Recital 89

(89) In order to ensure that the internal market is not undermined and given that the export of used vehicles raises important environmental and public health challenges as documented by the UN Environmental Programme, it is appropriate to lay down specific requirements regarding the export of used vehicles. Such requirements should be based on objective criteria according to which a used vehicle is not an end-of-life vehicle and is to be roadworthy pursuant to Directive 2014/45/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (21). This should ensure that only used vehicles which are suitable to be driven on the Union roads can be exported to a third country. To allow customs authorities to verify that those requirements are met upon export, any person exporting a used vehicle should be required to provide those authorities with the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) and a statement confirming that the used vehicle is not an end-of-life vehicle and that it is considered roadworthy.

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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.