Recital 60

(60) Vehicles often become end-of-life vehicles in a Member State other than the Member State where they were placed on the market. As long as a producer within the meaning of this Regulation can be identified in the Member State where the vehicle becomes an end-of-life vehicle, that producer should cover the related costs of collection and treatment. However, as it is not always possible to identify a producer in the Member State where the vehicle becomes an end-of-life vehicle after it has crossed a border, it is also necessary to introduce rules on a cross-border cost allocation mechanism which should apply only to that specific situation and only for vehicles in category M1 and N1. Those rules should ensure that the costs of collection and treatment incurred by the waste management operators in the Member State where the vehicle becomes an end-of-life vehicle are covered. The obligations stemming from the cross-border cost allocation mechanism, including the appointment of authorised representatives in each Member State, should not apply to importers or distributors, to avoid administrative burden for such operators. Each manufacturer of vehicles in categories M1 and N1 should be obliged to appoint an authorised representative for the cross-border mechanism in each Member States, notify the competent authorities about the designations and set up mechanisms for cross-border cooperation with relevant waste management operators. Manufacturers should be able to mandate a producer responsibility organisation to act as their authorised representative for the cross-border mechanism. For manufacturers established outside of the Union, it should be possible to appoint the manufacturer’s single representative in the Union referred to in Article 13(4) of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 to fulfil the obligations for the cross-border mechanism and to establish cross-border cooperation mechanism. Introducing such a cross-border mechanism contributes to creating a level playing field between the authorised treatment facilities across the Union.

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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.