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
Where it stands
Latest: Publication in the Official Journal, 25 Jul 2026.
ShowHide the earlier record: 28 dates, 19 Nov 2020 to 11 Dec 2025
- 19 Nov 2020
- Inception impact assessment closed: Revision of EU legislation on end-of-life vehicles, 61 responses · Commission
- 26 Oct 2021
- Public consultation closed: Revision of EU legislation on end-of-life vehicles, 208 responses · Commission
- 13 Jul 2023
- Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
- 14 Jul 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 10 Oct 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 19 Oct 2023
- Referred to committee
- 4 Dec 2023
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Revision of EU legislation on end-of-life vehicles, 874 responses · Commission
- 12 Dec 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 12 Jan 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 13 Nov 2024
- Referred to committee
- 21 Jan 2025
- Committee report tabled
- EP committee draft report
- 21 Feb 2025
- Committee amendments tabled
- Tabling of amendments in the EP committee responsible
- 24 Feb 2025
- Committee amendments tabled
- Tabling of amendments in the EP committee responsible
- 27 Feb 2025
- Committee amendments tabled
- Tabling of amendments in the EP committee responsible
- 27 Mar 2025
- Committee opinion tabled
- 3 Jun 2025
- Committee opinion adopted
- 7 Jul 2025
- Committee report adopted
- 6 Aug 2025
- Tabled for plenary
- 2 Sept 2025
- Tabled for plenary
- 3 Sept 2025
- Tabled for plenary
- 4 Sept 2025
- Tabling of a document for EP plenary
- 5 Sept 2025
- Tabled for plenary
- 8 Sept 2025
- Debate in plenary
- 9 Sept 2025
- EP decision on amendments to the legislative proposal
- Plenary vote
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Referred back to committee for interinstitutional negotiations
- 16 Oct 2025
- Interinstitutional negotiations
- 21 Oct 2025
- Retained as a pending proposal in the Commission work programme · Commission
- 24 Nov 2025
- Interinstitutional negotiations
- 11 Dec 2025
- Interinstitutional negotiations
- 25 Feb 2026
- Approval of the provisional agreement with the Council by the EP committee responsible · Parliament committee
- Committee approved the provisional agreement
- 16 Apr 2026
- Adoption of an opinion by the EP opinion-giving committee · Parliament committee
- Committee opinion adopted
- 10 Jun 2026
- Tabled for plenary
- 16 Jun 2026
- Vote in EP plenary · Parliament
- 18 Jun 2026
- Plenary adopted first-reading position
- Plenary vote
- Debate in plenary
- 8 Jul 2026
- Signature by the president of the EP and by the president of the Council · Parliament and Council
- Signed
- 24 Jul 2026
- Published in the Official Journal
- 25 Jul 2026
- Publication in the Official Journal · provisional
Who is on it
The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.
| Role | Name | Group | Country | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-rapporteur | Jens Gieseke | EPP | DE | ENVI |
| Co-rapporteur | Paulius Saudargas | EPP | LT | IMCO |
| Shadow rapporteur | Alexandr Vondra | ECR | CZ | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Anja Arndt | ESN | DE | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Arno Bausemer | ESN | DE | |
| Shadow rapporteur | David Cormand | Greens/EFA | FR | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Filip Turek | PfE | CZ | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Ivars Ijabs | Renew | LV | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Jonas Sjöstedt | The Left | SE | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Luke Ming Flanagan | The Left | IE | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Matteo Ricci | S&D | IT | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Pascal Canfin | Renew | FR | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Pierfrancesco Maran | S&D | IT | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Piotr Müller | ECR | PL | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Sara Matthieu | Greens/EFA | BE | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Silvia Sardone | PfE | IT | |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Tobiasz Bocheński | ECR | PL | JURI |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Alexandra Mehnert | EPP | DE | TRAN |
| Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Merja Kyllönen | The Left | FI | TRAN |
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Text adopted · T10-0168/2025Parliament · 8 Sept 2025
- Report · A10-0158/2025Parliament · 7 Jul 2025
- Committee opinion · PE771.845Parliament · 27 Feb 2025
- Amendments · PE770.036Parliament · 24 Feb 2025
- Amendments · PE770.038Parliament · 24 Feb 2025
- Amendments · PE770.040Parliament · 24 Feb 2025
- Amendments · PE770.042Parliament · 24 Feb 2025
- Amendments · PE770.043Parliament · 24 Feb 2025
- Amendments · PE770.047Parliament · 24 Feb 2025
- Amendments · PE769.982Parliament · 21 Feb 2025
- Report · PE768.004Parliament · 21 Jan 2025
- Amendments · PE770.002Parliament · 21 Jan 2025
- Proposal · COM(2023)0451Commission · 13 Jul 2023
- Agenda · GEDA/A/(2026)003682Parliament
- Text adopted · OJ L 24.07.2026Commission
- Committee opinion · PE787.750Parliament
- Text adopted · Regulation 2026/1738Commission
- Text adopted · SP(2026)09-01Parliament
- Text adopted · T10-0227/2026Parliament
Consultations on it
The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Where we publish the positions filed, the title opens them here.
| Consultation | Feedback deadline | Feedback received |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec 2023 | 1,143 |
Summary
GeneratedThis 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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