End-of-Life Vehicles

Addressing Waste and Toxicity in Vehicles: ELV Directive Objectives and Requirements

The ELV Directive sets targets for reusing, recycling, and restoring End of Life Vehicles (ELVs) and their components, while prohibiting the use of hazardous substances in new vehicles. These include restricted metals such as lead, mercury, cadmium, and hexavalent chromium, with exceptions for cases where there is no alternative. This exception is described in detail in Annex II of the Directive.

ELV Directive Purpose:

• Limiting and preventing waste from ELVs and their components
• Improving environmental performance in the vehicle life cycle

Limited metals according to the ELV Directive:

• Lead: 0.1% (1000 ppm)
• Mercury: 0.1% (1000 ppm)
• Chromium VI: 0.1% (1000 ppm)
• Cadmium: 0.01% (100 ppm)

These boundaries are applied to homogeneous materials.

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• Ad-hoc consulting: The ComplyMarket team has extensive experience in providing regulatory support for ELV Directives.