Recital 14

(14) In order to preserve Europe’s cultural heritage, vehicles of historical interest should be excluded from the scope of this Regulation and should not be subject to the obligations related to transfer of ownership or export, or to end-of-life requirements. Similarly, vehicles which are recognised by a Member State as having special cultural interest should be excluded from the scope of this Regulation. This can cover for instance vehicles in the possession of collectors or museums, custom-built vehicles or racing vehicles, provided that the competent authorities recognise their relevant special cultural interest. However, the requirements of this Regulation, such as for example circularity design requirements, should apply to those vehicles before they are considered vehicles of historical interest or vehicles of special cultural interest. Furthermore, when those vehicles are no longer considered by the Member States to be vehicles of historical interest or vehicles of special cultural interest, they fall back into scope of this Regulation and requirements such as obligations related to transfer of ownership, export or end-of-life, should apply.

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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.