Regulation (EU) 2026/1738 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 July... (32026R1738)
Regulation (EU) 2026/1738 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 July 2026 on circularity requirements for vehicle design and on management of end-of-life vehicles, amending Regulations (EU) No 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, (EU) 2019/1020 and (EU) 2023/1542 and repealing Directives 2000/53/EC and 2005/64/EC (Text with EEA relevance)
- REGULATION (EU) 2026/1738 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
- of 8 July 2026
- on circularity requirements for vehicle design and on management of end-of-life vehicles, amending Regulations (EU) No 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, (EU) 2019/1020 and (EU) 2023/1542 and repealing Directives 2000/53/EC and 2005/64/EC
- (Text with EEA relevance)
- CHAPTER I
- GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Article 1
- Subject matter
- Article 2
- Scope
- Article 3
- Definitions
- CHAPTER II
- CIRCULARITY REQUIREMENTS
- Article 4
- Reusability, recyclability and recoverability of vehicles
- Article 5
- Requirements for substances in vehicles
- Article 6
- Minimum recycled content in vehicles
- Article 7
- Design to enable removal and replacement of certain parts and components in vehicles
- CHAPTER III
- OBLIGATIONS OF MANUFACTURERS
- Article 8
- General obligations
- Article 9
- Circularity strategy
- Article 10
- Declaration on recycled content present in vehicles
- Article 11
- Information on removal and replacement of parts, components and materials present in vehicles
- Article 12
- Labelling of parts, components and materials present in vehicles
- Article 13
- Digital Circularity Vehicle Passport
- CHAPTER IV
- MANAGEMENT OF END-OF-LIFE OF VEHICLES
- SECTION 1
- General provisions
- Article 14
- Competent authority for management of end-of-life vehicles
- Article 15
- Authorised treatment facilities
- SECTION 2
- Extended Producer Responsibility
- Article 16
- Extended producer responsibility
- Article 17
- Producer responsibility organisations
- Article 18
- Authorisation on fulfilment of extended producer responsibility
- Article 19
- Registration
- Article 20
- Financial responsibility of producers
- Article 21
- Fee modulation
- Article 22
- Cost allocation mechanism for vehicles becoming end-of-life vehicles in another Member State
- SECTION 3
- Collection of end-of-life vehicles
- Article 23
- Collection of end-of-life vehicles
- Article 24
- Delivery of end-of-life vehicles
- Article 25
- Certificate of destruction
- SECTION 4
- Treatment of end-of-life vehicles
- Article 26
- Obligations for authorised treatment facilities
- Article 27
- General requirements for shredding
- Article 28
- Depollution of end-of-life vehicles
- Article 29
- Mandatory removal of parts and components for reuse, remanufacturing, refurbishment and recycling prior to shredding
- Article 30
- Requirements concerning the removed parts and components
- Article 31
- Trade of used, remanufactured or refurbished parts and components
- Article 32
- Reuse, remanufacturing and refurbishment of parts and components
- Article 33
- Reuse, recycling and recovery targets
- Article 34
- Ban on landfilling of non-inert waste
- Article 35
- Shipments of end-of-life vehicles
- CHAPTER V
- TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP AND DISTINCTION BETWEEN USED VEHICLES AND END-OF-LIFE VEHICles
- Article 36
- Transfer of ownership of used vehicles within the Union
- Article 37
- Status of the vehicle
- CHAPTER VI
- EXPORT OF USED VEHICLES TO THIRD COUNTRIES
- Article 38
- Competent authority for export of used vehicles to third countries
- Article 39
- Controls and requirements on the export of used vehicles
- Article 40
- Automated verification of the information on vehicle status
- Article 41
- Risk management and customs controls
- Article 42
- Suspension
- Article 43
- Release for export
- Article 44
- Refusal to release for export
- Article 45
- Cooperation among authorities and exchange of information
- Article 46
- Electronic systems
- CHAPTER VII
- ENFORCEMENT
- Article 47
- Inspections
- Article 48
- Enforcement cooperation at national level and between Member States
- Article 49
- Penalties
- Article 50
- Reporting to the Commission
- CHAPTER VIII
- DELEGATED POWERS AND COMMITTEE PROCEDURE
- Article 51
- Exercise of the delegation
- Article 52
- Committee procedure
- CHAPTER IX
- AMENDMENTS
- Article 53
- Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2023/1542
- Article 54
- Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2019/1020
- Article 55
- Amendments to Regulations (EU) 2018/858 and (EU) No 168/2013
- CHAPTER X
- FINAL PROVISIONS
- Article 56
- Review
- Article 57
- Repeal and transitional provisions
- Article 58
- Applicability to and in the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland
- Article 59
- Entry into force and application
- ANNEX I
- CRITERIA FOR DETERMINATION WHETHER A VEHICLE IS AN END-OF-LIFE VEHICLE
- PART A
- CRITERIA FOR ASSESSMENT OF END-OF-LIFE VEHICLES
- PART B
- LIST OF INDICATIVE CRITERIA FOR END-OF-LIFE VEHICLES
- ANNEX II
- CRITERIA FOR RECOGNISING THE STATUS OF VEHICLES OF SPECIAL CULTURAL INTEREST
- ANNEX III
- CALCULATION OF THE RATES OF REUSABILITY, RECYCLABILITY AND RECOVERABILITY
- PART A
- PART B
- ANNEX IV
- CONDITIONS AND MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION VALUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF LEAD, MERCURY, CADMIUM AND HEXAVELENT CHROMIUM IN MATERIALS, PARTS AND COMPONENTS
- ANNEX V
- CIRCULARITY STRATEGY
- PART A
- ELEMENTS OF THE CIRCULARITY STRATEGY
- PART B
- FOLLOW-UP AND UPDATE OF THE CIRCULARITY STRATEGY
- ANNEX VI
- INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS ON REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT
- ANNEX VII
- LABELLING REQUIREMENTS
- ANNEX VIII
- TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS
- PART A
- MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR STORAGE SITES AND TREATMENT SITES
- PART B
- MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPOLLUTION
- PART C
- MANDATORY REMOVAL OF PARTS AND COMPONENTS FROM END-OF-LIFE VEHICLES
- PART D
- REUSE, REMANUFACTURING AND REFURBISHMENT OF PARTS AND COMPONENTS
- PART E
- COMPONENTS AND PARTS NOT TO BE REUSED
- PART F
- SPECIFIC TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS OF THE REMOVED PARTS, COMPONENTS AND MATERIALS
- PART G
- CRITERIA FOR COMBINED SHREDDING AND THE APPLICATION OF POST-SHREDDER TECHNOLOGIES
- ANNEX IX
- INFORMATION FOR REGISTRATION IN THE REGISTER OF PRODUCERS
- ANNEX X
- CERTIFICATE OF DESTRUCTION
- ANNEX XI
- AMENDMENTS TO REGULATION (EU) 2018/858 AND REGULATION (EU) No 168/2013
- ANNEX XII
- AMENDMENTS TO REGULATION (EU) 2023/1542
- ANNEX XIII
- CRITERIA TO BE FULFILLED BY INSTALLATIONS IN THIRD COUNTRIES CARRYING OUT PRODUCTION OF RECYCLED MATERIAL
- PART A
- CRITERIA TO DEMONSTRATE THAT RECYCLED MATERIAL HAS BEEN PRODUCED IN AN INSTALLATION THAT MEETS CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN HEALTH, CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT SET OUT IN UNION LAW OR EQUIVALENT TO THOSE REQUIREMENTS (IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 6(4))
- PART B
- CRITERIA TO DEMONSTRATE THAT RECYCLED MATERIAL HAS BEEN PRODUCED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS IN ARTICLE 6(1), (2) AND (3)
- ANNEX XIV
- REQUIREMENTS FOR AUDITS, CERTIFIERS AND AUDITORS
- PART A
- DETAILED REQUIREMENTS FOR THIRD PARTIES CONDUCTING AUDITS
- PART B.
- SUBJECT OF THE AUDIT
- ANNEX XV
- CORRELATION TABLES
- 1.
- Directive 2000/53/EC
- 2.
- Directive 2005/64/EC
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