The Commission's amended proposal takes up 17 of the 43 amendments tabled by the European Parliament in its first reading either partially or in their entirety. These amendments concern:
- the clarification of the scope of the proposal which should appy to M1 and N1 vehicle categories defined in Annex II, Part A, of Directive 70/156/EEC, as amended by Directive 98/14/EC;
- the clarification that the proposal applies irrespective of how vehicles have been serviced or repaired, as long as the repair parts comply with the relevant legislation, can be accepted (however, the Commission considers unnecessary the extension of the scope to spare and replacement parts);
- the statement that the quantity of waste generated by end-of-life vehicles in the EU annually is between 8 and 9 million tonnes;
- in addition to the obligations arising for treatment operators, all undertakings taking back end-of-life vehicles, including collection points, shall be registerd with the competent authorities;
- the addition of the words 'environmental requirements, in particular those relating to exhaust gases and noise' to the 'safety requirements' to be complied with in applying the hierarchy of waste management principles to end of life vehicles;
- the requirement for component producers to provide treatment facilities with the necessary information for dismantling, storage and testing of components;
- the change of the date of compliance with Directive from 31 March 1999 to 30 June 2001.�