Overview
End-of-Life Vehicle
ELV is the directive of the European Commission and the European Parliament on the recycling of scrap vehicles to protect the environment and reduce the waste generated by vehicle scrap. Its main directives are 2000/53/EC and 2005/64/EC. It requires that the four harmful substances, lead, cadmium, mercury and hexavalent chromium, be banned for vehicles produced after July 2003. In 2014, China issued the GB/T 30512-2014 Standard (Requirements for Prohibited Substances for Automobiles), which stipulates prohibited substances in automotive products and parts.
| Item | Directive | Hazardous Substances | Requirement |
| EU ELV | 2000/53/EC | Pb | 0.10% |
| Cd | 0.01% | ||
| Hg | 0.10% | ||
| Cr(VI) | 0.10% | ||
| China ELV | GB/T 30512-2014 | Pb | 0.10% |
| Cd | 0.01% | ||
| Hg | 0.10% | ||
| Cr(VI) | 0.10% | ||
| PBB | 0.10% | ||
| PBDE | 0.10% |
1. Substances of environmental concern
SOC was first proposed by Toyota (according to the standard TSZ0001G). They mainly control ten harmful substances : Pb, Cd, Hg, Cr (VI), PBB, PBDE, DBDPO, HBCDD, PFOS and asbestos . The specific requirements are as follows:
| Item | Directive | Hazardous Substances | Requirement |
| Substances of environmental concern(SOC) | TSZ0001G Enterprise standard | Pb | 0.10% |
| Cd | 0.01% | ||
| Hg | 0.10% | ||
| Cr(VI) | 0.10% | ||
| PBB | 0.10% | ||
| PBDE | 0.10% | ||
| DBDPO | ND |
