Unpacking The Environment Protection (End-of-Life Vehicles) Rules, 2025 For Producers

On January 6, 2025, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified the Environment Protection (End-of-Life Vehicles) Rules, 2025 ("Rules"). These Rules inter alia aim to promote the recycling of vehicles nearing the end of their lifecycle. Here, we address five key questions for Producers under the Rules:

Q1. When do these Rules come into force?

These Rules will be effective from April 1, 2025.

Q2. What are End-of-Life Vehicles?

End-of-Life Vehicles ("EoLV") are those vehicles which are:

• unregistered,
• declared unfit,
• cancelled under the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act or by a court order, and/or
• self-declared as waste by the registered vehicle owner due to circumstances prescribed under the Rules.