New European regulation requires vehicles to be designed more recyclable and regulates their management at end of life
24 Jul 20268 views
Who is affected:
Vehicle manufacturers, scrapyards, waste managers and the automotive sector in general
Summary
The EU requires new vehicles to be easier to recycle and reuse. It also regulates how cars must be managed when they are permanently decommissioned.
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Regulation (EU) 2026/1738 establishes circularity requirements in the design of vehicles in categories L, M and N, obliging manufacturers to incorporate recycled materials and facilitate disassembly. It repeals Directives 2000/53/CE (end-of-life vehicles) and 2005/64/CE (type approval), updating the regulatory framewor…
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OJ:L_202601738: Reglamento (UE) 2026/1738 del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo, de 8 de julio de 2026, relativo a los requisitos de circularidad aplicables al diseño de los vehículos y a la gestión de los vehículos al final de su vida útil, por el que se modifican los Reglamentos (UE) n.° 168/2013, (UE) 2018/858, (UE) 2019/1020 y (UE) 2023/1542, y se derogan las Directivas 2000/53/CE y 2005/64/CE (Texto pertinente a efectos del EEE)
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