Statement - 19th November 2025 PROs and individual systems We need the same rules for everyone In the proposal for a circular vehicle regulation is described that EPR (extended producer responsibility) needs to be organized by producers (OEMs or original equipment...

Statement - 12th November 2025 Used parts sales In the proposal for a circular vehicle regulation, article 31 3. Refers to a list in Annex VII part E, excluding certain parts from reuse. These parts are sold as to today without any problems. The mentioned parts are...

Statement - 19th November 2025 Incorrect details Regulation Parts assessment In Article 31 1.a  is stated that ATFs need to assess parts that have been removed from an ELV to determine whether they are fit for reuse. EGARA wants to stress that this description does...

Statement - 21st November 2025 Illegals The costs of being legal are high The proposal for a vehicle Regulation mentions the so called ATF more than once. In article 3 (15) it’s describes as: ‘authorised treatment facility’ means any establishment or undertaking that...

Statement - 7th November 2025 Compensation unprofitable material separation In the proposal for a circular vehicle regulation, EPR (extended producer responsibility: the polluter pays) is described extensively. Recently the EU fined OEMs for almost half a billion...

Statement - 21st November 2025 Cartel What if we do nothing? On1st April 2025 the EC published an article on her website about a resolution in which the producers (OEMs) including ACEA (European car producers organisation) were sentenced to a fine of altogether almost...

Statement - 18th November 2025 Storage length of ELVs 3 Years is the least for proper parts reuse In one of the last versions of the circular vehicle regulation proposal, it was suggested to keep an ELV no longer than 6 months on an ATF. See the EP version of 03/07...

EGARA is the European association of national independent vehicle dismantler organisations. As such, EGARA stands up for the interests of vehicle dismantlers in Europe. EGARA was founded in 1991 and has currently 14 members, being: Denmark (DAG), Sweden (SBR), Norway...

European Group of Automotive Recycling Associations, EGARA Position Paper EU Battery Regulation, Proposal Article 52 Article 52 of the proposal gives obligation of treatment facilities The key role of Authorized Treatment Facilities, ATFs, in the circular economy of...

Introduction The financial crises have lead to several measures to help stimulating the economy and scrapping schemes have been introduced in several countries this spring and summer. For the car industry this measures is highly appreciated as the main aim of the...

EGARA is founded in 1991 as the European umbrella association for the actual 17 national associations of automotive recyclers in Europe. As such, EGARA represents the professional, environment-conscious automotive recyclers in Europe. Our mission is to facilitate and...

EGARA POSITION PAPER 2005.07.28   on   The proposed Polish Order of setting out a list of vehicle equipment and parts whose reuse would either pose a threat to road safety or harm the environment   Preamble EGARA, the European Group of Automotive Recycling...

EGARA POSITION PAPER 2004.12.28 ACCESS TO TECHNICAL INFORMATION IKA-study: COMP/F – 2/2003/26/SI2.371920   The European Commission’s Directorate General for Competition, has launched a study on “Access to Technical Information”, a study performed by IKA- Aachen....

Formal complaint concerning non-conformity or bad application of national implementation laws in France Ireland and the UK CONCERNING the implemention of Article 5 (4) of Directive 2000/53/EC 07-06-2004 Introduction   In monitoring the national implementations of...

  EGARA POSITION PAPER 2003.11.14   on   Compliance with the ELV Directive (2000/53/EC)   Preamble EGARA, the European Group of Automotive Recycling Associations, comprising vehicle dismantlers in: Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway,...

Note to Ms. Rosalinde van der Vlies, DG Environment concerning Calculation of reuse and recovery rates relative to the WD for the meeting of Committee for the Adaptation to Scientific and Technical Progress of 15. January 2003   1. Introduction Having studied the...

EGARA POSITION PAPER ON THE ELV-ROUTE   2002.04.20   Preamble   EGARA, the European Group of Automotive Recycling Associations, comprising vehicle dismantlers in: Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the...

EGARA POSITION PAPER ON CODING STANDARDS/DISMANTLING INFORMATION   2002.01.15 Preamble EGARA, the European Group of Automotive Recyclers Associations, comprising vehicle dismantlers in: Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden,...

EGARA FUTURE STRATEGY AND ACTIVITIES 2001.04.07 EGARA future strategy.   Based on the aims of EGARA, as formulated at the foundation in 1991: to facilitate and develop the economic activities’ to stimulate the development of environmentally justified working...

FUTURE STRATEGY AND ACTIVITIES 2001.04.07 EGARA future strategy.   Based on the aims of EGARA, as formulated at the foundation in 1991: to facilitate and develop the economic activities’ to stimulate the development of environmentally justified working methods...

NOTE TO ISO/TC22/WG10 ON THE ELV RECYCLING PROCESS 2000.12.18 Objectives   This note is made in order to clarify some of the issues concerning reuse, recycling and recovery treated in the draft (N 002) discussed during the first meeting on 29.11.2000, with a view...

2000.11.21 Introduction Understanding that the EU-directive on ELVs (2000/53/EC) specifies the Commission to promote standards on vehicle recyclability and recoverability, EGARA discussed this issue seen from the vehicle dismantlers’ point of view during its meeting...