S.L. 549.36 Art. 6Treatment.

The competent authority shall take necessary measures to ensure that:

(1) All end of life vehicles shall be stored, even if only temporarily, and treated in accordance with the waste hierarchy and the general requirements laid down in regulation 4A of the Waste Regulations, and in compliance with the minimum technical requirements set out in Schedule 2, without prejudice to any other relevant regulations on health and environment.

(2) Any establishment or undertaking carrying out treatment operations shall hold a valid permit from the competent authority.

(3) Any establishment or undertaking carrying out treatment operations shall fulfil at least the following obligations in accordance with Schedule 2:

(a) end of life vehicles shall be stripped before further treatment or other equivalent arrangements are made in order to reduce any adverse impact on the environment. Components or materials labelled or otherwise made identifiable in accordance with regulation 4(2) shall be stripped before further treatment;

(b) hazardous materials and components shall be removed and segregated in a selective way so as not to contaminate subsequent shredder waste from end of life vehicles;

(c) stripping operations and storage shall be carried out in such a way as to ensure the suitability of vehicle components for reuse and recovery, and in particular for recycling: Provided that treatment operations for depollution of end of life vehicles as referred to in Schedule 2 shall be carried out as soon as possible.

(4) The permit referred to in paragraph (2) shall include all conditions necessary for compliance with the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2) and (3).

(5) Establishments or undertakings which carry out treatment operations shall, as far as practicable, introduce certified environmental management systems.