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    Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change notified Environment Protection (End-of-Life Vehicles) Rules, 2025

    Posted 14 Jan 2025

    2 min read

    Notified under Environmental Protection Act, 1986, the rules will come into force from 1st of April, 2025.

    • End-of-Life Vehicles (EoLV) means all vehicles which are no longer validly registered or declared unfit through Automated Fitness Centres or their registrations have been cancelled.

    Key Highlights 

    • Applicability: Apply to producer, registered owner of vehicles, Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility (RVSF), automated testing stations etc. involved in testing of vehicles, handling, processing and scrapping of EoLV.
    • Exception: Not apply to
      • Waste batteries covered under Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022.
      • Plastic packaging covered under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016.
      • Waste tyres and used oil covered under Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016.
      • E-waste covered under E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022.
    • Responsibilities of Producer: Fulfil Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) either through purchase of EPR certificate generated by its own RVSF or by any entity having RVSF.
    • EPR certificate: Issued by Central Pollution Control Board through centralised online portal in favour of RVSF. 
    • Responsibilities of registered owner and bulk consumer: They must deposit EoLV at any of the producer’s designated sales outlet or designated Collection Centre or RVSF within 180 days.
    • Implementation Committee: Constituted by Central Government and chaired by CPCB Chairman for effective implementation of rules. 
    • Tags :
    • Extended Producer Responsibility
    • Environmental Protection Act, 1986
    • Environment Protection (End-of-Life Vehicles) Rules, 2025
    • End-of-Life Vehicles
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