Parts data, IDIS and providers

Last year, EGARA and several individual members have filed complaints against memberstates not implementing the ELV Directive correctly and thus not fulfilling obligations. One of the main complaints is that memberstates should make producers give info for recycling...

EGARA reminds EC to priorities

Last year, EGARA called amongst her members for complaints about the implementation of the ELV Directive in member states. Complaints could be divided in complaints about (de)registration and parts data for reuse of spare-parts. In November last year, EGARA joined the...

Old values and EC

Last November the stakeholders meeting evaluating some EU Directives including the ELV Directive was held in Brussels. All kinds of stakeholders were consulted in advance and all remarks and suggestions were summarized in an overview. This overview was discussed and...

Complaints against ELV Directive to EC

Some time ago EGARA reported about the opportunity to sent complaints to the EC about the implementation of the Directive in national legislation. So far 9 member organisations have filed complaints and number 10 is in progress. The complaints help to the EC give...

EGARA Spring Meeting Stavanger 2013

On May 31st NBF hosted the EGARA 2013 Spring Meeting. The morning was reserved for the conference, the afternoon for the closed EGARA meeting. We had the honour of being welcomed bij Mrs. Tora Aasland, the County Governor of Rogaland and former Minister of Research....

ELV Directive and effects

EGARA chairman Paul Fox visited on behalf of EGARA the IARC in Brussles. The IARC is one of the events EGARA sees as very useful. Even though we weren’t in the programme this year, it was a good opportunity to meet some of our contacts and get by. The presentation of...

Imperfections ELV Directive and chances

Recently EGARA was invited by the Waste Management Unit of the EC to inform them about the missing vehicles. It seems the EC begins to consider missing vehicles as a problem, as they realize that national recycling reports are only about part of the vehicles. Apart...

To be heard or not to be heard

Last Fall meeting in November, EGARA decided to join the IARC as a round table participant, even though we are no keynote speaker coming year. It was discussed if the benefit would cover costs and a lot was taken into concideration. EGARA is asked to join many events...

Report springmeeting Luzern 2012-05-30

The morning programme began with a welcome from Walter Frauenknecht who also introduced the speakers. He explained that Switzerland as a Non-EU member has her own way of car recycling and has good reasons for it. The presentations would give an idea of the Swiss...