Regulations, 2012

L.N. 96 of 2012

ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING ACT

(CAP. 504)

Waste Management (End of Life Vehicles) (Amendment)

Regulations, 2012

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by articles 61 and

62 the Environment and Development Planning Act, the Minister

for Tourism, Culture and the Environment, after having consulted

the Malta Environment and Planning Authority, has made the

following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the Waste Management

(End of Life Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations, 2012, and they

shall be read and construed as one with the Waste Management

(End of Life Vehicles) Regulations, 2004, hereinafter referred to as

“the principal regulations”.

These regulations bring into effect the provisions of

Commission Directive 2011/37/EU of the European Parliament and

the Council amending Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC on end-

of-life vehicles.

For Schedule 4 to the principal regulations, there shall be

substituted the following

“SCHEDULE 4

Materials and components exempt from regulation 4

Materials and

Scope and expiry date

To be labelled or

components

of the exemption

made

identifiable in

accordance with

regulation 4(2)

Lead as an alloying element

1 (a). Steel for machining purposes and

batch hot dip galvanized steel

components containing up to 0.35% lead

by weight

1 (b). Continuously galvanised steel

Vehicles

type

approved

sheet containing up to 0.35% lead by

before 1 January 2016 and

weight

spare parts for these vehicles

2 (a). Aluminium for machining purposes

As spare parts for vehicles

with a lead content up to 2% by weight

put on the market before 1

July 2005

2 (b). Aluminium with a lead content up

As spare parts for vehicles

to 1.5% by weight

put on the market before 1

July 2008

(2)

2 (c). Aluminium with a lead content up

to 0.4% by weight

(2)

3. Copper alloy containing up to 4% lead

by weight

4 (a). Bearing shells and bushes

As spare parts for vehicles

put on the market before 1

July 2008

4 (b). Bearing shells and bushes in

1 July 2011 and spare parts

engines,

transmissions

and

air

for vehicles put on the market

conditioning compressors

before 1 July 2011

Lead and lead compounds in components

(2)

5. Batteries X

Vibration dampers

Vehicles

type

approved

X

before 1 January 2016 and

spare parts for these vehicles

identifiable in

accordance with

regulation 4(2)

7 (a). Vulcanising agents and stabilisers

As spare parts for vehicles

for elastomers in brake hoses, fuel hoses,

put on the market before 1

air ventilation hoses, elastomer/metal

July 2005

parts in the chassis applications, and

engine mountings

7 (b). Vulcanising agents and stabilisers

As spare parts for vehicles

for elastomers in brake hoses, fuel hoses,

put on the market before 1

air ventilation hoses, elastomer/metal

July 2006

parts in the chassis applications, and

engine mountings containing up to 0.5%

lead by weight

7 (c). Bonding agents for elastomers in

As spare parts for vehicles

powertrain applications containing up to

put on the market before 1

0.5% lead by weight

July 2009

X (1)

8 (a). Lead in solders to attach electrical

Vehicles

type

approved

and electronic components to electronic

before 31 December 2016 and

circuit boards and lead in finishes on

spare parts for these vehicles

terminations of components other than

electrolyte aluminium capacitors, on

component pins and on electronic circuit

boards

X (1)

8 (b). Lead in solders in electrical

Vehicle type approved before

applications other than soldering on

1 January 2011 and spare

electronic circuit boards or on glass

parts for these vehicles

X (1)

8 (c). Lead in finishes on terminals of

Vehicle type approved before

electrolyte aluminium capacitors

1 January 2013 and spare

parts for these vehicles

X (1)

8 (d). Lead used in soldering on glass in

Vehicle type approved before

mass airflow sensors

1 January 2015 and spare

parts of such vehicles

( 3 )

X (1)

8 (e). Lead in high melting temperature

type solders (i.e. lead-based alloys

containing 85% by weight or more lead)

( 3 )

X (1)

8 (f). Lead in compliant pin connector

systems

identifiable in

accordance with

regulation 4(2)

( 3 )

X (1)

8 (g). Lead in solders to complete a

viable electrical connection between

semiconductor die and carrier within

integrated circuit flip chip packages

( 3 )

X (1)

8 (h). Lead in solder to attach heat

spreaders to the heat sink in power

semiconductor assemblies with a chip

size of at least 1 cm 2 of projection area

and a nominal current density of at least

1A/mm 2 of silicon chip area

X (1)

8 (i). Lead in solders in electrical glazing

Vehicle type approved before

applications on glass except for soldering

1 January 2013 and spare

parts for these vehicles ( 4 )

in laminated glazing

( 3 )

X (1)

8 (j). Lead in solders for soldering in

laminated glazing

Valve seats

As spare parts for engine

types developed before 1 July

X (5) (for components

10 (a). Electrical and electronic

components which contain lead in a glass

other than piezo in

or ceramic, in a glass or ceramic matrix

engines)

compound, in a glass-ceramic material,

or in a glass-ceramic matrix compound.

This exemption does not cover the use of

lead in

- glass in bulbs and glaze of spark plugs,

- dielectric

ceramic

materials

of

components listed under 10(b), 10(c)

and 10(d).

10 (b). Lead in PZT based dielectric

ceramic materials of capacitors being

part of integrated circuits or discrete

semiconductors

10 (c). Lead in dielectric ceramic

Vehicles

type

approved

materials of capacitors with a rated

before 1 January 2016 and

voltage of less than 125 V AC or 250 V

spare parts for these vehicles

DC

identifiable in

accordance with

regulation 4(2)

10 (d). Lead in the dielectric ceramic

(3)

materials of capacitors compensating the

temperature-related deviations of sensors

in ultrasonic sonar systems

Pyrotechnic initiators

Vehicles

type-approved

before 1 July 2006 and spare

parts for these vehicles

Lead-containing

thermoelectric

Vehicles

type

approved

X

materials in automotive electrical

before 1 January 2019 and

applications to reduce CO 2 emissions by

spare parts for these vehicles

recuperation of exhaust heat.

Hexavalent chromium

13 (a). Corrosion preventive

As spare parts for vehicles

coatings

put on the market before 1

July 2007

13 (b). Corrosion preventive coatings

As spare parts for vehicles

related to bolt and nut assemblies for

put on the market before 1

chassis applications

July 2008

As an anti-corrosion agent of the

X

carbon steel cooling system in absorption

refrigerators in motor-caravans up to

0.75 weight -% in the cooling solution

except where the use of other cooling

technologies is practicable (i.e. available

on the market for the application in

motor caravans) and does not lead to

negative environmental, heath and/or

consumer safety impacts.

Mercury

15 (a). Discharge lamps for headlight

Vehicle type approved before

X

application

1 July 2012 and spare parts

for these vehicles

identifiable in

accordance with

regulation 4(2)

15 (b). Fluorescent tubes

used

in

Vehicle type approved before

X

instrument panel displays

1 July 2012 and spare parts

for these vehicles

Cadmium

Batteries for electrical vehicles

As spare parts for vehicles

put on the market before 31

December 2008

(1) Dismantling if, in correlation with entry 10(a), an average threshold of 60 grams per vehicle is exceeded. For the

application of this clause electronic devices not installed by the manufacturer on the production line shall not be taken into

account.

(2) This exemption shall be reviewed in 2015.

(3) This exemption shall be reviewed in 2014

(4) This exemption shall be reviewed before 1 January 2012.

(5) Dismantling if, in correlation with entries 8(a) to 8(j), an average threshold of 60 grams per vehicle is exceeded. For the

application of this clause electronic devices not installed by the manufacturer on the production line shall not be taken into

account.

Notes

‐A maximum concentration value up to 0.1% by weight and in homogeneous material, for

lead, hexavalent chromium and mercury and up to 0.01% by weight in homogeneous

material for cadmium shall be tolerated.

‐ The re‐use of parts of vehicles which were already on the market at the date of expiry of an

exemption shall be allowed without limitation since it is not covered by regulation 4(2).

‐ Spare parts put on the market after 1 July 2003 which are used for vehicles put on the

market before 1 July 2003 shall be exempted from the provisions of regulation 4(2) ( * ).”.

( * ) This clause shall not apply to wheel balance weights, carbon brushes for electric motors and brake

linings’.

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