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S.I. No. 532/2023 - European Union (End-of-Life Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 10th November, 2023.

I, EAMON RYAN, Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) and for the purpose of giving further effect to Directive 2000/53/EC1 of the European Union and of the Council of 18 September 2000, as amended, hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (End-of-Life Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2023.

2. The European Union (End-of-Life Vehicles) Regulations 2014 ( S.I. No 281 of 2014 ) are amended by substituting the following definition:

“‘the Directive’ means the European Parliament and Council Directive 2000/53/EC of 18 September 2000 on end-of-life vehicles as amended by Commission Decision 2002/525/EC2 of 27 June 2002 and Commission Decision 2005/438/EC3 of 10 June 2005 and Council Decision 2005/673/EC4 of 20 September 2005 and Council Directive 2008/33/EC5 of 11 March 2008 and Commission Decision 2008/689/EC6 of 1 August 2008 and Council Directive 2008/112/EC7 of 16 December 2008 and Commission Decision 2010/115/EU8 of 23 February 2010 and Commission Directive 2011/37/EU9 of 30 March 2011 and Commission Directive 2013/28/EU10 of 17 May 2013 and Commission Directive 2016/774/EU11 of 18 May 2016 and Commission Directive (EU) 2017/209612 of 15 November 2017 and Commission Delegated Directives (EU) 2020/36213 and (EU) 2020/36314 of 17 December 2019 and Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2023/544 of 16 December 202215 ;”.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

25 October, 2023.

EAMON RYAN,

Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations amend the European Union (End-of-Life Vehicles) Regulations 2014 in order to give effect to the provisions of the following Commission Delegated Directive:

a) Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2023/544 of 16 December 2022 amending Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the exemptions for the use of lead in aluminium alloys for machining purposes, in copper alloys and in certain batteries.

1 O.J. No. L 269, 21.10.2000, p. 34.

2 O.J. No. L 170, 29.06.2002, p. 81.

3 O.J. No. L 152, 15.06.2005, p. 19.

4 O.J. No. L 254, 20.09.2005, p. 69.

5 O.J. No. L 81, 20.03.2008, p. 62.

6 O.J. No. L 225, 23.08.2008, p. 10.

7 O.J. No. L 345, 23.12.2008, p. 68.

8 O.J. No. L 48, 25.02.2010, p. 12.

9 O.J. No. L 85, 31.03.2011, p. 3.

10 O.J. No. L 135, 22.05.2013, p. 14.

11 O.J. No. L 128, 19.05.2016, p. 4.

12 O.J. No. L 299, 16.11.2017, p 24.

13 O.J. No. L 67, 05.03.2020, p.116.

14 O.J. No. L 67, 05.03.2020, p. 119.

15 O.J. No. L 73, 10.03.2023, p. 5