Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on end-of life vehicles

Summary of the initiative

Objective(s)
The Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of life vehicles provides for the possibility for the Member States to transpose specific provisions "by means of agreements between the competent authorities and the economic operators concerned", "provided that the objectives set out in the Directive are achieved". Such agreements shall be enforceable. They must specify objectives with the corresponding deadlines. They must be published in the national official journal or an official document equally accessible to the public and transmitted to the Commission.

Description of the Initiative

    Sector

    Sector

    Commission DG
    Contact Point - Commission
    ENV A2

    Self/Co-Regulation Basic Act

    LEGISLATIVE ACT
    Year
    2000
    Title of Act
    Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on end-of life vehicles - Commission Statements, Official Journal L 269, 21.10.2000, p. 34-43

    Geographical Coverage

    Global coverage
    Participating Countries
    Austria

    Description

    Problems that lead to the introduction of Self/Co-Regulation and the adoption of the Founding Act
    Impact of end-of life vehicles on the quality of environment and resources; Risk of distortion in competition in the Community.
    Target Group(s)
    Producers of vehicle and recycling sector
    Type of Instrument(s)
    Contractual agreements
    Level(s) at which private rules should be defined and applied
    Type of Financing
    -
    Type of Monitoring
    Conduct an initial survey of compliance capacity of future regulateesConduct regular visits and spot checksInitiate complaints proceduresMaintain database of those bounded by the normsProduce regular reportsReceive complaints and verify if norms were breached or notReflexive dialogue with the - stakeholdersOther
    European Commissionyes
    National public authorityyes
    International public authority
    Private regulator (code owner)
    Private independent party with a mandate (e.g. auditors)
    Self-appointed private parties (e.g. NGOs)
    Succinct description of the type of Monitoring
    Results must be monitored regularly and reported to the competent authorities and the Commission. The competent authorities shall ensure that the progress reached is examined. In cases of non-compliance with the agreements MS shall take legislative, regulatory or administrative measures. Reporting: recycling/recovery/reuse targets are annually reported to the Commission (DG ESTAT).
    Type of Enforcement
    Faming, shaming and blamingJudicial sanctionsMembership suspension/exclusionPrivate finesOther
    Private Regulator
    Private independent party with a mandate (e.g. auditors)
    Court system
    Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) / Online dispute resolution (ODR)
    Succinct description of the type of Enforcement
    -

    Results of Commission Monitoring

    Link / Reference of Evaluation
    Monitoring and assessment of a given agreement is done once it is notified to the Commission. No database is currently available.