Article 4
1. Each vehicle belonging to a vehicle type that is type-approved as from 1 September 2032 under Regulation (EU) 2018/858 shall be constructed so that it is: reusable or recyclable to a minimum of 85 % by mass; reusable or recoverable to a minimum of 95 % by mass. 2. For each vehicle type referred to in paragraph 1, manufacturers shall take the following measures: collect the necessary data through the full chain of supply, in particular the nature and the mass of all materials used in the construction of the vehicles, to ensure continued compliance with this Regulation; keep all the other appropriate vehicle data required by the calculation process referred to in point (e); establish procedures to verify the correctness and completeness of the information received from the suppliers; manage and document the breakdown of the materials; calculate the reusability, recyclability and recoverability rates for the purposes of paragraph 1 of this Article in accordance with the methodology established by the Commission under paragraph 3 of this Article or, before such methodology has been adopted and entered into application, in accordance with international standard ISO 22628:2002 in combination with the elements set out in Part A of Annex III to this Regulation; mark the parts and components of the vehicles made of polymers and elastomers in accordance with Article 12(1); ensure that parts and components listed in Part E of Annex VIII are not reused in the construction of new vehicles. 3. The Commission shall, by 28 February 2029, adopt an implementing act establishing a new methodology for calculation and verification of the rates of reusability, recyclability and recoverability of a vehicle, taking into account the elements set out in Annex III to this Regulation and international standard ISO 22628:2002. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 52(2).
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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.