Recital 3

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

(3) Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) sets up harmonised treatment requirements for end-of-life vehicles and targets for vehicles’ reuse and recycling as well as reuse and recovery. It establishes obligations on collection of end-of-life vehicles, as well as obligations for economic operators, in particular restricting the use of heavy metals in vehicles. It also creates basic rules on extended producer responsibility, requiring vehicle producers to cover part of the costs of collection of end-of-life 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.