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End-of-Life Vehicles.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 July 2004

Tuesday, 6 July 2004

Ceisteanna (416)

Paul McGrath

Ceist:

447 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress which has been made in regard to the implementation of EU Directive 2000/53/EC concerning end-of-life-vehicles; and the reason for the long delay in making progress on this matter. [20227/04]

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Member states were required to transpose the provisions of European Parliament and Council Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles, ELVs, into national legislation by 21 April 2002, that is, within 18 months after the publication of the directive on 21 October 2000. My Department has been actively engaged with the Society for the Irish Motor Industry, SIMI, the Irish Motor Vehicle Recyclers Association, IMVRA, the Metal Recyclers Association of Ireland, MRAI, and other stakeholders since before the adoption of the directive with regard to the effective implementation of the directive.

The delay in transposing and implementing the directive is primarily due to difficulties encountered in reaching agreement with the relevant sectors on the detailed mechanisms for the operation of the free ELV take back arrangements required by the directive, including how such arrangements will be funded.

Legal proceedings have been initiated by the European Commission against Ireland in this matter in regard to partial transposition into national legislation and non-implementation of the directive's provisions. In this regard, enabling provisions to facilitate implementation of the directive were incorporated in the Protection of the Environment Act 2003. It is intended to make regulations later this year fully transposing the directive's provisions and facilitating its full implementation in 2005.

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