(2)(b)(iv)
16. Pyrotechnicinitiators 1July2007
Hexavalent chromium
17. Corrosionpreventivecoatings 1July200718. Absorption refrigerators in motorcar-
avansX
Mercury
19. Discharge lamps and instrument
paneldisplaysX
Cadmium
20. Thickfilmpastes 1July200621. Batteriesforelectricalvehicles After31December2005,
theplacingonthemarket
ofNiCdbatteriesshall
onlybeallowedas
replacementpartsfor
vehiclesputonthe
marketbeforethisdate.X
(1) By1January 2005theCommissionshall assesswhether thephase-out time scheduled forthisentry hastobe
reviewed in relation to the availability of substitutes for lead, taking into account the objectives of Article4(2)(a).
(
2) Seefootnote1.
(3) By1January2005,theCommissionshallassessthisexemptioninrelationtoroadsafetyaspects.
(4) Seefootnote1.
(5) Dismantlingif,incorrelation withentry14,anaveragethresholdof60gramspervehicleisexceeded. Forthe
applicationofthisclause,electronicdevicesnotinstalledbythemanufacturerontheproductionlineshallnotbe
takenintoaccount.
(6) Dismantlingif,incorrelation withentry11,anaveragethresholdof60gramspervehicleisexceeded. Forthe
applicationofthisclause,electronicdevicesnotinstalledbythemanufacturerontheproductionlineshallnotbetakenintoaccount.
Notes:
— a maximum concentration value up to 0,1% byweight and per homogeneous material, forlead,
hexavalent chromium and mercury and up to 0,01 % by weight per homogeneous material for
cadmiumshallbetolerated,providedthesesubstancesarenotintentionallyintroduced(1),
— amaximumconcentrationvalueupto0,4%byweightofleadinaluminiumshallalsobetolerated
provideditisnotintentionallyintroduced(2),
— a maximum concentration value up to 0,4 % by weight of lead in copper intended for friction
materialsinbrakeliningsshallbetolerateduntil1July2007provideditisnotintentionallyintro-
duced(3),
— thereuseofpartsofvehicleswhichwerealreadyonthemarketatthedateofexpiryofanexemp-
tionisallowedwithoutlimitationsinceitisnotcoveredbyArticle4(2)(a),
— until1July2007,newreplacementpartsintendedforrepair(4)ofpartsofvehiclesexemptedfrom
theprovisionsofArticle4(2)(a)shallalsobenefitfromthesameexemptions.2000L0053—EN—01.01.2003—001.001—15
(1) ‘Intentionallyintroduced’shallmean‘deliberatelyutilisedintheformulationofamaterialorcomponentwhere
itscontinuedpresenceisdesiredinthefinalproducttoprovideaspecificcharacteristic,appearanceorquality’.The use of recycled materials as feedstock for the manufacture of new products, where some portion of the
recycledmaterialsmaycontainamountsofregulatedmetals,isnottobeconsideredasintentionallyintroduced.
(
2) Seefootnote1.
(3) Seefootnote1.
(4) This clause applies to replacement parts and not to components intended for normal servicing of vehicles. It
doesnotapplytowheelbalanceweights,carbonbrushesforelectricmotorsandbrakeliningsasthesecompo-
nentsarecoveredinspecificentries.