End-of-Life Vehicles Ordinance (ELV- Ordinance). Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 1997 (2020) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleOrdinance on the transfer, taking back and environmental-friendly disposal of end-of-life vehicles. Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Waste disposal Waste management Data collection/reporting Waste prevention Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance lays down provisions relating to the transfer, taking back and environmental-friendly disposal of end-of-life vehicles including their components and materials regardless of how the vehicle is maintained during its use or has been repaired. Article 2 establishes that car producers have to take back all end-of-life vehicles of their making from the last holder. The text consists of 12 articles as follows: Sphere of application (1); Definition of terms (2); Taking-back obligation (3); Transfer obligations (4); Disposal obligations (5); Experts (6); Duty to notify (7); Waste prevention (8); Labelling standards and dismantling information (9); Duty to inform (10); Administrative offences (11); Transitional provisions (12). One Annex is enclosed regarding requirements for the acceptance and return of end-of-life vehicles, the proper and damage-free recycling of old vehicles and body shells as well as the proper safe disposal of the resulting waste. Full text German/English Website www.bmj.de; www.bgbl.de References - Legislation Implements Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No. 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC. Legislation | European Union | 2006 (2023) Keyword: Hazardous substances, Registration, Authorization/permit, Precautionary principle, Basic legislation, Institution, Access-to-information, Environmental fees/charges, Internal trade, International trade, Classification/declassification, Data collection/reporting, Inventory, Packaging/labelling, Protection of environment, Public health, Risk assessment/management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Directive 2004/3/EC amending Council Directives 70/156/EEC and 80/1268/EEC as regards the measurement of carbon dioxide emissions and fuel consumption of N1 vehicles. Legislation | European Union | 2004 Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Emissions Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. Legislation | European Union | 2008 (2017) Keyword: Hazardous substances, Pollution control, Internal trade, Packaging/labelling, International trade, Classification/declassification Source: FAO, FAOLEX