EU/901
WTO/TBT
CE Europäische Union
  • 87 - Automobile, Traktoren, Motorräder, Fahrräder und andere Landfahrzeuge; Teile und Zubehör dazu
2022-08-20
2022-06-21

Vehicles (category M 1 or N 1 defined in Annex IIA to Directive 70/156/EEC, and three wheel motor vehicles as defined in Directive 92/61/EEC, but excluding motor tricycles)

Draft Commission Delegated Directive amending Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the exemptions for the use of lead in aluminium alloys for machining purposes, in copper alloys and in certain batteries; (6 page(s), in English), (8 page(s), in English)

The draft Directive adapts to scientific and technical progress the list of materials and components, which are exempt from the prohibition of the use of lead in materials, and components of vehicles put on the market after 1 July 2003. The draft Directive amends exemptions 2(c)(i) on aluminium alloys for machining purposes with a lead content up to 0.4% by weight, 3 on copper alloys containing up to 4% lead by weight and 5(b) on lead in batteries for certain battery applications as specified in entries 5(b)(i) and 5(b)(ii) of Annex II to the End-of-life vehicles (ELV) Directive (Directive 2000/53/EC).