OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on circularity requirements of vehicle design and on management of end-of-life vehicles, amending regulations ...

European Parliament 2024-2029 Committee on Transport and Tourism 3.6.2025 OPINION of the Committee on Transport and Tourism 2023/0284(COD) for the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety and the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on circularity requirements of vehicle design and on management of end-of-life vehicles, amending regulations (EU) 2018/858 and 2019/1020 and repealing Directives 2000/53/EC and 2005/64/EC (COM(2023)0451 – C9-0308/2023 – 2023/0284(COD)) Rapporteur for opinion: Alexandra Mehnert EN United in diversity EN PA_Legam SHORT JUSTIFICATION The rapporteur welcomes the Commission’s proposal for measures to enhance circularity in the automotive industry, aimed at improving access to resources for the EU economy, contributing to the EU’s environmental and climate goals, strengthening the single market and helping to address the challenges linked to the transformation of the automotive industry. A mainstay of the European economy, the automotive sector is currently undergoing a transformation of unprecedented speed and magnitude, and this is having a considerable impact on its global competitiveness and the retention of future-proof jobs in the European Union. Regulatory requirements should therefore avoid unnecessary red tape and help the sector stay competitive as it evolves. Against this background, the rapporteur takes the...