ANNEX IMinimum technical requirements for treatment in accordance with Article 6(1) and (3)

1.Sites for storage (including temporary storage) of end-of-life vehicles prior to their treatament:

  • impermeable surfaces for appropriate areas with the provision of spillage collection facilities, decanters and cleanser-degeasers,

  • equipment for the treatment of water, including rainwater, in compliance with health and environmental regulations.

2.Sites for treatment:

  • impermeable surfaces for appropriate areas with the provision of spillage collection facilities, decanters and cleanser-degreasers,

  • appropriate storage for dismantled spare parts, including impermeable storage for oil-contaminated spare parts,

  • appropriate containers for storage of batteries (with electrolyte neutralisation on site or elsewhere), filters and PCB/PCT-containing condensers,

  • appropriate storage tanks for the segregated storage of end-of-life vehicle fluids: fuel, motor oil, gearbox oil, transmission oil, hydraulic oil, cooling liquids, antifreeze, brake fluids, battery acids, air-conditioning system fluids and any other fluid contained in the end-of-life vehicle,

  • equipment for the treatment of water, including rainwater, in compliance with health and environmental regulations,

  • appropriate storage for used tyres, including the prevention of fire hazards and excessive stockpiling.

3.Treatment operations for depollution of end-of-life vehicles:

  • removal of batteries and liquified gas tanks,

  • removal or neutralisation of potential explosive components, (e.g. air bags),

  • removal and separate collection and storage of fuel, motor oil, transmission oil, gearbox oil, hydraulic oil, cooling liquids, antifreeze, brake fluids, air-conditioning system fluids and any other fluid contained in the end-of-life vehicle, unless they are necessary for the re-use of the parts concerned,

  • removal, as far as feasible, of all components identified as containing mercury.

4.Treatment operations in order to promote recycling:

  • removal or catalysts,

  • removal of metal components containing copper, aluminium and magnesium if these metals are not segregated in the shredding process,

  • removal of tyres and large plastic components (bumpers, dashboard, fluid containers, etc), if these materials are not segregated in the shredding process in such a way that they can be effectively recycled as materials,

  • removal of glass.

5.

Storage operations are to be carried out avoiding damage to components containing fluids or to recoverable components and spare parts.

F1ANNEX IIMaterials and components exempt from Article 4(2)(a)

Annotations:

A maximum concentration value up to 0,1 % by weight in homogeneous material for lead, hexavalent chromium and mercury and up to 0,01 % by weight in homogeneous material for cadmium shall be tolerated.

Spare parts put on the market after 1 July 2003 which are used for vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2003, except for wheel balance weights, carbon brushes for electric motors and brake linings, shall be exempted from the provisions of Article 4(2)(a) of Directive 2000/53/EC.

Materials and components

Scope and expiry date of the exemption

To be labelled or made identifiable in accordance with Article 4(2)(b)(iv)

Lead as an alloying element

1(a).

Steel for machining purposes and batch hot dip galvanised steel components containing up to 0,35 % lead by weight

1(b).

Continuously galvanised steel sheet containing up to 0,35 % lead by weight

Vehicles type-approved before 1 January 2016 and spare parts for these vehicles

2(a).

Aluminium for machining purposes with a lead content up to 2 % by weight

As spare parts for vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2005

2(b).

Aluminium with a lead content up to 1,5 % by weight

As spare parts for vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2008

2(c)(i).

Aluminium alloys for machining purposes with a lead content up to 0,4 % by weight

13

2(c)(ii).

Aluminium alloys not included in entry 2(c)(i) with a lead content up to 0,4 % by weight14

15

3.

Copper alloys containing up to 4 % lead by weight

13

4(a).

Bearing shells and bushes

As spare parts for vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2008

4(b).

Bearing shells and bushes in engines, transmissions and air conditioning compressors

As spare parts for vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2011

Lead and lead compounds in components

5(a).

Lead in batteries in high-voltage systems16 that are used only for propulsion in M1 and N1 vehicles

Vehicles type-approved before 1 January 2019 and spare parts for these vehicles

X

5(b).

Lead in batteries for battery applications not included in entry 5(a)

13

X

6.

Vibration dampers

Vehicles type-approved before 1 January 2016 and spare parts for these vehicles

X

7(a).

Vulcanising agents and stabilisers for elastomers in brake hoses, fuel hoses, air ventilation hoses, elastomer/metal parts in the chassis applications, and engine mountings

As spare parts for vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2005

7(b).

Vulcanising agents and stabilisers for elastomers in brake hoses, fuel hoses, air ventilation hoses, elastomer/metal parts in the chassis applications, and engine mountings containing up to 0,5 % lead by weight

As spare parts for vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2006

7(c).

Bonding agents for elastomers in powertrain applications containing up to 0,5 % lead by weight

As spare parts for vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2009

8(a).

Lead in solders to attach electrical and electronic components to electronic circuit boards and lead in finishes on terminations of components other than electrolyte aluminium capacitors, on component pins and on electronic circuit boards

Vehicles type-approved before 1 January 2016 and spare parts for these vehicles

X18

8(b).

Lead in solders in electrical applications other than soldering on electronic circuit boards or on glass

Vehicles type-approved before 1 January 2011 and spare parts for these vehicles

X18

8(c).

Lead in finishes on terminals of electrolyte aluminium capacitors

Vehicles type-approved before 1 January 2013 and spare parts for these vehicles

X18

8(d).

Lead used in soldering on glass in mass airflow sensors

Vehicles type-approved before 1 January 2015 and spare parts of such vehicles

X18

F28(e).

Lead in high melting temperature type solders (i.e. lead-based alloys containing 85 % by weight or more lead)

15

X

8(f)(a).

Lead in compliant pin connector systems

Vehicles type-approved before 1 January 2017 and spare parts for these vehicles

X18

F28(f)(b).

Lead in compliant pin connector systems other than the mating area of vehicle harness connectors

Vehicles type-approved before 1 January 2024 and spare parts for these vehicles

X

F28(g)(i).

Lead in solders to complete a viable electrical connection between semiconductor die and carrier within integrated circuit flip chip packages

Vehicles type approved before 1 October 2022 and spare parts for these vehicles

X

8(g)(ii).

Lead in solders to complete a viable electrical connection between the semiconductor die and the carrier within integrated circuit flip chip packages where that electrical connection consists of any of the following:

  1. (i)

    a semiconductor technology node of 90 nm or larger;

  2. (ii)

    a single die of 300 mm2 or larger in any semiconductor technology node;

  3. (iii)

    stacked die packages with dies of 300 mm2 or larger, or silicon interposers of 300 mm2 or larger.

(2)

Valid for vehicles type-approved from 1 October 2022 and spare parts for these vehicles

X

8(h).

Lead in solder to attach heat spreaders to the heat sink in power semiconductor assemblies with a chip size of at least 1 cm2 of projection area and a nominal current density of at least 1 A/mm2 of silicon chip area

Vehicles type-approved before 1 January 2016 and after that date as spare parts for these vehicles

X18

8(i).

Lead in solders in electrical glazing applications on glass except for soldering in laminated glazing

Vehicles type-approved before 1 January 2016 and after that date as spare parts for these vehicles

X18

8(j).

Lead in solders for soldering of laminated glazing

Vehicles type-approved before 1 January 2020 and after that date as spare parts for these vehicles

X18

F38(k).

Soldering of heating applications with 0,5 A or more of heat current per related solder joint to single panes of laminated glazings not exceeding wall thickness of 2,1 mm. This exemption does not cover soldering to contacts embedded in the intermediate polymer

Vehicles type approved before 1 January 2024 and spare parts for these vehicles

X(4)

9.

Valve seats

As spare parts for engine types developed before 1 July 2003

10(a).Electrical and electronic components which contain lead in a glass or ceramic, in a glass or ceramic matrix compound, in a glass-ceramic material, or in a glass-ceramic matrix compound.

This exemption does not cover the use of lead in:

  • glass in bulbs and glaze of spark plugs,

  • dielectric ceramic materials of components listed under 10(b), 10(c) and 10(d).

X19 (for components other than piezo in engines)

10(b).

Lead in PZT-based dielectric ceramic materials of capacitors being part of integrated circuits or discrete semiconductors

10(c).

Lead in dielectric ceramic materials of capacitors with a rated voltage of less than 125 V AC or 250 V DC

Vehicles type-approved before 1 January 2016 and spare parts for these vehicles

10(d).

Lead in the dielectric ceramic materials of capacitors compensating the temperature-related deviations of sensors in ultrasonic sonar systems

Vehicles type-approved before 1 January 2017 and after that date as spare parts for these vehicles

11.

Pyrotechnic initiators

Vehicles type-approved before 1 July 2006 and spare parts for these vehicles

12.

Lead-containing thermoelectric materials in automotive electrical applications to reduce CO2 emissions by recuperation of exhaust heat

Vehicles type-approved before 1 January 2019 and spare parts for these vehicles

X

Hexavalent chromium

13(a).

Corrosion preventive coatings

As spare parts for vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2007

13(b).

Corrosion preventive coatings related to bolt and nut assemblies for chassis applications

As spare parts for vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2008

F4X114.

Hexavalent chromium as an anti-corrosion agent of the carbon steel cooling system in absorption refrigerators up to 0,75 % by weight in the cooling solution:

X

  1. (i)

    designed to operate fully or partly with electrical heater, having an average utilised electrical power input < 75W at constant running conditions;

Vehicles type approved before 1 January 2020 and spare parts for these vehicles

  1. (ii)

    designed to operate fully or partly with electrical heater, having an average utilised electrical power input ≥ 75W at constant running conditions;

Vehicles type approved before 1 January 2026 and spare parts for these vehicles

  1. (iii)

    designed to fully operate with non-electrical heater.

Mercury

15(a).

Discharge lamps for headlight application

Vehicles type-approved before 1 July 2012 and spare parts for these vehicles

X

15(b).

Fluorescent tubes used in instrument panel displays

Vehicles type-approved before 1 July 2012 and spare parts for these vehicles

X

Cadmium

16.

Batteries for electrical vehicles

As spare parts for vehicles put on the market before 31 December 2008

This exemption shall be reviewed in 2021.

  1. (1a)

    Applies to aluminium alloys where lead is not intentionally introduced but is present due to the use of recycled aluminium.

This exemption shall be reviewed in 2024.

  1. (2a)

    Systems that have a voltage of > 75 V DC as defined in Directive 2006/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the harmonisation of the laws of Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (OJ L 374, 27.12.2006, p. 10).

This exemption shall be reviewed in 2019.

Dismantling if, in correlation with entry 10(a), an average threshold of 60 grams per vehicle is exceeded. For the application of this clause electronic devices not installed by the manufacturer on the production line shall not be taken into account.

Dismantling if, in correlation with entries 8(a) to 8(j), an average threshold of 60 grams per vehicle is exceeded. For the application of this clause electronic devices not installed by the manufacturer on the production line shall not be taken into account.