Recital 49

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

(49) Where producers or producer responsibility organisations conclude contracts with authorised treatment facilities for the purpose of fulfilling their producer responsibility obligations, these contracts should be in compliance with the principles of competition law and should not include provisions that have the purpose or effect of restricting or distorting competition, in particular within the meaning of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU. Such contracts should be fair, transparent and should not contain discriminatory terms and conditions. In order to facilitate compliance with those requirements, Member States should be able to provide a model contract.

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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.