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2023/0284(COD)COM(2023)451ENVI

Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles

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

Stage
In force, reached 24 Jul 2026
Procedure
Regulation · Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteurs
Jens Gieseke (EPP), Paulius Saudargas (EPP)
Lead DG
DG ENV
Commissioner
Jessika Roswall
Last activity
24 Jul 2026
Legal basis
TFEU_2016 Art. 114; TFEU_2016 Art. 294
48 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Publication in the Official Journal, 25 Jul 2026.

Show the earlier record: 28 dates, 19 Nov 2020 to 11 Dec 2025
  1. 19 Nov 2020
    • Inception impact assessment closed: Revision of EU legislation on end-of-life vehicles, 61 responses · Commission
  2. 26 Oct 2021
    • Public consultation closed: Revision of EU legislation on end-of-life vehicles, 208 responses · Commission
  3. 13 Jul 2023
    • Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
  4. 14 Jul 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  5. 10 Oct 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  6. 19 Oct 2023
    • Referred to committee
  7. 4 Dec 2023
    • Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Revision of EU legislation on end-of-life vehicles, 874 responses · Commission
  8. 12 Dec 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  9. 12 Jan 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  10. 13 Nov 2024
    • Referred to committee
  11. 21 Jan 2025
    • Committee report tabled
    • EP committee draft report
  12. 21 Feb 2025
    • Committee amendments tabled
    • Tabling of amendments in the EP committee responsible
  13. 24 Feb 2025
    • Committee amendments tabled
    • Tabling of amendments in the EP committee responsible
  14. 27 Feb 2025
    • Committee amendments tabled
    • Tabling of amendments in the EP committee responsible
  15. 27 Mar 2025
    • Committee opinion tabled
  16. 3 Jun 2025
    • Committee opinion adopted
  17. 7 Jul 2025
    • Committee report adopted
  18. 6 Aug 2025
    • Tabled for plenary
  19. 2 Sept 2025
    • Tabled for plenary
  20. 3 Sept 2025
    • Tabled for plenary
  21. 4 Sept 2025
    • Tabling of a document for EP plenary
  22. 5 Sept 2025
    • Tabled for plenary
  23. 8 Sept 2025
    • Debate in plenary
  24. 9 Sept 2025
    • EP decision on amendments to the legislative proposal
    • Plenary vote
    • Plenary amended the proposal
    • Referred back to committee for interinstitutional negotiations
  25. 16 Oct 2025
    • Interinstitutional negotiations
  26. 21 Oct 2025
    • Retained as a pending proposal in the Commission work programme · Commission
  27. 24 Nov 2025
    • Interinstitutional negotiations
  28. 11 Dec 2025
    • Interinstitutional negotiations
  1. 25 Feb 2026
    • Approval of the provisional agreement with the Council by the EP committee responsible · Parliament committee
    • Committee approved the provisional agreement
  2. 16 Apr 2026
    • Adoption of an opinion by the EP opinion-giving committee · Parliament committee
    • Committee opinion adopted
  3. 10 Jun 2026
    • Tabled for plenary
  4. 16 Jun 2026
    • Vote in EP plenary · Parliament
  5. 18 Jun 2026
    • Plenary adopted first-reading position
    • Plenary vote
    • Debate in plenary
  6. 8 Jul 2026
    • Signature by the president of the EP and by the president of the Council · Parliament and Council
    • Signed
  7. 24 Jul 2026
    • Published in the Official Journal
  8. 25 Jul 2026
    • Publication in the Official Journal · provisional
19 people

Who is on it

The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.

RoleNameGroupCountryCommittee
Co-rapporteurJens GiesekeEPPDEENVI
Co-rapporteurPaulius SaudargasEPPLTIMCO
Shadow rapporteurAlexandr VondraECRCZ
Shadow rapporteurAnja ArndtESNDE
Shadow rapporteurArno BausemerESNDE
Shadow rapporteurDavid CormandGreens/EFAFR
Shadow rapporteurFilip TurekPfECZ
Shadow rapporteurIvars IjabsRenewLV
Shadow rapporteurJonas SjöstedtThe LeftSE
Shadow rapporteurLuke Ming FlanaganThe LeftIE
Shadow rapporteurMatteo RicciS&DIT
Shadow rapporteurPascal CanfinRenewFR
Shadow rapporteurPierfrancesco MaranS&DIT
Shadow rapporteurPiotr MüllerECRPL
Shadow rapporteurSara MatthieuGreens/EFABE
Shadow rapporteurSilvia SardonePfEIT
Rapporteur for opinionTobiasz BocheńskiECRPLJURI
Rapporteur for opinionAlexandra MehnertEPPDETRAN
Shadow rapporteur for opinionMerja KyllönenThe LeftFITRAN
19 documents

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1 consultation

Consultations on it

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ConsultationFeedback deadlineFeedback received
4 Dec 20231,143

Summary

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This regulation mandates circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles, repealing Directives 2000/53/EC and 2005/64/EC. It enforces extended producer responsibility and waste recycling standards across the motor vehicle industry, affecting technical approvals and clean technology strategies. The regulation has been signed and is now in force.

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