Recital 38

(38) In order to ensure that batteries are recycled in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, and that e-drive motors, which contain important quantities of rare earth elements, can also be replaced and recycled, it is necessary to introduce design requirements for new vehicle types, ensuring that these batteries and their battery packs and e-drive motors can be removed in a readily manner by authorised treatment facilities or repair and maintenance operators during any phase of the life-cycle of a vehicle. The Commission should also encourage the development of standards for design and assembly techniques that facilitate the maintenance, repair and repurposing of batteries and battery packs. More broadly, to maximise the potential for replacement, reuse, recycling, remanufacturing or refurbishing of vehicle parts and components, and to minimise waste, vehicles should be designed in a manner that enables the removal of as many parts and components as possible. The notion of technical feasibility should be interpreted in a manner that supports and facilitates those objectives, while recognising that, in certain cases, safety or functional requirements of a part can justify alternative solutions that limit the removability of a part or component. In such instances, manufacturers should demonstrate the necessity of such a choice. In order to take into account technical and scientific progress, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending this Regulation by revising the list of parts and components that are to be designed for removal and replacement from vehicles. In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this design requirement, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission.

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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.