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►M1 Commission Decision 2002/525/EC of 27 June 2002 L 170 81 29.6.2002
►M2 Commission Decision 2005/63/EC of 24 January 2005 L 25 73 28.1.2005
►M3 Commission Decision 2005/438/EC of 10 June 2005 L 152 19 15.6.2005
►M4 Council Decision 2005/673/EC of 20 September 2005 L 254 69 30.9.2005
►M5 Directive 2008/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of L 81 62 20.3.2008
11 March 2008
►M6 Commission Decision 2008/689/EC of 1 August 2008 L 225 10 23.8.2008
►M7 Directive 2008/112/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council L 345 68 23.12.2008
of 16 December 2008
►M8 Commission Decision 2010/115/EU of 23 February 2010 L 48 12 25.2.2010
►M9 Commission Directive 2011/37/EU of 30 March 2011 L 85 3 31.3.2011
►M10 Commission Directive 2013/28/EU of 17 May 2013 L 135 14 22.5.2013
►M11 Commission Directive (EU) 2016/774 of 18 May 2016 L 128 4 19.5.2016
►M12 Commission Directive (EU) 2017/2096 of 15 November 2017 L 299 24 16.11.2017
►M13 Directive (EU) 2018/849 of the European Parliament and of the L 150 93 14.6.2018
Council of 30 May 2018
►M14 Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2020/362 of 17 December 2019 L 67 116 5.3.2020
►M15 Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2020/363 of 17 December 2019 L 67 119 5.3.2020
Corrected by:
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DIRECTIVE 2000/53/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 18 September 2000
on end-of life vehicles
Article 1
Objectives
This Directive lays down measures which aim, as a first priority, at the
prevention of waste from vehicles and, in addition, at the reuse,
recycling and other forms of recovery of end-of life vehicles and their
components so as to reduce the disposal of waste, as well as at the
improvement in the environmental performance of all of the economic
operators involved in the life cycle of vehicles and especially the
operators directly involved in the treatment of end-of life vehicles.
Article 2
Definitions
5. ‘treatment’ means any activity after the end-of life vehicle has been
handed over to a facility for depollution, dismantling, shearing,
shredding, recovery or preparation for disposal of the shredder
wastes, and any other operation carried out for the recovery
and/or disposal of the end-of life vehicle and its components;
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10. ‘economic operators’ means producers, distributors, collectors,
motor vehicle insurance companies, dismantlers, shredders,
recoverers, recyclers and other treatment operators of end-of life
vehicles, including their components and materials;
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11. ‘hazardous substance’ means any substance which fulfils the criteria
for any of the following hazard classes or categories set out in
Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classifi
cation, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (1);
(a) hazard classes 2.1 to 2.4, 2.6 and 2.7, 2.8 types A and B, 2.9,
2.10, 2.12, 2.13 categories 1 and 2, 2.14 categories 1 and 2,
2.15 types A to F;
(b) hazard classes 3.1 to 3.6, 3.7 adverse effects on sexual function
and fertility or on development, 3.8 effects other than narcotic
effects, 3.9 and 3.10;
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12. ‘shredder’ means any device used for tearing into pieces or frag
menting end-of life vehicles, including for the purpose of obtaining
directly reusable metal scrap;
Article 3
Scope
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3. Where a producer only makes or imports vehicles that are exempt
from Directive 70/156/EEC by virtue of Article 8(2)(a) thereof, Member
States may exempt that producer and his vehicles from Articles 7(4), 8
and 9 of this Directive.
Article 4
Prevention
(b) the design and production of new vehicles which take into full
account and facilitate the dismantling, reuse and recovery, in
particular the recycling, of end-of life vehicles, their components
and materials;
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(b) The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in
accordance with Article 9a, amending Annex II on a regular
basis to adapt it to technical and scientific progress, in order to:
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(iv) under points (i) and (ii) designate those materials and
components of vehicles that can be stripped before further
treatment and require them to be labelled or made iden
tifiable by other appropriate means.
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(c) the Commission shall amend Annex II for the first time not later
than 21 October 2001. In any case none of the exemptions listed
therein shall be deleted from the Annex before 1 January 2003.
Article 5
Collection
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Member States which do not have a deregistration system at the date of
entry into force of this Directive shall set up a system according to
which a certificate of destruction is notified to the relevant competent
authority when the end-of life vehicle is transferred to a treatment
facility and shall otherwise comply with the terms of this paragraph.
Member States making use of this subparagraph shall inform the
Commission of the reasons thereof.
4. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the
delivery of the vehicle to an authorised treatment facility in accordance
with paragraph 3 occurs without any cost for the last holder and/or
owner as a result of the vehicle's having no or a negative market value.
Member States may provide that the delivery of end-of life vehicles is
not fully free of charge if the end-of life vehicle does not contain the
essential components of a vehicle, in particular the engine and the
coachwork, or contains waste which has been added to the end-of life
vehicle.
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5. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that
their competent authorities mutually recognise and accept the certificates
of destruction issued in other Member States in accordance with
paragraph 3 of this Article.
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Article 6
Treatment
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1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that all
end-of-life vehicles are stored (even temporarily) and treated in
accordance with the waste hierarchy and the general requirements laid
down in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council (1), and in compliance with the minimum technical
requirements set out in Annex I to this Directive, without prejudice to
national regulations on health and environment.
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2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that
any establishment or undertaking carrying out treatment operations
obtains a permit from or be registered with the competent authorities,
in compliance with Articles 9, 10 and 11 of Directive 75/442/EEC.
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The derogation from the permit requirement referred to in
Article 11(1)(b) of Directive 75/442/EEC may apply to recovery oper
ations concerning waste of end-of life vehicles after they have been
treated according to Annex 1(3) to this Directive if there is an
inspection by the competent authorities before the registration. This
inspection shall verify:
(c) stripping operations and storage shall be carried out in such a way
as to ensure the suitability of vehicle components for reuse and
recovery, and in particular for recycling.
4. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the
permit or registration referred to in paragraph 2 includes all conditions
necessary for compliance with the requirements of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3.
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6. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in
accordance with Article 9a, amending Annex I to adapt it to technical
and scientific progress.
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Article 7
Reuse and recovery
2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the
following targets are attained by economic operators:
(a) no later than 1 January 2006, for all end-of life vehicles, the reuse
and recovery shall be increased to a minimum of 85 % by an
average weight per vehicle and year. Within the same time limit
the reuse and recycling shall be increased to a minimum of 80 % by
an average weight per vehicle and year;
(b) no later than 1 January 2015, for all end-of life vehicles, the reuse
and recovery shall be increased to a minimum of 95 % by an
average weight per vehicle and year. Within the same time limit,
the re-use and recycling shall be increased to a minimum of 85 %
by an average weight per vehicle and year.
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The Commission may adopt implementing acts concerning the detailed
rules necessary to control compliance of Member States with the targets
set out in the first subparagraph of this paragraph. When preparing such
rules, the Commission shall take into account all relevant factors, inter
alia, the availability of data and the issue of exports and imports of
end-of-life vehicles. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in
accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 11(2).
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3. On the basis of a proposal from the Commission, the European
Parliament and the Council shall establish targets for reuse and recovery
and for reuse and recycling for the years beyond 2015.
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4. In order to prepare an amendment to Directive 70/156/EEC, the
Commission shall promote the preparation of European standards
relating to the dismantlability, recoverability and recyclability of
vehicles. Once the standards are agreed, but in any case no later than
by the end of 2001, the European Parliament and the Council, on the
basis of a proposal from the Commission, shall amend Directive
70/156/EEC so that vehicles type-approved in accordance with that
Directive and put on the market after three years after the amendment
of the Directive 70/156/EEC are re-usable and/or recyclable to a
minimum of 85 % by weight per vehicle and are re-usable and/or
recoverable to a minimum of 95 % by weight per vehicle.
Article 8
Coding standards/dismantling information
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2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in
accordance with Article 9a, in order to supplement this Directive by
establishing the standards referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.
When preparing such standards, the Commission shall take account of
the work going on in this area in the relevant international forums. The
Commission shall contribute to this work as appropriate.
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3. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that
producers provide dismantling information for each type of new vehicle
put on the market within six months after the vehicle is put on the
market. This information shall identify, as far as it is needed by
treatment facilities in order to comply with the provisions of this
Directive, the different vehicle components and materials, and the
location of all hazardous substances in the vehicles, in particular with
a view to the achievement of the objectives laid down in Article 7.
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Article 9
Reporting and information
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1a. Member States shall report the data concerning the implemen
tation of Article 7(2) for each calendar year to the Commission.
They shall report the data electronically within 18 months of the end of
the reporting year for which the data are collected. The data shall be
reported in the format established by the Commission in accordance
with paragraph 1d of this Article.
The first reporting period shall start in the first full calendar year after
the adoption of the implementing act that establishes the format for
reporting, in accordance with paragraph 1d of this Article, and it shall
cover the data for that reporting period.
1d. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts laying down the
format for reporting the data referred to in paragraph 1a of this Article.
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the exa
mination procedure referred to in Article 11(2).
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2. Member States shall require in each case the relevant economic
operators to publish information on:
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Article 9a
Exercise of the delegation
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Article 10
Implementation
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by
21 April 2002. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
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3. Provided that the objectives set out in this Directive are achieved,
Member States may transpose the provisions set out in Articles 4(1),
5(1), 7(1), 8(1), 8(3) and 9(2) and specify the detailed rules of im
plementation of Article 5(4) by means of agreements between the
competent authorities and the economic sectors concerned. Such
agreements shall meet the following requirements
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Article 10a
Review
Article 11
Committee procedure
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Article 12
Entry into force
1. This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in
the Official Journal of the European Communities.
(1) Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning
mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of
implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
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2. Article 5(4) shall apply:
— as from 1 July 2002 for vehicles put on the market as from this date,
— as from 1 January 2007 for vehicles put on the market before the
date referred to in the first indent.
3. Member States may apply Article 5(4) in advance of the dates set
out in paragraph 2.
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Addressees
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ANNEX I
— removal and separate collection and storage of fuel, motor oil, trans
mission oil, gearbox oil, hydraulic oil, cooling liquids, antifreeze, brake
fluids, air-conditioning system fluids and any other fluid contained in the
end-of-life vehicle, unless they are necessary for the re-use of the parts
concerned,
— removal or catalysts,
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— removal of tyres and large plastic components (bumpers, dashboard, fluid
containers, etc), if these materials are not segregated in the shredding
process in such a way that they can be effectively recycled as materials,
— removal of glass.
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ANNEX II
Spare parts put on the market after 1 July 2003 which are used for vehicles put
on the market before 1 July 2003, except for wheel balance weights, carbon
brushes for electric motors and brake linings, shall be exempted from the
provisions of Article 4(2)(a) of Directive 2000/53/EC.
2(a). Aluminium for machining purposes with a As spare parts for vehicles put on
lead content up to 2 % by weight the market before 1 July 2005
2(b). Aluminium with a lead content up to 1,5 % As spare parts for vehicles put on
by weight the market before 1 July 2008
4(a). Bearing shells and bushes As spare parts for vehicles put on
the market before 1 July 2008
4(b). Bearing shells and bushes in engines, trans As spare parts for vehicles put on
missions and air conditioning compressors the market before 1 July 2011
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7(a). Vulcanising agents and stabilisers for elas As spare parts for vehicles put on
tomers in brake hoses, fuel hoses, air venti the market before 1 July 2005
lation hoses, elastomer/metal parts in the
chassis applications, and engine mountings
7(b). Vulcanising agents and stabilisers for elas As spare parts for vehicles put on
tomers in brake hoses, fuel hoses, air venti the market before 1 July 2006
lation hoses, elastomer/metal parts in the
chassis applications, and engine mountings
containing up to 0,5 % lead by weight
7(c). Bonding agents for elastomers in powertrain As spare parts for vehicles put on
applications containing up to 0,5 % lead by the market before 1 July 2009
weight
8(a). Lead in solders to attach electrical and elec Vehicles type-approved before X (4)
tronic components to electronic circuit boards 1 January 2016 and spare parts
and lead in finishes on terminations of for these vehicles
components other than electrolyte aluminium
capacitors, on component pins and on elec
tronic circuit boards
8(b). Lead in solders in electrical applications other Vehicles type-approved before X (4)
than soldering on electronic circuit boards or 1 January 2011 and spare parts
on glass for these vehicles
8(d). Lead used in soldering on glass in mass Vehicles type-approved before X (4)
airflow sensors 1 January 2015 and spare parts
of such vehicles
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8(f)(a). Lead in compliant pin connector systems Vehicles type-approved before X (4)
1 January 2017 and spare parts
for these vehicles
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8(g)(i). Lead in solders to complete a viable electrical Vehicles type approved before X
connection between semiconductor die and 1 October 2022 and spare parts
carrier within integrated circuit flip chip for these vehicles
packages
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8(h). Lead in solder to attach heat spreaders to the Vehicles type-approved before X (4)
heat sink in power semiconductor assemblies 1 January 2016 and after that
with a chip size of at least 1 cm2 of projection date as spare parts for these
area and a nominal current density of at least vehicles
1 A/mm2 of silicon chip area
8(i). Lead in solders in electrical glazing appli Vehicles type-approved before X (4)
cations on glass except for soldering in 1 January 2016 and after that
laminated glazing date as spare parts for these
vehicles
8(j). Lead in solders for soldering of laminated Vehicles type-approved before X (4)
glazing 1 January 2020 and after that
date as spare parts for these
vehicles
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8(k). Soldering of heating applications with 0,5 A Vehicles type approved before X(4)
or more of heat current per related solder joint 1 January 2024 and spare parts
to single panes of laminated glazings not for these vehicles
exceeding wall thickness of 2,1 mm. This
exemption does not cover soldering to
contacts embedded in the intermediate
polymer
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Hexavalent chromium
13(b). Corrosion preventive coatings related to bolt As spare parts for vehicles put on
and nut assemblies for chassis applications the market before 1 July 2008
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Mercury
Cadmium
16. Batteries for electrical vehicles As spare parts for vehicles put on
the market before 31 December
2008
(4) Dismantling if, in correlation with entry 10(a), an average threshold of 60 grams per vehicle is exceeded. For the application of this
clause electronic devices not installed by the manufacturer on the production line shall not be taken into account.
(5) Dismantling if, in correlation with entries 8(a) to 8(j), an average threshold of 60 grams per vehicle is exceeded. For the application
of this clause electronic devices not installed by the manufacturer on the production line shall not be taken into account.