Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 1st June, 2018.

I, DENIS NAUGHTEN, Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, 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 2018.

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, Commission Directive 2016/774/EU of 18 May 2016¹¹ and Commission Directive (EU) 2017/2096 of 15 November 2017¹² ;”

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

30 May 2018.

DENIS NAUGHTEN,

Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment.

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 Commission Directive 2017/2096/EU of 15 November 2017 amending Annex II Commission Directive 2000/53 of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of-life vehicles. The effect of these Regulations is to restrict the use of lead in the manufacturing of materials and components of vehicles where lead-free alternatives are available.

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. L299, 16.11.2017, p 24.