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End of Life Vehicle Directive
What is the End-of-Life Vehicle Directive?
After years of discussion and consultation with interested parties the European Parliament ratified a new directive for processing End of Life vehicles (commonly known as 'Scrap' vehicles).
The parties involved in the directive include:
Vehicle Manufacturers
Vehicle Dismantlers
Materials Recyclers
Automotive Trade Organisations
Automotive Research Agencies
Various other automotive related bodies
Basis of the Directive
Over the coming years the directive is aimed at increasing the percentage of recoverable and recyclable materials used in the manufacture of motor vehicles and recovered during the dismantling and recycling process.
It will not be immediately evident to the general public, but there are a great many planned changes to the way vehicles are manufactuered, dismantlers and recyclers handle, reuse and reprocess materials and the discovery of new recycling routes for materials currently designated as land-fill waste.
Discussion and Implementation
The CARE Group (Consortium for Automotive REcycling) was setup by representatives from vehicle manufacturers and recyclers to discuss and plan for the eventual changes the directive would necessitate. CARE is involved in carrying out research for current and new recycling routes and processes, as well as advising goverment and policy makers on feesable and resonable steps for the directive.
There are also discussions within the dismantling industry about how the directive will affect our working methods and practices being made by members of the MVDA (Motor Vehicle Dismantlers Association), BVSF (British Vehicle Salvage Federation) and other dismantler trade bodies.
The Future
As the directive takes effect and the various parties begin to develop a system for the most effective handling of end-of-life vehicles, there should be a marked reduction in the use of virgin materials during the manufacturing process and an increase in the amount of recycable materials recovered during dismantling, and reused.
At present not all recoverable materials can be economically recycled (most materials can be recycled, but at an excessive cost). Research is continuing into different recycling processes and over time the cost of recovering and reusing materials should fall.
References:
Websites:
CARE Group
EUR-Lex - The European Union law portal. You can search for/download EU documents at this site.
EU ELV Documents:
1997 - Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on End of Life Vehicles 1997/0194 (COD):
elv_1997_proposal_500PC0166.pdf (100kb)
1998 - Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Directive on end of life vehicles’ (98/C 129/10):
elv_1998_opinion_soc-eco.pdf (77kb)
1999 - Amended proposal for a Council Directive on end of life vehicles (1999/C 156/05):
elv_1999_amended_proposal.pdf (38kb)
1999 - COMMON POSITION (EC) No 39/1999 adopted by the Council on 29 July 1999 with a view to adopting Directive 1999/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... on end-of-life vehicles (1999/C 317/03):
elv_1999_common_position.pdf (80kb)
1999 - Amended proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE on end of life vehicles Brussels, 28.04.1999 COM(1999)176 final 97/0194 (SYN):
elv_1999_en_599PC0176.pdf (63kb)
1999 - A4-0051/99 Proposal for a Council Directive on end of life vehicles (COM(97)0358 - C4-0639/97 - 97/0194(SYN)):
elv_1999_journal.pdf (95kb)
2000 - DIRECTIVE 2000/53/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 18 September 2000 on end-of life vehicles:
elv_2000_directive_53-ec.pdf (135kb)
2001 - COMMISSION DECISION of 17 October 2001 concerning a questionnaire for Member States reports on the implementation of Directive 2000/53/EC:
elv_2001_question_mem_states.pdf (99kb)
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