2005/293/EC: Commission Decision of 1 April 2005 laying down detailed rules on the monitoring of the reuse/recovery and reuse/recycling targets set out in Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of-life vehicles (notified under document number C(2004) 2849) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-04-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: exchange of information, export of waste, metal waste, waste management, waste recycling

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 1 April 2005

laying down detailed rules on the monitoring of the reuse/recovery and reuse/recycling targets set
out in Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of-life vehicles

(notified under document number C(2004) 2849)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/293/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

the European
Having regard to Directive 2000/53/EC of
Parliament and of
the Council of 18 September 2000 on
end-of-life vehicles (1), and in particular the third subparagraph
of Article 7(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

detailed

establish

Under Directive 2000/53/EC the Commission is required
to
control
rules
compliance of Member States with the targets set out
in the
that
Directive. It is sufficient that the Member States show
that at least the required targets are met.

subparagraph of Article 7(2) of

necessary

first

to

It
is necessary to harmonise the characteristics and
presentation of the calculation of the targets set out in
the first subparagraph of Article 7(2), in order to make
the data produced by Member States comparable.

The highest accuracy of the targets can only be achieved
if the denominator for the calculation of the targets is
based on the number of end-of-life vehicles entering a
treatment system of a Member State.

(5)

(6)

(7)

Balancing the risks of inaccuracies and the administrative
efforts of achieving precise information, Member States
are allowed to use a metal content assumption for the
determination of the amount of metals from end-of-life
vehicles which will be recovered.

Readily available vehicle data in a standardised form
should be used for the determination of the individual
vehicle weight.

Fuel removed during dismantling shall not be taken into
account for the calculation of the targets, since reliable
information about
in end-of-life
the amount of
vehicles is not available in all Member States. An EU
average amount of fuel should be used for the purpose
of monitoring compliance with the targets, in order to
harmonise, as much as possible, the calculation methods
and ensure the comparability of
targets
achieved in the Member States.

the national

fuel

As a consequence of the internal market, Member States
may export the end-of-life vehicles generated on their
territory to other countries for further treatment.
In
order to minimise allocation problems and to avoid
extensive monitoring
the
recycling and recovery rates from exported vehicle parts
will be credited to the exporting Member State.

calculation

efforts,

and

(1) OJ L 269, 21.10.2000, p. 34. Directive as last amended by
Commission Decision 2005/63/EC (OJ L 25, 28.1.2005, p. 73).

(8)

Shredder campaigns are necessary to determine the
output
related to end-of-life
vehicles.

streams of a shredder

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(9)

(10)

(11)

The Commission shall continue to monitor the calcu-
lation of the targets,
including the mass relevance of
the exports and its influence on the recycling and
recovery rates. To this end, Member States should also
report data prior to the year 2006. This data will be used
for monitoring purposes only.

This Decision applies without prejudice to Regulation
(EC) No 2150/2002 of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 25 November 2002 on waste statistics (1).

The measures provided for
in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Committee estab-
lished by Article 18 of Council Directive 75/442/EEC (2),

(c)

the vehicle materials and components included in this
assumption, in order to avoid double counting.

Article 2

1.
In the case of end-of-life vehicles, or materials or parts
thereof, for which a certificate of destruction has been issued by
a national authorised treatment facility, and which have been
exported to other Member States or third countries for further
treatment, that treatment shall be attributed to the exporting
Member State, for the purpose of calculating the targets, if there
is sound evidence that the recycling and/or recovery took place
under conditions that are broadly equivalent to those prescribed
by the Community legislation on the matter.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

shall calculate the reuse/recovery and
1. Member States
in the first subparagraph of
reuse/recycling targets set out
Article 7(2) of Directive 2000/53/EC on the basis of
the
reused, recycled and recovered materials from de-pollution,
dismantling and (post)-shredding operations. Member States
shall ensure that for materials entering further treatment, the
actually achieved recovery is taken into account.

To that end, Member States shall complete tables 1 to 4 set out
in the Annex to this Decision together with an appropriate
description of the data used.

2. When completing tables 1 to 4 of the Annex to this
Decision, Member States may also use a data-based assumption
concerning the average percentage of
recycled and
recovered metals of end-of-life vehicles, hereinafter the ‘metal
content assumption’. That assumption shall be supported by
detailed data explaining the assumed percentage of metal
content, as well as the assumed percentage of metal reuse,
recovery and recycling. This data should be valid in respect of
at least 95 % of the end-of-life vehicles arising in the Member
State in question.

reused,

End-of-life vehicles for which another Member State or a third
country has issued a certificate of destruction and which are
imported for recovery and/or recycling into a Member State,
recycled in the
shall not be
importing Member State.

recovered or

counted as

2.
In the case of exports to third countries, the Member
States shall determine whether additional documentation is
necessary to provide evidence that the exported materials are
actually recycled or recovered.

Article 3

1.
The tables set out in the Annex shall be completed by the
Member States on an annual basis, starting with data for 2006
and shall be sent to the Commission within 18 months of the
end of the relevant year.

2.
For the years prior to 2006, Member States shall report
the available data to the Commission within 12 months of the
end of the relevant year. The data related to the years prior to
2006 will be used for monitoring purposes only.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

In the data, Member States shall include a breakdown of

3.
the following:

Done at Brussels, 1 April 2005.

(a)

the current national vehicle market;

(b) the end-of-life vehicles on their territory; and

For the Commission

Stavros DIMAS
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 332, 9.12.2002, p. 1. Regulation as

last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 574/2004 (OJ L 90, 27.3.2004,
p. 15).

(2) OJ L 194, 25.7.1975, p. 39. Directive as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

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ANNEX

Table 1: Materials from de-pollution and dismantling (in tonnes per year) of end-of-life vehicles arising in the
Member State and treated within the Member State

Materials from de-pollution
and dismantling (**)

Reuse
(A)

Recycling
(B1)

Energy recovery
(C1)

Total recovery
(D1 = B1 + C1)

Disposal
E1

Batteries

Liquids (excluding fuel)

Oil filters

Other materials arising
from de-pollution
(excluding fuel)

Catalysts

Metal components

Tyres

Large plastic parts

Glass

Other materials arising
from dismantling

Total

Table 2: Materials from shredding (in tonnes per year) of end-of-life vehicles arising in the Member State and
treated within the Member State

Materials from shredding (**)

Recycling
(B2)

Energy recovery
(C2)

Total recovery
(D2 = B2 + C2)

Disposal
E2

Ferrous scrap (steel)

Non-ferrous materials
(aluminium, copper, zinc,
lead, etc.)

Shredder Light Fraction (SLF)

Other

Total

Table 3: Monitoring of (parts of) end-of-life vehicles arising in the Member State and exported for further
treatment (in tonnes per year)

Total weight of end-of-life
vehicles which are exported
per country (**)

Total recycling of (part of)
end-of-life vehicles exported
(F1)

Total recovery of (part of)
end-of-life vehicles exported
(F2)

Total disposal of (part of) end-
of-life vehicles exported (F3)

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Table 4: Total reuse, recovery and recycling (in tonnes per year) of end-of-life vehicles arising in the Member
State and treated within or outside the Member State

Reuse
(A)

Total recycling
(B1 + B2 + F1)

Total recovery
(D1 + D2 + F2)

Total reuse and recycling
(X1 = A + B1 + B2 + F1)

Total reuse and recovery
(X2 = A + D1 + D2 + F2)

W (total number of end-of-life vehicles) = …
W1 (total vehicle weight) = …

%

X1/W1

%

X2/W1

Notes:

1. The grey parts of table 1 should only be completed on a voluntary basis.

2. Member States using the metal content assumption are obliged to use this in the parts of table 2 related to metals.

3. (**): Where possible, the LoW codes (list of waste codes) from the Annex to Commission Decision 2000/532/EC of
3 May 2000 replacing Decision 94/3/EC establishing a list of wastes pursuant to Article 1(a) of Council Directive
75/442/EEC on waste and Council Decision 94/904/EC establishing a list of hazardous waste pursuant to Article 1(4)
of Council Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste (1) should be used.

4. Member States not using the metal content assumption shall calculate reuse (A) on the basis of the following
subtraction method: the individual vehicle weight (Wi) minus weight of the de-polluted and dismantled end-of-life
vehicle (body shell) (Wb) minus the weight of the de-polluted and dismantled materials sent for recovery, recycling or
final disposal. Member States using the metal content assumption shall determine A (excluding the metal components)
on the basis of declarations from the authorised treatment facilities.

The weight of the achieved recycling/recovery/disposal shall be determined on the basis of declarations from the
receiving recycling/recovery or collection company, weighing notes, other forms of bookkeeping or disposal notes.

The individual vehicle weight (Wi) shall be calculated (i) from the weight of the vehicle in service mentioned in the
registration documents (2), or (ii) the weight of the vehicle in running order mentioned in the certificate of conformity,
described in Annex IX to Council Directive 70/156/EEC (3) as amended or, (iii) in the case these data are not available,
the weight determined by manufacturers’ specifications. In all cases, the individual vehicle weight shall not include the
weight of the driver, which is set at 75 kg and the weight of the fuel, which is set at 40 kg.

The weight of the de-polluted and dismantled end-of-life vehicle (body shell) (Wb) shall be determined on the basis of
information from the receiving treatment facility.

5. The total vehicle weight (W1) shall be calculated as the sum of the individual vehicle weights (Wi).

The total number of end-of-life vehicles (W) shall be calculated on the basis of the number of end-of-life vehicles
arising in the Member State, which is when a national authorised treatment facility issues a certificate of destruction.

6. The output of end-of-life vehicle streams of a shredder shall be calculated on the basis of shredding campaigns in
combination with the input of end-of-life vehicles to a shredder. The input of end-of-life vehicles to a shredder shall be
calculated on the basis of weighing notes, receipts or other forms of bookkeeping. Member States shall report to the
Commission on the number of shredder campaigns performed on their territory. The actual recycling/recovery of the
calculated output (other than metals) must of be accounted for on the basis of declarations from the receiving
recycling/recovery or collection company, weighing notes, other forms of bookkeeping or disposal notes.

(1) OJ L 226, 6.9.2000, p. 3.
(2)

From 1 June 2004, date of the entry into force of Council Directive 1999/37/EC on the registration documents for vehicles (OJ L
138, 1.6.1999, p. 57), the weight of the vehicle in service shall be recorded under item G.

(3) OJ L 42, 23.2.1970, p. 1.