Article 6

1. The plastic contained in each new vehicle type that is type-approved as from 1 September 2032 under Regulation (EU) 2018/858 shall contain a minimum of 15 % of plastic recycled by weight from post-consumer plastic waste. The plastic contained in each new vehicle type that is type-approved as from 1 September 2036 under Regulation (EU) 2018/858 shall contain a minimum of 25 % of plastic recycled by weight from post-consumer plastic waste. 2. At least 20 % of the target set out in paragraph 1 shall be achieved by including in the vehicle type concerned plastics recycled from end-of-life vehicles or from parts and components removed from vehicles during the use phase. 3. The weight of the plastic contained in each new vehicle type concerned and the weight of recycled plastic referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall exclude elastomers from tyres and from thermosets other than polyurethane foams used for cushioning. 4. For the purposes of the obligations laid down in paragraphs 1, 2, and 3, recycled content shall be recovered from post-consumer waste, which has been recycled either in: an installation located in the Union; or from 14 August 2030, an installation located in a third country, provided that such installation meets the requirements of Annex XIII. By 30 September 2028, the Commission shall more comprehensively assess the expected impact on global trade, as well as on the Union recycling and automotive industries and report its assessment to the European Parliament and to the Council. 5. By 31 August 2028, the Commission shall adopt an implementing act in accordance with Article 52(2) to establish the methodology for the calculation and verification, for the purposes of paragraphs 1 to 4 of this Article, of the share of plastics recycled from post-consumer waste, and from end-of-life vehicles, present in and incorporated into vehicle types. A mass balance accounting methodology shall apply to recycled plastic obtained from recycling methods other than mechanical recycling, in line with the mass balance accounting methodologies applicable to plastics recycling in line with the definition of recycling in Directive 2008/98/EC. The verification methodology shall include an obligation for manufacturers to ensure that each installation located in a third country producing recycled content material that they are using complies with Annex XIII, and that each such installation located in a third country is being audited at least every five years by an independent third-party entity pursuant to Annex XIV. Those audits shall verify that the conditions set out in paragraphs 1 to 4 of this Article are met. The audit requirement set out in the third subparagraph of this paragraph and the requirements and criteria set out in Annex XIII for material recycled in third countries shall apply from 14 August 2030. 6. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 51 to supplement paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article by laying down temporary derogations to the recycled plastic content targets, or timing in the event that lack of availability or excessive prices of specific recycled plastics make compliance with the minimum percentages of recycled content excessively difficult. 7. By 30 September 2027, the Commission shall assess the feasibility of establishing a requirement on the minimum share of recycled steel, considering in particular the following: the current and forecast availability of ferrous scrap, considering flat and long steel and, where relevant, stainless-steel product families; the current share of ferrous scrap in various steel semi-products and intermediates related to steel families used in vehicles and expected changes related to the transition of the automotive industry; the potential uptake of ferrous scrap by manufacturers in vehicles to be type-approved in the future and the respective potential contribution to higher scrap utilisation levels considering the different compositional constraints applicable to each steel product family; the relative demand of the automotive sector in comparison to the demand for ferrous scrap of other sectors, considering the ability to tolerate copper content and other unintended tramp inclusions; economic viability, technical and scientific progress, including changes in the availability of recycling technologies concerning steel recycling rates, as well as the necessity to address market failures hindering the utilisation of post-consumer versus pre-consumer steel scrap; the contribution of a minimum share of recycled content of steel in vehicles to the Union’s open strategic autonomy, climate, environmental and industrial objectives, in particular as regards the creation of complementary lead markets for decarbonised steel production; the need to prevent disproportionate negative impacts on the affordability of vehicles; and the influence on the overall costs and competitiveness of the automotive sector and the entire automotive steel value chain. By 30 September 2028, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act, in accordance with Article 51, to supplement this Regulation by establishing a minimum share of steel recycled from post-consumer steel waste and, where relevant, ferrous scrap to be present in and incorporated into vehicle types to be type-approved in accordance with this Regulation and Regulation (EU) 2018/858. That delegated act shall also set the date of application of the obligation to have a minimum share of recycled content no later than 14 August 2033. Steel used as reinforcement materials in tyres shall not be considered to fall within the scope of that delegated act. By 30 September 2028, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act, in accordance with Article 51, establishing the methodology for the calculation and verification of the share of steel recycled from post-consumer steel waste in vehicle types and, if applicable, from ferrous scrap, present in and incorporated into vehicle types. 8. By 30 September 2027, the Commission shall assess the feasibility of establishing a requirement on the minimum share of aluminium and its alloys, recycled from post-consumer waste present in and incorporated into vehicle types, considering in particular the following: the current and forecast availability of aluminium and its alloys recycled from pre-consumer and post-consumer waste; the current shares of recycled content from post-consumer waste in aluminium and its alloys in vehicles placed on the market; economic viability, technical and scientific progress, including changes in the availability of recycling technologies concerning the type of materials recycled, and their recycling rates; the contribution of a minimum share of recycled content of aluminium in vehicles to the Union’s open strategic autonomy, climate environmental and industrial objectives, in particular as regards the creation of complementary lead markets for decarbonised aluminium and its alloys; the need to prevent disproportionate negative impacts on the affordability of vehicles containing aluminium and its alloys; and the influence on the overall costs and competitiveness of the automotive sector. By 30 September 2028 the Commission shall adopt a delegated act, in accordance with Article 51, to supplement this Regulation by establishing a minimum share of recycled aluminium and its alloys to be present in and incorporated into vehicle types to be type-approved in accordance with this Regulation and Regulation (EU) 2018/858. That delegated act shall also set the date of application of the obligation to have a minimum share of recycled content no later than 14 August 2033. By 30 September 2028, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act, in accordance with Article 51, establishing the methodology for the calculation and verification of the share of aluminium and its alloys recycled from post-consumer waste in vehicle types and, if applicable from pre-consumer waste, present in and incorporated into vehicle types. 9. By 31 August 2029, the Commission shall assess the feasibility of establishing a requirement on the minimum share of: magnesium and its alloys, recycled from pre-consumer and post-consumer waste and present in and incorporated into vehicle types; and neodymium, dysprosium, praseodymium, terbium, samarium, nickel, cobalt or boron recycled from post-consumer waste and, where relevant, pre-consumer waste, present in and incorporated into permanent magnets. The feasibility assessment shall take into account the following: the current and forecast availability of the materials referred to in the first subparagraph, points (a) and (b), recycled from pre-consumer and post-consumer waste; the current shares of recycled content from post-consumer waste in the materials referred to in the first subparagraph, points (a) and (b), in vehicles placed on the market; economic viability, technical and scientific progress, including changes in the availability of recycling technologies concerning the type of materials recycled, and their recycling rates; the contribution of a minimum share in vehicles of recycled content of the materials referred to in the first subparagraph, points (a) and (b), to the Union’s strategic autonomy and its climate and environmental objectives; possible impacts on the functioning of vehicles from incorporating recycled content of the materials referred to in the first subparagraph, points (a) and (b), into vehicle parts and components; the need to prevent disproportionate negative impacts on the affordability of vehicles containing the materials referred to in the first subparagraph, points (a) and (b); the influence on the overall costs and competitiveness of the automotive sector. After finalisation of the assessment referred to in the first subparagraph, the Commission is empowered to adopt a delegated act, in accordance with Article 51, to supplement this Regulation by establishing a minimum share of: magnesium and its alloys, recycled from post-consumer waste and, where relevant, pre-consumer waste, present in and incorporated into vehicle types; and neodymium, dysprosium, praseodymium, terbium, samarium, nickel, cobalt or boron recycled from post-consumer waste and, where relevant, pre-consumer waste, present in and incorporated into permanent magnets. The delegated act referred to in the third subparagraph shall also set the date of application of the obligation to have a minimum share of recycled content. By 30 September 2029, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act, in accordance with Article 51, establishing the methodology for the calculation and verification of the share of the recycled materials referred to in the third subparagraph present in and incorporated into vehicle types.

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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.