art_23__para_5

5. Member States may authorise collection points other than authorised treatment facilities to collect end-of-life vehicles. The collection points shall obtain a permit from the competent authority in accordance with Article 23 of Directive 2008/98/EC and shall comply with the conditions laid down in that permit. In order to issue a permit, the competent authority shall verify that such establishment or undertaking has the capacity necessary to carry out the following obligations: collect end-of-life vehicles and temporarily store them in accordance with Part A of Annex VIII; prepare for the transfer of the collected end-of-life vehicles to authorised treatment facilities by preventing the accidental leakage of fluids and unauthorised access to the collection point; guarantee that all collected end-of-life vehicles are transferred to an authorised treatment facility within two months of their receipt.

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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.