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2005/438/EC: Commission Decision of 10 June 2005 amending Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of life vehicles (notified under document number C(2005) 1707) (Text with EEA relevance)
2005/438/EC: Commission Decision of 10 June 2005 amending Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of life vehicles (notified under document number C(2005) 1707) (Text with EEA relevance)
2005/438/EC: Commission Decision of 10 June 2005 amending Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of life vehicles (notified under document number C(2005) 1707) (Text with EEA relevance)
JO L 152, 15.6.2005, p. 19–19
(ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
In force
15.6.2005 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 152/19 |
COMMISSION DECISION
of 10 June 2005
amending Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of life vehicles
(notified under document number C(2005) 1707)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2005/438/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on end-of life vehicles (1), and in particular Article 4(2)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
Article 4(2)(a) of Directive 2000/53/EC prohibits the use of lead, mercury, cadmium or hexavalent chromium in materials and components of vehicles put on the market after 1 July 2003, other than in cases listed in Annex II to that Directive, under the conditions specified therein. |
(2) |
As product reuse, refurbishment and extension of life-time are beneficial, spare parts need to be available for the repair of vehicles which were already put on the market on 1 July 2003. The use of lead, mercury, cadmium or hexavalent chromium in spare parts put on the market after 1 July 2003 for the repair of such vehicles should thus be tolerated. |
(3) |
Directive 2000/53/EC should therefore be amended accordingly. |
(4) |
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 18 of Council Directive 75/442/EEC (2), |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
In Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC the fifth indent of the ‘Notes’ is replaced by the following:
‘— |
spare parts put on the market after 1 July 2003 which are used for vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2003 are exempted from the provisions of Article 4(2)(a) (*1). |
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 June 2005.
For the Commission
Stavros DIMAS
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 269, 21.10.2000, p. 34. Directive as last amended by Commission Decision 2002/525/EC (OJ L 25, 28.1.2005, p. 73).
(2) OJ L 194, 25.7.1975, p. 39. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003 p. 1).