2005/673/EC: Council Decision of 20 September 2005 amending Annex II of Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of-life vehicles   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-09-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: cadmium, chromium, environmental protection, hazardous waste, lead, metal pollution, metal waste, prevention of pollution, waste management

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 20 September 2005

amending Annex II of Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on
end-of-life vehicles

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/673/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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 Article 4(2)(b) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Under Directive 2000/53/EC the Commission is required
to evaluate the use of lead, mercury, cadmium or hexa-
valent chromium which are prohibited by Article 4(2)(a)
of that Directive.

Having carried out the requisite technical and scientific
assessments the Commission has reached a number of
conclusions.

Certain exemptions from the prohibition should not be
prolonged because the use of lead, mercury, cadmium or
hexavalent chromium in those applications has become
avoidable.

Certain materials
containing lead,
and components
mercury, cadmium or hexavalent chromium should be
exempt or continue to be exempt from the prohibition
of Article 4(2)(a), since the use of these substances in
those
still
unavoidable. In some cases it is appropriate to review
the expiry date of these exemptions in order to assess
the prohibited substances is still
whether the use of
unavoidable in the future.

specific materials

components

and

is

(2)(a) of the Annex, the Commission will assess, by 1 July
2007, whether the expiry date of that exemption has to
be reviewed in relation to the availability of substitutes of
lead.

In the case of lead-bearing shell and bushes, described in
point (4) of the Annex, the Commission will assess, by
1 July 2007, whether the expiry date of that exemption
has to be reviewed in order to ensure that
lead-free
technology can be applied in all engines and trans-
missions without harming their proper functioning.

the use of hexavalent chromium in
In the case of
corrosion preventive coatings related to bolt and nut
assemblies for chassis applications, described in point
(13)(b) of the Annex, the Commission will assess, by
1 July 2007, whether
that
exemption has to be reviewed in order to ensure that
no accidental disconnection of essential mechanical parts
can occur in the lifetime of the vehicle.

expiry date of

the

In the case of the use of cadmium in batteries for elec-
trical vehicles, described in point 17 of the Annex, the
Commission will assess, by the end of 2007, whether the
expiry date of that exemption has to be reviewed in
order to ensure the availability of alternative battery tech-
nologies and electrical vehicles.

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

Directive 2000/53/EC should therefore be amended
accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

(5)

In the case of aluminium for machining purposes with a
lead content up to 1,5 % by weight, described in point

Without prejudice to Commission Decision 2005/438/EC (2),
Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC shall be replaced by the
text set out in the Annex to this Decision.

(1) OJ L 269, 21.10.2000, p. 34. Directive as last amended by
Commission Decision 2005/438/EC (OJ L 152, 15.6.2005, p. 19).

(2) OJ L 152, 15.6.2005, p. 19.

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This Decision shall apply from 1 July 2005.

Article 2

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 September 2005.

For the Council
The President

M. BECKETT

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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.

Steel
for machining purposes
containing up to 0,35 % lead by weight

and galvanised steel

2(a). Aluminium for machining purposes with a lead content

1 July 2008

up to 1,5 % by weight

2(b). Aluminium for machining purposes with a lead content

up to 0,4 % by weight

3.

4.

Copper alloy containing up to 4 % lead by weight

Bearing shells and bushes

1 July 2008

Lead and lead compounds in components

5.

6.

Batteries

Vibration dampers

7(a). Vulcanising agents and stabilisers for elastomers in fluid
handling and powertrain applications containing up to
0,5 % lead by weight

1 July 2006

7(b). Bonding agents for elastomers in powertrain applications

containing up to 0,5 % lead by weight

8.

9.

Solder in electronic circuit boards and other electric
applications

Copper in friction materials of brake linings containing
more than 0,4 % lead by weight

1 July 2007

X

X

X (i)

X

10.

Valve seats

types developed

Engine
before 1 July 2003:
1 July 2007

11.

Electrical components which contain lead in a glass or
ceramic matrix compound except glass in bulbs and
glaze of spark plugs

(for
than

X (ii)
other
engines)

components
in

piezo

12.

Pyrotechnic initiators

Hexavalent chromium

Vehicles
type-approved
before 1 July 2006 and
replacement initiators for
these vehicles

13(a). Corrosion preventive coatings

1 July 2007

13(b). Corrosion preventive coatings related to bolt and nut

1 July 2008

assemblies for chassis applications

14.

Absorption refrigerators in motorcaravans

Mercury

15.

Discharge lamps and instrument panel displays

Cadmium

16.

Thick film pastes

1 July 2006

X

X

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17.

Batteries for electrical vehicles

After 31 December 2008,
the placing on the market
of NiCd batteries
shall
only be allowed as repla-
cement parts for vehicles
put on the market before
this date

18.

Optical components in glass matrixes used for Driver
Assistance Systems

1 July 2007

X

X

(i) Dismantling if, in correlation with entry 11, 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.

(ii) Dismantling if, in correlation with entry 8, 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.

Notes:
— A maximum concentration value up to 0,1 % by weight and per homogeneous material, for lead, hexavalent chromium and mercury

and up to 0,01 % by weight per 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 is allowed without limitation

since it is not covered by Article 4(2)(a).’