Directive 2000/53/EC

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This text since 30 Mar 2023law://eu/dir/2000/53/art_9__para_1@2026-11-14

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1.At three-year intervals Member States shall send a report to the Commission on the implementation of this Directive. The report shall be drawn up on the basis of a questionnaire or outline drafted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 6 of Directive 91/692/EEC^note with a view to establishing databases on end-of life vehicles and their treatment. The report shall contain relevant information on possible changes in the structure of motor vehicle dealing and of the collection, dismantling, shredding, recovery and recycling industries, leading to any distortion of competition between or within Member States. The questionnaire or outline shall be sent to the Member States six months before the start of the period covered by the report. The report shall be made to the Commission within nine months of the end of the three-year period covered by it.The first report shall cover the period of three years from 21 April 2002.Based on the above information, the Commission shall publish a report on the implementation of this Directive within nine months of receiving the reports from the Member States.The formats relating to the database system shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 11(2).

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Key facts

Type: Directive · 2000/53/EC
Adopted: 18 Sept 2000
In force: 21 Oct 2000
Applies from: 1 Jul 2002
Applies from: 1 Jan 2007
Text current to: 30 Mar 2023
Made by: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Official: EUR-Lex 32000L0053 · ELI

Topics

environmental protection vehicle waste waste disposal waste recycling Approximation of laws Environment Internal market - Principles Technical barriers

History · 1 version

30 Mar 2023Reading
changed by Directive 2008/33/EC
changed by Directive (EU) 2018/849

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Amended by 1: Directive 2008/33/EC
Repealed by 1: Directive (EU) 2018/849
Cited by 3: Regulation (EU) 2023/15422 provisions; Regulation (EU) 2024/1157; Regulation (EU) 2026/173822 provisions
Cites 2: Council Directive 91/692/EEC of 23 December 1991 standardizing and rationalizing reports on the implementation of certain Directives relating to the environment; this act

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dismantling information
means all information required for the correct and environmentally sound treatment of end-of life vehicles.
disposal
means any of the applicable operations provided for in Annex IIA to Directive 75/442/EEC;
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;
end-of life vehicle
means a vehicle which is waste within the meaning of Article 1(a) of Directive 75/442/EEC;
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 classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures;
prevention
means measures aiming at the reduction of the quantity and the harmfulness for the environment of end-of life vehicles, their materials and substances;
producer
means the vehicle manufacturer or the professional importer of a vehicle into a Member State;
recovery
means any of the applicable operations provided for in Annex IIB to Directive 75/442/EEC;
recycling
means the reprocessing in a production process of the waste materials for the original purpose or for other purposes but excluding energy recovery.
reuse
means any operation by which components of end-of life vehicles are used for the same purpose for which they were conceived;
shredder
means any device used for tearing into pieces or fragmenting end-of life vehicles, including for the purpose of obtaining directly reusable metal scrap;
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;
vehicle
means any vehicle designated as category M1 or N1 defined in Annex IIA to Directive 70/156/EEC, and three wheel motor vehicles as defined in Directive 92/61/EEC, but excluding motor tricycles;

Defined terms · 13

Show every defined term

dismantling information
means all information required for the correct and environmentally sound treatment of end-of life vehicles.
disposal
means any of the applicable operations provided for in Annex IIA to Directive 75/442/EEC;
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;
end-of life vehicle
means a vehicle which is waste within the meaning of Article 1(a) of Directive 75/442/EEC;
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 classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures;
prevention
means measures aiming at the reduction of the quantity and the harmfulness for the environment of end-of life vehicles, their materials and substances;
producer
means the vehicle manufacturer or the professional importer of a vehicle into a Member State;
recovery
means any of the applicable operations provided for in Annex IIB to Directive 75/442/EEC;
recycling
means the reprocessing in a production process of the waste materials for the original purpose or for other purposes but excluding energy recovery.
reuse
means any operation by which components of end-of life vehicles are used for the same purpose for which they were conceived;
shredder
means any device used for tearing into pieces or fragmenting end-of life vehicles, including for the purpose of obtaining directly reusable metal scrap;
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;
vehicle
means any vehicle designated as category M1 or N1 defined in Annex IIA to Directive 70/156/EEC, and three wheel motor vehicles as defined in Directive 92/61/EEC, but excluding motor tricycles;