council decis septemb amend annex ii direct ec european parliament council end life vehicl text eea relev ec council european union regard treati establish european commun regard direct ec european parliament council septemb end life vehicl articl thereof direct ec commiss requir evalu lead mercuri cadmium hexaval chromium prohibit articl direct carri requisit technic scientif assess commiss reach number conclus exempt prohibit prolong lead mercuri cadmium hexaval chromium applic avoid materi compon lead mercuri cadmium hexaval chromium exempt continu exempt prohibit articl substanc specif materi compon unavoid case review expiri date exempt order assess prohibit substanc unavoid futur case aluminium machin purpos lead content weight point annex commiss assess juli expiri date exempt review relat avail substitut lead case lead bear shell bush point annex commiss assess juli expiri date exempt review order ensur lead free technolog appli engin transmiss harm proper function case hexaval chromium corros prevent coat relat bolt nut assembl chassi applic point annex commiss assess juli expiri date exempt review order ensur accident disconnect essenti mechan part occur lifetim vehicl case cadmium batteri electr vehicl point annex commiss assess end expiri date exempt review order ensur avail altern batteri technolog electr vehicl direct ec amend adopt decis articl prejudic commiss decis ec annex ii direct ec replac text set annex decis articl decis appli juli articl decis address member state brussel septemb council presid beckett oj direct amend commiss decis ec oj oj annex quot annex ii materi compon exempt articl note maximum concentr weight homogen materi lead hexaval chromium mercuri weight homogen materi cadmium toler part vehicl market date expiri exempt allow limit cover articl quot materi compon scope expiri date exempt label made identifi accord articl iv lead alloi element steel machin purpos galvanis steel lead weight aluminium machin purpos lead content weight juli aluminium machin purpos lead content weight copper alloi lead weight bear shell bush juli lead lead compound compon batteri vibrat damper vulcanis agent stabilis elastom fluid handl powertrain applic lead weight juli bond agent elastom powertrain applic lead weight solder electron circuit board electr applic copper friction materi brake line lead weight juli valv seat engin type develop juli juli electr compon lead glass ceram matrix compound glass bulb glaze spark plug compon piezo engin pyrotechn initi vehicl type approv juli replac initi vehicl hexaval chromium corros prevent coat juli corros prevent coat relat bolt nut assembl chassi applic juli absorpt refriger motorcaravan mercuri discharg lamp instrument panel displai cadmium thick film past juli batteri electr vehicl decemb place market nicd batteri allow replac part vehicl put market date optic compon glass matrix driver assist system juli dismantl correl entri averag threshold gram vehicl exceed applic claus electron devic instal manufactur product line account dismantl correl entri averag threshold gram vehicl exceed applic claus electron devic instal manufactur product line account