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The wholesalers report the number of boxes that are transported to the incineration
plants. The pharmaceutical industry (i.e. AVGI and FEBELGEN) reports the quantity
(kg) of incinerated old and expired medication and the yearly costs for incineration. 285
15.3.6 End of Life Vehicles
The implementation of the take-back obligation for end of life vehicles was realised
through the MBO on end of life vehicles (1999, revised in 2005) and the
establishment of FEBELAUTO. 286 This was set up in 1999 by car distributors and ELV
treatment companies as a non-profit organisation to ensure implementation of the
MBO by organising and monitoring the management of recovery and disposal.
Car dealerships must take back free of charge any ELV returned to them. The
dealership will provide a certificate of acceptance in exchange for the vehicle they
have received. Distributors must then accept back from the retail trade, at their own
expense, all ELVs delivered to the dealerships, and pass them on to the producer or
importer of that vehicle make. Producers and importers must, at their own expense,
regularly collect all ELVs taken back by distributors, and if appropriate from retailers,
and have them treated in an authorised centre within 6 months of receiving them.
The MBO and VLAREA stipulate a few conditions that should be met for free take back
of an ELV:
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� The ELV contains all components indispensable for the functioning of the
vehicle;
� It does not contain any other waste;
� It has been registered in Belgium by the last owner for at least 6 months; and
� It has a registration document, a certificate of conformity, the number plate
and if appropriate, the most recent technical testing certificate.
Vehicle manufacturers must provide the following information annually:
� The quantity of vehicles by weight and type that they have put on the market in
the Flemish Region;
� The quantity of vehicles by weight and type for which a Certificate of
Destruction has been issued;
� Which treatment facility they have returned the vehicles to, and which
treatment procedures have been used; and
� The total amount of waste recovered, incinerated and sent to landfill.
Vehicle dealerships and distributors must provide OVAM with the type and weight of
ELVs taken back in the previous year.
285 Draft MBO on old and expired medication, 2008
286 B.S. 19/04/05 Milieubeleidsovereenkomst betreffende de uitvoering van de VLAREAaanvaardingsplicht
afgedankte voertuigen.
29/09/09