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Regulation (EU) 2026/1738 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 July 2026 on circularity requirements for vehicle design and on management of end-of-life vehicles, amending Regulations (EU) No 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, (EU) 2019/1020 and (EU) 2023/1542 and repealing Directives 2000/53/EC and 2005/64/EC (Text with EEA relevance) · European Union

| 4. | Authorised treatment facilities that are permitted to treat electric vehicles shall comply with the requirements set out in Annex XII to Regulation (EU) 2023/1542. Authorised treatment facilities accepting electric vehicles with suspected damage to the electric vehicle battery shall assess these batteries as soon as possible but no later than within 24 hours after delivery. Such vehicles and batteries shall be stored separately in a quarantined area as referred to in paragraph 1. The quarantined area shall be equipped with appropriate installations to prevent, detect and constrain electric vehicle battery fires from spreading to other areas, other electric vehicles and other batteries.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-14 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.