1997/0194(COD)

End-of-Life Vehicles Directive

Proposal for a Council Directive on end of life vehicles

Stage: In force, reached 21 Oct 2000
In force: In force since 21 Oct 2000 · CELEX 32000L0053
Procedure: Directive · Ordinary legislative procedure
Last activity: 21 Oct 2000

5 acts

Delegated and implementing acts beneath it

By status: 5 published.

Act	Kind	Status	Adoption	Transposition deadline
Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2023/544	Delegated · Directive	Published	Q3 2021	1 Jun 2023
Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2020/363	Delegated · Directive	Published	Q1 2020	5 Apr 2020
Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2020/362	Delegated · Directive	Published	Q1 2020	5 Apr 2020
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/363	Implementing · Decision	Published	Q3 2019	5 Apr 2020
Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2017/2096	Implementing · Directive	Published		6 Jun 2018

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28 documents

Documents

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Text adopted · 32002D0525Commission
Text adopted · 32003D0138Commission
Text adopted · 32005D0293Commission
Text adopted · 32005D0673Commission
Report · A4-0051/1999Parliament
Report · A5-0006/2000Parliament
Report · A5-0212/2000Parliament
Proposal · COM(2017)0098Commission
Proposal · COM(2020)0033Commission
Proposal · COM(2024)0454Commission
Text adopted · Directive 2000/0053Commission
OJ C 129 27.04.1998, p. 0044Commission
OJ C 135 07.05.2001, p. 0014Commission
OJ C 150 28.05.1999, p. 0005Commission
OJ C 156 03.06.1999, p. 0005Commission

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OJ C 279 01.10.1999, p. 0252-0272Commission
OJ C 304 24.10.2000, p. 0008Commission
OJ C 309 27.10.2000, p. 0013-0062Commission
OJ C 317 04.11.1999, p. 0019Commission
OJ C 337 07.11.1997, p. 0003Commission
Text adopted · OJ L 053 28.02.2003, p. 0058-0059Commission
Text adopted · OJ L 094 13.04.2005, p. 0030-0033Commission
Text adopted · OJ L 170 29.06.2002, p. 0081-0084Commission
Text adopted · OJ L 254 30.09.2005, p. 0069-0072Commission
Text adopted · OJ L 269 21.10.2000, p. 0034Commission
SEC(2007)1348Commission
Text adopted · T5-0036/2000Parliament
Text adopted · T5-0370/2000Parliament

Summary

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Directive 2000/53/EC sets EU rules for end-of-life vehicles, requiring free take-back from last owners and banning lead, mercury, cadmium, and hexavalent chromium in new vehicles since 1 July 2003. It mandates reuse and recovery targets of 85% by 2006 and 95% by 2015, with recycling at 80% and 85%. The directive is in force and applies to vehicle producers, importers, and treatment facilities.

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