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Adopted text, 18 June 2026

Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles

Document TA-10-2026-0227 · P10_TA(2026)0227 · PE768.004

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Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation sets circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles, amending several regulations and repealing two directives. It lays down rules to improve recyclability, increase use of recycled content, and ensure proper treatment of vehicles at end of life.

Key points

  1. The regulation applies to vehicles and end-of-life vehicles, setting design requirements for circularity.
  2. It amends Regulations (EU) No 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, (EU) 2019/1020 and (EU) 2023/1542.
  3. It repeals Directives 2000/53/EC and 2005/64/EC.
  4. The final legislative act is Regulation (EU) 2026/1738.

Who is affected

  • Vehicle manufacturers and producers, who must comply with new design and circularity requirements.
  • Treatment facilities and operators managing end-of-life vehicles.

Legal basis. Article 114 and Article 192(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

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Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

European Parliament legislative resolution of 18 June 2026 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on circularity requirements for vehicle design and on management of end-of-life vehicles, amending Regulations (EU) 2018/858 and 2019/1020 and repealing Directives 2000/53/EC and 2005/64/EC (COM(2023)0451 – C9-0308/2023 – 2023/0284(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

–having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2023)0451),

–having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C9-0308/2023),

–having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs on the proposed legal basis,

–having regard to Article 294(3) and Article 114 and Article 192(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

–having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 14 December 2023,

–after consulting the Committee of the Regions,

–having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the responsible committees under Rule 75(4) of its Rules of Procedure and the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 25 February 2026 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

–having regard to Rules 60 and 41 of its Rules of Procedure,

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–having regard to the joint deliberations of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety and the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection under Rule 59 of the Rules of Procedure,

–having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Transport and Tourism,

–having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety and the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (A10-0158/2025),

1.Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

2.Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;

3.Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

P10_TC1-COD(2023)0284

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 18 June 2026 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2026/… of the European Parliament and of the Council on circularity requirements for vehicle design and on management of end-of-life vehicles, amending Regulations (EU) No 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, (EU) 2019/1020 and (EU) 2023/1542 and repealing Directives 2000/53/EC and 2005/64/EC

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) 2026/1738)