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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

6. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 51 to amend Annex IV in order to adapt it to scientific and technical progress by: establishing maximum concentration values up to which the presence of lead, mercury, cadmium or hexavalent chromium in specific parts, components and homogenous materials of vehicles is to be tolerated; exempting certain parts, components and homogenous materials of vehicles from the prohibition on the presence of lead, mercury, cadmium or hexavalent chromium set out in paragraph 4 where the following conditions are fulfilled: the use of those substances is unavoidable; it is demonstrated that socio-economic benefits outweigh the risk to the environment or human health arising from the use of those substances; there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies; deleting parts, components and homogenous materials of vehicles from Annex IV, if the use of lead, mercury, cadmium or hexavalent chromium is avoidable; designating the parts, components and homogenous materials of vehicles that are to be removed before further treatment and require them to be labelled or made identifiable by other appropriate means. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 51 to amend Annex IV, in particular by removing certain exemptions for homogenous materials and components from the list, in cases where the specific exemption is addressed under other Union legislation. When adopting a delegated act pursuant to this paragraph, the Commission shall take into account the socio-economic impact of introducing, modifying or deleting an exemption to the restriction on the use of lead, mercury, cadmium or hexavalent chromium in vehicle types, including the availability of alternatives and the impacts on the environment and human health across the full lifecycle of vehicles.

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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.