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On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on circularity requirements for vehicle design and on management of end-of-life vehicles, amending Regulations (EU) 2018/858 and 2019/1020 and repealing Directives 2000/53/EC and 2005/64/EC
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On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on circularity requirements for vehicle design and on management of end-of-life vehicles, amending Regulations (EU) 2018/858 and 2019/1020 and repealing Directives 2000/53/EC and 2005/64/EC
Document CJ45-PR-768004 · COM(2023)0451 – C9-0308/2023 – 2023/0284(COD)
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Draft european parliament legislative resolution
–having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C9-0308/2023),
–having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety and the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (A100000/2025),
3.Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.
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| (6) Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council44 introduced a comprehensive type-approval and market surveillance system for motor vehicles, trailers, and for systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles with a view to ensuring the proper functioning of the single market and in order to offer a high level of environmental performance. There is a need for a separate regulatory act for the purposes of the EU type-approval procedure laid down in Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/858. It is necessary to lay down provisions and requirements on the circularity of vehicles in the process of EU type approval. To ensure the compliance of vehicles with those requirements it is necessary to ensure their verification in the EU type-approval process. The administrative provisions of Regulation (EU) 2018/858, including the provisions on market surveillance, corrective measures and penalties, apply to type approvals issued this Regulation. The administrative provisions of Regulation (EU) 2018/858, including the provisions on market surveillance, corrective measures and penalties, apply to type approvals issued in compliance with the requirements of this Regulation. | (6) Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council44 introduced a comprehensive type-approval and market surveillance system for motor vehicles, trailers, and for systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles with a view to ensuring the proper functioning of the single market and in order to offer a high level of environmental performance. There is a need for a separate regulatory act for the purposes of the EU type-approval procedure laid down in Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/858. It is necessary to lay down provisions and requirements on the circularity of vehicles in the process of EU type approval. To ensure the compliance of vehicles with those requirements it is necessary to ensure their verification in the EU type-approval process. The administrative provisions of Regulation (EU) 2018/858, including the provisions on market surveillance, corrective measures and penalties, apply to type approvals issued this Regulation. The administrative provisions of Regulation (EU) 2018/858, including the provisions on market surveillance, safeguard clauses, corrective measures and penalties, apply to type approvals issued in compliance with the requirements of this Regulation. |
| 44 Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009 and repealing Directive 2007/46/EC (OJ L 151 14.6.2018, p. 1). | 44 Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009 and repealing Directive 2007/46/EC (OJ L 151 14.6.2018, p. 1). |
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| (8) Directives 2000/53/EC and 2005/64/EC apply only to passenger vehicles (M1) and light commercial vehicles (N1), which constitute approximately 85% of all vehicles registered in the Union. The remaining vehicles, namely two- and three- wheel vehicles, lorries, busses and trailers, are not subject to any Union legislation concerning their eco-design and management at their end-of-life stages. Therefore, in order to ensure a circular framework for all vehicles registered in the Union, including their environmentally sound treatment, as well as to prevent fragmentation of the single market, this Regulation should apply not only to vehicles of categories M1 and N1, but, partially, also to certain L-category vehicles (L3e-L7e), heavy-duty vehicles and their trailers (M2, M3, N2, N3, O). There is a lack of comprehensive information regarding the treatment of such vehicles at their end-of-life in the Union, which prevents from applying to them the same regime as the one applying to M1 and N1 vehicles upon entry into force of this Regulation. However, the requirements regarding the collection of end-of-life vehicles, their mandatory delivery to authorised treatment facilities for treatment as well as their depollution should apply to L-category vehicles (L3e-L7e) and heavy-duty vehicles and their trailers (M2, M3, N2, N3, O). To facilitate treatment of these end-of-life vehicles, their manufacturers should be required to provide information on the removal and replacement of parts, components and materials from such vehicles. Also, the provisions governing the extended producer responsibility should apply to these vehicle categories, covering the costs of their collection and depollution at their end-of-life. | (8) Directives 2000/53/EC and 2005/64/EC apply only to passenger vehicles (M1) and light commercial vehicles (N1), which constitute approximately 85% of all vehicles registered in the Union. The remaining vehicles, namely two- and three- wheel vehicles, lorries, busses and trailers, are not subject to any Union legislation concerning their eco-design and management at their end-of-life stages. Therefore, in order to ensure a circular framework for all vehicles registered in the Union, including their environmentally sound treatment, as well as to prevent fragmentation of the single market, this Regulation should apply not only to vehicles of categories M1 and N1, but, partially, also to L-category vehicles (L1e-L7e), heavy-duty vehicles and their trailers (M2, M3, N2, N3, O). There is a lack of comprehensive information regarding the treatment of such vehicles at their end-of-life in the Union, which prevents from applying to them the same regime as the one applying to M1 and N1 vehicles upon entry into force of this Regulation. However, the requirements regarding the collection of end-of-life vehicles, their mandatory delivery to authorised treatment facilities for treatment as well as their depollution should apply to L-category vehicles (L1e-L7e) and heavy-duty vehicles and their trailers (M2, M3, N2, N3, O). To facilitate treatment of these end-of-life vehicles, their manufacturers should be required to provide information on the removal and replacement of parts, components and materials from such vehicles. Also, the provisions governing the extended producer responsibility should apply to these vehicle categories, covering the costs of their collection and depollution at their end-of-life. |
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| (8a) Vehicles of categories L1e and L2e are not uniformly subject to administrative registration under Directive 1999/37/EC across Member States, despite being type-approved under Regulation (EU) No 168/2013. That regulatory inconsistency risks creating fragmented national approaches, imposing disproportionate burdens on manufacturers and undermining the competitiveness of the industry. To ensure regulatory coherence and harmonisation, this Regulation establishes that, where those vehicles are not subject to administrative registration, an alternative system for recording their identification, including at the point of placing on the market, during use, or at end-of-life, should be implemented. That approach prevents disparities in the treatment of similar vehicles, and aligns obligations across all L-category vehicles, thereby fostering a consistent framework for the purpose of compliance with this Regulation. |
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| (10) Special purpose vehicles are designed to perform a specific function and require special bodywork arrangements which are not entirely under the control of the manufacturer. Consequently, the reusability, recyclability and recoverability rates cannot be calculated properly. For those vehicles only the provisions concerning the collection, depollution and mandatory removal for parts and components should apply. Costs of conducting these activities should be covered by producers within the extended producer responsibility scheme. Provisions concerning substances in vehicles should also apply to special-purpose vehicles, as it is under Directive 2000/53/EC. The second stage manufacturer of vehicles that have been type-approved in multi-stage type-approval is not in a position to calculate the reusability, recyclability and recoverability rates for completed vehicles. It is therefore appropriate to require only the base vehicle to comply with this Regulation. | (10) Special purpose vehicles are designed to perform a specific function and require special bodywork arrangements which are not entirely under the control of the manufacturer. Consequently, the reusability, recyclability and recoverability rates cannot be calculated properly. For those vehicles only the provisions concerning the collection, depollution and mandatory removal for parts and components should apply. Costs of conducting these activities should be covered by producers within the extended producer responsibility scheme. Provisions concerning substances in vehicles should also apply to special-purpose vehicles, as it is under Directive 2000/53/EC. The second stage manufacturer, such as those producing the bodywork, of vehicles that have been type-approved in multi-stage type-approval is not in a position to calculate the reusability, recyclability and recoverability rates for completed vehicles. It is therefore appropriate to require only the base vehicle to comply with this Regulation. As a consequence, the bodywork of multistage vehicles that is not included in the base vehicle should not be included in the scope of the extended producer responsibility. |
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| (11) One of the biggest practical challenges related to the application of Directive 2000/53/EC concerns the determination whether or not a vehicle has become an end-of-life vehicle, in particular in cases of transboundary shipments of vehicles. Despite the issuance of guidance46 on this issue, such assessment remains problematic. It is therefore necessary to provide legally-binding precise criteria allowing to determine an end-of-life vehicle. Those criteria should be used by all economic operators and vehicle owners dealing with end-of-life vehicles. | (11) One of the biggest practical challenges related to the application of Directive 2000/53/EC concerns the determination whether or not a vehicle has become an end-of-life vehicle in cases of vehicles exports. Despite the issuance of guidance46 on this issue, such assessment remains problematic. It is therefore necessary to provide legally-binding precise criteria allowing to determine an end-of-life vehicle. Those criteria should be used by all economic operators and vehicle owners dealing with end-of-life vehicles. |
| 46 Correspondents' Guidelines No 9 on shipment of waste vehicles,https://ec.europa.eu/environment/pdf/waste/shipments/correspondents_guidelines9_en.pdf | 46 Correspondents' Guidelines No 9 on shipment of waste vehicles,https://ec.europa.eu/environment/pdf/waste/shipments/correspondents_guidelines9_en.pdf |
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| (13) Addressing the design of all vehicles placed on the Union market as well as their end-of-life stage requires the setting up of harmonised circularity requirements verified at the type-approval stage. Designing and manufacturing vehicles to ensure that their parts and components are reusable, and the materials that they contain are recyclable, is essential to avoid that these parts, components and materials cannot be properly valorised when a vehicle reaches the end of its life. Therefore, vehicle manufacturers and their suppliers should integrate design strategies that improve reusability and recyclability at an early stage in the development of new vehicles. Accordingly, new vehicle types should continue to be constructed so as to be reusable or recyclable to a minimum of 85 % by mass and reusable or recoverable to a minimum of 95 % by mass, as already foreseen in Directive 2005/64/EC. In order to ensure that the calculation of the reusability, recyclability and recoverability rates is done in a uniform manner and can be monitored, a new methodology for calculation and verification of the rates of reusability, recyclability and recoverability of a vehicle should be established. This methodology should better reflect the actual potential of a new vehicle to be recycled, reused and recovered at the end-of-life, while taking into account the ongoing technological progress. In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to establish such methodology. Until such methodology is established, the rates of reusability, recyclability and recoverability should continue to be calculated in accordance with the standard ISO 22628:2002, as in Directive 2005/64/EC. | (13) Addressing the design of all vehicles placed on the Union market as well as their end-of-life stage requires the setting up of harmonised circularity requirements verified at the type-approval stage. Designing and manufacturing vehicles to ensure that their parts and components are reusable, and the materials that they contain are recyclable, is essential to avoid that these parts, components and materials cannot be properly valorised when a vehicle reaches the end of its life. Therefore, vehicle manufacturers and their suppliers should integrate design strategies that improve reusability and recyclability at an early stage in the development of new vehicles. Accordingly, new vehicle types should continue to be constructed so as to be reusable or recyclable to a minimum of 85 % by mass and reusable or recoverable to a minimum of 95 % by mass, as already foreseen in Directive 2005/64/EC. In order to ensure that the calculation of the reusability, recyclability and recoverability rates is done in a uniform manner and can be monitored, a methodology for calculation and verification of the rates of reusability, recyclability and recoverability of a vehicle should be established. This methodology should better reflect the actual potential of a new vehicle to be recycled, reused and recovered at the end-of-life, while taking into account the ongoing technological progress. In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to establish such methodology taking into account standard ISO 22628:2002. Until such methodology is established, the rates of reusability, recyclability and recoverability should continue to be calculated in accordance with the standard ISO 22628:2002, as in Directive 2005/64/EC. If the set methodology differs from that ISO standard, the Commission should ensure that the relevant UN methodology is updated accordingly to prevent conflict with EU methodology and reduce burden for manufacturers. |
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| (14) Vehicles should be designed and manufactured in a way as to limit the presence of substances of concern. In its Communication of 14 October 2020 on ‘Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability – Towards a Toxic-Free Environment’ (the ‘Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability’)47 , the Commission stated that substances of concern are to be minimised and substituted as far as possible, phasing out the most harmful ones for non-essential societal use, in particular in consumer products. Accordingly, substances of concern as constituents of materials used in vehicles or of any of the parts or components of vehicles should be minimised as far as possible to ensure that vehicles, as well as materials recycled from vehicles, do not have an adverse effect on human health or the environment, throughout their life-cycle. | (14) Vehicles should be designed and manufactured in a way as to limit the presence of substances of concern where their use would pose an unacceptable risk. Substances of concern as constituents of materials used in vehicles or of any of the parts or components of vehicles should be minimised as far as possible to ensure that vehicles, as well as materials recycled from vehicles, do not have an adverse effect on human health or the environment, throughout their life-cycle. To that end, the Commission, assisted by the European Chemicals Agency, should set up a list of substances of concern applicable specifically to vehicles. |
| 47 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 14 November 2020, Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability – Towards a Toxic-Free Environment, (COM/2020/667 final). | 47 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 14 November 2020, Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability – Towards a Toxic-Free Environment, (COM/2020/667 final). |
Metals or compounds may qualify as SoC due to their hazard profile but are not necessarily harmful and can be safely recycled. Only when a hazardous substance poses an unacceptable, unmanageable risk should its use be minimized. Exemptions should apply if consumer use is safe; otherwise, they should be denied.
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| (15) Directive 2000/53/EC already restricts the use of lead, mercury, cadmium and hexavalent chromium in vehicles and provides exemptions, where such substances may be used in certain applications. This Regulation should take over these existing rules. However, in order to ensure the coherence of legislation on chemicals, restrictions regarding placing on the market and use of other substances in vehicles should be addressed under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council48 . Similarly, restrictions on the use of substances regulated in Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council49 , should be introduced based on provisions of that Regulation. Therefore, this Regulation should not provide the possibility to restrict any other substance than lead, mercury, cadmium and hexavalent chromium in vehicles. | (15) Directive 2000/53/EC already restricts the use of lead, mercury, cadmium and hexavalent chromium in vehicles and provides exemptions, where such substances may be used in certain applications. This Regulation should take over these existing rules. In addition, the placing on the market and use of other substances in vehicles should be addressed under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council48 and restrictions on the use of substances regulated in Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council49 should be respected. Therefore, this Regulation should not provide the possibility to restrict any other substance than lead, mercury, cadmium and hexavalent chromium in vehicles. |
| 48 Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p 1). | 48 Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p 1). |
| 49 Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on persistent organic pollutants (OJ L 169, 25.6.2019, p. 45). | 49 Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on persistent organic pollutants (OJ L 169, 25.6.2019, p. 45). |
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| (17) In order to take account of scientific and technical progress, the power to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should continue to be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending exemptions from restrictions on the use of lead, mercury, cadmium and hexavalent chromium in vehicles under this Regulation. Modifying or deleting such exemptions should be preceded by an assessment of the socio-economic impacts of such change, which is absent in the Directive 2000/53/EC, including consideration of the availability of alternative substances and the impacts on human health and the environment across the lifecycle of vehicles. To ensure effective decision-making, coordination and management of the technical, scientific and administrative aspects of amending this Regulation with respect to restrictions on use of substances in vehicles, the European Chemicals Agency should assist the Commission in such assessment. | (17) In order to take account of scientific and technical progress, the power to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should continue to be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending exemptions from restrictions on the use of lead, mercury, cadmium and hexavalent chromium in vehicles under this Regulation. Modifying or deleting such exemptions should be preceded by an assessment of the socio-economic impacts of such change, which is absent in the Directive 2000/53/EC, including consideration of the availability of alternative substances and the impacts on human health and the environment across the lifecycle of vehicles. Before adopting such a delegated act, the Commission should consult relevant experts and stakeholders to ensure that wider socio-economic impacts, alongside the human and environmental health effects are taken into account. To ensure effective decision-making, coordination and management of the technical, scientific and administrative aspects of amending this Regulation with respect to restrictions on use of substances in vehicles, the European Chemicals Agency should assist the Commission in such assessment. |
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| (19) In view of the low recycling rate for plastics, especially from end-of-life vehicles, and the overall negative impacts of other forms of treatment of plastic waste, it is appropriate to increase the uptake of recycled plastics in vehicles. To this end, a mandatory target for plastic recycled from post-consumer waste should be included in new vehicles. Accordingly, each vehicle type should contain twenty-five percent of plastic recycled from post-consumer plastic waste. Twenty-five percent of this recycled content target for plastics should be achieved by including plastics recycled from end-of-life vehicles in the vehicle type concerned. In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation this obligation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to establish methodology for the calculation and verification of the share of plastics recovered from post-consumer waste, and from end-of-life vehicles respectively, present in and incorporated into the vehicle type. | (19) In view of the low recycling rate for plastics, especially from end-of-life vehicles, and the overall negative impacts of other forms of treatment of plastic waste, it is appropriate to increase the uptake of recycled plastics in vehicles. To this end, a mandatory target for plastic recycled from pre-consumer and post-consumer waste should be included in new vehicles. Accordingly, each vehicle type should contain twenty percent of plastic recycled from both, pre-consumer and post-consumer plastic waste, including biobased plastic. Fifteen percent of this recycled content target for plastics should be achieved by including plastics recycled from end-of-life vehicles in the vehicle type concerned. In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation this obligation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to establish methodology for the calculation and verification of the share of plastics recovered from pre-consumer and post-consumer waste, and from end-of-life vehicles respectively to manufacture into the vehicle type and which takes into account the best available recycling technology, including chemical recycling. |
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| (20) The automotive sector is one of the biggest users of steel and the current uptake of recycled steel in new vehicles remains low. In order to contribute to lowering the carbon footprint linked to the production of new vehicles and support the move of the automotive industry towards climate neutrality, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of establishing a minimum share of steel recycled from post-consumer steel waste to be present and incorporated into vehicle types. The establishment of a future target should be preceded by a dedicated study by the Commission covering all relevant technical, environmental and economic factors linked to the feasibility of such target. In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation this obligation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to establish methodology for the calculation and verification of the share of steel recovered from post-consumer steel waste present in and incorporated into the vehicle type. | (20) The automotive sector is one of the biggest users of steel and the current uptake of recycled steel in new vehicles remains low. In order to contribute to lowering the carbon footprint linked to the production of new vehicles and support the move of the automotive industry towards climate neutrality, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of establishing a minimum share of steel recycled from pre-consumer and post-consumer ferrous scrap, including flat and long carbon steel and stainless-steel product families, to be present and incorporated into vehicle types. The establishment of a future target should be preceded by a dedicated study by the Commission covering all relevant technical, environmental and economic factors linked to the feasibility of such target. It is important to distinguish between various steel product families within the vehicle, as they are produced using different technologies that have various constraints for the utilisation of ferrous scrap regarding their ability to tolerate copper content and other unintended tramp inclusions. In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation this obligation, delegating powers should be conferred on the Commission to establish methodology for the calculation and verification of the share of steel recovered from pre-consumer and post-consumer ferrous scrap present in and incorporated into the vehicle type. |
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| (22) In order to boost the underdeveloped markets for secondary raw materials, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of establishing a minimum share of establishing a minimum share of aluminium and its alloys, magnesium and its alloys, neodymium, dysprosium, praseodymium, terbium, samarium or boron recycled from post-consumer waste that shall be present in and incorporated into the vehicles types. In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation this obligation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to establish methodology for the calculation and verification of the shares of the materials recycled from post-consumer waste in vehicle types. The methodology is necessary to clarify the definitions of post-consumer scrap and pre-consumer scrap. This is relevant to incentivise the improvement of quality and the retainment of value, in particular for post-consumer fractions. In order to promote decarbonisation via the use of more recycled content, clear definitions are necessary to incentivise the recycling of post-consumer scrap, while minimising the use of pre-consumer scrap, which usually carries the same carbon footprint as the primary raw material. | (22) In order to boost the underdeveloped markets for secondary raw materials, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of establishing a minimum share of establishing a minimum share of aluminium and its alloys, magnesium and its alloys, neodymium, dysprosium, praseodymium, terbium, samarium or boron recycled from pre-consumer and post-consumer waste that shall be present in and incorporated into the vehicles types. In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation this obligation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to establish methodology for the calculation and verification of the shares of the materials recycled from post-consumer waste in vehicle types. The methodology is necessary to clarify the definitions of pre-consumer and post-consumer scrap and pre-consumer scrap. This is relevant to incentivise the improvement of quality and the retainment of value, in particular for post-consumer fractions. In order to promote decarbonisation via the use of more recycled content, clear definitions are necessary to incentivise the recycling of pre-consumer and post-consumer scrap. |
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| (23) In line with the requirements of Regulation (EU) [CRM Act] of the European Parliament and of the Council51 , and considering that it is necessary to establish in this Regulation provisions on recycled content in vehicles and on critical raw materials used in parts and components of vehicles, those provisions should apply as the sector specific implementation of the provisions contained in Regulation (EU) [CRM Act]. This will ensure streamlining and integrating various information, labelling and removal obligations under the procedures of this Regulation with those for other parts, components and materials. | (23) In line with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 of the European Parliament and of the Council51 , and considering that it is necessary to establish in this Regulation provisions on recycled content in vehicles and on critical raw materials used in parts and components of vehicles, those provisions should apply as the sector specific implementation of the provisions contained in Regulation (EU) 2024/1252. This will ensure streamlining and integrating various information, labelling and removal obligations under the procedures of this Regulation with those for other parts, components and materials. |
| 51 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials and amending Regulations (EU) 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, 2018/1724 and (EU) 2019/1020 (COM(2023) 160 final). | 51 Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials and amending Regulations (EU) No 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, (EU) 2018/1724 and (EU) 2019/1020 (OJ L, 2024/1252, 3.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1252/oj). |
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| (24) In order to ensure that batteries are recycled in accordance with the requirements of the Regulation (EU) 2023/[Batteries], and that e-drive motors, which contain important quantities of rare earth elements, can also be replaced and recycled, it is necessary to introduce design requirements for new vehicles types, ensuring that these batteries and e-drive motors can be removed in a readily manner by authorised treatment facilities or repair and maintenance operators during any phase of the life-cycle of a vehicle. In order to take into account technical and scientific progress, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending this Regulation by revising the list of parts and components that are to be designed for removal and replacement from vehicles. In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this design requirement, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. | (24) In order to ensure that batteries are recycled in accordance with the requirements of the Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, and that e-drive motors, which contain important quantities of rare earth elements, can also be replaced and recycled, it is necessary to introduce design requirements for new vehicles types, ensuring that these batteries and their constituent elements and e-drive motors can be removed in a readily manner by authorised treatment facilities or repair and maintenance operators during any phase of the life-cycle of a vehicle. In order to take into account technical and scientific progress, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending this Regulation by revising the list of parts and components that are to be designed for removal and replacement from vehicles. In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this design requirement, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. |
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| (26) In order to ensure that manufacturers of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles put in place actions to ensure that they meet the circularity requirements under this Regulation, and to incentivise them to improve the circularity of the vehicle types they place on the market, they should draw up a comprehensive circularity strategy for each new type and provide it to the type-approval authority. This strategy should be based on proven technologies, which are available or in development at the time of applying for the vehicle type approval and be periodically updated. The Commission should regularly report on the circularity of the automotive sector based on the circularity strategies provided by the manufacturers. In order to take account of technical and scientific progress in vehicle manufacturing and management of end-of-life vehicles, market developments in the automotive sector and regulatory changes, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending the annex containing requirements on the content of circularity strategy and the updates thereto. | (26) In order to ensure that manufacturers of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles put in place actions to ensure that they meet the circularity requirements under this Regulation, and to incentivise them to improve the circularity of the vehicle types they place on the market, they should draw up a comprehensive circularity strategy and provide it to the type-approval authority. This strategy should be periodically updated. The Commission should regularly report on the circularity of the automotive sector based on the circularity strategies provided by the manufacturers. |
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| (27) In order to increase transparency on the use of recycled materials by the automotive sector and provide incentives to increase recycled content levels, vehicle manufacturers should be required to provide technical documentation showing the percentage of recycled materials present in new vehicle types which are submitted for type-approval. This requirement should apply to a selection of materials for which an increase in recycled content level in vehicles would bring about particularly important environmental benefits. The mandatory declaration should be submitted to the type-approval authority together with other documents as part of the application for type-approval. | (27) In order to increase transparency on the use of recycled materials by the automotive sector and provide incentives to increase the share of recycled content levels, vehicle manufacturers should be required to provide technical documentation showing the percentage of the share of recycled materials present in new vehicle types which are submitted for type-approval. This requirement should apply to a selection of materials for which an increase in recycled content level in vehicles would bring about particularly important environmental benefits. Implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to establish the methodology for the calculation and verification of the share of recycled content of materials. The mandatory declaration should be submitted to the type-approval authority together with other documents as part of the application for type-approval. |
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| (28) Access to up-to-date information and timely communication between vehicle manufacturers and waste management operators across the automotive value chain are essential to maximise reuse, remanufacturing and refurbishment of parts and components of a vehicle and to ensure high-quality recycling of end-of-life vehicles. Therefore, manufacturers should provide to waste management operators and repair and maintenance operators unrestricted, standardised and non-discriminatory access to information enabling safe removal and replacement of certain parts, components and materials present in a vehicle. The information should guide the waste management operators and repair and maintenance operators through the steps and provide clear instructions on the use of tools or technologies required to access and remove electric vehicle batteries, including the tools or technologies enabling their safe discharge, and e-drive motors. This information should also help to identify, locate and remove the parts, components and materials, that should be depolluted and removed from the vehicle prior shredding, as well as parts and components, containing the critical raw materials in permanent magnets referred to in Regulation (EU) [CRM Act]. This should be done through communication platforms established by manufacturers and the information should be provided free of charge, excluding administrative costs. The type-approval authorities should verify that the required information has been submitted by the manufacturers. In order to regularly update scope of information to be provided by the manufacturers to the waste management operators and repair and maintenance operators, the power to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending Annex V. | (28) Access to up-to-date information and timely communication between vehicle manufacturers, dismantlers, remanufacturers and waste management operators across the automotive value chain are essential to maximise reuse, remanufacturing and refurbishment of parts and components of a vehicle and to ensure high-quality recycling of end-of-life vehicles. Therefore, manufacturers should provide, dismantlers, remanufacturers to waste management operators and repair and maintenance operators unrestricted, standardised and non-discriminatory access to information referred to in paragraph 66 of the Commission’s Supplementary guidelines on vertical restraints in agreements for the sale and repair of motor vehicles and for the distribution of spare parts for motor vehicles1 , enabling safe removal and replacement of certain parts, components and materials present in a vehicle. The information should guide the waste management operators and repair and maintenance operators through the steps and provide clear instructions on the use of tools or technologies required to access and remove electric vehicle batteries and their constituent elements, including the tools or technologies enabling their safe discharge, and e-drive motors. This information should also help to identify, locate and remove the parts, components and materials, that should be depolluted and removed from the vehicle prior shredding, as well as parts and components, containing the critical raw materials in permanent magnets referred to in Regulation (EU) 2024/1252. This should be done through communication platforms established by manufacturers and the information should be provided free of charge, excluding non-prohibitive administrative costs. The type-approval authorities should verify that the required information has been submitted by the manufacturers. In order to regularly update scope of information to be provided by the manufacturers to the waste management operators and repair and maintenance operators, the power to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending Annex V. |
| 1 OJ C 138, 28.5.2010, p. 16. |
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| (29) While digital coding is increasingly used to control different parts and components in vehicle, the evaluation of Directive 2000/53/EC identified that such coding could impede the reuse, remanufacturing and refurbishment potential of certain parts and components. It is therefore essential that vehicle manufacturers are requested to provide information allowing professional waste management operators to overcome the problems posed by these digitally coded parts and components in a vehicle, where such coding prevents repair, maintenance or replacement operations in another vehicle. | (29) While digital coding is increasingly used to control different parts and components in vehicle, the evaluation of Directive 2000/53/EC identified that such coding could impede the reuse, remanufacturing and refurbishment potential of certain parts and components. It is therefore essential that vehicle manufacturers are requested to provide information as referred to in Recital 107 and ANNEX X 6.1. and 6.2. in Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 allowing professional remanufacturers, repair and maintenance operators and waste management operators to overcome the problems posed by these digitally coded parts and components in a vehicle, where such coding prevents repair, maintenance or replacement operations in another vehicle. |
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| (31) In order to facilitate the end-of-life treatment of vehicles, vehicle manufacturers should provide, via digital tools, accurate, complete and up-to-date information on the safe removal and replacement of vehicle parts and components. A Circularity Vehicle Passport should therefore be developed and made available as a data carrier for such information, in a manner that is consistent with other digital information tools and platforms that already exist or are in further development in the automotive sector on the environmental performance of vehicles and aligned with corresponding provisions in the Regulation (EU) 2023 [Batteries], the Regulation [ESPR] of the European Parliament and of the Council54 and the Regulation [Euro 7] of the European Parliament and of the Council55 . In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to lay down the technical design and operation requirements for the passport and rules on location of the data carrier or other identifier enabling accessing the passport on the vehicle. | (31) In order to facilitate the end-of-life treatment of vehicles, vehicle manufacturers should provide, via digital tools, accurate, complete and up-to-date information on the safe removal and replacement of vehicle parts and components. A Circularity Vehicle Passport should therefore be developed and made available as a data carrier for such information, in a manner that is consistent with other digital information tools and platforms that already exist or are in further development in the automotive sector on the environmental performance of vehicles and aligned with corresponding provisions in the Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, the Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 of the European Parliament and of the Council54 and the Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 of the European Parliament and of the Council55 . In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to lay down the technical design and operation requirements for the passport and rules on location of the data carrier or other identifier enabling accessing the passport on the vehicle. |
| 54 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for setting ecodesign requirements for sustainable products and repealing Directive 2009/125/EC. | 54 Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for sustainable products, amending Directive (EU) 2020/1828 and Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 and repealing Directive 2009/125/EC (OJ L, 2024/1781, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1781/oj). |
| 55 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of motor vehicles and engines and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7) and repealing Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009. | 55 Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 April 2024 on type-approval of motor vehicles and engines and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7), amending Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Regulation (EU) No 582/2011, Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1151, Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2400 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1362 (OJ L, 2024/1257, 8.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1257/oj). |
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| (35) In order to facilitate monitoring of compliance of producers with their extended producer responsibility obligations, Member States should establish a register of producers. The registration requirements should be harmonised across the Union to facilitate registration, in particular where producers make vehicles available in different Member States. The register should be also used for the purposes of reporting to competent authorities on the performance of extended producer responsibility obligations. The features and procedural aspects linked to this register should also be consistent with the register of producers established by Regulation (EU) 2023/[OP: Batteries], to enable producers of vehicles and producers of batteries to use one and the same register. | (35) In order to facilitate monitoring of compliance of producers with their extended producer responsibility obligations, Member States should establish a register of producers. The registration requirements should be harmonised across the Union to facilitate registration, in particular where producers make vehicles available in different Member States. The register should be also used for the purposes of reporting to competent authorities on the performance of extended producer responsibility obligations. The features and procedural aspects linked to this register should also be consistent with the register of producers established by Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, to enable producers of vehicles and producers of batteries to use one and the same register. The power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of establishing a single portal which contains the links to all national registers to facilitate the registration of producers in all Member States. |
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| (38) Producers should finance part of the costs of collection and treatment of end-of-life vehicles necessary to meet the requirements established in this Regulation, in particular obligations aimed at ensuring higher quality of secondary raw materials retrieved from vehicles. The exact level of the costs of such operations that should be covered by producers should be determined taking into account the revenues of authorised treatment facilities and other waste management operators gained from sale of used spare parts or components and of secondary raw materials retrieved from end-of-life vehicles. To this end, the competent authorities, in cooperation with producers and waste management operators, should monitor the average costs of collection, recycling and treatment operations as well as the level of financial contributions paid by the producers in order to ensure that a fair allocation of costs between all interested operators is in place. | (38) Producers should finance part of the costs of collection and treatment of end-of-life vehicles necessary to meet the requirements established in this Regulation, in particular obligations aimed at ensuring higher quality of secondary raw materials retrieved from vehicles. The exact level of the costs of such operations that should be covered by producers should be determined taking into account the average revenues of authorised treatment facilities and other waste management operators gained from sale of used spare parts or components and of secondary raw materials retrieved from end-of-life vehicles. To this end, the competent authorities, in cooperation with producers and waste management operators, should monitor the average costs of collection, recycling and treatment operations as well as the level of financial contributions paid by the producers in order to ensure that a fair allocation of costs between all interested operators is in place. |
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| (39) The financial contributions of producers should also cover the costs of educational campaigns aimed to increase the collection of end-of-life vehicles, establishment of the notification system for issuance and transfer of certificates of destruction and gathering and reporting of data to the competent authorities. All these actions are indispensable for ensuring proper management of end-of-life vehicles, in particular for tracking the vehicles for which producers are responsible in accordance with this Regulation. | (39) The financial contributions of producers should also cover the costs of educational campaigns aimed to increase the collection of end-of-life vehicles. All these actions are indispensable for ensuring proper management of end-of-life vehicles, in particular for tracking the vehicles for which producers are responsible in accordance with this Regulation. |
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| (42) As vehicles often become end-of-life vehicles in a different Member State than in the Member State where they were registered for the first time, it is necessary to introduce rules on cross-border extended producer responsibility. These rules should ensure that the responsibility of the producer properly covers the collection and treatment costs incurred by the waste management operators in the Member State where the vehicle becomes an end-of-life vehicle. To this end, producer should appoint a representative for the extended producer responsibility in each Member State and set up mechanisms for cross-border cooperation with relevant waste management operators. Introducing such a mechanism contributes to creating a level playing field between the authorised treatment facilities across the Union and facilitates the development of Union wide approaches in case of individual producer responsibility. | (42) As vehicles often become end-of-life vehicles in a different Member State than in the Member State where they were registered for the first time, it is necessary to introduce rules on cross-border extended producer responsibility. These rules should ensure that the responsibility of the producer properly covers the collection and treatment costs incurred by the waste management operators in the Member State where the vehicle becomes an end-of-life vehicle but at the same time ensuring that the producer is not paying the fee twice. To this end, producer should appoint a representative for the extended producer responsibility in each Member State and set up mechanisms for cross-border cooperation and transfer of costs with relevant waste management operators. Introducing such a mechanism contributes to creating a level playing field between the authorised treatment facilities across the Union and facilitates the development of Union wide approaches in case of individual producer responsibility. |
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| (43) In order to ensure compliance with this obligations and to avoid distortion of the single market, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of establishing further detailed rules on the obligations of the producers, Member States and waste management operators and the features of the cross-border mechanisms. | (43) In order to ensure compliance with this obligations to avoid distortion of the single market, ensure the level playing field among economic operators and to avoid double payments for the extended producer responsibility, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of establishing further detailed rules on the obligations of the producers, Member States and waste management operators and the features of the cross-border mechanisms. |
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| (44) A key prerequisite for the sound treatment of end-of-life vehicles is that all end-of-life vehicles are collected. Therefore, this Regulation should impose certain obligations linked to the collection primarily on the producers and, secondarily, on the Member States. Producers should set up or participate in setting up the collection systems, and Member States should adopt all necessary measures to ensure that the systems are in place and that those systems enable meeting the objectives of this Regulation. The collection systems should enable vehicle owners and other vehicle holders to deliver the vehicle to an authorised facility without unnecessary efforts or costs. This means in practice that such systems should appropriately cover the whole territory of each Member State. They should also allow for collection of all brands of end-of-life vehicles, as well as of waste parts from repair of vehicles. | (44) A key prerequisite for the sound treatment of end-of-life vehicles is that all end-of-life vehicles are collected. Therefore, this Regulation should impose certain obligations linked to the collection primarily on the producers and, secondarily, on the Member States. Producers should set up or participate in setting up the collection systems, including collection points, and Member States should adopt all necessary measures to ensure that the systems are in place and that those systems enable meeting the objectives of this Regulation. The collection systems should enable vehicle owners and other vehicle holders to deliver the vehicle to an authorised facility without unnecessary efforts or costs. This means in practice that such systems should appropriately cover the whole territory of each Member State. They should also allow for collection of end-of-life vehicles, as well as of waste parts from repair of vehicles. |
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| (46) In order to effectively collect all end-of-life vehicles it is necessary to inform the public on the existence of collection systems. Vehicle owners should be aware that they can in principle deliver an end-of-life vehicle, with or without the electric vehicle battery, to a collection point or authorised treatment facility free of charge. The educational campaign by producers or producer responsibility organisations should also present the consequences for the environment and human health of improper collection and treatment of end-of-life vehicles. | (46) In order to effectively collect all end-of-life vehicles it is necessary to inform the public on the existence of collection systems. Vehicle owners should be aware that they can in principle deliver an end-of-life vehicle, to a collection point or authorised treatment facility free of charge. The educational campaign by producers or producer responsibility organisations should also present the consequences for the environment and human health of improper collection and treatment of end-of-life vehicles. |
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| (47) The authorised treatment facility should issue a certificate of destruction to document that an end-of-life vehicle was treated. This is necessary to ensure a proper supervision of management of end-of-life vehicles. The minimum requirements for this certificate are currently laid down in Commission Decision 2002/151/EC57 and the content of this Decision should be included in this Regulation, with necessary adaptations. This certificate should be issued in an electronic format and provided to the last owner of an end-of-life vehicle, and then transmitted by the authorised treatment facilities and the last owner to the relevant authorities of the Member State, as its presentation allows for cancelling the registration of a vehicle. The electronic notification system should enable transmitting both the document confirming collection of end-of-life vehicle and the certificate of destruction. | (47) The authorised treatment facility should issue a certificate of destruction within 18 months to document that an end-of-life vehicle was treated. This is necessary to ensure a proper supervision of management of end-of-life vehicles. The minimum requirements for this certificate are currently laid down in Commission Decision 2002/151/EC57 and the content of this Decision should be included in this Regulation, with necessary adaptations. This certificate should be issued in an electronic format and provided to the last owner of an end-of-life vehicle, and then transmitted by the authorised treatment facilities and the last owner to the relevant authorities of the Member State, as its presentation allows for cancelling the registration of a vehicle. The electronic notification system should enable transmitting both the document confirming collection of end-of-life vehicle and the certificate of destruction. |
| 57 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 European Parliament and of the Council on end-of-life vehicles (OJ L 50, 21.2.2002, p. 94–95). | 57 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 European Parliament and of the Council on end-of-life vehicles (OJ L 50, 21.2.2002, p. 94–95). |
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| (49) To ensure effective collection of end-of-life vehicles, explicit obligations should be addressed to vehicle owners. They should deliver their vehicle, when it reaches the end-of-life stage, to collection points or authorised treatment facilities and present the certificate of destruction to the registration authorities in order to cancel the registration of their vehicle. | (49) To ensure effective collection of end-of-life vehicles, explicit obligations should be addressed to vehicle owners. They should deliver their vehicle, when it reaches the end-of-life stage, to collection points or authorised treatment facilities and present the certificate of destruction to the registration authorities in order to cancel the registration of their vehicle. Additionally, to ensure the better flow of information, temporary de-registration of a vehicle should be valid for a period not longer than five years. After a period of five years, the owner of the temporarily de-registered vehicle should present it to the relevant authority of a Member State. |
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| (51) In view of the key role of authorised treatment facilities in managing end-of-life vehicles in a way that does not adversely affect the environment or human health and contributes to the achievement of circular economy objectives of the Union, it is necessary to lay down obligations applying to such facilities and covering all their activities, from acceptance and storage of an end-of-life vehicle until its final treatment. | (51) In view of the key role of authorised treatment facilities in managing end-of-life vehicles in a way that does not adversely affect the environment or human health and contributes to the achievement of circular economy objectives of the Union and is economically justifiable, it is necessary to lay down obligations applying to such facilities and covering all their activities, from acceptance and storage of an end-of-life vehicle until its final treatment. |
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| (54) In order to ensure a proper implementation of Regulation (EU) 2023/ [OP: Batteries Regulation], all batteries incorporated in vehicles are to be separately removed from an end-of-life vehicle and stored in a designated area for further treatment. | (54) In order to ensure a proper implementation of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, all batteries incorporated in vehicles are to be separately removed from an end-of-life vehicle and stored in a designated area for further treatment. |
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| (55) In order to maximise the potential of reuse, remanufacturing and refurbishment of parts and components, and preserve a high value for the secondary materials which derive from end-of-life vehicles, certain parts and components should mandatorily be removed from an end-of-life vehicle prior to shredding. The parts and components concerned should be removed in a manual dismantling process or a semi-automated disassembly process. To stimulate progress in technologies for dismantling, sorting, shredding and post-shredding, it should be possible to deviate from the requirement on mandatory removal of parts and components in certain exceptional cases. It should be demonstrated the parts and components concerned can be removed as effectively with those technologies than as with manual or semi-automated processes and without lowering the quality of the resulting treatment fractions. In order to take into account technical and scientific progress, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending Annex VII. | (55) In order to maximise the potential of reuse, remanufacturing and refurbishment of parts and components, and preserve a high value for the secondary materials which derive from end-of-life vehicles, certain parts and components should mandatorily be removed from an end-of-life vehicle prior to shredding. The parts and components concerned should be removed in a manual dismantling process or a semi-automated disassembly process. It should be possible to deviate from the requirement on mandatory removal of parts and components in certain exceptional cases, inter alia, if there is no market demand for reuse, remanufacturing or refurbishment or if the authorised treatment facility can demonstrate that the parts and components concerned can be removed as effectively with those technologies than as with manual or semi-automated processes and without lowering the quality of the resulting treatment fractions. In order to take into account technical and scientific progress, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending Annex VII. |
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| (56) Once the authorised treatment facilities have removed parts and components from an end-of-life vehicle, they should carefully assess and determine whether those parts and components are fit for reuse, remanufacturing or refurbishment, based on objective criteria linked to the technical features of the parts and components and requirements on vehicle safety. | (56) Once the authorised treatment facilities have removed parts and components from an end-of-life vehicle, they should carefully assess and determine whether those parts and components are fit for reuse or can be used as core or for remanufacturing or refurbishment. Such cores should contain most of the relevant parts, while the absence of minor components such as screws should be disregarded. |
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| (57) Regulation (EU) 2023/[Batteries] sets out rules on the sustainability, performance, safety, collection, recycling and second life of batteries as well as on removal information about batteries for economic operators. The potential for a second life of batteries should be taken into consideration in this Regulation by excluding the electric vehicle battery from the essential parts or components’ to allow for handing over the vehicle for treatment, free of charge, without the electric vehicle battery. | (57) Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 sets out rules on the sustainability, performance, safety, collection, recycling and second life of batteries as well as on removal information about batteries for economic operators. The potential for a second life of batteries should be taken into consideration in this Regulation by excluding the electric vehicle battery from the essential parts or components’ to allow for handing over the vehicle for treatment, free of charge, without the electric vehicle battery. |
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| (58) Recognising the potential of remanufacturing and refurbishment in the automotive sector, and their contribution towards circular economy, it is necessary to provide legal clarity to the economic operators involved in this sector. It should therefore be clarified that parts and components removed from an end-of-life vehicle, which are suitable for reuse, remanufacturing or refurbishment, should not be considered waste. This is necessary to facilitate the shipment, transportation or any other transfer of such parts and components. The relevant national authorities should be in position to request documentation, from the authorised treatment facility that removed the part or component concerned, that confirms, via a dedicated assessment, the technical suitability of the relevant parts and components for remanufacturing, refurbishment or reuse. | (58) Recognising the potential of remanufacturing and refurbishment in the automotive sector, and their contribution towards circular economy, it is necessary to provide legal clarity to the economic operators involved in this sector. It should therefore be clarified that cores during the use phase of vehicles or in their end of life, removed from an end-of-life vehicle, which are suitable for reuse, remanufacturing or refurbishment, should not be considered waste. This is necessary to facilitate the shipment, transportation or any other transfer of such cores. The relevant national authorities should be in position to request documentation, from the authorised treatment facility or other authorised economic operator that removed the cores concerned, that confirms, via a dedicated assessment, the technical suitability of the relevant cores for remanufacturing, refurbishment or reuse. |
Currently the proposal requires authorised treatment facilities to carry out a technical assessment of the suitability of the relevant cores for remanufacturing, renewal, or reuse from end-of-life vehicles based on three criteria laid down in Annex VII Part D. Only with a positive technical assessment, these cores will not be considered waste. For legal certainty in the remanufacturing business, it is however crucial that all cores, also those from used vehicles, will be not considered waste.
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| (61) In order to encourage the development and proper functioning of the market for reusable, refurbished and remanufactured parts and components in the Union, Member States should be encouraged to take the necessary incentives at the national level to promote the reuse, refurbishment and remanufacturing of parts and components, whether they are removed during the use or end-of-life phase of a vehicle. The Commission should facilitate the exchange of information among Member States by sharing their best practices on the incentives taken at the national level, with a view to monitoring their effectiveness. | (61) In order to encourage the development and proper functioning of the market for reusable, refurbished and remanufactured parts and components in the Union, Member States should be encouraged to take the necessary incentives at the national level to promote the reuse, refurbishment and remanufacturing of parts and components, whether they are removed during the use or end-of-life phase of a vehicle. The Commission should facilitate the access and exchange of information among Member States by sharing their best practices on the incentives taken at the national level, with a view to monitoring their effectiveness. |
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| (64) It is important to increase the recovery of high-quality secondary materials by improving shredding processes of end-of-life vehicles. Therefore, end-of-life vehicles, their parts, components and materials should not be processed in a shredder in combination with packaging waste and waste electrical and electronic equipment, particularly to improve the separation of copper from steel fractions. | (64) It is important to increase the recovery of high-quality secondary materials by improving shredding processes of end-of-life vehicles. Therefore, end-of-life vehicles, their parts, components and materials should not be processed in a shredder in combination with packaging waste and waste electrical and electronic equipment, particularly to improve the separation of copper from steel fractions, unless the traceability related to reporting is ensured. |
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| (67) In case an end-of-life vehicle is shipped from the Union to a third country, the exporter should provide documentary evidence approved by the competent authority in the destination country, confirming that the treatment conditions are broadly equivalent to the requirements of this Regulation and to human health and environmental protection requirements laid down in other Union legislation, in line with Regulation (EU) [new Waste Shipment Regulation]. | (67) In case an end-of-life vehicle is shipped from the Union to a third country, the exporter should provide documentary evidence approved by the competent authority in the destination country, confirming that the treatment conditions are broadly equivalent to the requirements of this Regulation and to human health and environmental protection requirements laid down in other Union legislation, in line with Regulation (EU) 2024/1157. |
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| (68) In order to ensure that end-of-life vehicles are treated in an environmentally sustainable manner, it is important to establish clarity on a vehicle’s status throughout its entire life, particularly in situations when there is a need for distinguishing used vehicles from end-of-life vehicles. A vehicle owner that intends to transfer the ownership of a used vehicle, should in particular be required to demonstrate that the vehicle is not an end-of-life vehicle. To assess the status of a used vehicle, the vehicle owner, other economic operators and competent authorities should verify if certain criteria determining whether or not the vehicle concerned is an end-of-life vehicle are met. In order to take into account technical and scientific progress, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending Annex I determining the criteria on when a vehicle is end-of-life vehicle. | (68) In order to ensure that end-of-life vehicles are treated in an environmentally sustainable manner, it is important to establish clarity on a vehicle’s status throughout its entire life, particularly in situations when there is a need for distinguishing used vehicles from end-of-life vehicles. A vehicle owner that intends to transfer the ownership of a used vehicle should indicate if the vehicle is not an end-of-life vehicle. |
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| (76) The inspections should cover compliance with the provisions on export of used vehicles and on treatment of end-of-life vehicles. Each year, the inspections should cover at least 10 % of authorised treatment facilities and operators. Sites of repair and maintenance operators should also be subjected to inspection. It needs to be underlined, that inspections carried out under this Regulation should be complementary to inspections on the shipment of end-of-life vehicles, which are comprehensively regulated in Regulation [OP: new Waste Shipment Regulation]. | (76) The inspections should cover compliance with the provisions on export of used vehicles and on treatment of end-of-life vehicles. Each year, the inspections should cover at least 10 % of authorised treatment facilities and operators. Sites of repair and maintenance operators should also be subjected to inspection. It needs to be underlined, that inspections carried out under this Regulation should be complementary to inspections on the shipment of end-of-life vehicles, which are comprehensively regulated in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157. |
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| (86) Missing vehicles have been recognised as one of the major implementation challenges of Directive 2000/53/EC. The absence of an efficient system allowing for real time exchange of information between Member States on the registration status of vehicles hinders traceability and has been identified as a reason for the high number of “missing vehicles” in the Union. To address this, the Commission should propose a revision of Council Directive 1999/37/EC on the registration documents for vehicles67 . This revision should require Member States to record electronically, for vehicles registered on their territory, data allowing to properly document the reasons for the cancellation of a registration of a vehicle, especially if a vehicle has been treated as end-of-life vehicles in an authorised treatment facility, re-registered in another Member State, exported to a third country outside the Union, or stolen. Moreover, to prevent the illegal dismantling or export of vehicles that have been temporarily de-registered, the vehicle owners should be obliged to promptly report any changes in their ownership to the national vehicle registration authority. These amendments complement and build on the existing requirements for Member States to electronically record data on all vehicles registered on their territory. | (86) Missing vehicles have been recognised as one of the major implementation challenges of Directive 2000/53/EC. The absence of an efficient system allowing for real time exchange of information between Member States on the registration status of vehicles hinders traceability and has been identified as a reason for the high number of “missing vehicles” in the Union. To address this, the Commission should propose a revision of Council Directive 1999/37/EC on the registration documents for vehicles67 and tackling the illegal shipments of those vehicles. This revision should require Member States to record electronically, for vehicles registered on their territory, data allowing to properly document the reasons for the cancellation of a registration of a vehicle, especially if a vehicle has been treated as end-of-life vehicles in an authorised treatment facility, re-registered in another Member State, exported to a third country outside the Union, or stolen. Moreover, to prevent the illegal dismantling or export of vehicles that have been temporarily de-registered, the vehicle owners should be obliged to promptly report any changes in their ownership to the national vehicle registration authority. These amendments complement and build on the existing requirements for Member States to electronically record data on all vehicles registered on their territory. |
| 67 Council Directive 1999/37/EC of 29 April 1999 on the registration documents for vehicles (OJ L 138, 1.6.1999, p. 57). | 67 Council Directive 1999/37/EC of 29 April 1999 on the registration documents for vehicles (OJ L 138, 1.6.1999, p. 57). |
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| (88) The report from the Commission should also include an assessment of the measures concerning provision of information on substances of concern present in vehicles and whether the traceability of such substances need to be improved. It should also assess whether there is a need to introduce measures addressing the substances that may affect the treatment of vehicles when they reach end-of-life stage, in order to align it more closely with Regulation (EU) [Ecodesign for Sustainable Products]. | (88) The report from the Commission should also include an assessment of the measures concerning provision of information on substances of concern present in vehicles and whether the traceability of such substances need to be improved. It should also assess whether there is a need to introduce measures addressing the substances that may affect the treatment of vehicles when they reach end-of-life stage, in order to align it more closely with Regulation (EU) 2024/1781. The Commission should conduct an impact assessment to evaluate the technical and economical feasibility of introducing targets on air conditioning, fluids and gases contained as an initial fill by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in each vehicle type falling within the scope of this Regulation. |
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| (88a) To ensure consistency between different Union legal acts when revising or adopting secondary acts under Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, the Commission should consider the fulfilment of the objectives on recyclability, reparability, and reusability set under this Regulation. |
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| (95) The application of all provisions concerning vehicle of categories L3e-L7e, M2, M3, N2, N3 and O should be deferred in order to provide sufficient time for operators to comply with the new requirements. This is particularly important with respect to permits for authorised treatment facilities that are capable of conducting depollution and further treatment of such vehicles. | (95) The application of all provisions concerning vehicle of categories L, M2, M3, N2, N3 and O should be deferred in order to provide sufficient time for operators to comply with the new requirements. This is particularly important with respect to permits for authorised treatment facilities that are capable of conducting depollution and further treatment of such vehicles. |
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| (c) from [OP: Please insert the date = the first day of the month following 60 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] to vehicles and end-of-life vehicles and of categories L3e, L4e, L5e, L6e and L7e as set out in Article 4(2), points (c) to (g), of Regulation (EU) 168/2013. | (c) from [OP: Please insert the date = the first day of the month following 60 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] to vehicles and end-of-life vehicles and of L categories, as set out in Article 4(2), of Regulation (EU) 168/2013. |
Introduces inclusion of category for L1e and L2e vehicles to avoid market fragmentation for these categories
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| (ca) two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles of small series referred to in Article 42 of Regulation (EU) 168/2013; |
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| (d) vehicles of historical interest as defined in Article 3, point (7), of Directive 2014/45/EU. | (d) vehicles of historical interest as defined in Article 3, point (7), of Directive 2014/45/EU and all their parts and components and spare parts necessary for their maintenance activities to ensure their historical status. |
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| 4. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, point (c), the following provisions shall not apply to vehicles and end-of-life vehicles of categories L3e, L4e, L5e, L6e and L7e: | 4. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, point (c), the following provisions shall not apply to vehicles and end-of-life vehicles of L categories: |
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| 6. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, points (b) and (c), Articles 16, 19, 20, 27 and 46 to 49 shall apply to vehicles and end-of-life vehicles of categories L3, L4, L5, L6 L7, M2, M3, N2, N3 and O with the following modifications: | 6. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, points (b) and (c), Articles 16, 19, 20, 27 and 46 to 49 shall apply to vehicles and end-of-life vehicles of L categories, M2, M3, N2, N3 and O with the following modifications: |
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| (1) ‘vehicle’ means any vehicle as defined in Article 3, point (15), of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 or listed in Article 4(2), points (c) to (g), of Regulation (EU) 168/2013; | (1) ‘vehicle’ means any vehicle as defined in Article 3, point (15), of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 or listed in Article 4(2), points (a) to (g), of Regulation (EU) 168/2013; |
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| (2) ‘end-of-life vehicle’ means a vehicle which is waste as defined in Article 3, point (1), of Directive 2008/98/EC, or vehicles that are irreparable according to criteria Part A, points 1 and 2 of Annex I; | (2) ‘end-of-life vehicle’ means a vehicle which is waste as defined in Article 3, point (1), of Directive 2008/98/EC, or vehicles that are irreparable according to criteria Part A, point 1 of Annex I; |
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| (9) ‘plastic’ means a polymer within the meaning of Article 3, point (5), of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, to which additives or other substances may have been added; | (9) ‘plastic’ means a polymer within the meaning of Article 3, points (2) and (3), of Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, to which additives or other substances may have been added, capable of functioning as a main structural component of final materials and articles, including biobased plastic; |
The proposed definition of plastics is based on REACH and does not match the polymer types that were considered in the JRC study.
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| (9a) ‘recycled plastic’ means plastic which was waste before recycling as defined in Article 3, point (17), of Directive 2008/98/EC and which has been produced by recycling; |
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| (9b) 'recycled content' means the proportion of recycled material in a product or component; |
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| (15) ‘authorised treatment facility’ means any establishment or undertaking that is permitted in accordance with Directive 2008/98/EC and this Regulation to carry out collection and treatment of end-of-life vehicles; | (15) ‘authorised treatment facility’ means any establishment or undertaking that is permitted in accordance with Directive 2008/98/EC and this Regulation to carry out collection and treatment of end-of-life vehicles or their parts and components coming from facilities that have completed the operations of depollution in compliance with Article 29 of and Part B of Annex VII to this Regulation ; |
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| (18) ‘repair and maintenance operator’ means any natural or legal person who, related to that person’s trade, business, craft or profession, provides repair or maintenance services, whether independently from or authorised by manufacturers; | (18) ‘repair and maintenance operator’ means a natural or legal person, who is directly or indirectly involved in the repair and maintenance of vehicles, and include repairers, manufacturers or distributors of repair equipment, tools or spare parts, as well as publishers of technical information, automobile clubs, roadside assistance operators, operators offering inspection and testing services, operators offering training for installers, manufacturers and repairers of equipment for alternative-fuel vehicles, from or authorised by manufacturers; |
The definition of repair and maintenance operators should be aligned with the one in the Type Approval Regulation (2018/858) on “independent operators” to ensure that all actors of the automotive aftermarket are covered, and to avoid any confusion or contradiction between the different EU legal acts.
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| (22) ‘producer’ means any manufacturer, importer or distributor who, irrespective of the selling technique used, including by means of distance contracts as defined in Article 2, point (7), of Directive 2011/83/EU, supplies a vehicle for the first time for distribution or use, within a territory of a Member States on a professional basis; | (22) ‘producer’ means any manufacturer, importer or distributor who, irrespective of the selling technique used, including by means of distance contracts as defined in Article 2, point (7), of Directive 2011/83/EU, supplies a vehicle for the first time for distribution or use, within a territory of a Member States on a professional basis; for multistage vehicles, the producer is the manufacturer of the base vehicle. |
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| (28) ‘remanufacturing’ means an operation in which a new part or component is manufactured from parts and components that are either removed from vehicles or end-of-life vehicles and in which at least one change is made to the part or component that affects its safety, performance, purpose or type; | (28) ‘remanufacturing’ means a standardised operation in which a new part or component is manufactured from parts and components that are either removed from vehicles or end-of-life vehicles and in which at least one change is made to the part or component that affects its safety, performance, purpose or type; the process is in line with specific technical specifications, including engineering, quality and testing standards, and yields fully warranted products; |
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| (29) ‘refurbishment’ means actions carried out to prepare, clean, test and, where necessary, repair a part or component that is removed from vehicles or end-of-life vehicles in order to restore the performance or functionality of that part or component within the intended use and range of performance originally conceived at the design stage applicable at the time of its placing on the market; | (29) ‘refurbishment’ means actions carried out to prepare, clean, test and, where necessary, repair a part or component that is removed from vehicles in order to restore its performance or functionality; |
To align with the modifications made on “remanufacturing” the definition of refurbishments needs to be adapted accordingly. A refurbished part or component is not a new product, the product life does not start again.
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| (35) ‘economic operators’ means producers, collectors, vehicle insurance companies, suppliers, repair and maintenance operators, waste management operators and any other operators involved in design of vehicles, trade in used vehicles, or management of end-of-life vehicles. | (35) ‘economic operators’ means producers, collectors, dismantlers, recyclers, vehicle insurance companies, suppliers, repair and maintenance operators, waste management operators and any other operators involved in design of vehicles, trade in used vehicles, or management of end-of-life vehicles, and its parts, components, core product or part and materials; |
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| (35a) ‘authorised dismantler’ means any person or legal entity that is permitted or authorised to carry out dismantling or any other operation carried out for the recovery of the end-of-life vehicle and its parts, components and materials; |
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| (35b) ‘remanufacturer’ is a person or legal entity that undertakes the remanufacturing process, which is an operation in which a new part or component is manufactured from parts and components that are either removed from vehicles or end-of-life vehicles and in which at least one change is made to the part or component that affects its safety, performance, purpose or type; |
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| (35c) ‘post-consumer reuse’ means used parts and components that are generated from products after they have been placed on the market; |
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| (35d) ‘core product or part’ or ‘core’ means a previously sold, worn or non-functional (used) product or part, intended for the remanufacturing process; during reverse logistics, a core is protected, handled and identified for remanufacturing to avoid damage and to preserve its value; a core is not waste or scrap and is not intended to be reused before remanufacturing and is removed from vehicles either during their lifetime or at end-of-life; |
The proposed criteria are very generic and might lead to a limiting availability of cores for remanufacturing if implemented too strictly. Cores do not necessarily need to be complete to be remanufactured. For a clearer understanding of the criteria in Annex VII Part D, corresponding recitals should give a further description of these general quality requirements.
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| (35e) ‘collection point’ means economic operators which accept end-of-life vehicles for temporary storage and forwarding to treatment facilities without being themselves treatment facilities; |
In order to provide sufficient clarification and to support the understanding of the requirements for all actors, since the Regulation differentiates between ATFs and collection points, a definition of “collection point” is required.
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| (35f) ‘registration’ means a registration as defined in Article 2, points (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f), of Directive 1999/37/EC; for vehicles falling under categories L1 and L2, if not subject to administrative registration under Directive 1999/37/EC in a given Member State, 'registration' means the recording of vehicles in a system that enables their identification, including at the point of placing on the market, during use, or at end-of-life, for the purposes of ensuring compliance with this Regulation; |
Linked to the inclusion of the L1e and L2e categories. As not all Member States register L1e and L2e vehicles following Directive 1999/37/EC, but they still record ownership or similar in most cases, then for vehicles of categories L1e and L2e registration shall be understood more broadly as a system to enable identification and monitoring of these vehicles’ lives.
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| (35g) ‘mono-material metal component’ means a component that is composed for 90% in weight of a unique metal; Different alloys of the same metal are considered as being a unique metal; |
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| (35h) ‘biobased plastics’ means plastics made from biological resources, such as biomass, feedstock, organic waste or by-products, and irrespective of whether the plastics are biodegradable or not. |
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| (c) ‘registration’, ‘registration certificate’, ‘suspension’, ‘holder of registration certificate’ and ‘cancellation of registration’ laid down in Article 2, points (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f), of Directive 1999/37/EC; | (c) ‘registration certificate’, ‘suspension’, ‘holder of registration certificate’ and ‘cancellation of registration’ laid down in Article 2, points (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f), of Directive 1999/37/EC; |
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| (e) ‘substance of concern’ and ‘data carrier’ laid down in Article 2, points (28) and (30), of Regulation [Ecodesign for sustainable products]. | (e) ‘data carrier’ laid down in Article 2, point (29), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1781. |
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| 1. Each vehicle belonging to a vehicle type that is type-approved as of [OP: Please insert the date = the first day of the month following 72 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] under Regulation (EU) 2018/858 shall be constructed so that it is: | 1. Each vehicle belonging to a new vehicle type that is type-approved as of [OP: Please insert the date = the first day of the month following 72 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] under Regulation (EU) 2018/858 shall be constructed so that it is: |
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| (c) verify the correctness and completeness of the information received from suppliers; | (c) check the information received from suppliers; |
It is not realistically possible to verify via testing the correctness and completeness of the material information received from suppliers for every single part used in all vehicle models.
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| The Commission shall, by [OP: please enter the date = the last day of the month following 35 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], adopt an implementing act establishing a new methodology for calculation and verification of the rates of reusability, recyclability and recoverability of a vehicle, taking into account the elements set out in Annex II. | The Commission shall, by [OP: please enter the date = the last day of the month following 35 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], adopt an implementing act establishing a methodology for calculation and verification of the rates of reusability, recyclability and recoverability of a vehicle, taking into account the elements set out in Annex II and the guidelines outlined in the United Nations Regulation No. 133 on uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles with regard to their reusability, recyclability and recoverability in relation to standard ISO 22628:2002. If necessary, the Commission shall endeavour to ensure that the relevant UN methodology is updated accordingly to prevent conflict with Union methodology. |
As there is a harmonized UN R133 on Recyclability, there is no need to establish a new methodology but rather update the existing one if needed.
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| 1. The presence of substances of concern in vehicles and in their parts and components shall be minimised as far as possible. | 1. The presence of substances of concern in vehicles and in their parts and components shall be minimised as far as possible, where they pose an unacceptable risk on human health or the environment. |
The definition of “Substance of Concern” (SoC) is linked to a legislation for which vehicles are not included in the scope (motor vehicles are out of scope of the Eco-design for Sustainable Products Regulation). There is therefore a mismatch in terms of applicability. Furthermore, to clarify the intention of this article we would expect that similarly to the approach of the Batteries Regulation, ECHA puts forward a list of substances of concern that are specific to the automotive sector.
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| The Commission, assisted by the European Chemicals Agency set up under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, shall, by... [OP: please enter the date = last day of the month following 18 months after the entry into force of this Regulation] adopt an implementing act establishing a list of substances of concern applicable specifically to vehicles. Insofar as they are applicable, the restrictions set out in Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, in addition to the restrictions set out in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 and in Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 shall be considered. |
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| 2. In addition to the restrictions set out in Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 and, as applicable, to the restrictions set out in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 and in Regulation (EU) 2023/[OP: Batteries], any vehicle type that is type-approved as of [OP: Please insert the date = the first day of the month following 72 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], under Regulation (EU) 2018/858 shall not contain lead, mercury, cadmium or hexavalent chromium. | 2. Any vehicle type that is type-approved as of [OP: Please insert the date = the first day of the month following 72 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], under Regulation (EU) 2018/858 shall not contain lead, mercury, cadmium or hexavalent chromium. |
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| Subparagraph 1 shall not apply to components made from recycled materials nor to remanufactured parts and components. |
The exemption for components made from recycled materials, automotive components require thousands of chemicals and substances to meet high standards of quality and performance. However, Regulations may change, and certain substances may become restricted, but they will still be present in recycled materials. This creates a challenge for remanufacturers and recyclers, who may not have complete visibility of the materials' composition and cannot easily remove these substances.
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| 3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, vehicle types may contain lead, mercury, cadmium or hexavalent chromium under the conditions and up to the maximum concentration values laid down in Annex III. | 3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, vehicle types may contain carbon fibres, lead, mercury, cadmium or hexavalent chromium under the conditions and up to the maximum concentration values laid down in Annex III. |
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| (a) establishing maximum concentration values up to which the presence of lead, mercury, cadmium or hexavalent chromium in specific parts, components and homogenous materials of vehicles is to be tolerated; | (a) establishing maximum concentration values up to which the presence of carbon fibres, lead, mercury, cadmium or hexavalent chromium in specific parts, components and homogenous materials of vehicles is to be tolerated; |
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| (c) deleting parts, components and homogenous materials of vehicles from Annex III, if the use of lead, mercury, cadmium or hexavalent chromium is avoidable; | (c) deleting parts, components and homogenous materials of vehicles from Annex III, if the use of carbon fibres, lead, mercury, cadmium or hexavalent chromium is avoidable; |
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| The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 50 to amend Annex III, in particular by removing certain exemptions for homogenous materials and components from the list, in case the specific exemption is addressed under other Union legislation. | The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 50 to amend Annex III, in particular by removing certain exemptions for homogenous materials and components from the list, in case the specific exemption is addressed under other Union legislation. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State and other stakeholders in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making. |
Relying only on a report from ECHA removes the stakeholder engagement process that currently takes place. Deviation from established processes should be avoided and any new requirements must be based on open discussion of rigorous science, therefore all stakeholders must be involved in the process.
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| 5. Upon request from the Commission, and within 12 months from the request, the European Chemicals Agency (the ‘Agency’) shall prepare a report on the technical and economic feasibility of alternatives pertaining to existing exemptions listed in Annex III and, based on such assessment, a motivated proposal for the specific amendment of the exemption. | 5. Upon request from the Commission, and within 12 months from the request, the European Chemicals Agency (the ‘Agency’) shall prepare a report, based on consultation with stakeholders and industry experts, on the technical and economic feasibility of alternatives pertaining to existing exemptions listed in Annex III and, based on such assessment, a motivated proposal for the specific amendment of the exemption. |
Relying only on a report from ECHA removes the stakeholder engagement process that currently takes place. Deviation from established processes should be avoided and any new requirements must be based on open discussion of rigorous science, therefore all stakeholders must be involved in the process.
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| The plastic contained in each vehicle type that is type-approved as of [OP: Please insert the date = the first day of the month following 72 months after the date of entry into force of the Regulation] under Regulation (EU) 2018/858 shall contain a minimum of 25 % of plastic recycled by weight from post-consumer plastic waste. | The plastic contained in each vehicle type that is type-approved as of [OP: Please insert the date = the first day of the month following 72 months after the date of entry into force of the Regulation] under Regulation (EU) 2018/858 shall contain a minimum of 20% of plastic recycled content recovered, including biobased plastic, from post-consumer plastic waste and pre-consumer plastic waste attributed via a chain of custody according to standard ISO 22095:2020. |
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| At least 25 % of the target set out in the first subparagraph shall be achieved by including plastics recycled from end-of-life vehicles in the vehicle type concerned. | At least 15% of the target set out in the first subparagraph, shall be achieved by including the use of post-consumer plastic waste recycled from end-of-life vehicles or waste from vehicle workshops and pre-consumer waste from vehicle production, attributed via a chain of custody according to standard ISO 22095:2020. |
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| All end-of-life vehicle parts and components removed for replacement during the use-phase of a vehicle shall account to the post-consumer plastic waste as feedstock for recycled plastics. |
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| The weight of the plastic recycled and the total weight of plastics referred to in the first subparagraph shall exclude elastomers, thermosets other than polyurethane foams. |
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| 2. By [OP: Please insert the date = the last day of the month following 23 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall adopt an implementing act in accordance with Article 51(2) to supplement this Regulation by establishing the methodology for the calculation and verification, for the purposes of paragraph 1 of this Article, of the share of plastics recovered from post-consumer waste, and from end-of-life vehicles respectively, present in and incorporated into the vehicle type. | 2. By [OP: Please insert the date = the last day of the month following 15 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall adopt an delegated act in accordance with Article 50 to supplement this Regulation by establishing the methodology for the calculation and verification, for the purposes of paragraph 1 of this Article, of the usage of plastics recovered from pre-consumer and post-consumer waste, and from end-of-life vehicles respectively, to manufacture the vehicle type which takes into account the best available recycling technology, including chemical recycling. When considering recycled plastic verification methodology the Commission shall take into account digital product passport solutions. |
Wording on presence and incorporation fails to address chain of custody and chemical recycling within the scope of the calculation and verification methodology to be established by the European Commission. It would prevent the implementation of tailored rules, including for chemical recycling.
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| Notwithstanding the definition of ‘plastic’ in Article 3, point (9), only thermoplastics and polyurethane foams shall be considered to be plastics for the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article. |
Thermosetting resins are materials that cannot be easily recycled, unlike other types of plastics. Including them in the recycled plastics target would create unnecessary costs for industry, as highlighted by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) report. This amendment ensures that only recyclable plastics count towards the targets, while allowing flexibility to adapt the regulation based on future advancements in recycling methods.
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| The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 50, to supplement this Regulation by establishing a minimum share of steel recycled from post-consumer steel waste to be present and incorporated into vehicle types to be type-approved in accordance with this Regulation and Regulation (EU) 2018/858. | The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 50, to supplement this Regulation by establishing a minimum share of steel recycled from ferrous scrap to be present and incorporated into vehicle types to be type-approved in accordance with this Regulation and Regulation (EU) 2018/858. |
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| The minimum share of recycled steel referred to in the first subparagraph shall be based on a feasibility study, carried out by the Commission. The study shall be finalised by [OP: Please insert the date = the last day of the month following 23 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], looking in particular at the following aspects: | The minimum recycled content of steel referred to in the first subparagraph shall be based on a feasibility study, carried out by the Commission. The study shall be finalised by [OP: Please insert the date = the last day of the month following 15 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], looking in particular at the following aspects: |
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| (a) the current and forecasted availability of steel recycled from post-consumer sources of steel waste; | (a) the current and forecasted availability of ferrous scrap, including flat and long carbon steel and stainless-steel product families; |
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| (b) the current share of post-consumer waste in various steel semi-products and intermediates used in vehicles; | (b) the current share of ferrous scrap waste in various steel semi-products and intermediates related to steel families used in vehicles and expected changes related to the transition of the automotive industry; |
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| (c) the potential uptake of post-consumer recycled steel by manufacturers in vehicles to be type-approved in the future; | (c) the potential uptake of ferrous scrap by manufacturers in vehicles to be type-approved in the future; considering the different compositional constraints applicable to each steel product family; |
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| (d) the relative demand of the automotive sector in comparison to the demand for post-consumer steel waste of other sectors; | (d) the relative demand of the automotive sector in comparison to the demand for ferrous scrap of other sectors in light of its ability to tolerate copper content and other unintended tramp inclusions; |
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| (e) economic viability, technical and scientific progress, including changes in the availability of recycling technologies concerning steel recycling rates; | (e) economic viability, technical and scientific progress, including changes in the availability of recycling technologies concerning steel recycling rates as well as the existing contribution of pre-consumer scrap recycling; |
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| (f) the contribution of a minimum share of recycled content of steel in vehicles to the Union’s open strategic autonomy, climate and environmental objectives; | (f) the contribution of a minimum share of recycled content of steel and low CO2 steel in vehicles to the Union’s open strategic autonomy, climate and environmental and industrial objectives, in particular as regards the creation of lead markets; |
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| (h) the influence on the overall costs and competitiveness of the automotive sector. | (h) the influence on the overall costs and competitiveness of the automotive sector and the entire value chain. |
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| The Commission may adopt an implementing act establishing the methodology for the calculation and verification of the share of steel recycled from post-consumer steel waste present in and incorporated into vehicle types. | The Commission may adopt a delegated act establishing the methodology for the calculation and verification of the recycled content of steel from ferrous scrap, and the share of low CO2 steel present in and incorporated into vehicle types. |
Recycled content refers to the content within the steel itself and not the input of scrap to the final recycling process. The contribution of pre-consumer scrap should also be taken into account. The co-legislators should also expand the feasibility study in Art. 6 to evaluate the potential for low CO2 steel (green steel) in vehicle complementing the currently envisaged focus on circularity and recycling content.
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| Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 51(2). | deleted |
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| By [OP: Please insert the date = the last day of the month following 35 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall assess the feasibility of establishing a requirement on the minimum share of: | By [OP: Please insert the date = the last day of the month following 23 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall assess the feasibility of establishing a requirement on the minimum share of: |
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| (a) aluminium and its alloys, magnesium and its alloys, recycled from post-consumer waste and incorporated into vehicle types; and | (a) aluminium and its alloys, magnesium and its alloys, recycled from pre-consumer and post-consumer waste and incorporated into vehicle types; and |
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| (b) neodymium, dysprosium, praseodymium, terbium, samarium or boron recycled from post-consumer waste and incorporated into permanent magnets in e-drive motors. | (b) neodymium, dysprosium, praseodymium, terbium, samarium or boron recycled from pre-consumer and post-consumer waste and incorporated into permanent magnets in e-drive motors. |
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| The Commission may adopt an implementing act establishing the methodology for the calculation and verification of the share of the materials recycled from post-consumer waste in vehicle types. | The Commission may adopt a delegated act establishing the methodology for the calculation and verification of the share of the materials recycled from pre-consumer and post-consumer waste in vehicle types. |
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| 1. Each vehicle belonging to a vehicle type that is type-approved as of [OP: Please insert the date = the first day of the month following 72 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] shall be designed in a way which does not hinder the removal by authorised treatment facilities of the parts and components listed in Part C of Annex VII from the concerned vehicle during the waste phase of the vehicle. | 1. Each vehicle belonging to a new vehicle type that is type-approved as of [OP: Please insert the date = the first day of the month following 72 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] shall be designed in a way which does not hinder the removal by authorised treatment facilities of the parts and components listed in Part C of Annex VII from the concerned vehicle during the waste phase of the vehicle. |
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| 2. Each vehicle belonging to a vehicle type that is type-approved as of [OP: Please insert the date = the first day of the month following 72 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] under Regulation (EU) 2018/858 shall be designed, as regards joining, fastening and sealing elements, so as to enable, in a readily and non-destructive manner, the removal and replacement of electric vehicle batteries and e-drive motors from the vehicle by authorised treatment facilities or repair and maintenance operators during the use phase and waste phase of the vehicle. | 2. Each vehicle belonging to a new vehicle type that is type-approved as of [OP: Please insert the date = the first day of the month following 72 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] under Regulation (EU) 2018/858 shall be designed, so as to enable, in a readily and non-destructive manner, the removal and replacement of electric vehicle batteries and their constituent elements and e-drive motors from the vehicle by authorised treatment facilities or repair and maintenance operators during the use phase and waste phase of the vehicle. |
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| 2. For the purposes of type-approval of vehicles to which the requirements in Articles 4, 5, 6 or 7, the manufacturer shall provide the documentation showing compliance with those requirements and shall: | 2. For the purposes of type-approval of vehicles to which the requirements in Articles 4, 5, 6 or 7 apply, the manufacturer shall provide the documentation showing compliance with those requirements and shall: |
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| 3. For the purposes of type-approval of vehicles to which the requirement in Article 9 applies, the manufacturer shall submit the circularity strategy to the type-approval authority together with the application for type-approval referred to in Article 23 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858. | deleted |
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| 1. For each vehicle type that is type-approved under Regulation (EU) 2018/858 as of [OP: Please insert the date = the first day of the month following 36 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the manufacturer shall draw up a circularity strategy. | 1. Vehicle manufacturers shall as of [OP: Please insert the date = the first day of the month following 36 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], draw up a circularity strategy. |
The benefit for submitting a circularity strategy for each newly type-approved model is unclear. The obligation to submit the circularity strategy should apply for manufacturers at company level and not for each newly type-approved model, similarly to the current company recycling strategy under the ELV-Directive.
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| 2. The circularity strategy shall describe which actions the manufacturers will take to follow-up on their obligations to ensure that the circularity requirements in Chapter II, which are verified in the type-approval procedures and which are applicable to the vehicle type concerned, are met. | 2. The circularity strategy shall describe which actions the manufacturers will take to follow-up on their obligations to ensure that the circularity requirements in Chapter II are met. |
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| 4. The manufacturer shall provide a copy of the circularity strategy to the Commission within 30 days after the type-approval for the concerned vehicle type has been granted. | 4. The manufacturer shall provide a copy of the circularity strategy to the Commission every 5 years. |
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| 5. The manufacturer shall monitor and follow up on the actions contained in the circularity strategy and update the strategy every five years in accordance with Part B of Annex IV. The updated circularity strategy shall be provided to the type-approval authority that issued the type-approval for the vehicle type and to the Commisssion. | 5. The manufacturer shall monitor and follow up on the actions contained in the circularity strategy and update the strategy indicating the relevant new changes of the circularity strategy every five years. |
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| 7. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 50 to amend Part B of Annex IV by adapting the requirements on the content of the circularity strategy and the updates to that strategy to technical and scientific progress in vehicle manufacturing and management of end-of-life vehicles, to market developments in the automotive sector and to regulatory changes. | deleted |
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| 8. By [OP: Please insert the date = the last day of the month following 83 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] and every six years thereafter, the Commission shall draw up and publish a report on the circularity of the automotive sector. The report shall be based in particular on circularity strategies and updates to such strategies. | 8. By [OP: Please insert the date = the last day of the month following 83 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] and every five years thereafter, the Commission shall draw up and publish a report on the circularity of the automotive sector. The report shall be based in particular on circularity strategies and updates to such strategies. |
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| Manufacturers shall declare, for each vehicle type that is type-approved as of [OP: Please insert the date = the first day of the month following 36 months after the entry into force of the Regulation] under Regulation (EU) 2018/858, the respective share of recycled content of: | Manufacturers shall declare, for each new vehicle type that is type-approved as of [OP: Please insert the date = the first day of the month following 24 months after the adoption of the methodology for the calculation of recycled content present in vehicles in accordance with paragraph 1a] under Regulation (EU) 2018/858, the respective share of recycled content of: |
A methodology is required to allow compliance with the requirements. To declare the percentage of recycled content, OEMs require an existing harmonized methodology, prior to the publication of a feasibility study.
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| (d) steel. | (d) steel and its alloys; |
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| (da) plastics. |
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| The declaration shall concern the recycled content of these materials present in the vehicle type and indicate, per material share, whether the material is recycled from pre-consumer waste or from post-consumer waste. | The declaration shall concern the recycled content of these materials present in the vehicle type and indicate, per material share and for parts heavier than 5 grams, whether the material is recycled from pre-consumer waste or from post-consumer waste. |
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| 1a. By ... [OP: Please insert the date = the last day of the month following 12 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall adopt implementing acts establishing the methodology for the calculation and verification of the share of recycled content of materials specified in paragraph 1 of this Article in the vehicle type. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 51 (2). |
There is currently no common methodology for calculating recycled content in vehicles, which can lead to inconsistencies and confusion across the industry. The establishment of a harmonised calculation and verification methodology for recycled content is crucial. A clear and unified approach will ensure consistency, transparency, and fairness in how recycled content is measured across different vehicle types.
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| 3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the requirement to declare the share of recycled content of a certain material shall not apply where a target has been established for that material under Article 6(3) or (4). | 3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the requirement to declare the share of recycled content of a certain material shall not apply where a target has been established for that material under Article 6(3) or (4). The requirement to declare the share of recycled content of plastic shall cease to apply from the date of application of the target set in Article 6(1). |
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| 1. From [OP: Please insert the date = the first day of the month following 36 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], manufacturers shall provide waste management operators and repair and maintenance operators unrestricted, standardised and non-discriminatory access to the information listed in Annex V, enabling access to, and safe removal and replacement of, the following: | 1. From [OP: Please insert the date = the first day of the month following 36 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], for new vehicle types approved, manufacturers shall provide waste management operators and repair and maintenance operators unrestricted, standardised and non-discriminatory access to the information listed in Annex V, enabling access to, and safe removal and replacement of, the following: |
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| (a) electric vehicle batteries incorporated in the vehicle; | (a) electric vehicle batteries and their constituent elements incorporated in the vehicle; |
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| (e) parts and components, containing the critical raw materials as referred to in Article 27(1), point (b), of Regulation (EU) [CRM Act] at the time of the type-approval of the vehicle; | (e) parts and components, containing the critical raw materials as referred to in Article 28(1) point (b) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 at the time of the type-approval of the vehicle; |
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| The manufacturers shall provide the information referred to in the first subparagraph free of charge. The manufacturers may collect charges from waste management operators and repair and maintenance operators to the amount necessary to cover the administrative costs for making the required information accessible through communication platforms. | The manufacturers shall provide the information referred to in the first subparagraph free of charge. The manufacturers may collect non-prohibitive charges from waste management operators and repair and maintenance operators to the amount necessary to cover the administrative costs for making the required information accessible through communication platforms. |
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| 2. Manufacturers shall ensure that e-drive motors containing permanent magnets bear a conspicuous, clearly legible and indelible label indicating the information listed in point 4 of Annex VI. | 2. By 24 May 2029, manufacturers shall ensure that e-drive motors containing permanent magnets bear a conspicuous, clearly legible and indelible label indicating the information in accordance with Article 28 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1252. |
Manufacturers and their supply chain will need sufficient time to adapt to new labelling requirements for e-drive motors containing permanent magnets. The aim is to align with the CRMA timeline which imposes the labelling for vehicles 5 years after the date of entry into force of the legislative act.
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| 1. From [OP: please insert a date = the first day of the month following 84 months after entry into force of the Regulation] each vehicle placed on the market shall have a circularity vehicle passport, which shall be aligned with and, where possible, integrated in other vehicle related environmental passports established under Union law. | 1. From [OP: please insert a date = the first day of the month following 84 months after entry into force of the Regulation] each new or new type approved vehicle placed on the market shall have a circularity vehicle passport, which shall be aligned with and integrated in other vehicle related environmental passports established under Union law. |
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| 3. The manufacturer placing the vehicle on the market shall ensure that the information in the circular vehicle passport is accurate, complete and up to date. | 3. The manufacturer at the time of placing the vehicle on the market shall ensure that the information in the circular vehicle passport is accurate, complete and up to date. |
The manufacturer can only guarantee the completeness and accurracy of the vehicle passport at the time of production, as changes due to maintenance, customization, and repairs (particularly with non-original parts) may affect this later in the vehicle's life.
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| 5. The circularity vehicle passport of a vehicle that has become an end-of-life vehicle shall cease to exist at the earliest 6 months after the certificate of destruction for that end-of-life vehicle was issued. | 5. The circularity vehicle passport of a vehicle that has become an end-of-life vehicle or legally exported from the Union shall cease to exist at the earliest 6 months after the certificate of export or destruction for that end-of-life vehicle was issued. |
The discontinuation of a circularity vehicle passport should also apply when a vehicle is legally exported from the EU as well as when a vehicle reaches the end of its life.
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| The Commission shall adopt implementing acts laying down rules on the following: | By ... [OP: please insert a date = the first day of the month following 76 months after entry into force of the Regulation] the Commission shall adopt implementing acts laying down rules on the following: |
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| (da) the conditions for access to the circularity vehicle passport, including the right of access, and introduction, modification and updating of information included in the circularity vehicle passport by third parties other than the manufacturer. |
Provisions should be added to facilitate access to the circularity vehicle passport by third parties other than the manufacturer, e.g. for independent operators and repairers.
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| A producer shall appoint an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility in each Member State in which it sells vehicles. Such appointment shall be made by written mandate. |
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| By ....[OP: insert the date XXX months after the entry into force of this Regulation] the Commission shall establish a single portal which contains the links to all national registers to facilitate the registration of producers in all Member States. |
Producers need to know where to submit their application for registration before they receive their authorisation. In addition, this will facilitate the process for approval of the registration.
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| 6. The obligations under this Article may be fulfilled on a producer’s behalf by an appointed representative for the extended producer responsibility. | 6. The obligations under this Article may be fulfilled on a producer’s behalf by an authorised representative for the extended producer responsibility. If more than one producer is represented in the country by one authorised representative, that authorised representative shall provide the name and the contact details for each of the represented producers separately. |
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| 4. Producer responsibility organisations shall ensure a fair representation of producers and waste management operators in their governing bodies. | 4. Producer responsibility organisations shall ensure a fair representation of producers and waste management operators active in the recycling of end-of-life vehicles, in relation to producers, in their governing bodies , including the executive and advisory boards. |
In order to boost a more circular economy, it is essential that all the key representative associations of the recycling sector who are responsible for the implementation of the ELV Regulation are properly represented in the governing bodies of producer responsibility organisations (PROs).
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| (a) the costs of the collection of end-of-life vehicles that is necessary to meet the requirements in Articles 23 to 26 and the costs of the treatment of end-of-life vehicles that is necessary to meet the requirements in Articles 27 to 30, 34 and 35, provided that they are not covered by the revenues of waste management operators linked to the sales of used spare parts and used spare components, of depolluted end-of-life vehicles, or of secondary raw materials recycled from end-of-life vehicles; | (a) the costs of the collection of end-of-life vehicles that is necessary to meet the requirements in Articles 23 to 26 and the costs of the treatment of end-of-life vehicles that is necessary to meet the requirements in Articles 27 to 30, 34 and 35, taking into account any revenues of waste management operators obtained from the sales of used spare parts and used spare components, of depolluted end-of-life vehicles, or of secondary raw materials recycled from end-of-life vehicles; |
The end of life vehicle is a valuable good and there will be no need to claim the deficit. In addition we should not encourage the waste management operators to work in inefficient way.
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| (c) the costs of establishing notification system referred to in Article 25; | deleted |
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| (d) the costs of data gathering and reporting to the competent authorities. | (d) the administrative costs of making data available to the competent authorities. |
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| (a) the weight of the vehicle; | (a) the weight of the vehicle, excluding batteries; |
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| (b) the type of drivetrain; | deleted |
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| (d) the time needed to dismantle the vehicle at an authorised treatment facility, especially for parts and components which need to be removed prior to shredding under Article 30; | deleted |
The electrical vehicle battery should not be considered in the weight of the vehicle regarding the fee modulation. The criteria should be limited to recycled content and RRR rates (Recovery, Recycle, and Reuse). This is because the weight of the battery can significantly impact the overall weight of the vehicle, potentially leading to higher fees.
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| (e) the share of materials and substances preventing a high-quality recycling process, such as adhesives, composite plastics, or carbon-reinforced materials; | (e) the share of materials and substances preventing a high-quality recycling process; |
High-quality recycling for technical plastics can be achieved with chemical recycling, the processes of which are not impacted by the use of the listed materials and substances.
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| The producers or, where appointed in accordance with Article 18, producer responsibility organisations shall set up, or participate in the setting up of, collection systems, including collection points, for all end-of-life vehicles belonging to vehicle categories that they have made available for the first time on the market in the territory of a Member State. | The producers or, where appointed in accordance with Article 18, producer responsibility organisations shall set up, or participate in the setting up of, collection systems, including collection points, for all end-of-life vehicles that they have made available for the first time on the market in the territory of a Member State. |
Extended producer responsibility should be limited to vehicles placed on the market by the respective producer. It is unreasonable to expect producers to finance and to take responsibility for collecting vehicles that were not distributed by them. Limiting EPR to vehicles placed on the market by the producer, it ensures that producers are held accountable for their own products while also allowing for a more manageable and feasible system of responsibility and collection.
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| (b) ensure adequate availability of authorised treatment facilities, taking into account population size and density, expected volume of end-of-life vehicles, not being limited to areas where the collection and subsequent management is most profitable; | (b) ensure adequate availability of authorised treatment facilities or collection points, taking into account population size and density, expected volume of end-of-life vehicles, not being limited to areas where the collection and subsequent management is most profitable; |
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| (c) ensure collection of waste parts from repairs of vehicles; | deleted |
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| (d) enable collection of end-of-life vehicles of every brand, irrespective of their origin; | (d) enable collection of end-of-life vehicles they have made available on the market, irrespective of their origin; |
An adequate availability of collection points is crucial to ensure, that last owners of a vehicle can return the ELV to a collection point. The logistic to bring this ELV to an authorized treatment facilities are handled and financed between the actors. Art. 23 (2c) in combination with Art. 20 (1a) obliges the producer to ensure and finance workshop disposal. However, manufacturers can only be responsible for the collection of their own brands.
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| 2. Delivery of an end-of-life vehicle to an authorised treatment facility shall be free of charge for the last owner of a vehicle unless the end-of-life vehicle lacks any of the essential vehicle parts or components, except the electric vehicle battery, or contains waste which has been added to the end-of-life vehicle. | 2. Delivery of an end-of-life vehicle to an authorised treatment facility or a collection point shall be free of charge for the last owner of a vehicle unless the end-of-life vehicle lacks any of the essential vehicle parts or components,or contains waste which has been added to the end-of-life vehicle. |
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| In the case of a missing electric vehicle battery, the delivery of the end-of-life vehicle shall remain free of charge if the last owner provides documentation which proves that the battery has been handled by a professional operator in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2023/1542. |
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| 1. Authorised treatment facilities shall issue a certificate of destruction for every treated end-of-life vehicle to the last owner of the end-of-life vehicle. The certificate of destruction shall contain the information listed in Annex IX. | 1. Authorised treatment facilities shall issue a certificate of destruction for every treated end-of-life vehicle to the last owner of the end-of-life vehicle. The certificate of destruction shall contain the information listed in Annex IX. The received ELV shall be destroyed within 18 months from the issuance of the Certificate of Destruction with a related registration of the destruction. |
The Certificate of Destruction in electronic format released by ATFs is the easiest way to assure the communication between Member States and prevent cases where the CoD from the MS where it was issued is different from the one in the Member State where the vehicle is registered. It is important, in order to avoid losses of parts and components that could be sent and sold to the black market, to fix a timeframe in which the vehicle must be destroyed after the release of the CoD.
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| 5a. A temporary de-registration of a vehicle shall be valid for a period not longer than seven years. After a period of five years, the owner or holder of the temporarily de-registered vehicle shall present the vehicle to the relevant authority of a Member State. |
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| (a) deliver the end-of-life vehicle to an authorised treatment facility or, in cases referred to in Article 23(4), to a collection point, without undue delay after receiving information that the vehicle meets any of the criteria for irreparability laid down in Part A, points 1 and 2, of Annex I; | (a) deliver the end-of-life vehicle to an authorised treatment facility or, in cases referred to in Article 23(4), to a collection point, without undue delay after receiving information that the vehicle meets any of the criteria for irreparability laid down in Part A, points 1 of Annex I; |
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| (c) remove the parts and components listed in Part C of Annex VII from the end-of-life vehicle, prior to shredding shredding or compacting by means of manual dismantling or (semi-) automated disassembly in a non-destructive way for components with a reuse, remanufacturing or refurbishment potential; | (c) remove the parts and components listed in Part C of Annex VII from the end-of-life vehicle provided that there is a market potential for reuse, remanufacturing or refurbishment for them, prior to shredding shredding or compacting by means of manual dismantling or (semi-) automated disassembly in a non-destructive way for components with a reuse, remanufacturing or refurbishment potential; |
The removal of certain ELV parts shall only be mandatory if the condition of the vehicle technically permits it and the removal is economically justifiable, which depends from the market for reuse of the related parts. Otherwise, the obligations would result in unjustified costs for the removal prior to post-shredding and storage of the parts not sold because no market exists.
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| 4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 50 to amend Annex VII by adapting the minimum treatment requirements for end-of-life vehicles to scientific and technical progress. | 4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 50 to amend Annex VII by adapting the minimum treatment requirements for end-of-life vehicles to scientific and technical progress and taking into account economical feasibility. |
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| 3. Waste management operators conducting shredding of end-of-life vehicles shall not mix end-of-life vehicles, their parts, components and materials with packaging waste and waste electrical and electronic equipment. | 3. Waste management operators conducting shredding of end-of-life vehicles shall be able to mix end-of-life vehicles, their parts, components and materials with packaging waste and waste electrical and electronic equipment, provided that traceability related to reporting is ensured. |
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| 3a. Waste management operators, while conducting shredding, shall ensure that steel, aluminium and copper output complies with high quality standards. |
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| Mandatory removal of parts and components for reuse and recycling prior to shredding | Mandatory removal of parts and components for reuse, recycling and remanufacturing prior to shredding |
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| Paragraph 1 shall not apply if an authorised treatment facility demonstrates, that post-shredder technologies separates materials from parts and components listed in Part C, entries 13 to19, of Annex VII, as efficiently as manual dismantling processes or semi-automated disassembly processes. | It shall not be mandatory to remove prior to shredding parts or components without a reuse, remanufacturing or refurbishing potential if an authorised treatment facility demonstrates, that post-shredder technologies separates materials from parts and components listed in Part C, entries 13 to19, of Annex VII, as efficiently as manual dismantling processes or semi-automated disassembly processes or if there is no demand for the used parts and components of these entries. |
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| All parts and components that have been removed from an end-of-life vehicle pursuant to Article 30(1), shall be assessed to determine whether they are fit for: | All parts and components that have been removed from an end-of-life vehicle or during a repair and maintenance operation, excluding parts and components listed in Annex VII Part E, shall be assessed to determine whether they are fit for: |
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| The parts and components that are fit for reuse, remanufacturing or refurbishment shall not be considered waste. | The cores that are fit for reuse, remanufacturing or refurbishment shall not be considered waste. |
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| The weight of the plastic recycled and the total weight of plastics referred to in the first and second paragraphs shall exclude elastomers, thermosets other than polyurethane foams. |
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| 1. Treatment of end-of-life vehicles may be undertaken outside the Union, provided that the shipment of end-of-life vehicles is in compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006. | 1. Treatment of end-of-life vehicles may be undertaken outside the Union, provided that the shipment of end-of-life vehicles is in compliance with Regulation (EC) No 2024/1157. |
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| For the purpose of transferring ownership of a used vehicle, the vehicle owner shall be able to demonstrate to any natural or legal person interested in acquiring ownership of the concerned vehicle or to the competent authorities that the vehicle is not an end-of-life vehicle. When assessing the status of a used vehicle, the vehicle owner, other economic operators and competent authorities shall verify if the criteria laid down in Annex I are met in order to determine whether it is not an end-of-life vehicle. | The used vehicle owner shall clearly indicate to any natural or legal person interested in acquiring ownership of the concerned vehicle or to the competent authorities if the vehicle is or not an end-of-life vehicle. |
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| (b) considered roadworthy in the Member State where the vehicles were last registered, in accordance with Article 5(1), points (a) and (b), and Article 8 of Directive 2014/45/EU. | (b) roadworthy |
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| 3 a roadworthiness shall be considered proven for the purposes of this Article if the document referred to in Article 5(1) of Directive 2014/45/EU was valid on the day of the used vehicle deregistration in the Union, provided it was not registered again before export from the Union. |
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| 3b. The Commission shall adopt the delegated act in accordance with Article 50 supplementing this Regulation by establishing common roadworthiness test requirements for the export in order to avoid market fragmentation. The common roadworthiness test shall be aligned with the minimum requirements set in the Directive 2014/45/EU and cover only the areas of point 2 of Annex I of that Directive. |
Amendment aims to harmonize the roadworthiness test for export. This is necessary in order to avoid market fragmentation and favour exports from countries with less stringent roadworthiness tests.
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| (b) a statement confirming that the used vehicle fulfills the requirements set out in paragraph. | (b) a statement confirming that the used vehicle fulfills the requirements set out in paragraph 3. |
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| 7. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 50 of this Regulation, to amend the criteria listed in Annex I determining whether a used vehicle is an end-of-life vehicle. | deleted |
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| 3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 50 to supplement this Regulation by setting out the compliance conditions referred to in paragraph 2, including specific conditions applied to the import of used vehicles by the third country of import linked to the protection of the environment and road safety, when such conditions have been notified by that third country to the Commission. Those conditions shall be verifiable against the information available in the electronic systems referred to in Article 45(1). | 3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 50 to supplement this Regulation by setting out the compliance conditions referred to in paragraph 2, on the specific conditions applied to the import of used vehicles by the third country of import linked to the protection of the environment and road safety, when such conditions have been notified by that third country to the Commission. Those conditions shall be verifiable against the information available in the electronic systems referred to in Article 45(1). |
This is necessary to clarify that Commission can set additional environment or road safety requirements only to implement notified third country restrictions in that respect.
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| 1. Where there are reasonable grounds to believe that a used vehicle to be exported may not comply with the requirements of this Section, the customs authorities shall suspend the release for export of that used vehicle. They shall also immediately notify the competent authorities of the suspension and transmit all relevant information needed to determine whether the used vehicle complies with the requirements of this Regulation and may be released for export. | 1. Where customs authorities identify that a used vehicle to be exported may not comply with the requirements of this Section, the customs authorities shall suspend the release for export of that used vehicle. They shall also immediately notify the competent authorities of the suspension and transmit all relevant information needed to determine whether the used vehicle complies with the requirements of this Regulation and may be released for export. |
Following the procedures in 39 and 40 customs authorities are required to act before releasing used vehicle for export: verify the information, undergo vehicle control. This allows customs authorities to have more that only reasonable grounds for suspension.
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| 3. After each release for export of a used vehicle, customs authorities shall notify that release for export to the competent authority of the Member State where the vehicle in question was registered at the time of export. | 3. After each release for export of a used vehicle, customs authorities shall notify that release for export to the competent authority of the Member State where the vehicle in question was registered at the time of export. The competent authority of the Member State shall record that information in its national vehicles register. |
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| 4. The Commission shall interconnect the MOVE-HUB system referred to in paragraph 1 to the EU Customs Single Window Certificate Exchange System established in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2399, so that the automated controls referred to in Article 39 and Article 40(2) and the notifications referred to in Articles 41, 42 and 43 can be performed. That interconnection shall be operational within 4 years after the adoption of the implementing act referred to in paragraph 5. | 4. The Commission shall by the date of application of this Regulation interconnect the MOVE-HUB system referred to in paragraph 1 to the EU Customs Single Window Certificate Exchange System established in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2399, so that the automated controls referred to in Article 39 and Article 40(2) and the notifications referred to in Articles 41, 42 and 43 can be performed. That interconnection shall be operational within 4 years after the adoption of the implementing act referred to in paragraph 5. |
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| 1. Member States shall establish, as regards all relevant competent authorities involved in the enforcement of this Regulation, effective mechanisms to enable those authorities to cooperate and coordinate domestically concerning the development and implementation of enforcement policies and activities related to monitoring vehicles registration, de-registration, suspension and cancellation of the registration as well as prevention of illegal treatment of end-of-life vehicles. | 1. Member States shall establish, as regards all relevant competent authorities involved in the enforcement of this Regulation, effective mechanisms to enable those authorities to cooperate and coordinate domestically concerning the development and implementation of enforcement policies and activities related to monitoring vehicles registration, de-registration, suspension and cancellation of the registration and certification of destruction as well as prevention of illegal treatment of end-of-life vehicles. |
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| 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 5(4), 6(3), 6(4), 7(3), 9(7), 11(3), 12(3), 21(2), 22(4), 27(4), 38(7) and 40(3) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of 5 years from [OP: Please insert the date = the date of entry into force of this Regulation]. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power no later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension no later than three months before the end of each period. | 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 5(4), 6 (2), (3), and (4), 7(3), 9(7), 11(3), 12(3), 21(2), 22(4), 27(4), 38(7) and 40(3) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of 5 years from [OP: Please insert the date = the date of entry into force of this Regulation]. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power no later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension no later than three months before the end of each period. |
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| 3. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 5(4), 6(3), 6(4), 7(3), 9(7), 11(3), 12(3), 21(2), 22(4), 27(4), 38(7) and 40(3) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. | 3. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 5(4), 6 (2), (3), and (4), 7(3), 9(7), 11(3), 12(3), 21(2), 22(4), 27(4), 38(7) and 40(3) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. |
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| (a) the need to extend the scope of this Regulation, in particular provisions of Chapters II and III, as well as Chapter IV Section II, to vehicles of categories L3e, L4e, L5e, L6e and L7e as defined in Article 4(2), points (c) to (g), of the Regulation (EU) 168/2013 and vehicles of categories M2, M3, N2, N3 and O as defined in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/858; | (a) the need to extend the scope of this Regulation, in particular provisions of Chapters II and III, as well as Chapter IV Section II, to vehicles of L categories as defined in Article 4(2) of the Regulation (EU) 168/2013 and vehicles of categories M2, M3, N2, N3 and O as defined in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/858; |
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| (ea) the measures concerning provisions on processes that may affect high-quality recycling of vehicles at their end-of-life; |
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| 2a. By ... [36 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall conduct an impact assessment to evaluate the compliance with the plastic targets set in paragraph 1 of Article 6. | |
| The assessment shall particularly evaluate: | |
| (i) the availability of suitable plastic recycling technologies; | |
| (ii) the sufficient availability of recycled plastic; | |
| (iii) the level of quality of recycled plastic comparing to the level of safety required and ; | |
| (iv) technical and economical difficulties to reach the target. | |
| Based on this assessment, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 50 to amend the targets set in Article 6(1) in order to provide for derogations from the scope, timing or level of minimum percentages laid down in Article 6(1). |
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| 2b. By ... [36 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall conduct an impact assessment to assess the technical and economic feasibility of introducing the targets on the air-conditioning system fluids and gases contained as an initial fill by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in each vehicle type falling within the scope of this Regulation. |
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| (e) one or several of the following components of the vehicle cannot be repaired or replaced: | (e) one or several of the following components of the vehicle cannot be technically repaired or replaced: |
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| (g) its repair requires the replacement of the engine, gearbox, shell, or chassis assembly, resulting in the loss of the vehicle's original identity. | deleted |
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| 2. The vehicle is economically irreparable if its market value is lower than the cost of the necessary repairs needed to restore it in the Union to a technical condition that would be sufficient to obtain a roadworthiness certificate in the Member State where the vehicle was registered before repair. | 2. The vehicle is economically irreparable if its market value is lower than the cost of the necessary repairs needed to restore it in the Union to a technical condition that would be sufficient to obtain a roadworthiness certificate in the Member State where the vehicle was registered before repair or the owner of the vehicle is not willing to cover this cost. |
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| 1a. The methodology for re-use, and recovery or recycling targets shall exclude the mass of the part of the vehicle that contains hazardous substances. |
Achieving 85% recycling rate is difficult with the current calculation method, which foresees a calculation based on the average weight. The methodology should be aligned with the one in the Annex VII of the WEEE Directive 2012/19/EU, where the recycling target applies only to the amount of WEEE that does not contain restricted substances.
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| 1. A non-technical description of the actions planned to ensure that the vehicles belonging to the vehicle type continue to meet the legal requirements referred to in Articles 4 to 7 throughout their production. | 1. A non-technical description of the actions planned to ensure that the vehicles meet the legal requirements referred to in Articles 4 to 7 throughout their production. |
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| (a) collect the relevant data through the full supply chain; | deleted |
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| (b) check and verify the information received from suppliers; | (b) check the information received from suppliers; |
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| (c) react adequately where the data received from the suppliers indicate a risk of non-compliance with the requirements under Article 4, 5 or 6. | deleted |
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| 3. Information on the assumptions on end-of-life treatment technologies in place, relevant technological progress in end-of-life treatment technologies and capacity investment in such technologies, as of submitting the application for type-approval, that the manufacturer used in order to calculate the reusability, recyclability and recoverability in accordance with Article 4 of the vehicle type. | 3. Information on the assumptions on end-of-life treatment technologies in place, relevant technological progress in end-of-life treatment technologies and capacity investment in such technologies. |
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| 5. A list of actions that the manufacturer commits to carry out in order to ensure that the treatment of end-of-life vehicles of the type concerned is carried out in accordance with this Regulation, with a particular focus on: | 5. A list of actions that the manufacturer commits to carry out in order to ensure that the treatment of end-of-life vehicles is carried out in accordance with this Regulation, with a particular focus on: |
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| (b) measures contributing to the development of recycling technologies for materials used in vehicles, for which such technologies are not widely available at commercial scale at the moment of submission of application for type-approval; | (b) in cooperation with waste management operators or research institutes, measures contributing to the development of recycling technologies for materials used in vehicles, for which such technologies are not widely available at commercial scale; |
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| (c) the monitoring on how parts, components and materials contained in vehicles belonging to the vehicle type are reused, recycled and recovered in practice; | deleted |
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| (d) measures to address the challenges posed by the use of materials and techniques which hamper easy dismantling or make recycling very challenging, for example adhesives or fibre-reinforced materials; | deleted |
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| 6. A description of the nature and form of the actions referred to in point 5, for example investments in research and development, investments in the development of recycling technologies or infrastructure, and how it has been cooperating with waste management operators involved in reuse, recycling and recovery of vehicles and removal of their parts. | deleted |
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| A description of the manner in which the effectiveness of the actions referred to in point 6 will be assessed. | deleted |
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| Before Articles 4 to 7 become applicable, the circularity strategy shall explain how the manufacturer complies with circularity requirements laid down in Directive 2005/64/EC verified during the type-approval process, in particular Article 5 of that Directive, and the requirements laid down in Directive 2000/53/EC, in particular Article 4(2) of that Directive. | Before Articles 4 to 7 become applicable, the circularity strategy shall explain how the manufacturer complies with circularity requirements laid down in Directive 2005/64/EC. |
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| B FOLLOW-UP AND UPDATE OF THE CIRCULARITY STRATEGY | deleted |
| 1. The manufacturers shall provide an update of the circularity strategy at least every 5 years. | |
| 2. The updated circularity strategy shall include the following: | |
| (a) a description of how the actions referred to in point 6 of Part A have been undertaken and, in the case that one or more actions indicated in the strategy has not been conducted, an explanation of the reasons for this; | |
| (b) an assessment of the effectiveness of the actions referred to in point 6 of Part A; | |
| (c) a description of how the actions referred to in point 6 of Part A have been or will be taken into account in the design of new vehicle types. | |
| 3. In case of significant changes in the design and production of the vehicle type, the updated circularity strategy shall have a particular focus on the following: | |
| (a) changes in the use of parts and components in new vehicles which are easy to dismantle for reuse or for high quality recycling; | |
| (b) changes in the use of materials in new vehicles which are easy to recycle; | |
| (c) the adoption of design features to address the challenges posed by the use of materials and techniques which hamper easy removal or make recycling very challenging, for example adhesives, composite plastics or fibre-reinforced materials; | |
| (d) changes in the use of recycled materials in new vehicles, remanufactured or refurbished parts and components in vehicles and of compatibility of parts and components from other types of vehicles; and | |
| (e) changes in the use of substances referred to in Article 5 in new vehicles. |
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| (ga) access to the battery management system parameters to calculate the State of Health (SoH) of the battery. |
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|---|---|
| (ca) information, specifications, tools and processes, including software updates, required for remanufacturing and refurbishment; |
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| (c) technical instructions on access, removal and replacement, including - coding and software necessary to activate spare parts and components to function in another vehicle; | (c) technical instructions on access, removal and replacement, including - coding and software necessary to activate spare parts and components to function in another vehicle, using multi-brand diagnostic tools and vehicle manufacturer’s backend server for the repaired vehicle, if necessary; |
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|---|---|
| 1. Electric vehicle batteries; | 1. Electric vehicle batteries as defined in Article 3, point (14), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542; |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 3. SLI batteries as defined in Article 3, point (12), of Regulation (EU) 2023/****[on batteries and waste batteries]; | 3. SLI batteries as defined in Article 3, point (12), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 and portable batteries as defined in Article 3, point (9), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542; |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 7. Windshields, rear and side windows made of glass; | deleted |
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|---|---|
| 10. Dashboards; | deleted |
The mandatory disassembly of dashboards for reuse is impractical due to the lack of demand for these parts. Additionally, “dashboard” is not clearly defined and includes various components and materials, leading to a mixed waste stream with no improvement recycling quality.
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|---|---|
| 11. Directly accessible parts of the infotainment system, including sound, navigation, and multimedia controllers, including displays of a surface greater than 100 square centimetres; | deleted |
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|---|---|
| 13. Wire harnesses; | deleted |
The wiring harness is the first part which is installed in the car body after varnishing, the removal of which would result in a complete disassembly of the car. The potential for reuse is extremely low.
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|---|---|
| 15. Fluid containers; | 15. Fuel containers; |
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|---|---|
| 16. Heat exchangers; | deleted |
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|---|---|
| 2. Emission after-treatment systems (e.g. catalytic converters, particulate filters). | 2. Emission after-treatment systems (e.g. catalytic converters, particulate filters) if these parts are not covered by the warranty stating the part is compliant with the related roadworthiness test as stipulated in Article 4 of Directive 2014/45 on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers. |
Components such as catalytic converters, particle filters, and exhaust silencers, all of which are currently commercialised as used parts. These parts are currently placed on the market with at least one year of full warranty including the repair cost. This warranty serves as a guarantee for the consumer that these parts are still functional.
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|---|---|
| 3. Exhaust silencers. | deleted |
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| 1. SLI Batteries shall be treated in accordance with Article 70 of the Regulation (EU) 2023/****[on batteries and waste batteries]. | 1. SLI Batteries shall be treated in accordance with Article 70 of the Regulation (EU) 2023/1542. |
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| 2. Electric vehicle batteries shall be treated in accordance with Article 70 of the Regulation (EU) 2023/****[on batteries and waste batteries]. | 2. Electric vehicle batteries shall be treated in accordance with Article 70 of the Regulation (EU) 2023/1542. |
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| 1. A copy of the written contract between the authorised treatment facility and the facility which performs the shredding operations and uses post-shredding technologies, including the specifications on the quality of the secondary materials and the technical specification followed in processing treatment fractions from end-of-life vehicles. | deleted |
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|---|---|
| 2. A report of the sample analysis on the quality and quantity of the treatment fractions (output) for a representative treatment configuration provided by an independent body. | 2. A mass balance report of the sample analysis on the quality and quantity of the treatment fractions (output) for a representative treatment configuration provided by an independent body. |
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|---|---|
| 7. Name, address, nationality of the holder or owner of the vehicle delivered. | 7. Name and address of the holder or owner of the vehicle delivered. |
Back matter, 2
Parts that accompany the text rather than belong to it: explanatory statement, annexes, opinions appended by other committees. Collapsed.
Explanatory statement 11 blocks
The Co-Rapporteurs welcome the commission proposal aiming to support the transition of the automotive sector to a circular economy by establishing requirements for vehicle design, promoting the use of recycled materials, improving end-of-life vehicle management. The rapporteurs also support the harmonisation of the relevant type-approval conditions thus ensuring the level playing field for manufacturers and other economic operators by creating uniform requirements for placing vehicles on the EU market.
The proposed amendments aim to improve the clarity and consistency of the proposal, remove unnecessary administrative burden for economic operators while maintaining achievable ambition and improving harmonisation objectives. The proposal also seeks to address issues with the export of used vehicles and to create a more harmonised and efficient single market for vehicles.
The Co-Rapporteurs consider that it is essential to ensure that the revision aligns with the EU’s objectives for a circular economy, environmental sustainability, resource efficiency and contributes to the sector competitiveness. A key priority is to ensure that the valuable raw materials contained in end-of-life vehicles, such as steel, aluminium, copper, and plastics, are retained and recycled within Europe. Tackling the issue of "missed vehicles"—those that are not properly deregistered or processed through authorized recycling systems—is critical in achieving this goal and preventing resource leakage or environmental harm.
The Co-Rapporteurs emphasize that establishing clear targets provides the automotive industry with much needed clarity and guidance towards circularity, helps to reduce dependencies on raw material and lower the automotive sector carbon footprint. However, the Co-Rapporteurs caution against setting overly ambitious targets that the industry struggles to meet due to material shortages or technological limitations.
To ensure that the targets are reasonable and realistic, the Co-Rapporteurs propose adapting them in accordance with what is feasible for the industry. As a result, the Co-Rapporteurs propose that vehicle should contain 20% of plastic recycled content from both, pre-consumer and post-consumer plastic waste, including bio-based plastic. 15% of this recycled content target for plastics should be achieved by including plastics recycled from end-of-life vehicles. The methodology for calculating the recycled plastic content target should consider the best available recycling technology. The report stresses that the feasibility of the plastic targets should be reviewed according to an impact assessment based on technology, availability and quality of recycled plastic.
Simplification and clarity are crucial to reducing administrative burden while maintaining high environmental and sustainability standards. The changes made by the Co-Rapporteurs aim to streamline the regulatory framework without compromising its effectiveness. Therefore, unnecessary reporting obligations, such as the circularity strategy for each vehicle type, shall be limited to reasonable requirements.
Additionally the Co-Rapporteurs propose better alignment with other legislation such as Critical Raw Materials Regulation, ESPR or Batteries Regulation. It also suggests removing some excessive requirements potentially creating an unnecessary burden for companies and authorities.
The Co-Rapporteurs support the implementation of clear and harmonized rules, which will provide stakeholders with the certainty needed to apply the rules effectively. In this context, alignment with relevant UN regulations is vital to ensure a coherent global approach and to facilitate cross-border trade and compliance.
Furthermore, the Co-Rapporteurs underscores the importance of ensuring the high quality of recycled materials, particularly steel, aluminium, and copper scrap. However, this must be achieved by reducing the target for the close loop or by not imposing excessive regulations on recyclers, as overly prescriptive rules could hinder innovation and efficiency in recycling processes:
The Co-Rapporteurs also emphasize that parts and components should only be removed from end-of-life vehicles when a viable market for their recycling, reuse, or refurbishment exists. This approach ensures that dismantling efforts are focused on areas with real environmental and economic benefits, avoiding unnecessary interventions that do not support circular economy goals.
The Co-Rapporteurs strengthened the harmonization objectives, particularly regarding conditions for export. While the rapporteurs support the notion that end-of-life vehicles should not be exported to third countries, they also emphasize that roadworthiness criteria should be aligned among the Member States. It was also necessary to clarify that the commerce of used vehicles within the EU should not be further complicated.
Annex: entities or persons from whom the rapporteurs have received input 4 blocks
Pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure, the rapporteur Jan Gieseke and the rapporteur Paulius Saudergas declare that they have received input from the following entities or persons in the preparation of the report, until the adoption thereof in committee:
| Entity or persons |
| ACEA |
| ACEM |
| ADAC |
| ADPA |
| ADA |
| AEDRA |
| A-GAS |
| AVERE |
| ANCAV |
| BDE |
| BDI |
| BDSV |
| BASF |
| BMW |
| BMVU |
| Bosch |
| City of Stockholm |
| CIVD (Caravaning Industrie Verband e.V.) |
| CEFIC |
| CLEPA |
| Continental |
| CONEBI |
| DENSO |
| DENUO |
| Deutsche Umwelthilfe |
| DuPont |
| Ebay |
| ECOS |
| EEB |
| EURIC |
| Eurometaux |
| Eurofer |
| European Aluminium |
| European Caravan Federation |
| ETRMA |
| ETRNA |
| FEAD |
| Febelauto |
| FEICA |
| FIA |
| FIGIEFA |
| GDV |
| Glass for Europe |
| German Ministry of Environment |
| Henkel |
| Honda |
| HOP |
| Hydro |
| Hyundai |
| International Copper Association Europe |
| Insurance Europe |
| iFixit Europe |
| LKQ |
| Mazda |
| Magna International (Germany) GmbH |
| Mack and Schneider |
| MOBILIANS |
| MOL Group |
| Novelis |
| Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the European Union Environment |
| Plastics Europe |
| Plastic Recyclers Europe |
| Right to Repair |
| Salzgitter AG |
| Scania EU Affairs |
| The Restart Project |
| TecPart |
| VDA |
| VDMA |
| Versalis |
| Volkswagen |
| Volvo |
| Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl |
| WVMetalle |
| ZIV |
| ZF |
| Zentralverband Deutsches Kfz-Gewerbe e.V. |
Where natural persons are identified in the list by their name, by their function or by both, the rapporteurs declare that they have submitted to the natural persons concerned the European Parliament’s Data Protection Notice No 484 (https://www.europarl.europa.eu/data-protect/index.do), which sets out the conditions applicable to the processing of their personal data and the rights linked to that processing.
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