Article 27

1. From 1 September 2029, authorised treatment facilities and other waste management operators carrying out shredding operations shall request that end-of-life vehicles delivered to them for shredding, or large structural parts and components from the chassis or bodywork from end-of-life vehicles of categories N2, N3, M2, M3 and O delivered to them for shredding or cutting are: depolluted in accordance with Article 28 and their parts and components removed in accordance with Article 29; and accompanied by a copy of the certificate of destruction that has been issued for the end-of-life vehicle concerned. 2. Authorised treatment facilities and waste management operators carrying out shredding operations and receiving end-of-life vehicles which do not comply with the requirements set out in paragraph 1 shall: report the non-compliance to the competent authority, including the name and contact details of the natural or legal person who delivered the end-of-life vehicle to the authorised treatment facility or other waste management operator for shredding; refrain from using those end-of-life vehicles in their shredding operations unless the competent authority authorises such operations or until the necessary steps to treat the end-of-life vehicle in accordance with Articles 28 and 29 and to issue a certificate of destruction in accordance with Article 25 have been taken. 3. Authorised treatment facilities and waste management operators conducting shredding of end-of-life vehicles shall only be allowed to mix end-of-life vehicles, their parts, components and materials with other waste, including packaging waste and waste electrical and electronic equipment, if the criteria and limit values of Part G, points 1 and 2, of Annex VIII are met.

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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.