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Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles

TA-10-2025-0168 · P10_TA(2025)0168 · PE768.004

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Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation sets circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles, covering new vehicle types, substances, recycled content, and waste treatment.

Key points

  1. The regulation applies to new vehicle types type-approved 72 months after entry into force, with some provisions applying earlier or later.
  2. Excludes from scope: special purpose vehicles from small-volume manufacturers, L-category small series, armed forces, emergency services, cycles designed to pedal, historical interest vehicles, and vehicles of special cultural interest.
  3. Requires new vehicle types to be constructed so they are reusable/recyclable to at least 85% by mass and reusable/recoverable to at least 95% by mass.
  4. Bans lead, mercury, cadmium and hexavalent chromium in new vehicle types and new parts, with exemptions to be reviewed by the European Chemicals Agency.
  5. Sets a minimum of 20% recycled plastic from post-consumer waste in each new vehicle type, with at least 15% from end-of-life vehicles, and a later target of 5 percentage points more.
  6. Requires the Commission to adopt delegated acts setting minimum recycled content for steel, aluminium, magnesium, and rare earths, based on feasibility studies.
  7. Mandates that vehicles be designed for easy removal of parts and components, including electric vehicle batteries and e-drive motors, and prohibits software updates from hindering removal.
  8. Requires manufacturers to draw up a circularity strategy at manufacturer level and provide it to the Commission, updating it every five years.
  9. Establishes a Digital Circularity Vehicle Passport for each vehicle, containing information on substances and recycled content, accessible free of charge.
  10. Sets extended producer responsibility, requiring producers to collect all end-of-life vehicles they placed on the market, with free delivery for last owners unless essential parts are missing.
  11. Requires authorised treatment facilities to depollute end-of-life vehicles within 30 days, remove listed parts before shredding, and meet recycling targets including 30% for plastics.
  12. Regulates export of used vehicles, requiring documentation that they are not end-of-life vehicles and are roadworthy, with electronic verification via MOVE-HUB.

Who is affected

  • Vehicle manufacturers: must meet design, recycled content, and information requirements.
  • Authorised treatment facilities: must depollute, remove parts, and meet recycling targets.
  • Producers: have extended producer responsibility for collection and treatment.
  • Exporters of used vehicles: must provide documentation of roadworthiness.
  • Owners of end-of-life vehicles: can deliver free of charge under conditions.

Figures and deadlines

  • 85 percent and 95 percent by mass for reusability/recyclability and recoverability.
  • 20 percent recycled plastic from post-consumer waste, with 15 percent from end-of-life vehicles.
  • 5 percentage points above the target after 120 months.
  • 30 percent recycling target for plastics from end-of-life vehicles.
  • 30 days for depollution after delivery.
  • 6 months for collection points to transfer vehicles.
  • 4 years maximum for temporary de-registration.