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Commission Directive 2013/28/EU of 17 May 2013 amending Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of-life vehicles (Text with EEA relevance)

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Commission Directive 2013/28/EU

of 17 May 2013

amending Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of-life vehicles

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

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)(b) 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.

(2) Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC lists vehicle materials and components exempted from the prohibition set out in Article 4(2)(a) thereof. Vehicles put on the market before the expiry date of a given exemption and spare parts for those vehicles may contain lead, mercury, cadmium or hexavalent chromium in materials and components listed in Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC.

(3) Item 8(i) of Annex II provides for an exemption for lead in solders in electrical glazing applications on glass except for soldering in laminated glazing, which expires on 1 January 2013.

(4) An assessment of technical and scientific progress has demonstrated that the use of lead in the application covered by item 8(i) is unavoidable, as the substitutes are not yet available.

(5) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 39 of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(2),

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