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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

1. This Regulation shall apply: to vehicles and end-of-life vehicles of categories M1 and N1 as referred to in Article 4(1), points (a)(i) and (b)(i), of Regulation (EU) 2018/858; from 1 September 2029, to special purpose vehicles and end-of-life special purpose vehicles, as defined in Article 3, point (31), of Regulation (EU) 2018/858, of categories M1 and N1; from 1 September 2031 to vehicles and end-of-life vehicles of categories M2, M3, N2, N3 and O as referred to in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/858; from 1 September 2031, to special purpose vehicles and end-of-life special purpose vehicles, as defined in Article 3, point (31), of Regulation (EU) 2018/858, of categories M2, M3, N2, N3 and O; from 1 September 2031, to vehicles and end-of-life vehicles of L-category, as referred to in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (33).

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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.