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Restriction of hazardous heavy metals |
Due Diligence |
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- Description:
- Ensure that materials and components of vehicles put on the market after 1 July 2003 do not contain lead, mercury, cadmium or hexavalent chromium, except where permitted in Annex II.
- Frequency:
- Continuous
- Check frequency:
- Continuous
- Products/Services:
- Vehicles and end-of-life vehicles, including their components and materials
- Checking responsibility:
- The company itself; oversight by the competent authorities of the Member States
- Check method:
- Review of substances and components against the applications and conditions permitted in Annex II
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 4(2)(a)
- Source excerpt:
- materials and components of vehicles put on the market after 1 July 2003 do not contain lead, mercury, cadmium or hexavalent chromium other than in cases listed in Annex II under the conditions specified therein
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Establishment of collection systems |
Governance |
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- Description:
- Set up systems for the collection of all end-of-life vehicles and, as far as technically feasible, waste used parts removed when passenger cars are repaired, and ensure adequate availability of collection facilities.
- Frequency:
- Continuous
- Check frequency:
- Continuous
- Products/Services:
- End-of-life vehicles and waste used parts removed when passenger cars are repaired
- Checking responsibility:
- Economic operators; oversight by the competent authorities of the Member States
- Check method:
- Verification that collection systems have been established and collection facilities are adequately available
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 5(1)
- Source excerpt:
- that economic operators set up systems for the collection of all end-of life vehicles and, as far as technically feasible, of waste used parts removed when passenger cars are repaired, - the adequate availability of collection facilities within their territory.
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Permit or registration for treatment operations |
Approval |
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- Description:
- Obtain a permit from, or be registered with, the competent authorities for each establishment or company carrying out treatment operations.
- Frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Check frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Products/Services:
- End-of-life vehicles
- Checking responsibility:
- Companies carrying out treatment operations; competent authorities grant permits or carry out registrations
- Check method:
- Verification of the permit or registration by the competent authorities
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 6(2)
- Source excerpt:
- any establishment or undertaking carrying out treatment operations obtains a permit from or be registered with the competent authorities
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Environmentally sound stripping and storage |
Due Diligence |
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- Description:
- Strip end-of-life vehicles before further treatment or make equivalent arrangements, selectively remove and segregate hazardous materials and components, and conduct stripping and storage so that components can be reused and recovered, particularly recycled.
- Frequency:
- Continuous
- Check frequency:
- Continuous
- Products/Services:
- End-of-life vehicles and their components
- Checking responsibility:
- Treatment establishments; inspection by the competent authorities
- Check method:
- Inspection of facilities and review of treatment and storage procedures against the minimum technical requirements
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 6(3)(a)-(c)
- Source excerpt:
- end-of life vehicles shall be stripped before further treatment or other equivalent arrangements are made in order to reduce any adverse impact on the environment. Components or materials labelled or otherwise made identifiable in accordance with Article 4(2) shall be stripped before further treatment; (b) hazardous materials and components shall be removed and segregated in a selective way so as not to contaminate subsequent shredder waste from end-of life vehicles; (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.
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Technical requirements for storage and treatment |
Due Diligence |
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- Description:
- Store and treat end-of-life vehicles on suitable impermeable surfaces, properly remove fluids and hazardous components, and comply with the technical requirements in Annex I.
- Frequency:
- Continuous
- Check frequency:
- Continuous
- Products/Services:
- End-of-life vehicles
- Checking responsibility:
- Treatment establishments; competent authorities through the permit or registration process
- Check method:
- Verification of compliance with technical requirements for storage areas, treatment sites, fluid storage and depollution
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 6(1)
- Source excerpt:
- all end-of life vehicles are stored (even temporarily) and treated in accordance with the general requirements laid down in Article 4 of Directive 75/442/EEC, and in compliance with the minimum technical requirements set out in Annex I to this Directive
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Achievement of recovery and recycling targets |
Other |
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- Description:
- Ensure that the prescribed targets for reuse, recovery and recycling of end-of-life vehicles are attained.
- Frequency:
- Annual
- Check frequency:
- Annual
- Products/Services:
- End-of-life vehicles and their components
- Checking responsibility:
- Economic operators; oversight under the control rules established by the Member States
- Check method:
- Calculation and documentation of average reuse, recovery and recycling rates by vehicle weight and year
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 7(2)
- Source excerpt:
- Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the following targets are attained by economic operators
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Provision of dismantling information |
Reporting |
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- Description:
- Provide dismantling information for each type of new vehicle within six months after it is put on the market, identifying the different components and materials and the location of all hazardous substances as far as needed for treatment.
- Frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Check frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Products/Services:
- New vehicles
- Checking responsibility:
- Vehicle manufacturers
- Check method:
- Provision of manuals or electronic information to authorised treatment facilities within six months after each new vehicle type is put on the market
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 8(3)
- Source excerpt:
- 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
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Information on reusable components |
Reporting |
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- Description:
- Make appropriate information concerning dismantling, storage and testing of components that can be reused available to authorised treatment facilities upon request.
- Frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Check frequency:
- Event-triggered
- Products/Services:
- Components used in vehicles that can be reused
- Checking responsibility:
- Manufacturers of vehicle components
- Check method:
- Provision of requested information to authorised treatment facilities
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 8(4)
- Source excerpt:
- manufacturers of components used in vehicles make available to authorised treatment facilities, as far as it is requested by these facilities, appropriate information concerning dismantling, storage and testing of components which can be reused.
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Publication of consumer information |
Reporting |
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- Description:
- Publish information on vehicle and component design for recoverability and recyclability, environmentally sound treatment of end-of-life vehicles, development of reuse, recycling and recovery methods, and progress on recovery and recycling rates; producers must make this information accessible to prospective buyers and include it in promotional literature.
- Frequency:
- Continuous
- Check frequency:
- Continuous
- Products/Services:
- New vehicles and their components
- Checking responsibility:
- Relevant economic operators; the producer must make the information accessible to prospective buyers
- Check method:
- Review of published information and promotional literature
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 9(2)
- Source excerpt:
- Member States shall require in each case the relevant economic operators to publish information on: - the design of vehicles and their components with a view to their recoverability and recyclability, - the environmentally sound treatment of end-of life vehicles, in particular the removal of all fluids and dismantling, - the development and optimisation of ways to reuse, recycle and recover end-of life vehicles and their components, - the progress achieved with regard to recovery and recycling to reduce the waste to be disposed of and to increase the recovery and recycling rates. The producer must make this information accessible to the prospective buyers of vehicles. It shall be included in promotional literature used in the marketing of the new vehicle.
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Use of coding standards |
Governance |
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- Description:
- Use component and material coding standards, in particular to facilitate identification of components and materials suitable for reuse and recovery.
- Frequency:
- Continuous
- Check frequency:
- Continuous
- Products/Services:
- Vehicle components and materials
- Checking responsibility:
- Vehicle manufacturers in concert with material and equipment manufacturers
- Check method:
- Review of use of applicable component and material coding standards
- Rule set:
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- Source reference:
- Article 8(1)
- Source excerpt:
- producers, in concert with material and equipment manufacturers, use component and material coding standards, in particular to facilitate the identification of those components and materials which are suitable for reuse and recovery.
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