2002-525-EC

COMMISSIONDECISIONof27June2002amendingAnnexIIofDirective2000/53/ECoftheEuropeanParliamentandoftheCouncilonend-of-lifevehicles(notifiedunderdocumentnumberC(2002)2238)(TextwithEEArelevance)(2002/525/EC)THECOMMISSIONOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanCommu-nity,HavingregardtoDirective2000/53/ECoftheEuropeanParlia-mentandoftheCouncilof18September2000onend-of-lifevehicles(1),andinparticularArticle4(2)(b)thereof,Whereas:(1)UnderDirective2000/53/ECtheCommissionisrequiredtoevaluatecertainhazardoussubstancesprohibitedpur-suanttoArticle4(2)(a)ofthatDirective.(2)HavingcarriedouttherequisitetechnicalandscientificassessmentstheCommissionhasreachedanumberofconclusions.(3)Certainmaterialsandcomponentscontaininglead,mer-cury,cadmiumorhexavalentchromiumshouldbeex-emptorcontinuetobeexemptfromtheprohibition,sincetheuseofthesehazardoussubstancesinthosespe-cificmaterialsandcomponentsisstillunavoidable.(4)Someexemptionsfromtheprohibitionforcertainspeci-ficmaterialsorcomponentsshouldbelimitedintheirscopeandtemporalvalidity,inordertoachieveagra-dualphase-outofhazardoussubstancesinvehicles,giventhattheuseofthosesubstancesinsuchapplicationswillbecomeavoidable.(5)Cadmiuminbatteriesforelectricalvehiclesshouldbeex-emptuntil31December2005since,inviewofpresentscientificandtechnicalevidenceandtheoverallenviron-mentalassessmentundertaken,bythatdate,substituteswillbeavailableandtheavailabilityofelectricalvehicleswillbeensured.Theprogressivereplacementofcad-miumshould,however,continuetobeanalysed,takingintoaccounttheavailabilityofelectricalvehicles.TheCommissionwillpublishitsfindingsand,ifprovenjusti-fiedbytheresultsoftheanalysis,mayproposeanexten-sionoftheexpirydateforcadmiuminbatteriesforelec-tricalvehicles.(6)Theexemptionfromtheprohibitionrelatingtoleadforcoatinginsidepetroltanksshouldbedeleted,sincetheuseofleadinthesespecificcomponentsisalreadyavoid-able.(7)Sinceitisevidentthatatotalavoidanceofheavymetalsisinsomeinstancesimpossibletoachieve,certaincon-centrationvaluesoflead,mercury,cadmiumorhexava-lentchromiuminspecificmaterialsandcomponentsshouldbetolerated,providedthatthesehazardoussub-stancesarenotintentionallyintroduced.(8)Directive2000/53/ECshouldthereforebeamendedac-cordingly.(9)ThemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecisionareinaccor-dancewiththeopinionoftheCommitteeestablishedbyArticle18ofCouncilDirective75/442/EECof15July1975onwaste(2),aslastamendedbyCommissionDeci-sion96/350/EC(3),HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION:Article1AnnexIItoDirective2000/53/ECisreplacedbythetextsetoutintheAnnextothisDecision.Article2MemberStatesshallensurethatcadmiuminbatteriesforelec-tricalvehiclesisnotputonthemarketafter31December2005.Intheframeworkoftheoverallenvironmentalassessmental-readyundertaken,theCommissionshallcontinuetoanalysetheprogressivesubstitutionofcadmium,takingintoaccounttheneedtomaintaintheavailabilityofelectricalvehicles.TheCommissionshallfinaliseandmakepublicitsfindingsby31December2004atthelatestandmaymake,ifprovenjustifiedbytheresultsoftheanalysis,aproposaltoextendthedeadlineinaccordancewithArticle4(2)(b)ofDirective2000/53/EC.29.6.2002L170/81OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesEN(1)OJL269,21.10.2000,p.34.(2)OJL194,25.7.1975,p.39.(3)OJL135,6.6.1996,p.32.Article3ThisDecisionshallapplyfrom1January2003.Article4ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.DoneatBrussels,27June2002.FortheCommissionMargotWALLSTRÖMMemberoftheCommission29.6.2002L170/82OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesENENOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities29.6.2002L170/83MaterialsandcomponentsScopeandexpirydateoftheexemptionTobelabelledormadeidentifiableinaccordancewithArticle4(2)(b)(iv)ANNEX‘ANNEXIIMaterialsandcomponentsexemptfromArticle4(2)(a)Leadasanalloyingelement1.Steelformachiningpurposesandgalvanisedsteelcontainingupto0,35%leadbyweight2.a)Aluminiumformachiningpurposeswithaleadcontentupto2%byweight1July2005(1)b)Aluminiumformachiningpurposeswithaleadcontentupto1%byweight1July2008(2)3.Copperalloycontainingupto4%leadbyweight4.Lead-bronzebearingshellsandbushesLeadandleadcompoundsincomponents5.BatteriesX6.VibrationdampersX7.WheelbalanceweightsVehiclestype-approvedbefore1July2003andwheelbalanceweightsintendedforservicingofthesevehicles:1July2005(3)X8.Vulcanisingagentsandstabilisersforelastomersinfluidhandlingandpowertrainapplications1July2005(4)9.Stabiliserinprotectivepaints1July200510.CarbonbrushesforelectricmotorsVehiclestype-approvedbefore1July2003andcarbonbrushesforelectricmotorsintendedforservicingofthesevehicles:1January200511.SolderinelectroniccircuitboardsandotherelectricapplicationsX(5)12.Copperinbrakeliningscontainingmorethan0,5%leadbyweightVehiclestype-approvedbefore1July2003andservicingonthesevehicles:1July2004X13.ValveseatsEnginetypesdevelopedbefore1July2003:1July2006ENOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities29.6.2002L170/84MaterialsandcomponentsScopeandexpirydateoftheexemptionTobelabelledormadeidentifiableinaccordancewithArticle4(2)(b)(iv)14.Electricalcomponentswhichcontainleadinaglassorceramicmatrixcompoundexceptglassinbulbsandglazeofsp