ELV Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of-Life vehicles is a European Union regulation designed to improve vehicle dismantling and recycling while reducing overall environmental impact.

End-of-Life Vehicles Directive aspires to limit hazardous waste from automobiles destined for the European market.

ELV or End-of-Live Vehicules in its long form, is a regulation addressing the recycling of automotive products. Among other requirements, the idea here is to reduce the concentration of hazardous substances in most components of the automotive industry.

ELV restricts four heavy metals in vehicle components: Lead (Pb), Mercury (Hg), Cadmium (Cd), and Hexavalent Chromium (Cr(VI)). Limits generally apply at the homogeneous material level: 0.1% (1000 ppm) for Pb/Hg/Cr(VI) and 0.01% (100 ppm) for Cd.

ELV has exemptions (Annex II). If an exemption is used, it should be recorded in the product’s technical file, and some exemptions require explicit labeling (example mentioned: copper alloys containing up to 4% lead w/w).

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