2003/138/EC: Commission Decision of 27 February 2003 establishing component and material coding standards for vehicles pursuant to Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of-life vehicles (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 620)
Date: 2003-02-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: labelling, plastics, standard, vehicle, vehicle parts, waste recycling

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28.2.2003

COMMISSION DECISION

of 27 February 2003

establishing component and material coding standards for vehicles pursuant to Directive 2000/53/
EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of-life vehicles

(notified under document number C(2003) 620)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/138/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parlia-
ment and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on end-of-life
vehicles (1), and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Under Directive 2000/53/EC,
the Commission is to
establish component and material coding standards, to
be used by producers and material and equipment
manufacturers, in particular to facilitate the identification
of those components and materials which are suitable
for reuse and recovery.

It would be appropriate to establish further coding stan-
dards on the basis of the practical experience gained in
the recycling and recovery of end-of-life vehicles.

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accor-
dance with the opinion of the Committee referred to in
Article 11 of Directive 2000/53/EC,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Without prejudice to Article 3(3) of Directive 2000/53/EC,
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that
producers, in concert with material and equipment manufac-

turers, use the nomenclature of ISO component and material
coding standards referred to in the Annex to this Decision for
the labelling and identification of components and materials of
vehicles.

Article 2

Two years after the entry into force of this Decision, on the
basis of the practical experience gained in the recycling and
recovery of end-of-life vehicles, the present Decision shall be
if necessary, component and
reviewed in order to establish,
material coding standards for other materials.

Article 3

This Decision shall apply from 1 July 2003.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 27 February 2003.

For the Commission

Margot WALLSTRÖM

Member of the Commission

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

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ANNEX

For the labelling and identification of vehicle plastic components and materials having a weight of more than 100 grams,
the following nomenclature applies:

— ISO 1043-1 Plastics — symbols and abbreviated terms. Part 1: Basic polymers and their special characteristics.

— ISO 1043-2 Plastics — symbols and abbreviated terms. Part 2: Fillers and reinforcing materials.

— ISO 11469 Plastics — Generic identification and marking of plastic products.

For the labelling and identification of vehicle elastomer components and materials having a weight of more than 200
grams, the following nomenclature applies:

— ISO 1629 Rubbers and latices — Nomenclature. This shall not apply to the labelling of tyres.
The symbols ‘<’ or ‘>’ used in the ISO standards, can be substituted by brackets.