Article 48

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. Member States shall establish, as regards all relevant competent authorities involved in the enforcement of this Regulation, effective mechanisms to enable those authorities to cooperate and coordinate domestically concerning the development and implementation of enforcement policies and activities related to monitoring vehicles registration, de-registration, suspension and cancellation of the registration, certification of destruction, export of used vehicles as well as prevention of illegal treatment and export of end-of-life vehicles. 2. Member States shall cooperate bilaterally and multilaterally with one another in order to facilitate the prevention and detection of illegal treatment and export of end-of-life vehicles and to address the issue of missing vehicles. They shall exchange relevant information on vehicle registration, de-registration and suspension and cancellation of the registration, through the electronic exchange system referred to in Article 46. They shall also exchange relevant information on authorised treatment facilities and repair and maintenance operators not permitted as authorised treatment facilities, and other facilities and economic operators, which may perform operations concerning treatment of end-of-life vehicles. They shall share information, experience and knowledge on illegal activities linked to end-of-life vehicles, enforcement measures and joint actions on a regular basis within established structures, such as enforcement networks, agencies and the Committee established pursuant to Article 52 of this Regulation. The exchange of vehicle registration data shall include access to and exchange of data on performance and the nature and results of the checks carried out with other Member States’ competent authorities to facilitate the enforcement of this Regulation. 3. Member States shall notify to the Commission the members of their permanent staff that are responsible for the cooperation referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article and Article 45.

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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.