WRITTEN QUESTION E-1614/02 by Chris Davies (ELDR) to the Commission. End-of-Life Vehicles Directive 2000/53/EC.
Date: 2002-06-05
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU Member State, application of EU law, environmental protection, metal waste, national implementing measure, waste management, waste recycling

5.12.2002

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WRITTEN QUESTION E-1614/02

by Chris Davies (ELDR) to the Commission

(5 June 2002)

Subject: End-of-Life Vehicles Directive 2000/53/EC

1. What obligations were Member States required by the End-of-Life Vehicles Directive 2000/53/EC (1)
to meet by the end of April 2002?

2. Which Member States had failed to inform the Commission by the end of April 2002 that the terms
of the End-of-Life Vehicles Directive had been transposed into national legislation, and which have still
failed to indicate that they are conforming with the Directive’s requirements?

3. What steps has the Commission now taken to ensure that Member States comply with the terms of
the Directive?

In the light of this experience, does the Commission intend to put forward proposals for reform of

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the legislative process and/or of enforcement procedures?

(1) OJ L 269, 21.10.2000, p. 34.

Answer given by Mrs Wallström on behalf of the Commission

(18 July 2002)

The main objectives of Directive 2000/53/EC (1) on end-of life vehicles are to reduce the final
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disposal of waste and to minimise the negative impact of end-of life vehicles on the environment. To this
end, it lays down obligations for the Member States in order to attain the objectives.

By April 2002, the Member States were required to:

(cid:1) adopt national measures stipulating that vehicle, material and equipment manufacturers must
(i) endeavour to reduce the use of hazardous substances; (ii) design and produce vehicles which
facilitate their dismantling, re-use, recovery and recycling; (iii) increase the use of recycled materials;

(cid:1) set up collection systems for end-of-life vehicles and for waste used parts and ensure that adequate

collection facilities are available on their territory;

(cid:1) ensure that all vehicles are transferred to authorised treatment facilities;

(cid:1) set up a system of deregistration upon presentation of a certificate of destruction (2), which should be
they comply with Commission Decision

authorities

if

mutually recognised by competent
2002/151/EC (3);

(cid:1) ensure that the storage and treatment operations of end-of-life vehicles are subject to strict control, in
accordance with the requirements of Directive 75/442/EEC (4) and those of Annex I to the Directive.
Unless a derogation is granted, establishments or undertakings carrying out treatment operations must
obtain a permit from or be registered with the competent authorities;

(cid:1) encourage the introduction of certified environmental management systems;

(cid:1) encourage reuse and recovery of components, giving the preference to recycling;

(cid:1) oblige vehicle manufacturers to use material coding standards and provide for relevant dismantling
information, which in particular allows identification of those components and materials which are
suitable for reuse and recovery during dismantling.

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Other obligations of the Directive apply after April 2002. For example, Member States must ensure
compliance with the minimum reuse, recovery and recycling targets set out by the Directive by
1 January 2006.

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Under Article 10 of the Directive, Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 21 April 2002 and shall immediately
inform the Commission thereof. By the end of April 2002, all Member States had failed to communicate to
the Commission the measures taken to transpose this Directive into national law.

In case of non-communication by the Member States of the laws, regulations and administrative
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provisions brought in force in order to comply with Community Directives within the time limits set out
for transposition, the Commission initiates infringement proceedings against the concerned Member States,
based on Article 226 of the EC Treaty. The same proceedings are followed in cases where the measures
adopted by the Member States are not in conformity with the provisions of the relevant Directives as well
as in cases where Member States fail to properly apply the provisions of the relevant Directives in practice.
The Commission has sent letters of formal notice for non-communication to all Member States.

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The Commission does not envisage any reform of the legislative process or enforcement procedure.

(1) Directive 2000/53/EC of the Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on end-of life vehicles.
(2) Member States which do not have established a deregistration system by 21 April 2002, should set up a system
according to which a certificate of destruction is notified to the relevant competent authority and inform the
Commission thereof.

(3) Commission decision 2002/151/EC of 19 February 2002 on minimum requirements for the certificate of
destruction issued in accordance with Article 5 (3) of Directive 2000/53/EC of the Parliament and the Council on
end-of life vehicles, OJ L 50, 21.2.2002.

(4) Council Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste, OJ L 194, 25.7.1975.

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WRITTEN QUESTION E-1617/02

by Luigi Vinci (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

Subject: The ‘third satellite’ at Malpensa airport (Milan, Italy)

(6 June 2002)

The construction of a ‘third satellite’ at Milan’s Malpensa airport blatantly infringes the directive on
environmental impact assessment. The Italian Government, via a letter dated 7 February 2002 from ENAC
(the national civil aviation authority), registered as No 20439/S.P/M7, addressed to the Italian Permanent
the ‘third satellite’ does not need to be subjected to an
Representation in Brussels, claims that
environmental impact assessment because the extension of the airport is included in the areas (cid:1) and the
associated volumes of traffic (cid:1) already authorised by the PRG (General Regulatory Plan) of 1985.
However, in a note dated 9 April 2002 (registered as No 4124) the mayors and ‘people’s committees’ in
the areas affected denounce this position as ‘misleading’, because in actual fact the building site is much
larger than that authorised by the PRG in 1985, as regards both the airport and the other facilities
(runways and parking areas).

What assessments has the Commission made on the documentation and opinions of the mayors and
‘people’s committees’ in the areas concerned, which testify to serious infringements of European law, in
particular the directives on environmental impact assessment?

the company SEA, which manages Milan’s airports, has refused access to information
Furthermore,
two projects (file number 582/3/01 of
concerning the extension of the airport as regards at least
September 2001 and the one of June 2001, or projects 003-11000 and 006-Info 1). Does the Commission
not consider that this behaviour is incompatible with Directive 90/313/EC (1) on the freedom of access to
information on the environment?

Finally, the company SEA has already issued, without a prior environmental impact assessment, a call for
tenders for the contracts (projects ex L.109/94) with a deadline of 30 June 2002. Does the Commission
not consider that the failure to carry out an environmental
impact assessment invalidates the call to
tender?

(1) OJ L 158, 23.6.1990, p. 56.