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13. Regulation of the Federal Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, which amends the old-vehicle regulation
On the basis of § § 14, 23 and 36 of the Waste Management Act 2002 (AWG 2002), BGBl. I n ° 102/2002, as last amended by Federal Law Gazette (BGBl). I n ° 193/2013, will be arranged in agreement with the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs, Family and Youth:
The End-of-Life Vehicle Ordinance, BGBl. II No 407/2002, as last amended by the BGBl Regulation. II No 53/2012, shall be amended as follows:
1. In § 13, the word "and" at the end of Z 7; the Z 8 becomes the word "and". After Z 8, the following Z 9 is inserted:
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Commission Directive 2013 /28/EU of 17 May 2013 amending Annex II to Directive 2000 /53/EC on end-of-life vehicles, OJ L 206, 22.7.2013, p. No. OJ No L 135, 22. 05. 2013 p. 14ff, " |
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(2) The following paragraph 9 is added to § 14:
" (9) § 13 Z 7 to 9 and Annex 2 in the version of the BGBl Regulation. II No 13/2014 shall enter into force with the day following the event. "
3. Appendix 2 is:
" Appendix 2
Materials and components excluded from § 4
| Materials and components |
Scope and expiry date of the exception |
To be marked or to be identified in another way (Section 4 (3)) |
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| Lead as part of an alloy |
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| 1a) |
Steel for processing purposes and as unit hot-dip galvanized steel components with a lead content of up to 0.35% by weight |
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| 1b) |
Continuous galvanized steel sheet with a lead content of up to 0.35% by weight |
Vehicles and spare parts for these vehicles type-approved before 1 January 2016 |
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| 2a) |
Aluminium for processing purposes with a lead content of up to 2% by weight |
Spare parts for vehicles placed on the market prior to 1 July 2005 |
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| 2b) |
Aluminium with a lead content of up to 1.5% by weight |
As spare parts for vehicles placed on the market prior to 1 July 2008 |
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| C) |
Aluminium with a lead content of up to 0.4% by weight |
(1) |
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| 3) |
Copper alloy with a lead content of up to 4% by weight |
(1) |
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| 4a) |
Bearing shells and bushings |
As spare parts for vehicles placed on the market prior to 1 July 2008 |
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| 4b) |
Bearing shells and bushings in engines, gearboxes and compressors for air conditioning |
1 July 2011 and thereafter as spare parts for vehicles placed on the market prior to 1 July 2011 |
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| Lead and lead compounds in components |
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| 5) |
Batteries |
(1) |
X |
| 6) |
Vibration damper |
Vehicles and spare parts for these vehicles type-approved before 1 January 2016 |
X |
| 7a) |
Vulcanizing agents and stabilizers for elastomers in brake and fuel hoses, aeration hoses, in elastomer-/metal-containing parts of the vehicle chassis and engine blocks. |
Spare parts for vehicles placed on the market prior to 1 July 2005 |
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| 7b) |
Vulcanizing agents and stabilizers for elastomers in brake and fuel hoses, aeration hoses, in elastomer-/metal-containing parts of the vehicle chassis and engine blocks with a lead content of up to 0.5% by weight. |
Spare parts for vehicles placed on the market prior to 1 July 2006 |
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| 7c) |
Binder for elastomers in applications of power transmission with a lead content of up to 0.5% by weight |
As spare parts for vehicles placed on the market prior to 1 July 2009 |
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| 8a) |
Lead in soldering equipment for the fixing of electrical and electronic components on electronic printed circuit boards and lead in coatings of terminals of other components as aluminium electrolytic capacitors, on component terminal pins and on electronic circuit boards |
Vehicles and spare parts for these vehicles type-approved before 1 January 2016 |
X (2) |
| 8b) |
Lead in solder in other electrical applications than on electronic circuit boards or on glass |
Vehicles and spare parts for these vehicles type-approved before 1 January 2011 |
X (2) |
| 8c) |
Lead in the coating of connections of aluminium electrolytic capacitors |
Vehicles and spare parts for these vehicles type-approved before 1 January 2013 |
X (2) |
| 8d) |
Lead in solder for soldering to glass in air mass meters |
Vehicles and spare parts for these vehicles type-approved before 1 January 2015 |
X (2) |
| 8e) |
Lead in high melting solders (i.e. lead-based solder alloys with a lead content of at least 85% by weight) |
(3) |
X (2) |
| 8f) |
Lead in press-fit connectors (e.g. Compliant-Pin-Technik) |
(3) |
X (2) |
| 8g) |
Lead in solder for establishing a stable electrical connection between the semiconductor chip and the support in integrated flip-chip assemblies |
(3) |
X (2) |
| 8h) |
Lead in solder for the attachment of heat dissipators to cooling bodies in semiconductor modules with a chip size of at least 1 cm 2 Projection surface and a rated current density of at least 1 A/mm 2 Silicon chip surface |
(3) |
X (2) |
| 8i) |
Lead in solder in electrical applications on glass, except for brazing in laminated glass |
Vehicles type-approved before 1 January 2016 and thereafter as spare parts for such vehicles |
X (2) |
| 8j) |
Lead in solder solders for soldering in laminated glass |
(3) |
X (2) |
| 9) |
Valve seats |
As spare parts for engine types developed prior to 1 July 2003 |
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| 10a) |
Electrical and electronic components which contain lead bound in glass or ceramics, in a glass or ceramic matrix, in a glass-ceramic material or in a glass ceramic matrix This exception does not include the use of lead in -glass in light bulbs and the glaze of spark plugs, -dielectric ceramic materials of components listed under 10b, 10c and 10d |
X (4) (for other piezo-electric components in motors) |
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| 10b) |
Lead in PZT-based dielectric ceramic materials in capacitors that are part of integrated circuits or discrete semiconductors |
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| 10c) |
Lead in dielectric ceramic materials in capacitors, for a nominal voltage of less than 125 V AC or 250 V DC |
Vehicles and spare parts for these vehicles type-approved before 1 January 2016 |
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| 10d) |
Lead in dielectric ceramic materials of capacitors, which compensate for temperature-related deviations in the sensors of ultrasonic systems |
(3) |
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| 11) |
Pyrotechnic triggering devices |
Vehicles and spare parts for these vehicles type-approved before 1 July 2006 |
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| 12) |
Lead-containing thermoelectric materials in electrical vehicle applications to reduce CO 2 -emissions from waste gas heat recovery |
Vehicles and spare parts for these vehicles type-approved before 1 January 2019 |
X |
| Hexavalent chromium |
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| 13a) |
Corrosion protection layers |
As spare parts for vehicles placed on the market prior to 1 July 2007 |
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| 13b) |
Corrosion protection layers for screws and nuts for fastening parts of the vehicle frame |
As spare parts for vehicles placed on the market prior to 1 July 2008 |
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| 14) |
As a corrosion inhibitor of the carbon steel cooling system in absorption refrigerators in mobile homes, up to a percentage of 0.75% by weight in the refrigerant, unless other cooling technologies can be used (i.e. on the market for the ), which do not adversely affect the environment, health and/or safety of consumers |
X |
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| Mercury |
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| 15a) |
Discharge lamps for headlights |
Vehicles and spare parts for these vehicles type-approved before 1 July 2012 |
X |
| 15b) |
Fluorescent tubes in instrument panel displays |
Vehicles and spare parts for these vehicles type-approved before 1 July 2012 |
X |
| Cadmium |
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| 16) |
Batteries for electric vehicles |
Spare parts for vehicles placed on the market before 31 December 2008 |
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1) This exception will be reviewed by the European Commission in 2015.
2) Disassembly, if an average threshold of 60 grams per vehicle is exceeded in connection with entry 10a. Electronic equipment which is not installed by the manufacturer during manufacture shall be excluded from the application of this clause.
3) This exception will be reviewed by the European Commission in 2014.
4) Disassembly, if an average threshold of 60 grams per vehicle is exceeded in relation to entries 8a to 8j. Electronic equipment which is not installed by the manufacturer during manufacture shall be excluded from the application of this clause.
Notes:
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A maximum concentration value of up to 0.1% by weight of lead, hexavalent chromium and mercury per homogeneous material and up to 0.01% by weight of cadmium per homogenous material shall be tolerated. |
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The re-use of vehicle parts which have already been placed on the market before the expiry of the period of validity of an exemption shall be permitted without restriction, as it does not fall within the scope of Article 4 (1). |
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Spare parts placed on the market after 1 July 2003 and used for vehicles placed on the market prior to 1 July 2003 shall be exempted from the provisions of Section 4 (1) (*) . |
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| (*) This clause shall not apply to balancing weights, carbon brushes for electric motors and brake linings. " |
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