1. What is EPR Registration?
“Extended Producer Responsibility” means responsibility of a producer for
scrapping of the End-of- Life vehicle in environmentally sound manner.
2. Who is Producer, Bulk consumer, Vehicle, Manufacturer & End of life vehicle
as per the rules?
a) “BULK CONSUMER” means consumer having ownership of more than
one hundred vehicles, and includes a State transport undertakings as
defined in the clause (42) of section 2 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
(59 of 1988);
b) “Vehicle” shall have the meanings assigned to them in clause (28) of
section 2 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), and includes an
electric vehicle, battery operated vehicle, e-rikshaw or ecart.
c) “Manufacturer” means a person who is engaged in the manufacture of
motor vehicles;
d) “End-of-Life vehicle” shall have the meanings assigned to them in
clause (f) of sub-rule (1) of rule 3 of the Motor Vehicles (Registration
and Functions of Vehicles Scrapping Facility) Rules, 2021;
e) “PRODUCER” means an entity who is engaged in:
(i) Manufacture or assembly and sale of vehicles under its own brand; or
(ii) Sale of vehicles under its own brand produced by other manufacturers
or suppliers; or
(iii) Import of vehicles.
3. These rules apply to whom?
These rules shall apply to, –
(a) the producer, registered owner of vehicles, bulk consumers, Registered
Vehicle Scrapping Facility, collection centres, automated testing stations and
entities involved in testing of vehicles, handling, processing and scrapping of
End-of-Life vehicles, but shall not apply to:
- Waste batteries covered under the Battery Waste Management
Rules, 2022; - Plastic packaging as covered under the Plastic Waste
Management Rules, 2016; - Waste tyres and used oil as covered under Hazardous and Other
Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules,
2016; - E-waste as covered under E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022.
(b) All types of vehicles defined in clause (28) of section 2 of the Motor
Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), and includes an electric vehicle, battery
operated vehicle, e-rikshaw or e-cart, but shall not apply to:
a. agricultural tractor;
b. agricultural trailer;
c. combine harvester; and
d. Power tiller.
4. What are the responsibilities of Producer as per the rules?
Responsibilities of producer – (1) every producer must,-
(i) Fulfil the obligation of Extended Producer Responsibility for the vehicles
that the producer has introduced or introduces in the domestic market,
including vehicles put to self-use to ensure the scrapping targets as specified
in the Schedule;
(ii) Meet the scrapping targets of End-of-Life vehicles as mentioned in the
Schedule for vehicles the producer has introduced or introduces in the
domestic market;
(iii) Take necessary measures to encourage End-of-Life vehicles are deposited
at the Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility or designated Collection Centres;
(iv) Fulfil the Extended Producer Responsibility either through purchase of
Extended Producer Responsibility certificate generated by its own Registered
Vehicle Scrapping Facility or by any entity having Registered Vehicle Scrapping
Facility;
(v) Deploy any schemes such as buy back scheme, deposit refund scheme or
any other, and designate any other entity to fulfil the obligation of Extended
Producer Responsibility;
(vi) Obtain registration as a producer from Central Board through centralised
online portal;
(vii) Furnish annual returns in Form 1 on centralised online portal to Central
Board by 30th June for the previous financial year-
(a) In respect of the information regarding the number and type of the
vehicles (transport or nontransport) and the weight of steel used in vehicles
placed in the market, including vehicles put to self-use in previous financial
year;
(b) In respect of fulfilment of Extended Producer Responsibility obligations
during the previous financial year;
(viii) Declare its Extended Producer Responsibility obligations for the current
year by 30th April of the same year to the Central Board;
(ix) inform the Central Board of any changes to the information contained in
the Extended Producer Responsibility registration or obligation and of any
permanent cessation as regards to the making available on the market of the
vehicles referred to in the Extended Producer Responsibility obligation;
(x) Bring to the notice of the Central Board or State Board of any violations or
non-compliance or violation of the provisions of these rules by any entity
involved in handling and management of End-of-Life vehicles;
(xi) Take measures to comply with the provisions of AIS-129, as published by
the Central Government under Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.
(2) A producer shall not engage in any manner with any entity not registered under
these rules for scrapping of the End-of-Life vehicles or for fulfilling its Extended
Producer Responsibility under these rules.
(3) A producer may engage any registered entity to fulfil its Extended Producer
Responsibility under these rules.
(4) Every producer shall take measures for sustainable production of vehicles
including in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Central Board.
(5) Every producer must make necessary arrangements to receive the End-of-Life
vehicle from the registered owner at any designated Collection Centre, including its
sales outlet and shall upload such list of designated Collection Centre, sales outlet on
its website and at a conspicuous place of its sales outlets and service centres. List of
such designated collection centres shall be furnished to Central Board on centralised
online portal.
(6) In case the producer stops its operations, the producer must comply with its
Extended Producer Responsibility in respect of vehicles already made available in the
market till closure of operations, in accordance with these rules.
(7) Every producer shall organise awareness campaigns and encourage customers by
offering incentives to safe deposit of End-of-Life vehicles at the Registered Vehicle
Scrapping Facility or the designated Collection Centre.
5. What will be the Validity of the Certificate?
An Extended Producer Responsibility certificate generated by the Registered Vehicle
Scrapping Facilities shall be valid for a period of five years for meeting the obligations
of producer under these rules.