|
Name of Directive |
|
ELV |
RoHS |
| End
of Life Vehicles |
Restriction
of Hazardous Substances |
|
Directive
2000/53/EC |
Directive
2002/95/EC |
| Effective June 1, 2002 |
Effective June 1, 2006 |
|
Covered Products |
|
Vehicles |
Electrical and electronic equipment |
|
Type-approval
categories: |
WEEE
categories: |
M1. passenger vehicles with no more than 8 seats
N1. cargo vehicles weighting up to 3.5 tonnes
L2e & L4e. three-wheeled vehicles with side cars |
1. large household appliances
2. small household appliances
3. IT & telecommunications equipment
4. consumer equipment
5. lighting equipment
6. electrical & electronic tools (except large-scale stationary
industrial tools)
7. toys, leisure & sports equipment
10. automatic dispensers |
| Applies to all
components in the vehicle, including electrical & electronic
components |
Does not apply to
electrical & electronic components in other types of equipment
(such as vehicles) |
| |
Does not apply to
spare parts for EEE put on the market before July 1, 2006 |
|
Prohibited Substances |
|
4 heavy metals only |
4 heavy metals plus
2 flame retardants |
|
Lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium |
Lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent
chromium,
PBB and PBDE |
| Effective July 1, 2003 |
Effective July 1, 2006 |
|
Maximum Concentration
Values |
| In homogeneous
materials |
In homogeneous
materials |
|
0.1% by weight for lead, mercury and
hexavalent chromium |
0.1% by weight for lead, mercury,
hexavalent chromium, PBB, PBDE |
|
0.01% by weight for cadmium |
0.01% by weight for cadmium |
| Exception for recycled
materials if used as a feedstock (not intentionally introduced) |
|
|
exemptions |
| Listed in
Annex II
|
Listed in
Annex
|
| Approved if the use of
these substances is unavoidable |
Approved if
elimination/ substitution is technically/ scientifically
impracticable (or if negative environmental, health or consumer
safety impacts outweigh the benefits) |
|
Manufacturer compliance |
Type-approval is
required
before product can be placed
on the market |
Products placed on the
market are presumed to be compliant |
|
IMDS database
requires material data sheets for all materials and components |
Product must show RoHS
compliance symbol |
| Location of prohibited
substances must be identified |
Manufacturer
must be able to show
Due Diligence
in keeping prohibited substances out of
product |
| Location of substances
on
GADSL list must also be
identified |
|
Separate Collection of Waste |
| Separate collection of
ELV |
Collection of EEE
separate from unsorted municipal waste |
| Free of charge to
final holder |
Free of charge to
final holder |
|
Mandatory |
Voluntary |
| Owner of vehicle must
register vehicle with Member State |
Product must show WEEE
separate collection symbol |
| Owner must show
“certificate of destruction” to deregister vehicle |
|
|
Recycling Goals |
|
Effective January 1, 2006: |
Effective December 31, 2006: |
Cars produced after
1979:
80% by weight reuse/recycling 85% by weight total recovery |
WEEE categories 1 & 10:
75% by weight reuse/recycling 80% by weight total recovery |
|
Cars produced before 1980:
70% by weight reuse/recycling 75% by weight total recovery |
WEEE categories 3 & 4:
65% by weight reuse/recycling 75% by weight total recovery |
|
Effective January 1, 2015:
85% by weight reuse/recycling
95% by weight total recovery |
WEEE categories 2, 5, 6 & 7:
50% by weight reuse/recycling 70% by weight total recovery |
|
Reuse:
components are refurbished and used for their original purpose.
Recycling: materials are
processed so that they can be used for another purpose.
Total Recovery: includes
reuse/recycling plus energy recovery |
|
Waste Treatment |
Per
Annex I of
Directive 2000/53/EC (ELV) |
Per
Annexes II & III of
Directive 2002/96/EC (WEEE) |
|
Producer pays beginning
July 1, 2002 |
Producer pays beginning
August 13, 2005 |
| Treatment centers must
be permitted/inspected yearly |
Treatment centers must
be permitted/inspected yearly |
| Manufacturer must
provide treatment centers with: |
Manufacturer must
provide treatment centers with: |
| Instructions on
dismantling vehicle, removal of all fluids, storage and testing
of components which can be reused |
Identity of different
components and materials; location of dangerous substances and
preparations; reuse and treatment information |
| (6 months after
placing vehicle on market) |
(12 months after
placing EEE on market) |
