2002/525/EC: Commission Decision of 27 June 2002 amending Annex II of Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of-life vehicles (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 2238)

Directive 2000/53/EC · Decision · 5 articles

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Article 1

Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

Member States shall ensure that cadmium in batteries for electrical vehicles is not put on the market after 31 December 2005. In the framework of the overall environmental assessment already undertaken, the Commission shall continue to analyse the progressive substitution of cadmium, taking into account the need to maintain the availability of electrical vehicles. The Commission shall finalise and make public its findings by 31 December 2004 at the latest and may make, if proven justified by the results of the analysis, a proposal to extend the deadline in accordance with Article 4(2)(b) of Directive 2000/53/EC.

Article 3

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2003.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 27 June 2002. For the Commission Margot Wallström Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 269, 21.10.2000, p. 34. (2) OJ L 194, 25.7.1975, p. 39. (3) OJ L 135, 6.6.1996, p. 32.

Supplementary provisions

ANNEXSupplementary provisions

"ANNEX II Materials and components exempt from Article 4(2)(a) >TABLE> Notes: - a maximum concentration value up to 0,1 % by weight and per homogeneous material, for lead, hexavalent chromium and mercury and up to 0,01 % by weight per homogeneous material for cadmium shall be tolerated, provided these substances are not intentionally introduced(1), - a maximum concentration value up to 0,4 % by weight of lead in aluminium shall also be tolerated provided it is not intentionally introduced(2), - a maximum concentration value up to 0,4 % by weight of lead in copper intended for friction materials in brake linings shall be tolerated until 1 July 2007 provided it is not intentionally introduced(3), - the reuse of parts of vehicles which were already on the market at the date of expiry of an exemption is allowed without limitation since it is not covered by Article 4(2)(a), - until 1 July 2007, new replacement parts intended for repair(4) of parts of vehicles exempted from the provisions of Article 4(2)(a) shall also benefit from the same exemptions. (1) "Intentionally introduced" shall mean "deliberately utilised in the formulation of a material or component where its continued presence is desired in the final product to provide a specific characteristic, appearance or quality". The use of recycled materials as feedstock for the manufacture of new products, where some portion of the recycled materials may contain amounts of regulated metals, is not to be considered as intentionally introduced. (2) See footnote 1. (3) See footnote 1. (4) This clause applies to replacement parts and not to components intended for normal servicing of vehicles. It does not apply to wheel balance weights, carbon brushes for electric motors and brake linings as these components are covered in specific entries."

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