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End-of-Life Vehicles (ELV) Recycling Law

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Summary

The purpose of the Law on Recycling of End-of-Life Vehicles (ELV Recycling Law), which defines role sharing among and responsibilities of automobile-related businesses, is to construct a new recycling system, prevent illegal dumping, reduce final disposal, and make full use of recyclable resources and reusable parts. The Law was promulgated on July 12, 2002, with its gradual enforcement beginning in January 2003. The Law was fully put into force in January 2005.

Source
Issuer

Japan

Year

2002

Region

Asia

Issuer (type)

Japan Cabinet Office (Government)

Instrument type

Law

Disclosure instrument

No

Geographical scope

National

Mandatory or voluntary

Mandatory

Text analysis

    • Very High 2.14%
    • Low 0.00%
    • E focus: recycling
    • Management, Manufacturing